Design Forge Presenters

Meet the Design Forge Presenters

Design Forge brings together design thinking educators, practitioners, researchers, and thought leaders from across a range of disciplines and experiences. Each presenter brings a unique perspective on how design can help us better understand the world around us and imagine what comes next.

From cultivating communities and relationships to exploring place, education, care, and creative practice, these presenters offer different ways of understanding what it means to approach design as an ongoing process of attention, learning, and growth.

Explore the presenters below and discover the ideas, experiences, and practices our community brings to the Design Forge.

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  • Aashka Dave

    University of Virginia

  • Adam Kanowitz

    Elon University

  • Adam Royalty

    Columbia University

  • Alden Burke

    Alden Burke Designs

  • Andrea Mecquel

    Mount Sinai Health System

  • Arturo Escobar

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Avery Staton

    Staton Studio

  • Bill Romani

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Camilo Romero

    Regeneración Colombia

  • Carlye Lauff

    CoLab

  • Chris Baeza

    Drexel University

  • Chris Harris

    Elon University

  • Christina Hnatov

    University of Maryland

  • Desiree Gonzalez and Isabella Thomas

    Restorative Design Association

  • Dhvani Toprani

    Elon University

  • Dimitri Higginbotham

    The University of Texas at Austin

  • Diya Abdo

    Guilford College · Drew University

  • Ela Ben-Ur

    Olin College

  • Emily Smith

    Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Eugene Korsunskiy

    Dartmouth College

  • Evan Small & Students

    Elon University

  • Foad Hamidi

    University of Maryland Baltimore

  • Fred Leichter

    Claremont College

  • Gaby Hernández

    University of Arkansas

  • Haley Fitzpatrick

    Community Forester | Division of Urban Forestry

  • Jasmine Whaley

    The Whaley Group

  • Joshua Franklin

    Elon University

  • Julia Kramer

    University of Michigan

  • June He

    Drexel University

  • Kriti Sharma

    University of California, Santa Cruz

  • Lesley Ann Noel

    OCAD University

  • Lisa Elzey Mercer

    Hatch & Flock

  • Liz Chen

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Liz Royea

    Community Engagement & Human-Centered Design Advisor

  • Maja Anderson

    Cornell University

  • Michal Osterweil

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Michelle Janning

    Whitman College

  • Mike Wirth

    Queens University

  • Mira Azarm

    University of Maryland

  • Montana Cherney

    International Baccalaureate

  • Natacha Poggio

    University of Houston-Downtown

  • Nicola Brown

    KOKORO

  • Omari Souza

    University of North Texas

  • Pierce Otlhogile-Gordon

    Either/Org

  • Rachel Switzky

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Radka Newton

    Lancaster University

  • Rafe Steinhauer

    Dartmouth College

  • Raja Schaar

    Drexel University's Westphal College

  • Saad Shehab

    University of Illinois

  • Sandy Marshall

    Elon University

  • Savannah Keith Gress

    Ryse Kids

  • Shanice Webb

    Transcend-Thought LLC

  • Stacy Grau

    Texas Christian University

  • Steven McCarthy

    University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center

  • Susie Wise

    Designer: Design for Emergence Collaborative

  • Tim Peeples

    Elon University

  • Ting Zhou

    University of Connecticut

  • Tyson Glover

    LMI

  • Victor Udoewa

    Bloom Works Public Benefit LLC

  • Wayne Li

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Wendy Angst

    University of Notre Dame