About Me
I’m a principal designer at Skylight, a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services.
Before that, I was a design lead at Square and Cash App, and worked as a designer & strategist at the platform level for large e-commerce, marketing & sales, and insurance companies. And it all got started 16 years ago by managing programs & people within non-profit organizations for underserved communities. I’m pleased to have come full circle to use my professional design experience to positively influence the civic space.
I can usually be found reading, snapping photos of the beautiful world around me, fly-fishing with my husband in a mountain stream, making handmade pottery for family and friends, recording environmental soundscapes and turning them into music, or trail running while listening to ‘60s cumbia.
“It’s not very often you get the opportunity to work with a design leader as talented, meticulous, and dedicated as Kallen.
After working in close collaboration on a project, I had the chance to witness her incredible leadership abilities and sharp strategic approach to design first-hand.
I always looked forward to our collaboration sessions because I knew that would be filled with nuggets of knowledge, questions that pushed my design thinking abilities, and positive reinforcement that we were on the right path to a solution.”
- Kasia Bedkowski, Senior Designer @ Cash App
Music & Found Sounds
When inspiration strikes, I like composing instrumental soundscapes, and try to incorporate as many field recordings from birding, hiking, camping, etc. when possible.
Pottery
Photo & Travel
Travel
Writing
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