STCK is a specialized creative agency for purpose-driven organizations that need to get attention, increase membership numbers, explain complex ideas, and change the world for good.
Our mission reaches far beyond a focus of revenue and profit. We operate as an ecosystem, where all relationships are equally important and mutually beneficial. The STCK Network is a social community and one that functions from a distributed work platform. As a social enterprise, we integrate ourselves into the social fabric of society and work to support positive change that we believe in.
STCK works with clients and organizations whose sole purpose is to work towards the greater good and in no way demean the existence of people, animals, and the environment worldwide. At STCK we are focused on inclusive growth, social impact, and employee well-being. We hold strongly the importance of inclusivity and empowerment of all people no matter their race, color, age, sexual preference, pronouns, disability, genetic information, socioeconomic status, or religion and strive to partner with artists and organizations who have been traditionally underrepresented.
OUR SCIENTIFIC GOAL
Multi-pronged collaborations with underrepresented artists and purpose-driven brands that proactively support transformative change and growth at the systems-level.
OUR CREATIVE GOAL
Altruists rise to the top of an oversaturated market.
Process
We are a creative collective drawn to those who embrace change and dare to go out on a limb. Dreamers, doers, and people with plans that make the world a little better.
01. Discovery
A 20-min introductory call where we get acquainted with you and your needs.
02. Proposal
We build a custom team and create a list of recommendations to fit your budget and specific goals.
03. Development
We take a deep dive into your organization, collaborate with your team, and set up infrastructure to carry us throughout the entirety of our project.
04. Delivery
We complete a project once you are 100% satisfied.
Network
Kali Auckly
CEO, Founder
Kali Auckly
Kali is a visionary and highly committed professional with a background in leadership and digital optimization. She is a passionate and committed social justice advocate and socially conscious entrepreneur with the drive to disrupt and break out of social norms… and significantly contribute to reducing and preventing established patterns of environmental and global health degradation. A visionary who elevates those around her, working to swing the pendulum of health equity and global consciousness.
Graduate training in global health and program development led to her work at Bioversity International, where she designed and implemented community-based development projects in Kenya and India. Her work was largely focused on connecting with rural farmers and facilitating critical discussions on neglected and underutilized fruit species.
Kali has observed global health issues around the world and recognizes the need for efficient and comprehensive solutions–starting with awareness. With a M.S. in global health/social marketing and B.S in public health, Kali brings the science lens to marketing and design for STCK Design’s purpose driven clients.
Estefania Rivera
Creative Director
Estefania Rivera
Originally from Mexico City, Estefania is now a Portland-based designer. She is a creative powerhouse who has been brought on by dozens of nonprofits to perfect their visual storytelling methods. Estefania brings a unique point of view, expert skill set, and over a decade of experience to brand strategy, design, and web development.
Priscilla Acosta
Project Manager
Priscilla Acosta
Priscilla is a seasoned leader at the intersection of project operations and community advocacy. In her role as the Tribal Liaison and Health Program Specialist at the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, she orchestrated quarterly Tribal Consultations and promoted cultural sensitivity in health policy.
As the Director of Strong Start Prenatal-to-Three Initiatives at the Children’s Advocacy Alliance, Priscilla secured a substantial $1.9 million Pritzker Children’s Initiative Grant and led community campaigns focusing on early learning and community health workers’ initiatives.
At the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Priscilla managed a significant $3 million Federal Block Grant, ensuring compliance with tribal health safety standards and enhancing the Tribal Childcare Quality and Improvement Rating System.
Elected Chair of the National Indian Child Care Association and recognized as a Global Leader for Young Children, Priscilla brings an international perspective to her community development work. With a B.S. in Community Health Sciences, she champions projects for community welfare and inclusive development.
Jo Ann Lorraine
Graphic Designer / Illustrator
Jo Ann Lorraine
Jo is a graphic designer and illustrator with an expertly trained eye for accessibility and intersectionality in strategic communications. Jo’s work centers on crafting thoughtful, eye-catching designs that are accessible to all audiences, regardless of ability or background. She is well-versed in a variety of design tools and techniques, and brings a keen eye for detail to every project she takes on.
Whether creating infographics, illustrations, or social media campaigns, Jo always executes beyond expectations and expands her client’s digital sphere. With Jo on your team, you can be confident that your communications will be visually stunning, engaging, and truly inclusive.
Courtland Carey
Courtland Carey
Graphic Designer
Bella Soul
Spoken Word Artist
Bella Soul
Bella is a Southern California grown writer who resides in Portland, Oregon. She is the 2019 Portland Poetry Grand Slam Champion, and has performed at various events such as the WeMake Disrupt Conference, Invisible Spectrums and Intersect Fest. Her poem Joy will be featured in Black Arts Tables Anthology set to release in spring 2020. Bella’s poetry centers around her experiences being a woman of color, her eating disorder, abusive relationships, and the hope between it all. Side Effects of Remembering the Little Things is her debut book with Lightship Press. Through her work she hopes to create connection, conversation, and understanding so we all feel a little less alone.
Jen Miller
Project Operations
Jen Miller
Jennifer is a consultant who chooses her projects based on their synergy with her own personal calling: Building community and enacting global justice. Jennifer’s skills lie in creative and industrious project management, quick and adaptive understanding of high-level needs, and connecting passionate people with aligned individuals, groups, organizations, and missions. Jennifer believes deeply that mission-driven organizations & globally-engaged businesses are the key to enacting global change, a certainty that drives her desire to bring more eyes to the good guys as STCK Design’s Director of Growth.
Sarah Medeiros
Strategy & Account Manager
Sarah Medeiros
Sarah Medeiros, born and raised on the island of Kauai, moved to Portland in 1999. Her love for the outdoors and this big little city of Portland only grew as she explored the PNW more and more. Sarah has a long background in media; radio, print and digital advertising, with an emphasis on non-profit development. Working with mission driven clients has always been her passion. Both professionally and personally she enjoys working or volunteering with organizations that focus on community building. Sarah lives in North Portland with her partner, two kids, and Sunny the dog and loves spending time with friends, seeing local comedy, connecting with neighbors and finding the best zero proof cocktail.
Swathi Das
Swathi is an Indian and Bengali native New Yorker. With an educational background in health and human services and psychology, she has experience as a cognitive psychology researcher and a preventive service social worker. She is combining her passion of working with organizations that have eye opening missions to greater issues in the world and using data-driven decision-making as a data analyst. She has an affinity for turning data into meaningful and digestible information, and those information into strategic insights.
Swathi Das
Data Analyst
David Smith
PPC / Paid Social Advertising
David Smith
Dave has been glued to a computer since Mavis Beacon taught him typing in the 90’s. He founded Dactyl Media to bring transparency and data-driven results to a digital marketing space that focuses too much time on vanity metrics. When he’s not tinkering with ad funnels (with way too many Chrome tabs open), Dave enjoys spending time with his wife and family, hiking, frequenting concerts, or trying out new recipes in the kitchen.
In recent years, he was able to bring his expertise to help non-profits and mission-driven organizations harness the mystical power of the algorithms to make an impact with their digital footprint and, ultimately, the world. Dave’s work has helped these organizations to not only reach more people with their message, but also to measure and track the results of their campaigns in order to continue to improve and refine their approach.
Sarah Yeoman
Photographer
Sarah Yeoman
Sarah is a photographer based in Portland, Ore. After starting in the nonprofit world working with Indigenous communities around the West, she moved on to photograph a wide array of stories for various publications. She firmly believes that communities are not defined by their problems and that photography is a medium of power dynamics that shapes how we are seen. Dedicated to creating images that portray underexposed communities as they wish to be seen, she continues to work with nonprofits around the world to tell stories that do more than scratch the surface.
Gabriel Benevente
Songwriter / Digital Media
Gabriel Benevente
Gabriel is a songwriter from the State of Mexico living in Portland, OR, since 2016. Gabriel was previously part of the Mexican band Buried Under Stars, with now-members of the band Loiis. In 2019 he released his first solo work, entitled “Aguanta” – written and produced by himself. This was an EP inspired by bands like Canseco, Julen y La Gente Sola, and R.E.M.
Savina Monet
Graphic Designer / Coder
Savina Monet
Savina is a Mexican and Italian American activist, strategist, visual designer and organizer for community-led projects influencing social justice in the cannabis industry. Born in Los Angeles, raised in Seattle, and currently in Portland, she is a West Coast baby through and through. Her involvement in large-scale projects influencing change has led to monumental shifts, like the recent defunding of cannabis tax dollars from the Portland Police Bureau.
With several years experience in Cannabis and Hemp, Savina has led the creative vision for projects with High Times, My Bud Vase, Women Grow, Oregon Cannabis Association, and countless other brands in the US and abroad.
As the Founder of the Cannabis Workers Coalition, she is responsible for the vision, strategy, and fundraising efforts for the organization as it expands across her home state.
Kayla Brock
Photographer / Writer
Kayla Brock
Kayla Brock is a photographer, social media manager and copywriter who has worked with organizations such as Travel Oregon, SF Chronicle, Portland Monthly and KPTV. She has a strong passion for traveling, representing voices of color, arts and culture and has a demonstrated history of working in the publishing and broadcast industry.
Liana Z Weber
Artist
Liana Z Weber
Liana is a classically trained Austrian/ American visual artist. After she received her bachelor’s degree in arts from the University of Nevada, Reno, Weber moved to Austria and opened her atelier where she currently creates. As an artist Liana’s goal is to create easily understandable works of art that address the cultural constructs of sexuality, power, identity and gender. Weber incorporates imagery from mythical, religious and historical artistic iconography and replaces the traditional use of female subjectivity with brash unapologetic female figures.
Meredith Mitchell
Marketing / Copywriter
Meredith Mitchell
Meredith has been in the professional art of storytelling for nearly 15 years. Her combined background in live performance, arts education and creative writing led the way for her more recent endeavors in the online marketing industry. She is a savvy brand strategist who specializes in engaging and inspiring her audience. As an avid writer, her strongest suit is finding the unique “voice” within each brand she works with and executing an online presence that delivers both emotionality and connectivity. She is thrilled to be a part of the STCK team.
Aldo Gonzalez
Graphic Designer
Aldo Gonzales
Aldo is a Graphic Designer based in Portland, Oregon with over 12 years of experience in the public and private sectors, including municipality, retail, fine arts, and ad agency design. His studies in Graphic Design were completed at California State University, Long Beach and at the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart, which is one of the top design schools in Germany.
Aldo is highly proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite, and speaks English, Spanish, and German and enjoys how these languages inspire my work and allow me to meet and relate to new people.
Caliopy Glaros
Fundraising Expert
Caliopy Glaros
As an expert in fundraising and intercultural communication, Caliopy works with organizations to develop and optimize their fundraising programs to inspire generosity, cultivate empathy, deepen learning, and connect people across cultures in mutually beneficial ways.
Caliopy has worked with such organization in more than sixty countries on five continents. After leading the fundraising department of an international NGO, she founded her consultancy to help organizations grow and formalize their initiatives into scalable programs, as well as to push back against exploitative elements often inherent in the charitable sector. Today she is a recognized expert on the topics of ethical storytelling and ethical client engagement.
Part strategist, part facilitator, and part project manager, Caliopy supports teams in developing programs that connect supporters directly to the causes they champion. Having once been in the exact situation as many of her clients, she understands that a successful strategy needs to be grounded in attainable revenue goals, smooth implementation, and deep intercultural acumen. Today, she draws from her unique skills in all three areas to provide comprehensive solutions to nonprofits, philanthropic groups, social benefit corporations, and foundations.
Jessie Sears
Filmmaker/ Graphic Designer
Jessie Sears
Jessie Sears, a creative with a Bachelor’s in Communications, blends storytelling through film, photography, writing, and web design. Rooted in Indigenous heritage, Jessie captures diverse cultures authentically. Nature enthusiast and artist, Jessie finds inspiration from connecting with the outdoors.
Jonny Barragan
Growth Marketer / Copywriter
Jonny Barragan
Hi, I’m Jonny.
I dabble in the art (and science) of content ops and growth marketing; I also have flights of fancy from time to time. What am I about? Outside of kickin’ the teeth in on GTM strategy for digital activations – I’m a loving husband, dad twice over, ranked Nevada ping pong player (once upon a time), master high-fiver, a connoisseur of coffee, and AYCE Sushi champ
Elisha Brodsky
Filmmaker / Photographer
Elisha Brodsky
I am a filmmaker and photographer, a multidisciplinary thinker and dreamer, driven by the power of creating cinematic experiences. I’ve had the opportunity to work in a variety of creative environments as a photographer, designer, a DP, and art director.
Maria Regine Cabbab
Illustrator / Graphic Designer
Maria Regine Cabbab
Born in the Philippines and raised in Hawai’i—Maria is a multidisciplinary artist located in Portland, OR. A maker and lover of art + design equipped with technical knowledge and skills, currently in the talent acquisition field. She is an advocate for underserved and underprivileged communities.
Chanel Ambrose
Consultant / Event Planner
Chanel Ambrose
Channel is a Trinidadian-American and Brooklyn, NY native. She’s passionate about working with women and girls in BIPOC communities. Channel served on the PDX Women’s March planning committee for 2 years. She was appointed co-lead organizer of the 20-21 march. She is currently enrolled at PSU and plans to graduate in 2022 with a BA in Social Sciences. Channel has over 10 years experience teaching Early Childhood Ed. She has a love for community organizing, volunteering and event planning.
Marina Martinez
Consultant / Copywriter
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