Hello. My name is Evangeline Semark.
I’m a designer, writer, and communications professional with over 20 years of experience crafting meaningful narratives and visuals at the intersection of culture, justice, and identity. My work spans strategic marketing, communications, and creative roles, where I use my skills and equity-driven approach to support people, organizations, and movements working toward change.
I love what I do—harnessing the power of words and pictures to spark action. I help clients expand their reach and amplify their messages, using design and storytelling to inspire connection, bridge differences, and create change. From brand identities to web design to event marketing and everything in between, I create impactful solutions that resonate across industries.
I’m deeply committed to centering the people and movements I work with, advancing racial and gender equity, dismantling systemic oppression, and prioritizing community through messaging, artifacts, and technology. The impact of my work has led to transformational change with lasting, positive results, moving us toward a more curious, compassionate, and just world.
This is my “why.”
What people are saying
Lonnie S.
“Evangeline is insightful, passionate, astute, witty, and efficient. She leads, teaches, and connects. It’s fabulous to work with her.”
Corey W.
“Evangeline is a thoughtful and critically reflective intellectual who provides colleagues with opportunities to take risks, to stretch their learning and to interrogate their thinking. She is extremely dedicated to ensuring that those who hold marginalized identities are at the forefront of organizational discussions, thoughts, and actions.”
Jariya C. K.
“Evangeline is a highly creative, intelligent, organized and above all, results-oriented design genius. She can make lemonade when given lemons, or beautifully powerful presentations when given health insurance copy.”
Strengths
Human-Centered Approach
Knowing the “what” and the “how” of your work are not enough. I use a human-centered approach to create empathy and fuel the creation of solutions that resonate more deeply with your audience. This approach leads to better engagement and growth and keeps the people you’re trying to reach at the heart of your communication strategies.
Equity-Focused Storyteller & Strategist
Using an equity and empowerment lens, I work to identify connections to people, place, process, and power when developing communications and public relations strategies. This helps to create stories that are inspiring, easy to access and understand, and relevant to the communities you serve and develops engagement activities that are responsive, inclusive, barrier-free and culturally relevant.
Cross-Functional Collaborator
I have experience leading complex, response-driven communications programs and managing mission-critical projects in corporate, nonprofit, and educational settings. This requires experience developing collaborative, meaningful connections with a variety of people, including volunteers, colleagues, clients of all ages, C-Suite executives, board members, key influencers and community members impacted by the work.
Curious & Creative Problem Solver
Bringing people together involves as much active talking as it does active listening. I develop strategic solutions to communications and engagement challenges and help lead people through change. I do this by engaging multiple perspectives, doing my homework, and combining my creative expertise, liberatory mindset, and endless curiosity.
