I am a service designer and community-led design practitioner with a background in participatory research, decolonial facilitation, and relational design. My practice centres on co-creating tools, spaces, and programmes that support equity, agency, and community-led change.
My work has been shaped by experience in Scotland’s third sector, with a focus on working alongside underrepresented communities. I use stakeholder engagement, visual storytelling, and journey mapping to make systems more accessible and responsive through thoughtful, creative methods.
Skills stakeholder engagement, systems thinking, visual storytelling, prototyping
Tools Figma, Miro, M365, service blueprint, system, journey and affinity mapping
relevant exerience / work history
Career highlights
Master’s in Service Design (GSA), awarded with Distinction: awarded for critical, community-led design practice exploring land reform, regenerative spaces and equitable public infrastructure.
Highly Commended, GSA Sustainability Award: recognised for innovative and impactful sustainability-focused design work.
Rewriting the Rules: researched, designed, and wrote a Covid-19 report exploring community responses and resilience, which was published and widely shared in the sector.
Created and developed 'GSEN Connects' Grant: designed a new grant scheme to support and connect social enterprises in Glasgow.
Founder of Cathkin Blazes Community Football Club: established a grassroots, inclusive football club to promote community wellbeing and participation.
Successful engagement outcomes: the majority of participants in Survivors Sessions went on to join Cathkin Blazes Community Football Club, demonstrating the effectiveness of the sessions.