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Design teams do their best work when the operational layer isn't in the way.

I build the systems that make that possible. Intake. Quality standards. Team rituals. Capability programs. And I stay until the team owns them.

How I Work

Before I recommend anything, I want to understand what's actually breaking. That means real conversations with designers, leads, and stakeholders. By the end I know where the friction is and what a quick win looks like.

I start by listening.

Intake and routing. Quality standards. Capacity visibility. Onboarding that actually works. Rituals that stick. The specifics vary. The goal is always the same: a team that can operate without coming to me for every decision.

Then I build.

I know these problems from the inside.

I spent years leading studio work before I built systems around it. That background is why I can tell the difference between a process problem and a people problem, and why designers tend to trust what I build.

Systems that don't get used are just documentation. I build for adoption from day one, which means involving the team, making quick wins visible, and building trust before asking people to change how they work.

I stay until it sticks.

Selected Work

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Sam’s Club

Built intake, quality, and capability systems for an enterprise innovation studio. 1,000+ associates reached. 9% sustained practice conversion.

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Glantz Design Studio

Studio operations for a 15-person agency across 125+ annual clients. 80% fewer client revisions. 90% retention over 7 years.

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SheSays Chicago and AIGA Chicago

Built two design communities from scratch on zero budget. 6,000+ members. Proof that adoption without authority is learnable.

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    “Hired into possibly the hardest role at my organization. She didn't just maintain the quality we had, she genuinely elevated it.”

    Keith Glantz — CCO & Founder, Glantz

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    “She has a talent for bringing clarity to messy problems and helping teams move forward fast, without losing people in the process.”

    Agustina Leske Thorpe — UX/UI Designer, Sam's Club

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    “The processes she built are still active, helping us work with clarity and respect the flow."

    Ricardo Lisboa — Creative Director, Glantz

  • A woman with shoulder-length light brown hair and glasses, wearing a black blazer and white top, smiling at the camera.

    “We hired her to run the studio and then promoted her to the Leadership Team."

    Anne Weber — Account & Operations Leader, Glantz