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Designed to be more respectful, adaptable and inspiring, UME's committed collective model attracts though-provoking talent and leading experts from around the world. We hand-craft every team constellation for their unique experience, passion, and proven ability to deliver solutions that meet your moment. Collective members can participate in three ways:

Core

Core members support our operations and power UME’s growth as a collective, in addition to collaborating on UME projects.

Collaborators

Collaborators are the heart of our collective, bringing their experience, passion and proven ability to UME projects.

Contributors

Contributors bring deep subject matter expertise to enhance specific aspects of our work.

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core
collaborators
contributors
Name
Jee Chang
Pronouns
She/Her
Current status
Core team
expertise

Design Management
Design Direction
Leadership Dev.
Team Dynamics
Culture Design
Executive Coaching
Startup Advisory

select clients

MINA
Institute Integrated Nutrition
Food Network
CNN
Weleda

extracurriculars
Pro at Parsons and Pratt, Coaching & Mentorship, Yoga & Meditation
languages

English
Korean

locations
current location

New York

more at
linkedin
Jee Chang
Name
Eve Smith Davies
Pronouns
She/Her
Current status
Core team
expertise

Brand strategy

naming

Storytelling

ESG/sustainability

select clients

NIKE
Herman Miller

sofi
Mina

Stem inc.

Seventh Generation

Fair Trade USA

extracurriculars
Prof at Parsons, dressage, cleaning
languages

English
Spanish

locations
current location

Houston, TX

more at
linkedin
Eve Smith Davies
Name
Madeleine Lowenthal
Pronouns
she/her
Current status
Core team
expertise

Experience Design
Facilitation
Org. Design
Culture Design
Movement Building
Leadership development
Strategic Planning

select clients

IBM
Mina
Esalen
Stanford Impact Labs
Newlab
XQ
Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation

extracurriculars
Collecting Small Objects, Language Learning, Intangible Culture
languages

English
Spanish

locations
current location

Mexico City

more at
linkedin
Madeleine Lowenthal
Name
Amie Colosa
Pronouns
She/her
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

UX/UI
Product/Web design
Product/Web development
Email Design & Development

select clients

WeTransfer
Raw Revolution
Local Roots
Poémia NYC
LiveNation

extracurriculars
Crafting / screenprinting, roller derby skater, sustainable fashion advocate
languages

English

locations
current location

Long Island, NY

more at
linkedin
Amie Colosa
Name
Ashley Maguire
Pronouns
she/her
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Design direction
UX/UI
Product/Web development
Experience Design
Product Development

select clients

MINA
NASA
Descartes Labs
Sandia National Laboratories

extracurriculars
Watercolor painting and long-distance running
languages

English

locations
current location

Santa Fe, NM

more at
linkedin
Ashley Maguire
Name
Christie Ha
Pronouns
She/her
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Design direction

UX/UI

Product/Web design

Product/Web development

select clients

Project STEM
Timeline Genius
Local Roots
FILA
Food Network
Kossar's
HMH

extracurriculars
Cooking, Knitting, Gaming
languages

English

locations
current location

Raleigh, NC

more at
linkedin
Christie Ha
Name
James Lynch
Pronouns
He/Him
Current status
Contributor
expertise

Research
UX/UI
Marketing
Advertising
Copywriting
Storytelling

select clients

Indian Motorcycle
Discovery Channel
TeakOrigin
IDEO CoLab

extracurriculars
Gravel Cycling, Improv Comedy, Fiction Writing
languages

English

locations
current location

Los Angeles, CA

more at
linkedin
jamesjwlynch.com
James Lynch
Name
Jen Lu
Pronouns
She/Her
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Business Modeling
Brand Strategy
Marketing
Stakeholder engagement
Strategic Planning
Business Strategy

select clients

google
airbnb
venmo
local roots
mina
unshackled ventures
sona

extracurriculars
surfing, playing mahjong, travelling the world and trying all of its food
languages

English
vietnamese

locations
current location

Brooklyn, NY

more at
linkedin
Jen Lu
Name
Jesse Johanning
Pronouns
He/They
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Brand Strategy
Art Direction
Design direction
Visual identity
Typography Design
Package design
Motion Design

select clients

Nike
Pantone
Apple
SVA
Herman Miller
Pioneer Works

extracurriculars
reading, electronics engineering, hiking
languages

English
German

locations
current location

Brooklyn, NY

more at
linkedin
Jessejohanning.com
Jesse Johanning
Name
Jessi Brattengeier
Pronouns
She/Her
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Art Direction
Design direction
Visual identity

select clients

New York Times
Paravel
Comedy Central
New Balance
Tiger Woods
Primary Ventures
Mina

extracurriculars
Restoring my MCM home, collecting and listening to vinyl, surfing
languages

English
some Spanish

locations
current location

Ridgefield, CT

more at
linkedin
Jessi Brattengeier
Name
Mark Trippetti
Pronouns
He/Him
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Brand Strategy
New Business Development
Creative Direction

select clients
extracurriculars
Buddhism, Hospice Chaplain, Anything Outdoors
languages

English

locations
current location

Taos, NM

more at
linkedin
Mark Trippetti
Name
Molly Conley
Pronouns
She/Her
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

ESG/Sustainability
Design direction
Visual identity
Package design
Environmental design

select clients

AeroFarms
Girl Scouts of Greater NY
GlobeScan
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
Jarki Sarki
Sfoglini
Speaking of Science
Teach for America
United Nations

extracurriculars
Parenting, traveling, beekeeping
languages

English

locations
current location

Flemington, NJ

more at
linkedin
MollyConley.com
Molly Conley
Name
Narin Kietikul
Pronouns
they/them
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Design direction
Illustration
Experience Design
Data visualization

select clients

XQ Institute
Mina
Collectively Co.
Selfmade
Everlane

extracurriculars
Weaving, Sewing, Farming
languages

English

ThaI

locations
current location

Missoula, MT

more at
linkedin
narinkietikul.com
Narin Kietikul
Name
Shanley Knox
Pronouns
She/Her
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Research
UX/UI
Prototyping
Product Development
Copywriting
Storytelling
Stakeholder engagement

select clients
extracurriculars
Mental health, food/cooking, finding ways to develop more joy in eating/laughing/being with others as a regular practice
languages
locations
current location

NYC

more at
linkedin
Shanley Knox
Name
Shuya Gong
Pronouns
She/They
Current status
Contributor
expertise

Experience Design
Prototyping
Culture Design
Stakeholder engagement
Executive coaching
New Business Development

select clients

Target
MIT Media Lab
IDEO
H&M
Harvard School of Engineering
Nasdaq
Gates Foundation
Sony

extracurriculars
traditional Chinese medicine, classical percussion, Bob Ross landscapes on Etch-a-Sketches
languages

English
Mandarin Chinese

locations
current location

Oakland, CA

more at
linkedin
Shuya Gong
Name
Yasmine Yu
Pronouns
She/Her
Current status
Contributor
expertise

Research
Experience Design
Storytelling
Culture Design
Movement Building
Stakeholder engagement

select clients
extracurriculars
languages
locations
current location

Los Angeles, CA

more at
linkedin
Yasmine Yu
Name
Sarah Grimm
Pronouns
she/ella
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Business Modeling
Facilitation
Project management
Culture Design
Stakeholder engagement

select clients

Formation Project
Nahual Foundation
YBCA

extracurriculars
languages

English
Spanish

locations
current location

San Francisco, CA

more at
linkedin
Sarah Grimm Studio
Sarah Grimm
Name
Northern Spy Productions
Pronouns
She/Her
Current status
Contributor
expertise

Production
Project management
Marketing
Advertising
Storytelling

select clients
extracurriculars
Cooking, travel, music
languages

English
weak Spanish
weaker Italian!

locations
current location

South Salem, NY

more at
linkedin
Northern Spy Productions
Northern Spy Productions
Name
Laura Kurtz
Pronouns
She/Her
Current status
Contributor
expertise

Research
Data analysis
Culture Design
Stakeholder engagement
Leadership development

select clients
extracurriculars
gardening, paper craft
languages
locations
current location

Chapel Hill, NC

more at
linkedin
Laura Kurtz
Name
Nita Baum, b*free
Pronouns
She/Her
Current status
Contributor
expertise

Experience Design
Facilitation
Culture Design
Leadership development
Executive coaching

select clients
extracurriculars
Music, travel
languages

English
Spanish
Japanese

locations
current location

New York
Vancouver

more at
linkedin
Bfree.live
Nita Baum, b*free
Name
Matthew Baldwin
Pronouns
He/Him
Current status
Contributor
expertise

Illustration & Retoucher

select clients

Mercedes-Benz
Tom Ford
Dior
Tiffany
BMW
American Express
Estes Lauder
Museum of Modern Art

extracurriculars
languages
locations
current location

Austin, Texas

more at
linkedin
matthewbaldwin.art
Matthew Baldwin
Name
Hilly Charrington
Pronouns
she/her/hers
Current status
Contributor
expertise

Facilitation
Project management
Culture Design

select clients
extracurriculars
Cooking, volunteering within my community, writing poetry
languages

English
a little French!

locations
current location

Brooklyn, NY

more at
linkedin
Hilly Charrington
Name
Nolte
Pronouns
He/Him
Current status
Contributor
expertise

Research
Business Modeling
Design direction
Visual identity
UX/UI
Product/Web design
Product/Web development
Experience Design
Product Development
Project management

select clients

HBO
Amtrak
Barry's

extracurriculars
Ashtanga Yoga, Cycling, Mental Health
languages

English
Spanish

locations
current location

Mexico City

more at
linkedin
Nolte
Name
Designing Impact
Pronouns
She/Her
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Design direction
Product/Web design
Product/Web development
Experience Design
Facilitation
Prototyping
Product Development
Organizational Design
Innovation and Strategy

select clients

Digital Green
UN's Clean Cooking Alliance
ARPA-H

extracurriculars
Sewing, Crafting, Indian Classical Dance
languages

English

Tamil

Spanish

locations
current location

Foster City, CA

more at
linkedin
designing-impact.com
Designing Impact
Name
Heather O'Donnell & Co.
Pronouns
She/Her
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Brand Strategy
Facilitation
Storytelling
Organizational Design
Culture Design
Stakeholder engagement
Strategic Planning

select clients

Visa
Zillow Group
Starbucks
Kaiser Permanente
The Stupski Foundation
HopeLab

extracurriculars
Hiking, Writing, Camping
languages

English

locations
current location

San Francisco, CA

more at
linkedin
Heather O'Donnell & Co.
Name
Nicole Navratil
Pronouns
she/her/hers
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Business Modeling
Organizational Design
Culture Design
Leadership development
Strategic Planning

select clients

NationSwell
Mother Honestly/MHWorklife
Recruiting Innovation

extracurriculars
Skiing (both water and snow!), Wandering the streets of NYC, making my two kids laugh
languages

French
Czech (with a bit of Spanish and Italian)

locations
current location

Upstate NY

more at
linkedin
Nicole Navratil
Name
Rachel Flahive
Pronouns
she/her
Current status
Collaborator
expertise

Facilitation

Project management,

Virtual Assistance

select clients

Hassett & George, Esq

Pistachio Culinary Studio & Experiences

extracurriculars
Good food, good wine, & good books
languages

English

locations
current location

Hartford County, Connecticut

more at
linkedin
Rachel Flahive
Rachel Flahive

UME is a global team with wide-ranging talents. But these are the values that connect us.

We’re obsessed with seeking and speaking

TRUTH.

We’re committed to 
helping each other

GROW.

We believe in the 
power of transcendent

BEAUTY.

We take radical 
responsibility for our

IMPACT.

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