Steph Yim (she/her) is a multidisciplinary designer focused at the intersection of community-centered design and civic tech. She practices her work through through lens of racial equity, decolonization, and care. Currently, as the design operations director at Public Policy Lab, Steph partners with government agencies and non-profit organizations to design improved ways to deliver public services to historically oppressed and at-risk communities.
Prior to Public Policy Lab, Stephanie cofounded Good Call, NYC’s first centralized arrest support hotline, and has experience designing in financial tech, education, housing, and the criminal justice system. Her work there has been featured on The New York Times, Forbes, and the Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert.
Stephanie holds a B.S. in Human-Computer Interaction and Decision Science from Carnegie Mellon University. She is a proud native of Queens, New York and daughter to immigrant parents. You may find her riding her bike, visiting supermarkets, practicing jiu-jitsu, and playing basketball.
Rad socially-minded clients Steph designed for:
Propel - Nesterly - Alice - Yenko - Center for Court Innovation