Projects

These are a few projects that mattered enough to keep.

Some were created with other people. Some began as personal or independent work. They include community efforts, publishing, advocacy, creative communication, and ideas shaped around a real need.

What interests me most is not only the final piece, but the choices behind it: who it was for, what it needed to protect, and what it hoped to make possible.

Each project is a record of people, purpose, process, and learning.

How I Work

I usually want to understand the situation before rushing toward a solution.

I care about whether something is useful, responsible, and able to hold up over time, not just whether it looks good in the moment.

Selected Projects

Embrace the Spectrum: Queer Awareness & Visibility

A communication project developed with the Evergreen Public Schools Equity Advisory Committee.

The goal was simple: make LGBTQ+ visibility a consistent, calendar-anchored part of school communication. Not a single event, but an ongoing practice that students, families, and staff could recognize and trust.

Always With Hope: Bringing My Mother’s Memoir Into the World

A legacy publishing project centered on editing, preparing, and releasing Always With Hope, a memoir written by my mother, Lyudmila Oparina.

The project also included a companion website to support the book and preserve family narrative. This work required editorial judgment, design decisions, and ethical care around memory, voice, and truth.

Vancouver Arts LIVE: Community Visibility & Cultural Engagement

An undergraduate capstone project focused on increasing visibility for local arts and cultural events through digital media and community-oriented communication strategies.

The project explored how platforms can elevate participation, bridge generational gaps, and foster a stronger sense of belonging.

Foster Washington: Awareness & Social Marketing Concept

A strategic communication concept developed to raise public awareness around foster care in Washington State.

The project emphasized education over persuasion. The central challenge was how to talk about a system that affects real children without reducing those children to statistics, symbols, or a cause.