I'm a brand and packaging designer with five years of experience across agency and in-house work. I recently completed my M.A. in Graphic Design at Savannah College of Art and Design, and hold a B.A. in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University.
I think in feelings before words.
My instinct is to read how people might receive something before I read the brief, and my background in psychology gave me the language for what I was already doing. I want to make work that makes people feel something, ideally something warm that’s worth holding onto.
Food and beverage, and CPG more broadly, is where I want to build my career. I'm a foodie, and food is one of the few things everyone needs and gathers around, whatever their background. The cooking, the eating, the tasting: it's one of the most human ways we connect. What draws me to a project is less the category than the brand, ones with real personality that people keep around and reach for. The best of this work happens collaborating with strategists, art directors, and fellow designers.
Swimming at the NCAA national level taught me what showing up really looks like: persistence, putting in the work nobody sees, and staying positive when it gets hard. That's still how I approach design. I love putting time into the tiny details, because those are the things that make work feel thoughtful and genuine, and that's what makes it stand out.
Design is where those two things meet. It's where how someone might feel becomes something they can hold. That's why I design, not just study people. The work leaves people a little more connected to the world around them.