Laura Sanford

Laura Sanford

Designer/Artist/Musician in Berkeley, Ca, she/her/hers

Work Experience

2022 — Now
2020 — 2022
2018 — 2020
2017 — 2018
San Francisco, Ca

Taught Interaction Design as an elective class for high school students.

2016 — 2017
San Francisco, Ca

Assisted in two undergraduate BFA courses: Storytelling with Christina Wodtke and Design History with Barry Katz.

Volunteering

2019 — 2022
San Francisco, Ca

As part of their Studios Program, Root Division provides discounted work space and valuable professional and creative development opportunities for 25-30 Studio Artists; and in exchange, the artists give back to the community through volunteer service in arts education and public programming.

2017 — 2017
San Francisco, Ca

Research, exhibit design, workshop facilitation (communication and team-building workshops) at The EcoCenter in San Francisco! I helped to re-imagine their youth internship program, and delivered a digital toolkit for integrating experiential learning into their internship curriculum.

2014 — 2014
2011 — 2012
Santa Barbara, Ca

A CASA is an advocate for a child in foster care, championing their rights in court.

Education

2024 — Now
Master of Liberal Arts (MLA), Anthropology at Harvard Extension School
Boston, MA
2016 — 2017
San Francisco, Ca

MDes in Interaction Design is a one-year, intensive STEM-designated program built to provide students with the tools to create better relationships among people, products, and environments worldwide.

2016 — 2016
San Francisco, Ca

A 12-week course in creative code and interactive art at Gray Area, culminating in a media arts exhibition of student work (the Creative Coding Summer Showcase).

2014 — 2016
San Francisco, Ca

Interior Design is a four-year, STEM-designated, and accredited professional degree program. I completed 2 years as a second degree student.

2013 — 2013
Berkeley, Ca

UC Berkeley's [IN]City Summer Intensive Program at the School of Environmental Design. A 6-week introduction to City Planning culminating in a presentation of two Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) proposals to the East Bay Housing Organization (EBHO).

2008 — 2012
Santa Barbara, CA

Global Studies was one of the first programs in the nation to offer a degree with contemporary as well as historical globalizing trends as the central organizing theme. I also completed a minor in Education and Applied Psychology.

2010 — 2011
Paris, France

Sciences Po is a highly selective university training the next generation of political leaders and international liaisons. I spent a year abroad studying in both English and French through the EAP program at UC Santa Barbara.