Since February 2026, I have been serving as the Professional Communications Lead for Urban Minds.
Since February 2026, I have been serving as the Professional Communications Lead for Urban Minds.
Currently managing a team of eight coordinators, I am responsible for delegating tasks, tracking progress, and providing feedback to create communications materials that reflect projection missions and organizational tone.
Managed Projects: The Urban Minds Magazine and Documentary for the 10-Year Anniversary!
Strategic design choices make public-facing materials engaging and accessible to both youth and adult audiences.
This final design visually celebrates both longevity and momentum, two things that define the organization's impact. The bold "10 Years" mark signals creative presence in the planning community, while the clean, modern typography and graphic shapes reflect timeless design. The banner and drawn texture give an approachable feel reinforcing the idea that youth are central to planning initiatives. Paired with the Urban Minds original logo, the design balances professionalism with energy, a strong fit for a youth-centered nonprofit.
The 1UP Design Builders Display boards are used to visualize the proposed planning initiatives of 8 secondary schools across Ontario. Over the school year, each school's 1UP Chapter developed a proposal for a project that tackles an existing issue experienced at their school. Each school developed a proposed solution to enter the competition during Urban Minds' annual 1UP Conference. The winning school will receive $1000 to make their project a reality.
The design of these boards was developed to effectively reflect the content and nature of each project, in a way that is clear and accessible to both urban planning and non-urban planning audiences alike.
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