Cristina Fawaz López

Cristina is a Senior Design Manager at SecondMuse. She is actively engaged in the development, implementation, and codification of the SecondMuse Practice Framework. As part of the Practice Group, she uses human-centered approaches to increase design capacity and supports program teams with design research and design.

Cristina strives to bridge the gap between systems thinking, human experiences, and design via trust-driven collaboration. She believes that by incorporating the voices of the people they intend to design for and with, they can build systems of belonging. She has experience in the academic, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors, and her work has spanned across design strategy, community engagement, and social impact programming. Prior to joining SecondMuse, she received her MA in Social Innovation from the University of San Diego.

Having grown up between cultures in Puerto Rico and Lebanon, Cristina speaks just about five languages. She is passionate about traveling and experiencing new cultures. Cristina also enjoys playing tennis, making pottery, baking, and occasionally learning to play the guitar. On any given day, you might find her strolling through the beaches in Puerto Rico or California, or exploring art and design venues!