Hi, I’m Amy — artist and activist at the intersection of creative communications, technology and social change. I cofounded design studio Eyes Open in 2015 to lend my experience in the nonprofit sector to digital tools, strategy and design, working in support of purpose-driven individuals and organizations.
In 2015 I also helped to start a nonprofit reproductive health initiative called Plan C, designed to transform abortion access in the US by sharing information on abortion pills by mail. I was recently named in Fast Company’s 2023 Most Creative People in Business and as a System Disruptor in Rock Health’s Top 50 in Digital Health. I serve as advisor for gen-z emergency contraception brand Julie and for new abortion chatbot Charley. During the pandemic, I was an inaugural member of the Buckminster Fuller Institute’s inaugural Design Science Studio and helped the Jane Club transition from a physical space to an online community.
Before this, I spent 20+ years navigating complex social issues: from human trafficking to economic injustice to gender equity, which led to reproductive health and access as my current focus. I hold BAs in English & Music from UC Berkeley and an MA in nonprofit management at NYU, and those two decades led me through aiding elder jazz musicians in crisis, building a grassroots movement led by survivors of human trafficking and sex slavery, developing empathy-driven fundraising technology to scale the personal ask, and co-founding impact travel company Journey: a public benefit corporation creating conscious travel experiences designed to transform both the travelers and the communities visited. In two years that social enterprise took more than 600 Journeyers to build 150 homes, refurbish schools, skate parks and economic empowerment programs, and more - on a trip that ended with cultural immersion, impact integration, and community.
When I sunsetted Journey in 2018 with lessons learned, the web design studio grew: by referral and via values-led organizations and individuals. And as the U.S. spirals in its current politically-driving crisis of reproductive health, Plan C has emerged as a paradigm shift and critical resource. Under my co-leadership Plan C has grown to an annual audience of millions of website visitors, press reach in the tens of billions, and nationwide partnerships in research, creative and tech.
