Culturally grounded stories, designed for community.
I create educational content rooted in Indigenous worldviews, cultural knowledge, and community-centered storytelling — through websites, books, documentaries, podcasts, and digital platforms.
Websites & Digital Platforms
I have extensive experience designing websites and digital platforms for nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and community initiatives. Each project is developed to strengthen public engagement, improve access to resources, and support meaningful collaboration among stakeholders.
Each project was developed through a community-centered approach prioritizing accessibility, collaboration, and Indigenous perspectives. By integrating thoughtful design with stakeholder engagement, these websites support learning, strengthen community connections, and advance each organization’s mission.
Video for Social Media
I produce educational content for distribution across social media platforms in the form of short, engaging videos that get the message across quickly and hold viewers from the first frame. Each is written, edited, and captioned for vertical feeds: large burned-in subtitles, clear visuals, and a hook in the opening seconds.
Aztlán Classics
Short films on the historical figures of the Southwest.
Elfego Baca
Resilience and pride of the Southwest — the New Mexico folk hero, told in just over a minute.
Jovita Idar
Born in 1885 in Laredo, Texas — the journalist and civil-rights advocate, in under two minutes.
Oscar Zeta Acosta
The attorney, writer, and activist who became a defining voice of Chicano power.
Medicaid Policy in English and Spanish
A series made with New Mexico Together for Healthcare to help individuals understand changes in Medicaid policy — released in both English and Spanish so the information reaches everyone it affects.
Coverage Rules — English
New rules that limit Medicaid coverage, and how to start with beWell if you need coverage.
Reglas de cobertura — Español
Las mismas nuevas reglas explicadas en español, para familias y comunidades que las necesitan.
Qué hacer si recibe un aviso
Una interrupción en la cobertura tras los nuevos cambios federales: qué significa un aviso y qué hacer.
Documentary Production
Documentary work that records community history — the people, institutions, and movements that built the places we live in.
First Choice: A People’s History
Documentary production
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement, at least three community groups in Albuquerque’s South Valley and South Broadway historic neighborhoods were pushing for healthcare services — the Black Berets, who started an all-volunteer clinic in 1968, followed by the South Valley Economic Opportunity Board and the South Valley Area Council, both part of President Johnson’s War on Poverty.
Community leaders came together with doctors and advocates at UNM Hospitals to start Albuquerque Family Health Centers in 1972, known as Centro Familiar de Salud until the 1980s, when the name changed to First Choice Community Healthcare. This is the story of how people have worked together over the past four decades to make First Choice what it is today.
In 2019, I was part of a group of archaeologists and Pueblo weavers from New Mexico and Arizona who travelled together to Oaxaca, Mexico. There, we were privileged to receive and share knowledge with amazing Indigenous textile artisans.
Keepers of traditional knowledge — who I consider “The Guardians of the Purple Kingdom.” This is that story.
Full book layout and design — typography, interior composition, and cover presentation for a work honoring Indigenous memory and continuity.
A Mexican Count of Days
Mexica (Aztec) Calendar · 1 Rabbit, 2026–2027
Layout and design presenting Indigenous calendrical systems and mathematics with clarity and visual care.
Let's Keep New Mexicans Covered
A Community Storybook on Medicaid
Cover design and layout for a community storybook on Medicaid, BeWell, and what New Mexico can do now, prepared with New Mexico Together for Healthcare.
Logos & Brand Marks
Marks and logos designed for the businesses, organizations, and community projects I work with — built to hold up on signage, apparel, packaging, and social media.
I co-host, produce, and promote the Tales From Aztlantis Podcast, focused on Indigenous-centered education, archaeology, and history — handling audio production, episode artwork, social media campaigns, and audience growth.
About
For over 30 years I have worked in graphic design and layout, content production, video editing, and website development. I have lectured at schools and universities on Indigenous history and archaeology, written popular books and academic papers, and served as a cultural consultant for the History Channel and Nickelodeon Animation Studios.
