J (they/them) is a community-engaged designer and visual storyteller based in San Diego, CA. They currently can be found slinging coffee at Dark Horse Coffee Roasters and riding their bike with Radical Adventure Riders’ (RAR) Southern CA Chapter.
Southeastern Community Mobility Roadmap — Creative Direction, Design, Community Engagement — 2022
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Southeastern Community Mobility Roadmap — Creative Direction, Design, Community Engagement — 2022 🚗
Visual identity & mapping activity for a transportation equity & participatory budgeting project focused on the historically underserved Southeastern San Diego.
Client: Grid Alternatives
Firm: Pueblo Planning
Social Justice Planner: Shalem Aboody-Lopez
Relationship Cultivator: Araceli Medina
Design Justice Coordinator: J Ordaz
Planning Intern: Jose Vergara
Building Decarbonization — Creative Direction, Design, Popular Education, Community Engagement — 2022
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Building Decarbonization — Creative Direction, Design, Popular Education, Community Engagement — 2022 ⚡
Visual identity & popular education materials for a three part education series on building decarbonization with Indigenous peoples and Frontline Communities throughout Los Angeles.
Client: Physicians for Social Responsibility LA
Firm: Pueblo Planning
Social Justice Planner: Shalem Aboody-Lopez
Urban Anthropologist: Adonia Lugo
Relationship Cultivator: Araceli Medina
Design Justice Coordinator: J Ordaz
MTS Social Equity Listening Tour — Design, Community Engagement — 2022
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MTS Social Equity Listening Tour — Design, Community Engagement — 2022 🚏
Design & community engagement for a public engagement effort with MTS aiming to understand the experiences of intentional transit riders and take steps in addressing issues of inequity in transit.
Client: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
Firm: Pueblo Planning
Social Justice Planner: Shalem Aboody-Lopez
Relationship Cultivator: Araceli Medina
Design Justice Coordinator: J Ordaz
Planning Intern: Jose Vergara
RAR Southern California — Community Building, Design, Social Media — 2023/24
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RAR Southern California — Community Building, Design, Social Media — 2023/24 🚲
Design, social media management, & event planning for an inclusive cycling community centering and supporting Female, Trans, Women, Non-Binary + BIPOC riders.
Organization: Radical Adventure Riders
Chapter Leads: J Ordaz + Bethany Sparks
About
Currently — Available for full time design roles & bike adventures
Previously — Design Justice Coordinator → Pueblo Planning, Creative Consultant → The AjA Project
Education — University of California, San Diego ‘17, BA in Communications, Minor in Business