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.
Empowered 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, a 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.