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Creative Director
At Sweet Grass, I oversee marketing and design and create content and communications that reflect the heart of what we do. My goal is to make emotional connections that inspire action and advocacy for communities whose voices are too often overlooked. I’m continually inspired by the work of my colleagues and honored to help share their stories.
Before joining Sweet Grass, I worked with a national educational nonprofit on the professional learning design team. I helped develop engaging digital experiences for classroom teachers and school leaders in their pursuit to improve student outcomes. My role here is different, but the core principle is the same: distill complex information into accessible, understandable, and actionable insights.
When I’m not working, you can find me walking the woodsy hills of my neighborhood or exploring the many parks and forests of the Pacific Northwest with my family.
Pronouns: she/her
Email: julianna@sweetgrassconsulting.net
Team: Marketing
Julianna Smith
Julianna in the woods near her home in Portland, Oregon.
Recent articles
A beginner’s guide to marketing for mission-driven organizations
Sharing your story with clarity and heart can help build real connection, inspire action, and drive the change you’re working toward.
Four Bands Community Fund uses data to transform Indigenous finance
Blending data with deep community knowledge, Four Bands is reshaping what lending looks like on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation.
Featured projects
Food systems study: Exploring the local food economy of the Oglála Lakhóta Oyáte
Makoce Agriculture Development is transforming Pine Ridge's food landscape by building a community-led, culturally rooted food system.
Find your story: Texas Indigenous data sovereignty study
Texas Tribal Buffalo Project is using data on food, health, identity, lifeways, and economic conditions to support community revitalization.
