At heart, I’m a performance artist. After studying performance with Marilyn Arsem and Tony Schwensen at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, I focused on the intersections of disability, public health, and community art, through nonfiction writing and public art. I’m the author of three books of peer-reviewed nonfiction in the field of disability studies. Because I’m secretly a huge theater nerd and couldn’t keep that hidden forever, I also wrote and co-produced a play that continued my work exploring the ongoing opioid epidemic. Throughout these projects, I’ve been thankful to be supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. 

In a transition some people may have seen coming, my work in performance, theater, and writing has led to a focus on screenwriting. I’m currently developing a sitcom about East Germany in the 1970s with Readymade Films in Berlin. (I’m Ukrainian and have been obsessed with all things related to the Soviet Union since the most recent invasion began. I’ve also got an unproduced musical about Vladimir Putin if you’re interested!)

Along the way, I’ve worked as a content strategist and user researcher through my company Oh Honey Projects, and currently work with the digital services agency Bloom Works. Highlights from past projects include a playbook in foster care, a report on the state of organ donation reform, and a landscape map of public service tech organizations. My clients include the New America Foundation, the California Office of Data and Innovation, and Marin County. I also served as a Content Creator for the Vox Media project Language, Please, a database of recommendations for journalists writing on a variety of DE&I related topics.

I’m also on the Board of Brain Arts Org, a fantastic nonprofit that uplifts undervalued communities through equitable models of engagement in the arts.