I use design and creativity to lead and develop projects that benefit people and planet.

I  trained as a graphic and visual communications designer in my native country, Costa Rica. After an initial foray into advertising, I moved to France to study an MSc. in International Business and Management for Design. Here, I began to engage with the challenges at the intersection of business, design, social innovation and the environment.

Since then I have worked using a design led approach as a manager, creative entrepreneur, researcher and designer in Paris, London, Edinburgh, rural communities in Costa Rica, and across Myanmar where I lived for five years. I enjoy researching and codesigning with people, communities and institutions to find meaningful and inspiring ideas that can spark change within complex systems. I have been lucky to work in a range of fields including: community led climate change policy; food services in urban environments; marine conservation and the effects of plastics on megafauna; rural farming and low-tech irrigation; women’s economic empowerment; and artisanal crafts as livelihoods and cultural identity. My last role was at The RSA where I worked for 4 years as a Senior Designer and then as Head of Collaboration and Learning Design. I am currently based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia since March 2023 and have been working as consultant designing child-focused water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and menstrual health solutions.

Outside of work, you will find me exploring the outdoors with my children, teaching and/or practicing yoga. I also love making (ceramics, photography, pickles, collages, the list is long…) and exploring new places.