Patti Smith-Lawrence

Patti Smith-Lawrence is a skilled user experience professional with extensive experience in managing teams and driving design initiatives. At Workiva, Patti serves as a Senior User Experience Manager for R&D, overseeing a team of seven UX designers across multiple distributed teams, fostering collaboration, managing workloads, and ensuring the creation of intuitive product experiences. Previous roles include User Experience Manager and Senior User Experience Manager at Red Dot Advertising + Design, along with positions as a UX Designer at Meredith Corporation and Design Director at The Integer Group. Patti also held the role of Associate Art Director at Dyton Media, Inc., and contributed as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Northern Iowa. Patti holds a Master’s degree in Design/Printmaking and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design from the University of Northern Iowa.