# Now
An ongoing log of what I'm working on, watching, reading, and exploring.
## Day job
As of August 2025, I am a UX content manager at [Blue Shield of California](https://www.blueshieldca.com/en/home) on the DEDC (Digital Experience, Design and Content) team. My work focuses heavily on developing the content strategy, SEO strategy, and information architecture across the digital experience.
**Recent projects at Blue Shield:**
- Member portal navigation which I will speaking about at IAC26 in April 2026
## What I did in the past 6 months as part of community work
For [[World IA Association]], as a co-president with Xander Roozen
- Coordinating [[World IA Day 2026]] events across 20 cities around the world
- Creating microsite content and SEO optimization for the WIAD26 locations
- Curating content for the WIAA newsletter with Xander
- Managing WIAA's [[WIAA-gitbook-migration-case-study|website migration from Drupal 8 to GitBook]]
- Organizing quarterly strategic board meetings, including the planning sessions for "Future of WIAA" workshops recently held in December 2025, Education committee meetings, and check-ins with [[World IA Cafe]] and Taxonomy Talk.
For [[DIA Design Guild]], as the executive director
- Shared that DIA is now a 509(a)(2) public charity. See [announcement](https://www.diadesign.io/newsletter/public-charity-status-celebration/).
- Redesigned website content (About page, Services page, board bios) to reflect established nonprofit status
- Set up comprehensive ClickUp workspace for board operations, client projects, and internal initiatives
- Established Benevity profile for corporate volunteer partnerships and donations
- Organized SGVUX Design Slam event with 20 participants from Greater LA in July. See [newsletter](https://www.diadesign.io/newsletter/august-2025-updates/)
- Developed community and board expectation surveys to inform 2026 planning
- Fell behind on the monthly newsletters for DIA, but I sent out 2 updates
- Created partnership communications for IAC and other organizations
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Last updated: 2025-12-19