TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor in Graphic Design
AICAD Fellowship
Maryland Institute of Art
2019-2020
Pre-Press and Risograph Printing Workshop
Rhode Island School of Design
Spring 2019
History of Graphic Design—Teaching Assistant
Rhode Island School of Design
Fall 2018
Artistic Practice in Public Space—Teaching Assistant
Rhode Island School of Design
Rome, Italy
Summer 2018
Design Fundamentals
Chicago Portfolio School
2012-2017
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
2017 - 2019
Werkplaats Typografie—ISIA Summer School
Urbino, Italy
Summer 2018
Bacherlors of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
2003 - 2007
AWARDS
2019 AICAD Post Graduate Teaching Fellowship, MICA
2019 GD USA Designers to Watch
2019 Hispanic Scholarship Foundation
2018 AIGA Worldstudio Coyne Family Foundation Award
2018 Henry Wolf Scholarship
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Parsons CD Symposium: Authenticity
Parsons School of Design, The New School
May 2019
Thesis Position Presentation
Rhode Island School of Design
October 2018
Graduate Student Orientation
Rhode Island School of Design
September 2018
Design for Good: Exploring Diversity
AIGA Chicago
November 2016
Designing Diversity: Insights for Building More Inclusive Teams
AIGA Chicago
July 2017
Design For Good: Celebrating Creativity in the Black Community
AIGA Chicago
February 2017
Introduction to the Design Community
AIGA Chicago
October 2016
What Makes a Great Creative Director?
SheSays Chicago
March 2016
EXHIBITIONS
On The Edge of Normal, MFA Biennial
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
April 2019
Graphic Design Triennial
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
October 2018
Souvenirs From The Futures Exhibition
Global Futures Lab
Rome, Italy
March 2018
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Prophet, 3st Design, Greater Good Studio, gravitytank, Leo Burnett, Geometry Global, closerlook
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Student Leader
Graduate Student Alliance
Rhode Island School of Design
2017 - 2018
Graduate Student Representative
Vice President of Social Equity and Inclusion Search Committee
Rhode Island School of Design
2017 - 2018
Diversity and Inclusion Co-Lead
AIGA Chicago
Chicago, IL
2016