“I worked with Marina for several years at American Express. At the time I was the director of UX on the commercial side. Throughout our time working together, Marina never missed a beat. She excelled at all she did, was a strong advocate for good user centered product design and delivered with excellence. Her knowledge in the field, patience to understand the problem, and effortless ability to prove value to partners, made her an exceptional leader in this space.”

Jack Paccione
Former UX Director, Amex

“Marina is an invaluable resource to our organization. She has an outstanding ability to understand design from a user-centric perspective. She understands the subtleties of each market and responds with an appropriately unique design. She also brings a strong technical knowledge, excellent management skills and is a pleasure to work with.”

Robert Wiesenberg
President, Contegra Systems

“Marina helped take Civic Ventures’ Web efforts to a new level, launching our new flagship site, Encore.org, redesigning ExperienceCorps.org and introducing a host of innovative solutions to longstanding challenges within the organization. She did all this with exceptional energy and good humor and an ability to juggle many tasks at once. She was a joy to work with and is sorely missed.”

David Bank
Former VP, Civic Ventures