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Sabrina Dorsainvil is Director of Civic Design in Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics in Boston, MA. Sabrina is fascinated by people: the way they move, speak, touch, interact and experience environments, objects and each other. She brings this lens to her work as a designer and illustrator; from playful drawings to human centered design projects, Sabrina\u2019s work aims to improve the everyday lives of the people around her by addressing complex issues such as housing, healthcare and human rights. She has worked with international and local community based organizations, non-profits, large institutions and startups on issues regarding social, spatial and environmental justice. Sabrina brings her skills, her creativity, and her love of people to the City of Boston as the Director of Civic Design with the Mayor\u2019s Office of New Urban Mechanics.<\/p>\n

Sabrina graduated from the MS Design and Urban Ecologies<\/a> program in 2014, and her alumna profile can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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