Stephanie Urigwe

At East Design Group, I led social-impact and strategic initiatives that integrated trauma-informed, salutogenic, and health-equity practices across 90% of design projects. I secured leadership support for five operational objectives, trained 85% of design staff in new design-thinking methods, and reduced project kick-off timelines by 10 days.

I've built evidence-based health services across clinical, workplace, and education settings. At Iver Oaks Hospital, I launched the first occupational therapy service, generating $20,000 per week, and created a driving rehabilitation program generating $12,000 weekly.

My work combines public health, occupational therapy, human-centered design, and systems thinking. I’ve conducted more than 200 ergonomic assessments, developed injury-prevention programs, and improved functional independence, care transitions, and learning environments through tailored interventions.

Earlier, at CommuniCare Health Centers, I secured $1.3 million to expand medical, dental, and vision services for more than 20,000 underserved patients. I’m passionate about using investigative research, regenerative design, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to improve healing, equity, wellbeing, and global health outcomes.