Our Team

A Glacial Lake in the Spanish Pyrenees

Ibón de Plan, also known as Basa de la Mora, is one of the many mountain lakes in the Spanish Pyrenees. It is situated in the Plan municipality in the province of Huesca. At 1910 meters high, Basa de la Mora is fed by the melting snow of the peaks around it, such as Pico Cotiella (2.912 m), Punta de Armeña (2822 m), Punta de las Neiss (2751 m), and Cotielleta (2731 m).

The voice of the lake helps the school raise awareness of the importance of bringing nature and biological ecosystems into our work to become truly sustainable.

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Co-Founder & Lead Designer

As the founder of the school and a thought leader in Life-Centered Design, Jeroen is responsible for spreading awareness of the approach, growing the school, and creating a the right space for the team to help creative professionals and innovation teams become life-centered.

Jeroen has a Bachelor of Industrial product design and a University Teaching Degree. In over 20 years of design, Jeroen shifted from industrial to human-centered design, always focusing on sustainable and social challenges. He worked in the educational, startup and governmental space. In 2020, Jeroen made his next step and shifted from human-centered to life-centered design and founded the school in 2022 together with Marcela Xirinachs.

Jeroen: “In The school I combine my love for design, nature and education. I enjoy connecting designers & innovators with their creative & natural purpose."

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Co-Founder & Lead Visual Designer

Marce and Jeroen founded the LCD School in 2022, and it was/is an exciting journey that changed their lives. It combines her love for nature and design with my desire to share impactful and worthy content with people worldwide.

I have a Master's in Research for Design and Innovation from Elisava University, a postgraduate degree in Graphic Design, and a Bachelor's in Advertising with an emphasis on copywriting. Marce is passionate about graphic design, especially helping good brands tell their stories. Life-Centered Design has changed how she designs, from working with brands that respect the planet to taking her inspiration from nature.

Marce: "The Life-Centered Design School is a beautiful space where I can put all my knowledge into practice."

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Learning experience designer

Alice joined the LCD School after participating in the 4th cohort. At the school, she focuses on reviewing and improving the "Shifting from Human to Life-Centered Design" course experience, including its content, tools, and activities, on ensuring students have a clear, applicable, and life-centred experience.

She has a Master's degree in service design and works as a consultant on innovation projects for products and services, strongly emphasizing research. Her passion lies in design education; for the past three years, she has been a dedicated tutor for the Advanced Design course at the University of Bologna. She eagerly awaits starting as an adjunct professor.

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Business Designer

Cathy is a life learner who spends days being curious while enjoying retirement. During her career, she designed, delivered, and managed global innovative learning and leadership programs at HP Inc., including design thinking workshops and sprints.

She also managed a partnership and program with Stanford University targeting up-and-coming HP global senior leaders to build skills and learn new methods and tools focused on business, innovation, and leadership. Cathy also has a certification in Permaculture Design.

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Strategic Designer

Catherine facilitates strategic sessions, foresees project management needs, strategizes and designs internal projects with the Life-Centered Design School team.

Catherine Bianca is a Certified Facilitator, Lead Designer, and Brand Strategist. She founded, Process Process Process, a creative growth studio in 2020. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts, specializing in Design from Concordia University in Montreal. Recently she has completed the Woman in Leadership Program Certificate at the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business, and is spending her summer studying biomimicry & sustainable design at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Catherine: "At the LCD School I get to be curious and think collectively on innovative ways nature & humans design together. I am honored to be part of the school's discourse, team and community."

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User experience designer

Taylor conducts UX design and research projects using a Life-Centered approach. Her work improves the experience of everyone who interacts with the school.

Taylor holds a BA in Sociology and an MSc in Climate Change, Development, and Policy. She worked as a sustainability consultant and program manager on climate-related projects for several years. She then became a certified user experience designer and now uses design solutions to solve social and environmental challenges. She has worked with startups, the private sector, and nonprofits.

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Thought Leader and Community Building

Yagmur is originally from Istanbul, but she is now based in New York and living as a nomad. Fun fact: her name means "rain" in Turkish! Her Economics and Social Entrepreneurship education at NYU has fueled her passion for driving the transition towards a life-centered & regenerative future.

Yagmur's work involves researching, designing, and facilitating to catalyze change at individual, organizational, and systemic levels. She has worked with impact-oriented startups and organizations, is the Learning Lab Manager at Inner Development Goals Switzerland, and is a Teaching Assistant for the Sustainable Business and Innovation class at NYU Stern School of Business.

Yagmur: "I am honored to be part of the fantastic LCD School team, supporting Thought Leadership and Community Building efforts."

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Learning designer and (Outdoor) Facilitator

Anneke supports the different learning experiences within the school by reviewing and improving courses, tools and templates. She also (co-)facilitates the school's portfolio of in-person workshops locally in the Netherlands.

Trained initially as an Experience Designer, Anneke has worked for many years at the intersection of sustainability, social innovation and higher education. In the last few years, she has ventured into outdoor education and nature connection, having trained herself as a hike, survival instructor, and outdoor facilitator. Anneke is driven to create more meaningful connections with and within nature, and seasonal celebrations, deep ecology and modern-day rites of passage inspire her work.

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