CURRENT WORK
Visual Designer
Zfaust Design | Allentown, PA | May 2018 – Present
Operates a bespoke design practice that collaborates with nonprofits, small businesses, and emerging creatives.
Focuses on community-inclusive design through branding & identity, fundraising & development, illustration, publications, presentations & communication materials.
Design for Good Initiative donated $12,000 in design services in 2024 to various educational nonprofits like the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education, the Richmond Public Library, and the Texas Conservation Coalition.
Graphic Designer - National Center for Science Literacy, Education, & Technology [NCSLET]
American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | January 2023 – Present
Research, prototype, design, and illustrate educational interactive experiences such as Project Spacewatch, All About Sharks, and How and Where Do Minerals Form for OLogy, the Museum’s website for students and teachers that reaches 14+ million users annually.
Design and layout materials print materials for Halls and exhibitions, including educator guides for Fossil Halls, Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium, and Sharks traveling exhibition.
Create scientific diagrams, illustrations, and collages for educational materials for Seminars On Science, the Museum’s online continuing education courses. Courses include Teaching Climate Change, Dinosaurs: Evolution, Extinction, and Paleobiology, and The Solar System.
PAST WORK
Creative Services Administrator
Bucks County Free Library | Doylestown, PA | February 2019 – March 2022
Oversaw seven-branch, county-wide library system’s branding, marketing, and visual image.
Guided long-term and short-term projects from start to finish that included a visual identity rebrand, multiple development campaigns, several summer reading programs, makerspace, quarterly newsletters, and monthly programming guides.
Repositioned the library’s visual message from a book depository to a community hub.
Design Intern
Steve DeCusatis Design | Philadelphia, PA | August 2017 – May 2018
Assisted the Art Director with brand research & conceptualization, logo design, promotional materials, and publication design.
Community Outreach Graphic Designer
Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | April 2015 – May 2018
Worked with nonprofit organizations by assisting with design collateral, including signage, invitations, brochures & catalogs, and annual appeals. Work was completed under tight schedules and deadlines that involved quick turnarounds. Clients have included Horizon House, Share, and East Falls Village.
TEACHING
Adjunct Instructor
Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA
Type Foundations | MS in Health Communication Design | Fall 2023
Intro to Graphic Design | BS Visual Communication Design | Winter 2022
Children’s Art Instructor - Graphic Design
Baum School of Art | Allentown, PA | September 2021 – March 2022
Taught several graphic design classes to children ages 7-17 in a private school.
Planned curriculum for 10-week classes that covered various subjects regarding print design, digital design, and the importance of design thinking. Topics included Gestalt Principles, printmaking, animation, photography, and zine-making.
Taught students analog and traditional (zine-making and printmaking) and digital through Canva and Adobe software.
TALKS & WORKSHOPS
Visual Design Real World Career Panel
Thomas Jefferson University | April 2025
Screenprinting & Zine Binding
Intro to Graphic Design, Thomas Jefferson University | March 2022
Graphic Design Real World Career Panel
Thomas Jefferson University | March 2020
GUEST CRITIQUES
AMNH x NYU Interactive Collab
Designing for Museums, NYU | February 2024 - May 2024
AMNH x NYU Interactive Collab
Designing for Museums, NYU | February 2023 - May 2023
BCFL x TJU COVID-19 Collab
Systems Design, Thomas Jefferson University | September 2021 - December 2021
Senior Capstone Proposal Review
Systems Design, Thomas Jefferson University | December 2021
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
AIGA Jefferson Student Chapter | Jefferson University | August 2017 – May 2018
President
Oversaw coordination of community events, planned and taught workshops, planned and led meetings, oversaw cabinet members, worked with committees, and focused on maintaining the collective image of the group. Also focused on serving as the representative for the group in regards to external communication.
GD USA Magazine | New York, NY | February 2018
Top Student to Watch
Recognized as one of seventy students across the country for personal and professional growth within our design programs.
CERTIFICATIONS & CONTINUING EDUCATION
Work From Home Training
The Literacy Center | Allentown, PA | March 2022
Business on Board Training
Arts + Business Council Philadelphia | December 2021 .
Racial Equity Training
The Peace Center | Doylestown, PA | August 2021
Completed training seminar that promoted diversity and inclusion in the workplace as well as identifying and ratifying implicit bias, and institutional, structural, and internalized racism.
Fundraising for Nonprofits
Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | April 2021
Completed 10–week course that demonstrated best practices in donor research, securing gifts, building relationships, volunteer involvement, leadership & management, ethics & accountability, the importance of donor–centric communication, and the ability to execute multi–channel fundraising.
Graphic Design for Non–Profits
University of Wisconsin–Madison | Doylestown, PA | October 2020
Completed 12–week course focused on identifying stakeholders affected by nonprofits and institutions, designing and producing materials with small budgets, and empowering staff to produce materials themselves.
Family Storytimes Training Seminar
Bucks County Free Library Children Services | Doylestown, PA | February 2020
Completed training seminar to lead 30–minute family storytimes that include singing, read–alongs, playtime, and creating an interactive and immersive experience entertaining for the entire family.
Introduction to User Experience
University of Wisconsin–Madison | Doylestown, PA | December 2019
Completed 12–week course focused on working through the design process to solve a complex digital problem through the redesign of a website. Demonstrated the ability to identify stakeholders, target users and their needs, target problems, layout site maps, and create a user journey.
SKILLS
Technology
Adobe Creative Cloud [InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, PremierePro, & AfterEffects], Canva, Squarespace, Figma, InVision, & Microsoft Suite
Soft Skills
Design Thinking, Effective Communication, Critical Thinking, Project Management, Leader, Independent & Team Worker.
Hard Skills
Illustration, Print-Making, Screen printing, Creating Lo-Fidelity & High-Fidelity Prototypes