At some point in High School it became apparent to me I belong in a city. A few years later, New York City became my home, and while my relationship with cities has become more complex, my appreciation for them has only grown. My first years in NYC were spent as a freelance graphic designer, riding waves of tech start ups and branding whatever came my way. I became disenchanted with this environment and took a part-time studio assistant job — intended as a brief detour before returning to school for Urban Design — that became a seven year crash course in growing a small business, fabrication, 3D modeling, employee care, client care, navigating COVID-19 and every other challenge faced by small businesses. During this period I spent time as a visiting teacher with Citizen Schools, a volunteer for organizations like Van Alen Institute, Arch League and Center for Urban Pedagogy and pursued personal projects related to architecture and urbanism. In the fall of 2020, I began the Urban Design program at City College, CUNY and was plunged into the inaugural year of an experimental studio which explored policy, zoning, and collaborative work in the still-novel world of Zoom. There, the relevance of graphic presentation was reintroduced to me by disenchanted architects and planners who felt that even their best work came to naught if it was poorly communicated. Since completing my degree with a refreshed appreciation for both graphic and urban design (and affiliated fields), I have been working with a range of entities on issues as specific as describing the type of weld required in a public art installation and as broad as zoning reform in NYC.