A Q&A with our Communications Director

What does your role at OCO include?
I am looking forward to working as a Communications Director at OCO and bringing my lived experience and technical expertise to elevate the mission and vision of OCO and building strategies to share the amazing work the team is working towards.
What brings you to this work? What values drive you?
I am passionate about creating inclusive communications strategies, decolonizing narratives, and humanizing data through visual and interaction design. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility is something that I practice in my professional and personal work as an individual and part of a community.
What’s a passion of yours you’ve yet to act on?
Standout books or podcasts that speak to you?
Atlas of the Heart by Bréne Brown,
White Tears/ Brow Scars by Ruby Hamad,
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, and
Prayers of the Stolen by Ladydi Garcia Martínez
What passion projects do you do outside of work?
I love hand lettering and I love working on creative projects and continue my practice as a visual storyteller.