Our Journalistic, Trauma-Informed Approach

a composite image of Miranda, Eliana and Nikki

Human Centric Media
is a strategic narrative agency with a trauma-informed,
journalistic approach to storytelling.

Our Team

Creative Strategy

Human Centric Media Creative Director Eliana Mendez poses in the studio

Eliana Mendez (she/her) is a trained multimedia journalist and the Creative Director.

She builds relationships, conducts interviews and produces thoughtful media.

A studio portrait of Nikki, Ethical Production Lead, wearing a dark green velvet suit and a cream-colored bow tie, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression against a white fabric backdrop.

Nikki Navarrete (she/her) is an experienced social worker and the Ethical Production Lead.

She holds space for our subjects to assert boundaries and reflect on their experiences, helping us design a production that is responsive to their needs.

A studio portrait of Miranda Rabuck, Strategic Communications Lead, wearing a blue denim jacket over a red and black checkered blouse, posed with her arms crossed against a background of draped fabric.

Miranda Rabuck (she/her) is a capacity builder and the Strategic Communications Lead.

She designs goal-aligned campaign plans that attract capital, maximize impact, and catalyze lasting change.

Leadership Development

Lee Wilmoth (they/them) is a human-centered facilitator and the Personal Styling Lead.

They restyle your existing wardrobe, unlocking fresh combinations and helping you harness your fully-aligned clarity and impact.

An outdoor portrait of Lee, Personal Styling Lead, wearing a vibrant, multicolored tie-dye button-down shirt and yellow-tinted glasses, looking toward the camera with a slight smile on a city street in Portland.

Zhou Fang (she/her) is an intersectionality practicioner and the Integrated Leadership Lead.

She provides leadership coaching specifically designed to support bold decision making and an abundance mindset.

An outdoor portrait of Zhou Fang, Integrated Leadership Lead, smiling warmly with arms crossed, wearing a quilted olive green coat and a thick black scarf on a sidewalk in Portland.

Production Leads

illustrated 'portrait' of Alexis Neely, a Motion Graphics Lead at Human Centric Media

Alexis Neely (she/her) is an illustrator, visual storyteller and a Motion Graphics Lead.

She hand-animates original titles, explainer segments and atmospheric motion GFX for organizations creating change.

illustrated 'portrait' of Nicole Amidon, a Motion Graphics Lead at Human Centric Media

Nicole Amidon (she/they) is an experienced animator and a Motion Graphics Lead.

She develops original graphics packages for mission-driven clients, transformational leaders and public sector agencies.

We believe that genuine expression is the most powerful way to build trust and engage audiences.

Media Full of Rich Characters that Feel like People and Stick in Hearts

'Trauma-informed'?
What's an 'Ethical Production Lead'?
We're building Human Centric Media by continuously investing in the the relationship with our subjectsrather than technical complexity, longer scripts or larger crews.

Nikki, our Ethical Production Lead, utilizes twelve years of social work experience to hold intentional, empathetic space for our subjects' concerns, helping us design a production that is responsive to them.

We help clients pursue their mission, grow their capacity
and step into earned leadership in their communities.

Our Values

Authenticity
We believe that genuine expression is the most powerful way to build lasting trust and engage audiences.

Dream Big
We help our clients pursue their mission, grow their capacity and step into earned leadership in their communities.

Decolonizing Media
Everything we make seeks to dismantle harmful power structures like white supremacy and misogyny.

Reverence for Subjects
Engaging media is about rapport: we show our subjects respect and curiosity, and let them lead the experience.

Body Autonomy
Your body, its operation, your boundaries and experience in it, are yours and yours alone.

Community Wellbeing
All of us would benefit from a compassionate society that provides food water and shelter to everyone, free of charge.

Your Story is More Powerful than Anything We Could Script
We don't need to put words in your mouth, or make you into anything that you're not.

Ongoing Consent
The subjects' needs, comfort and reflections will be honored and checked-in with throughout the production experience.

We operate in spaces, both physically and emotionally, that most agencies can't reach.

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