Our Volunteers
End-to-End Experience Leader
Mika O’Donovan
Mika is a humanity-centered designer with a passion for sustainable interaction design and behavior change. She has over a decade of design experience, most recently as Lead Digital Product Designer at Glucode, where she has crafted seamless, impactful digital experiences across web and app. In her role as the local leader of the Interaction Design Foundation in Pretoria, Mika created meet ups and industry events inspiring conversations about design’s role in shaping a better future. In 2016, she completed her Honnours Degree with a focus on closed-loop, sustainable systems that focus on behaviour change for pro-sustainability outcome.
Branding Team
Sofia Polette, Visual Design-Branding Lead
Mais Tarzalaki, Visual Designer
Michael Gvozdek, Visual Designer
Rob Rausch, Visual Designer
Branding Team
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Sofīa Polette Stubb
Visual Designer/Team Leader
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Mais Tarzalaki
Visual Designer
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Michael Gvozdek
Visual Designer
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Rob Rausch
Visual Designer
Content Team
Nicole Engeler, Team Leader
Elizabeth Keller Kirycki, Content Design
Darrah Christel, Copywriter
Content Team
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Nicole Engeler
Team Leader
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Elizabeth Keller Kirycki
Content Design
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Darrah Christel
Copywriter
Social Media Team
Mitali Das, Lead Social Media Manager
Maj Hoxha, Visual and Experience Designer
Elizabeth Decena, Visual Designer
Megan Mitchell, Graphic Designer
June Hagy, Designer
Fiza, Designer
Social Media Team
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Mitali Das
Lead Social Media Manager
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Maj Hoxha
Visual and Experience Designer
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Elizabeth Decena
Visual Designer
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Megan Mitchell
Graphic Designer
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June Hagy
Designer
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Fiza
Designer
Website Team
Zeal Sheth, Lead Website Designer
Will Kesling, Designer
Meri Shahzadeyan, UX Designer
Sana Fatima Sayyed, UX Researcher and Designer
Website Team
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Zeal Sheth
Lead Website Designer
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Will Kesling
Designer
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Meri Shahzadeyan
UX Designer
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Sana Fatima Sayyed
UX Researcher and Designer
AI Team
Olivera Bay, Lead Conversational AI Designer
John Leach, Lead AI Data Engineer
Paul Flanagan, Lead AI Code Engineer
Ahsan Abbas, AI Assistant Developer
Nathan Nagy, UX Researcher
Bhawana Kumari Rajesh, AI Assistant Development
Anas Matar, AI Assistant Developer
Rose Ahmad, AI Assistant Development
Yanna Jaskielewicz, AI Assistant Developer
Pat Narciso, AI Assistant Developer
AI Team
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Olivera Bay
Lead Conversational AI Designer
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John Leach
Lead AI Data Engineer
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Paul Flanagan
Lead AI Code Engineer
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Ahsan Abbas
AI Assistant Developer
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Nathan Nagy
UX Researcher
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Bhawana Kumari Rajesh
AI Assistant Development
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Anas Matar
AI Assistant Developer
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Rose Ahmad
AI Assistant Development
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Yanna Jaskielewicz
AI Assistant Developer
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Pat Narciso
AI Assistant Developer
Digital Community Team
Shambhavi 'Polo' Mehrotra, Lead Community Experience Designer
Ashley Kim, Lead Community Experience Designer
Beth Rydleski, Designer
Deniz Gokseven, Service Designer
Digital Community Team
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Shambhavi 'Polo' Mehrotra
Lead Community Experience Designer
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Ashley Kim
Lead Community Experence Designer
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Beth Rydleski
Designer
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Deniz Gokseven
Service Designer
UX Research Team
Preston Menke, Team Lead
Carson Dolvin, UX Researcher
Jash Amipara, UX Researcher
Simina Harla, UX Researcher
Elizabeth Keller Kirycki, UX Researcher
UX Research Team
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Preston Menke
Team Lead
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Carson Dolvin
UX Researcher
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Jash Amipara
UX Researcher
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Simina Harla
UX Researcher
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Elizabeth Keller Kirycki
UX Researcher
On-site Activation Team
Jill Dhillon, Team Lead
Mine Akbaba, UX Designer
Alena Liu, UX Researcher
Fisola Famuyiwa, UX Researcher
Sana Fatima Sayyed, UX Researcher and Designer
Nelly Bore, UX Researcher
Taniya Khangura, UX Designer
Sakshi Shah, UX Designer
Jonathan Wilson, UX Designer
Banu Akman, UX Designer
Nidhi Kothari, UX Designer
Venera Neykov, UX Researcher
On-Site Activation Team
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Jill Dhillon
Team Lead
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Mine Akbaba
UX Designer
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Alena Liu
UX Researcher
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Fisola Famuyiwa
UX Researcher
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Sana Fatima Sayyed
UX Researcher & Designer
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Nelly Bore
UX Researcher
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Taniya Khangura
UX Designer
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Sakshi Shah
UX Designer
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Jonathan Wilson
UX Designer
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Banu Akman
UX Designer
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Nidhi Kothari
UX Designer
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Venera Neykov
UX Researcher
Project Manager Team
Gabby Washington, Team Leader
Eloise Tassy-Bunyan Ngwiri, Support Project Manager
Lisa Tooker, Content Designer
Margot Cotrelle, Project Manager
Project Manager Team
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Gabby Washington
Team Leader
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Eloïse Tassy-Bunyan Ngwiri
Support Project Manager
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Lisa Tooker
Content Designer
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Margot Cotrelle
Project Manager
Fundraising Team
Enza Ruscillo, Team Leader
Sri Varshini, UX Designer
Patricia Badali, UX Researcher
Rajani Sooriyaarachchi, UX Researcher
Fundraising Team
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Enza Ruscillo
Team Leader
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Sri Varshini
UX Designer
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Patricia Badali
UX Researcher
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Rajani Sooriyaarachchi
UX Researcher
Enablement Team
Jill Dhillon, Design Strategist
Rob Rausch, Designer and Researcher
Banu Akman, UX Designer
Nathan Nagy, UX Researcher
Enablement Team
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Jill Dhillon
Design Strategist
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Rob Rausch
Designer and Researcher
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Banu Akman
UX Designer
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Nathan Nagy
UX Researcher