Creative Cafe UC-Santa Cruz
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Adobe Express Evangelist & Community Advocate
Katrina Torrijos is a digital creator based in the SF Bay Area. She is also the Evangelist for Adobe Express and hosts weekly livestreams, workshops, and demos teaching the community how to use Adobe Express to create graphics for their brand, business, or personal projects. Outside of Adobe, Katrina also runs her own lifestyle YouTube channel where she shares her own journey as a content creator as well as tips and advice on how to get started in content creation, social media marketing, and graphic design.

Product Designer at Samsung
Simran is a Bay Area-based product designer with a background in cognitive science and HCI from UC Santa Cruz. She’s passionate about designing intuitive, data-driven tools that improve health and wellbeing. Outside of work, she loves exploring San Francisco and expressing her creative side through journaling and lifestyle videos. Whether she’s building user flows or working with washi tape, Simran believes in the power of thoughtful design to make a meaningful impact.

Product Designer | Relativity
I’m a San Francisco–based product designer with a cognitive science and HCI background from UC Santa Cruz. At Relativity, I design intuitive dashboards that make complex data actionable. I’ve also worked at Mastercard, Canary, and Tech4Good, building skills in UX research and mobile design. Outside of work, I explore creativity through makeup and abstract art. I’m passionate about crafting elegant, user-centered solutions—and I never say no to matcha or a good Figma session.

Creative Director | Altima Creative
Tassa Burdette is the Founder and Creative Director of Altima Creative, a design agency specializing in branding and marketing assets for IT and cybersecurity companies. With over 20 years of experience, she leads a team known for delivering fast, strategic, and cohesive design solutions that help tech brands stand out in competitive markets. Tassa is passionate about design that solves problems and loves mentoring emerging creatives to help them confidently grow.

Senior Creative 3D Evangelist & Community Advocate | Adobe
Vladimir Petkovic is a Serbian-born artist based in San Francisco, working at the intersection of art and cutting-edge 3D technology. As a Senior Creative 3D Evangelist at Adobe, he engages the global artistic community through impactful storytelling, innovative workflows, and meaningful collaboration. With over 20 years of experience, Vladimir has contributed to a wide spectrum of projects—from enterprise pipeline development and creative event production to immersive installations and projection mapping. His passion for story-driven work that celebrates science, culture, and humanity has led to collaborations with esteemed institutions such as NASA and the Smithsonian. His art often explores hyperrealistic visions of the future and surreal dreamscapes.

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