Education

Digital Design & Creative Strategy Certificate — UC San Diego Extended Studies · Expected 2026
Master of Public Health — University of San Francisco · 2019
Bachelor of Science, Health Services Administration — San Jose State University · 2015

Certifications: Figma for UX Design · Figma: Teams, Stakeholders, & Design Reviews · Introduction to Web Design & Development · Talent Supply Chain Manager – Talent Pipeline Management

Related Professional Experience

Capitol Impact Consulting, LLC — Creative Manager
Sacramento, CA · Aug 2024–Present

• Lead creative strategy and visual production for a social impact consulting firm, owning concept through final execution for reports, presentations, branded materials, campaigns, and digital products across workforce and education, governance, and leadership initiatives

• Support the Sacramento K-16 Collaborative, a regional education-to-career initiative representing an $18M investment across 14 institutions and 220,000+ students; develop visual and written materials communicating impact, partnerships, and outcomes to public and institutional audiences

  • Launched and scaled a monthly regional newsletter from zero to 427+ subscribers, sustaining open rates of 45.4% and click rates of 13.2%, both well above typical email marketing benchmarks

  • Built an organic social media and design program connecting 30+ regional partners, growing an 800+ follower audience with a 10.4% average engagement rate, more than 10x typical industry engagement

• Develop brand identity systems for client initiatives including the Capital Region Biotech Talent Partnership and North Valley Manufacturing Summit, delivering logo design, brand guidelines, and applications across print, digital, and event materials

• Apply an editorial and quality-control lens across client-facing deliverables, strengthening visual consistency and brand standards across the firm's project portfolio

• Translate complex workforce, education, and healthcare initiatives into accessible visual formats, including career pathway maps and data visualization tools

Self-Employed — Visual Artist, Muralist & Designer
Sacramento, CA · Aug 2021–Present

• Completed 30+ murals across the West Coast for businesses, municipalities, and community organizations, managing every stage from client pitch through final execution

• Exhibited fine art in 19+ gallery and group exhibitions across California, including three solo shows, and served as Volunteer Curator overseeing installation and design at The Gallery by We Are Sacramento

• Selected as a jury and program panelist for the Black Artist Foundry and California Arts Council, and created and hosted "Talk Arty to Me," a podcast spotlighting artists and creative professionals

• Pitch creative concepts directly to clients, manage budgets, timelines, and revisions, and maintain ongoing client relationships

• Built a recognized public-facing body of work featured in press including CapRadio, KCRA 3, and the Sacramento Bee, and named 2024 Midtown Association Artist of the Year

Previous Experience(2015–2021)

Progressed to Director, Outreach & Programs at Neighborhood Wellness (2021–2022), leading programs and outreach for a non-profit addressing chronic toxic stress and gang violence; previously Community Outreach & Engagement Coordinator at UC Davis Health, developing audience-centered communications and outreach campaigns for underserved communities.

Skills

Creative & Strategy: Art Direction · Creative Direction · Brand Identity · Visual Strategy · Campaign Development · Logo Design · Website Design · UI/UX Design · Information Design · Data Visualization · Report & Presentation Design

Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) · Figma · Canva · Microsoft 365

Leadership: Creative Project Management · Client Relationship Management · Cross-Functional Collaboration · Quality Control & Visual Consistency · Stakeholder Engagement

Murals, Installations & Other Works

2025

• O St Ecosystem, 713 sqft mural commissioned by Capitol Area Development Authority, Sacramento, CA

2024

• Let Love Grow, 78 sqft mural commissioned by MARRS & Fulcrum Property, Sacramento, CA

• Memory Palace, project participant, My Healing Language, Sacramento, CA

• Adventure Awaits, 128 sqft mural commissioned by Adventure Awaits, Sacramento, CA

• The LGA Way, 16' x 8' mural commissioned by Leroy Greene Academy Natomas Unified School District, Included a Student Paint Day, Sacramento, CA

• Urban Garden, 8' 10" x 7' 3" mural at private residence, San Francisco, CA

• Air Quality Advocate Infographic, Civic Thread, Sacramento, CA

2023

• Sutter on the Scene, 12’ 11” x 8’ 8” mural commissioned by Sutter Health, Sacramento, CA

• Impromptu Joy, 312 sq ft mural commissioned by Arden Fair Mall, Sacramento, CA

• BARK, 321 sq ft mural commissioned by Midtown Association, Sacramento, CA

• Air Piñata Ones, Custom Nike sneakers commissioned by Arden Fair Mall, Sacramento, CA

• In the Sound, 8 x 5" mural commissioned by Noisy Water Mural Festival, Bellingham, WA

• 21st Tapestry, 304' x 14' mural commissioned by Franklin Neighborhood Development Corp., Sacramento, CA

• Pattern Illustration for Brigadeiro Sprinkles, San Francisco, CA

• Love for the BLVD, 16' x 10' mural commissioned by Franklin Neighborhood Development Corp., Sacramento, CA

• Funky Flower, 8' Picnic table mural commissioned by Neon Workspace, San Francisco, CA

• Paradise, 6' 19" x 7' 7" mural commissioned by The Gallery by We Are Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

• Neon, 162 sq ft mural commissioned by Neon Workspace, San Francisco, CA

• California Love, 15' x 9’ mural for Abraham Lincoln Elementary, Rancho Cordova, CA

• Sonrisa, 28’ 8” x 14’ mural commissioned by the Capitol Area Development Authority, Sacramento, CA

• Love Letter, 46.6’ x 8.4’ mural commissioned by the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, Sacramento, CA

• Romeo & Juliet, 5' x 5’ mural for Keith B. Kenny K-8 School, Sacramento, CA

2022

• Where Flowers Bloom, 24’ x 8’ mural for Bret Harte Elementary, Sacramento, CA

• Kindness Lives Here, 24’ x 12’ mural commissioned by Fulcrum Property for Kind West, West Sacramento, CA

• “We Are Family” Digital Illustration for Meadowview Family Festival, Sacramento

• Live Tropics, 4’x8’ live painting commissioned by Our Street Market, Sacramento, CA

• “Feelings” Custom Air Force 1s for Improve Your Tomorrow’s sneaker ball auction

• Toucan Falls, 21.5’ x 8.8’ x 4’ immersive art installation commissioned by Cerealism, Sacramento, CA

• White Rabbit, 4’7” x 4’1” mural at private residence, Sacramento, CA

• Tibetan Bloom, 5’11” x 7’4” mural commissioned by Evergreen Wellness Collaborative, Sacramento, CA

• Crunch Island, 30’6” x 8’ 2”, 16’5” x 8’2”, & 13’4” x 8’ 2” mural commissioned by Cerealism, Sacramento, CA

• La Calle, 15’ 1” x 7’ 11” mural at private residence, West Sacramento, CA

• Nature Nursery 2, 22'10" x 8’2" mural commissioned by City Church of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

• Nature Nursery, 21’ x 10’2" mural commissioned by City Church of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

2021

• Hollywood Habitat (mural assistant), 98’5” x 21’4" community engaged mural commissioned by City of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

• “Superabundant” 46"x38", acrylic on canvas, Private Art Commission, Sacramento, CA

• Quarantine Daydream, 9’ 5” x 8’ mural at private residence, West Sacramento, CA

• Art Supply Drive Collection Boxes for Broad Room Creative Collective, Sacramento, CA

• “Variegated Varieties” three 8"x10" acrylic paintings for Cataphylls, Oak Park, 2021

• Donated, Digital Illustration for Color Me Home coloring book, Friends of Front Street Shelter, Sacramento, CA​

Exhibitions

2025

• Flourish, Group Show, Gallery 1075, West Sacramento, CA (April)

• Color Boost, Group Show, Gallery 625 by YoloArts, Woodland, CA (February)

• YOU ARE HERE, E Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA (February)

• Alchemy, Group Show, LES Tattoos, Sacramento, CA (January)

2024

• be/long/ing, Solo Exhibition, The University Union Gallery, Sacramento, CA (October)

• Midtown Mini Midtown Love, Group Show, Midtown Business Association, Sacramento, CA (May)

2023

• 100 Under 100, Group Show, WAL Public Market Gallery, Sacramento, CA (December)

• Artists Make the City, Group Exhibition, The Gallery by We Are Sacramento, Sacramento, CA (June)

• Made in California, Group Exhibition, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA (April 2023)

• Jest Fest, Group Exhibition, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA (April)

2022

• Biosphere, Group Show, Arts to Hearts Project, International (December)

• Still, Group Show, WAL Public Market Gallery, Sacramento, CA (November)

• Art at Work, Solo Exhibition, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA (August–October)

• Sacramento Open Studios, Ghost Ink Studios, Sacramento, CA (September)

• Unknown Ancestors, Solo Exhibition, Arthouse on R, Sacramento, CA (July–August)

• Nature FIX, Art Installation, Coordinates: ICE PAC, Sacramento, CA (March)

2021

• Verge Art Auction, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA (November)

• Sacramento Open Studios, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA (September)

• Member Show, Mills Station Arts & Culture Center, Rancho Cordova, CA (June)

Press Highlights

2024

• CapRadio, Insight With Vicki Gonzalez, Muralist Uli Smith, July 11 (Audio)

• CapRadio, Insight With Vicki Gonzalez, Uli Smith’s Exhibit ‘be/long/ing’, October 21 (Audio)

2023

• Mural Marks Milestone at Sutter Medical Center, KCRA 3 (Article)

• Truitt Bark Park Mural, Good Day Sacramento (Video)

• Paint-by-Numbers Mural Draws South Sacramento Residents, Sacramento Bee (Article)

• South Sacramento Residents Join Local Artists to Create Mural, Caltrans (Press Release)

• New Mural in South Sacramento!, Good Day Sacramento (Video)

• 1-Year Anniversary Issue, Epiphany Magazine by Studio Lab (Magazine)

• Murals at Bret Harte Elementary school, Good Day Sacramento‬ (Video)

• Career Creative Podcast

• Art Everywhere Podcast

2022

• Have a Dope Day Podcast

• Mural Mural on the Wall, Epiphany by Studio Lab, Issue 2 (Magazine)

• Unknown Ancestors: Solo Exhibition, Arthouse on R Newsletter

• Coordinates: ICE PAC Installation, Good Day Sacramento (Video)

2021

• Inside the Artist Studio, Interview by Mills Station Arts & Culture Center

• Grapevine Independent Newspaper

• Conversations With Artists, Verge Center for the Arts

• Broad Room Zine, Broad RoomTruitt Bark Park