Hi, I’m Sarah. I create products and spaces that foster belonging by merging strategy with human-centered design. I’ve always believed that we don’t just build environments; we design the stories that make them worth inhabiting.
To do this, I work across the spectrum of spatial design,visual communicationand storytelling. I bring deep expertise in strategy & positioning to ensure that everything I touch, whether it’s a large-scale public strategy or a refined physical product, is intentional, functional, and anchored in purpose.
Contact me at slestephan@gmail.com
In a nutshell.
Storytelling
Spatial Design
Visual Communication
Product Development
Public Strategy
Strategy & Positioning
Design Strategist & Business Development Lead
Gehl People, 08/2022 - 07/2025
Experience Design Strategist
Sitelab Urban Studio, 10/2019 - 08/2022
Project Designer & Design Strategist
Montaag Design, 05/2017 -05/2019
Architectural Designer & Project Manager
HAAS Architecture, 08/2015 -04/2017
Architectural Designer
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 02/2014 - 04/2015
Teaching Assistant & Guest Juror
California College of the Arts, 01/2012 - Ongoing
Education:
Master of Architecture
California College of the Arts, 09/2010 - 06/2013
Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture, with honors
Académie Libanaise des Beaux‑Arts
Storytelling
Downtown West Public Art Vision & Implementation Framework Plan
Google & Lendlease
California College of the Arts Design Guidelines
Equity Community Builders & Emerald Fund
Spatial Design
1951 Coffee Stand
1951 Coffee Company
An 80m Superyacht
Private Client
Viking Museum
The Viking Age Museum
Soak, An Urban Bathhouse
Private Client
Two Bunch Palms
Private Client
Product Development
InnoSence Air Monitoring
NILU & Norselab
Public Strategy
Old Oakland Study
Private Developer
Downtown West Design Guidelines
Google & Lendlease
CCA Design Guidelines
Equity Community Builders & Emerald Fund