about me!
maria.
building communities through ingenuity, empathy, and research.
As a community engagement specialist in both the creative and nonprofit space, Maria Manaog has formulated a multidisciplinary skillset in brand activation, content creation, and event production throughout her undulating career.
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Emboldened by her UX background, she leaned steeply into her love for connecting and inspiring people through physical and online experiences. Through big picture-thinking, she is an advocate for ideas that unite people through imagination, hope, and the human condition.
Since 2021, she has spearheaded a variety of events - from a music festival, launch parties, pop ups, to a fashion show - and founded Club Rambutan, an art collective, magazine, and creative residency dedicated to intersectional artists.
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about maria
Maria is a 24 year old multidisciplinary creative from Chandler, AZ and is now based in San Francisco, CA. Her career path has been anything but conventional:
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She holds a master's degree in User Experience; initially starting a UX research career in B2B software but had always...
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Gravitated towards effective altruism work, such as forwarding solutions to improve digital media literacy skills and homeownership as a tool for wealth generation, which has now led her to...​​
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A career in the Bay Area nonprofit world, connecting low-income K-8 families to affordable youth development resources, but she also...
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Founded Club Rambutan - an art collective, magazine, and residency - where she is building a brand that embraces the whimsical journey of being an artist.
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