How I Work
Artist-centered, strategy-forward.
I prioritize the knowledge, agency, and leadership of artists and lived experience participants. My role is often to design the conditions that allow others to do their best work—and to step in when structure, advocacy, or translation is needed.
Possibility as a practice.
Much of my work takes place inside systems shaped by harm, limitation, or inherited inequity. I approach these spaces with the belief that imagination is not an escape from reality, but a tool for working within it. Possibility shows up through choices about how a program is shaped, how people are paid, how decisions are made, and how care is built into the process.
Form matters.
Trained as a designer and illustrator, I bring design sensibility into everything I do. Structure, form, and clarity are more than decorative choices, they shape how people feel oriented, respected, and invited into the work. This attention carries across performance, publications, and curriculum design.
Wonder as a discipline.
I treat curiosity and play as essential to good work. Staying open to surprise, humor, and not-yet-knowing allows new ways of seeing to emerge. Even in serious projects, I protect moments of experimentation and delight, particularly when the work carries ethical weight.
Attention as a working method.
Attention is a form of rigor. I design processes that account for capacity, context, and power while holding high standards. This shows up as clear communication, realistic timelines, and collaboration built on trust rather than urgency.
Collaboration over extraction.
I aim for working relationships that are transparent and reciprocal. This includes being clear about expectations, roles, and compensation whenever possible, and staying attentive to power dynamics as projects evolve.
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A Note on Fit
I collaborate selectively and value alignment in values, expectations, and working style, which keeps the work meaningful and genuinely enjoyable.