The Visa + AIGA SF Mentorship Program was a six-month group mentoring partnership, pairing designers with vast experiences to provide encouragement, motivation and guidance.
Mentors
Mayene de La Cruz
Neurotrack, Senior Product Designer
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Stephen Schmidt
Adobe, Event Designer
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Lester Ng
Brand Collective Design, Creative Director & Brand Advisor
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Carmit Makler Haller
Carmit Design Studio, Owner and Principal
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Ashley Rho
Sr. Interaction Designer, Intuit Inc.
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Erik Schmitt
studio1500, Partner and Creative Director
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Valerio Massimi
STAY HERE, Chief Creative Officer, Co-Founder
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Nicole Ulgado
Carrot Inc., Senior Product Designer
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Ida Giannini
Visa, Staff UX Designer, Innovation
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David Cameron
Moving Brands, Creative Director
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Steven Streisguth
ThoughtWorks, Inc., Lead Interaction Designer
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Olga Vinokurova
Cloudinary, Sr. Graphic Designer
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Nico Raddatz
GHD Partners, Associate Partner / San Francisco Office Lead
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Diana Goldberg
Enlisted Design, Senior Visural Designer
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Adriana Berrio
Lyft, Product Designer
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Lindsay Gravette
BOND, Partner & Creative Director
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Diogo Russo
The Climate Corporation,Senior Product Designer
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Michael Armado
Cushman & Wakefield, Senior Graphic
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Mentees
Juan Sichon
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Looking to hang out with designers.
Nancy Andrea Bonilla
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I’m a UX Designer and Researcher who is passionate about understanding user behavior, user needs and discovering the frictions users experience with products.
I’m seeking for a Junior position, where I can dedicate my time to help an organization to better understand the needs of the users and find innovative ways to improve products.
Lolly Benjamin
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Currently employed at Maxim Integrated, Executive Assistant to VP of Marketing. Currently enrolled In classes for Graphic Design. End goal is to work/design in branding and packaging of products.
Delanie Lowe
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Currently employed as the Marketing & Design Specialist at the UC Botanical Garden, seeking career advice and job opportunities.
Denise Kan
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I am looking for junior visual design, brand design, graphic design with an emphasis on marketing communications and illustration full-time work opportunities.
John Hietter
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I seek a junior UX designer position. I have strong interest in the automotive space, productivity, and creative tools.
Maurita Antoinette
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Currently a Design Lead @ The Cusp
Juan Segura
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Currently a Visual Designer at Old Navy
Lisa Fischer
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I was searching for career advice as I began thinking about where I want to be 5 and 10 years from now and also looking to build my design network and make more design friends! Currently a Visual Designer at Google
Di Chang
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I’m currently a Product Designer who loves the iterative learning process of design, now looking for a new job that offers greater challenges.
Leya Abebe
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Currently a UX Designer at MinIO, Inc.
Dan Alvarado
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Currently a Digital Designer, Williams Sonoma – Pottery Barn Kids
Elizabeth Stauffer
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I’m a graphic designer who loves all things print, interested in a new job & portfolio advice.
Kelly Stuckey, Jr. (He/Him)
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I’m currently a Communications Designer for Sutter Health and am open to new opportunities. Design Portfolio
Veronica Lee
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Currently UI/UX designer at Cuyana.
Jesus Chico
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Currently a Graphic Designer at Nuna.
Tracy Tsutsumoto
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I want to break through a place to start on a design career that uses my MFA Design education, my skills and experience as a creator and thinker—including but not limited to—my interests in typography, design applied physical spaces.
Erica Stivison
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Currently UX Designer & Researcher at Visa
Ela Santos
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I’m looking for new connections to talk about all things design and other cool stuff. Currently a Graphic Communications Designer at IDEO. Website: http://elasantos.com/
Leticia Domingo
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I am finishing school while building my portfolio.
Mercedes Thomas
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Currently a Multimedia designer at Making Waves Foundation
Natasha Jimenez
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Currently a Service Designer, City of SF Human Services Agency
Lai-Jing Chu
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I’m a product designer with an interest in edtech. Just departed from an early-stage ed-tech startup, now job searching and investing time in my portfolio. Seeking career advice and portfolio review.
Vickey Lu
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I am a User Experience Designer with background in marketing and architectural design. My multidisciplinary background makes me a big picture thinker and fast learner, giving me the unique ability to exercise empathy as a human-centered designer.
Ivan Lam
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I’d love to join a purpose-driven company, especially in the health, education, and/or environment space, and to connect with designers who need mutual support!
Sara Luebke
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I am a graphic designer looking for a new job (contract or permanent).
