About

About me

Yes, I worked in cancer research for 7 years, mostly because I didn’t know what else to do with a biology degree that wasn’t med school or grad school.

I eventually figured out that what really motivates me is empowering people with information. A random side project led me to UX, I cobbled together a design education for myself, then I happened to land in government.

My dogged urge to get empowering information to people has gotten me on projects involving affordable housing, permitting, and COVID.

About this site

The 2024 version of my website is not meant for recruiters or hiring managers. I have nothing to prove to anybody. I have already achieved everything I have ever wanted in my career, and I can’t wait to see what naturally develops next.

(Also, I am fairly certain that nobody who ended up hiring me has ever looked at my website, hah.)

This website is primarily for people who are new to either design or civic tech, wondering what working in government is actually like. Or wondering what it took for me to get here. That’s why I’ve kept my student and pro-bono projects online, the way I originally wrote them back around 2014.

So if that describes you, welcome! I hope what I’ve written is helpful. I’d love to meet you and give you words of encouragement. Feel free to book a mentoring call with me on ADPList or message me on LinkedIn.

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The (admitedly old but still amazingly fitting) photo of me was taken by the irrepressible Jing Marshall.

This site uses IBM Plex Sans for headings, because just look at this beautiful differentiation. Body copy is Lora. Animated icons are from Unicorn Icons.

The site is built with Eleventy, with a theme modified from Eleventy Duo.