Ash has spent over a decade leading research and design teams for large-scale public sector initiatives.

Her expertise in accessibility, equity, and inclusion inform policy-makers and shape service delivery systems, such as the NYC Department of Education’s online application system and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation’s MyCity platform- providing NYC residents with access to essential services such as child care.

She currently resides in Kingston, New York with her partner and enjoys swimming, biking, gardening, and working on house projects.

ROLES

Independent Researcher
Present

UX Research + Design Lead
Blenderbox Inc.

Instructor, UX Thinking for Spatial Experiences
Tyler School of Art + Architecture

Lecturer, Designing an Equitable End of Life System
Drexel University

Interactive Producer + UX Designer
The Philadelphia Museum of Art

CLIENTS

NYC Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation

NYC Department of Small Business Services

NYC Department of Education

NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings

NYC Mayor's Office of Food Policy

NYC Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity

Connecticut State Department of Education

NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

Harvard Global Health Institute

WE NYC

New York Blood Center

Buffalo Public Schools

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Oakland Unified School District

EnrollWise

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

South Puget Sound Community College

World Science U

Seventh Sense Care Collective

Channel Arts

Hudson Valley Ecological Death Network

The Rodin Museum

The Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Society for Neuroscience

AWARDS

WE NYC / Blenderbox Inc.

Anthem Awards / Silver / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Anthem Community Voice Awards / Finalist / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

W3 Awards / Gold / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Web Excellence Award / Diversity & Inclusion

Web Excellence Award / Government

W3 Awards / Gold / Local Government

EnrollWise / Blenderbox Inc.

Edtech Awards / Enrollment and Admissions Solution

Edtech Awards / Enrollment and Admissions Solution

Web Excellence Award / Education

Web Excellence Award / E-Government

Communicator Award of Excellence / Education

Webby Awards / Honoree / Learning & Education Software

MySchools NYC / Blenderbox Inc.

Anthem Award / Silver / Education – Innovation

Communicator Award of Distinction / Education

W3 Awards / Gold / Web Applications / Services

W3 Awards / Gold / Local Government

Summit Creative Awards / Silver / Government Websites

Webby Awards / Honoree / Government & Civil Innovation

Carnegie Corporation of New York / Blenderbox Inc.

Davey Awards / Silver / Social Responsibility

W3 Awards / Silver / Non-Profit

Webby Awards / Honoree / Charitable Organizations

Awwwards Nominee / Nonprofit

CSS Design Awards / Non-Profit

New York Blood Center / Blenderbox Inc.

Communicator Award of Excellence / Medical & Pharmaceutical

Communicator Award of Excellence / Health & Wellness

Communicator Award of Excellence / Non-Profit

Interactive Media Awards / Best in Class / Healthcare

Webby Awards / Honoree / Health

W3 Awards / Gold / Non-Profit

Interactive Media Awards / Best in Class / Hospital

South Puget Sound Community College / Blenderbox Inc.

Davey Awards / Silver / Schools & Universities

W3 Awards / Silver / Schools & Universities

NYC Workforce Data Portal / Blenderbox Inc.

Davey Awards / Silver / Government

W3 Awards / Silver / Local Government

Summit International Award / Gold / Government Website

A is for Art Museum / The Philadelphia Museum of Art

Muse Award / Gold / Education

University of the Arts Presidential Award for Creative Entrepreneurship; 2015

Temple University Dean’s Grant; 2013

Best Experimental Short Film, ‘Natural Resist’, iFilm Fest; 2012

EDUCATION

MFA / Museum Exhibition Planning + Design
The University of the Arts

BFA / Sculpture
Tyler School of Art + Architecture

Systems Thinking Certification
IDEO

PUBLICATIONS / CURRICULA

Creativity + Grief
2022 - 2025

Everyone is an Artist
2022 - 2025

Designing Ecology at the End of Life: a Green Burial Guide
2022 - 2025

UX Thinking for Spatial Experiences
Tyler School of Art + Architecture
2022

‘The Social Museum: Human-Computer Interaction in Object-Oriented Spaces’
2015

‘Sculp-ture’; made possible by the Temple University Dean’s Grant
2013

Kingston, NY.

scrivstudios@gmail.com