"Steffanie's leadership is stellar, her vision compelling, and her technical skill outstanding. I'll recommend her to any one, at any time, for any purpose."
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PETER DRURY, MSW, MBA
Chief Strategy Officer, Wellspring
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
"Steffanie is brave and visionary. She possesses a strong and proven organizational intelligence which is balanced by her quiet, persevering leadership style."
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TERRY MARKS
TMarks Design / AIGA National Board
“Great communication, strong visual sense, and the capability to turn ideas into reality.”
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NAOMI DAVIDSON
Senior UX Designer, Gates Foundation
"She has the rare ability to zoom out for the big picture strategy and plan, and yet also zero back in on the details of implementation and follow-through."
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KATHLEEN HOSFELD
CEO, Homestead Community Land Trust
“I refer to Steffanie as the living, breathing version of California Closets. She’s brought order and organization to our lives, and leaves us in much better shape than she found us.”
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LARRY ASHER
Director, School of Visual Concepts
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
AIGA Seattle Fellow Nominee, 2019
The Fellow program is a means of recognizing designers who have made a significant contribution to raising the standards of excellence in practice within their regional design community as well as in their local AIGA chapter.
Marketing NW Gold Award Winner
This regional award recognizes the best in creativity and awarded Steffanie the “Big M” for winning the category for illustration in 2016 for The Color of Hope and in 2017 for her Pike & Rose Mural in Bethesda, Maryland.
AIGA's (RE)design Award, 2008
Steffanie’s project, “Magnificent Marvelous Me,” won the (RE)Design Award, a prestigious honor that recognizes sustainable design solutions that demonstrate the power to spark design influence and advocate for strong communities.
New York Times Book Review, 2008
“Even the sweetest of babies can harbor a silly streak. The spunky hero of Such a Silly Baby! is no exception, stumbling into one goofy situation after the next….” READ MORE>>
Light a Fire Awards, 2014
Seattle Met honors the best nonprofits, volunteers, and do-gooders that make Seattle a better place. The award was bestowed for her efforts to use design and creativity to help the children of Sandy Hook after the massacre.
Sappi Ideas that Matter Grant REcipient
2002, 2004, and 2008 Grant Recipient of Sappi Corporation’s Ideas that Matter program that empowers great ideas—changing lives, communities and, ultimately, the world.