MARA 'MARIAM' ROBLEDO
CREATIVE LEADER & LEARNING MENTOR
I’m an inquisitive trans-generational creative, empathic social connector and learning coach, with more than 10 years experience in content curation and design production for editorial and exhibition projects.
I have particular interests in Sustainability and Integral, Regenerative Leadership frameworks.
I firmly believe that global change begins in the individual.
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László Moholy-Nagy
Design is not a profession, but an attitude...
Thinking in relationships.
EDUCATION
MFA, COMPUTER GRAPHICS DESIGN
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NY
Focusing on Design with a minor in Electronic Publishing and Printing.
Acquired the skill sets required of graphic, interactive, and digital design to crossed over the new digital technologies, ie Desktop Publishing and Personal Computing.
BA, GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA, MX
Through the development of a systematic process that allows the professional in Graphic Communication to capture the communication needs of a project. Directing and controlling the materialization process of the designed objects, with the commitment to continuos research of the social priorities to the involved community throughout the professional practice.
WORK EXPERIENCE
CREATIVE LEARNING INITIATIVES INCUBATOR, CLII
2011 – Present
Creative Leader and Learning Mentor. Training young designers and visual communicators through design internships and creative boot camps.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF DESIGN
UNIVERSIDAD DEL TURABO, EIDA
2012 – 2017
Associate Professor lecturing on Communication Arts, Visual Literacy, Publications Design and Research-Led Design for Social Innovation.
DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN GRÁFIKA
1996 — 2010
Studio Owner, Independent Consultant as Content Curator, Project Manager, Editorial and Exhibition Designer for major local clients as art galleries, art and history museums, banks and the University of Puerto Rico.
Creative Learning Initiatives
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"What stands out from her creative leadership is the constant practice of critical thinking, and the way she always encourages us to impact the lives of others in a positive way."
Christian Cotto
"I appreciate her extensive knowledge and excellence in leadership. She always made me feel that she cared about my personal and professional development. She constantly challenged myself, trusting that I would achieve my goals."
Sasha Velez
"Mariam's mentorship is different from others because she guides us from the inside out, from heart to mind."
Anexis Morales
CONFERENCES
SAN CON_SENTIDO
APRIL 25, 2017
Ismael Vicente Feliciano • Thesis Project • GRAD 420 Senior Seminar II • San Consentido - EIDA 2017
Charles Eames
Eventually everything connects –people, ideas, objects–
In the end, it will be these connections that give the product its life.
LETS CO[I]NSPIRE
The next generations of "citizen designers" will require a deeper personal, social and cultural connection with their work. As design educators, we need to structure opportunities that help them to have in-depth experiences and foster a more favorable mentality so that they can integrate self-sustained development and social responsibility in their daily lives.
Please contact me, together will explore the possibilities for social innovation through shared learning activities, environments and interactions.
