Summary
Clarisa Diaz is a communications and design leader with a decade of experience translating research and environmental science into compelling stories, campaigns, and visual systems for audiences across academia, media, and agriculture. Currently Communications Manager at Project Apis m. and a multifaceted creative director, she blends field-based design, socially innovative research, and graphic design to support honey bee health and sustainable local economies. Her background spans journalism and interactive storytelling at Quartz and WNYC, academic teaching and course development at Columbia and NYU, and hands-on conservation work on Mount Desert Island, giving her a rare mix of editorial, pedagogical, and on-the-ground practice. Comfortable managing boards, budgets, and community programming, she leverages design thinking to build partnerships between scientists, farmers, and the public. An MFA in Design & Technology underpins her approach to making complex systems approachable and actionable.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
University of Kansas
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Design and Technology: Visual Communication and Interaction Design, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Design and Technology: Visual Communication and Interaction Design at Parsons School of Design - The New School