Nicole Feliz-Okumu

SFAI Board Member

Co-Founder of Grey Area Collective

Nicole Feliz is a seasoned design strategist and group facilitator dedicated to fostering collaboration, learning, and alignment for impactful action. Over the past two decades, she has channeled her expertise in support of social justice champions by crafting and executing strategic initiatives, programs, and experiences.

As the Co-Founder of The Grey Area Collective, a women-led design and research studio operating at the intersection of art, design, and activism, Nicole plays a pivotal role in shaping its mission Simultaneously, she serves as a Managing Partner at Dpict, a graphic facilitation studio specializing in process design, visualization, sensemaking, and collaborative environments.

Nicole’s passion lies in leveraging her skills and creativity to influence new perspectives on our collective future. Drawing from a foundation in narrative strategies, group facilitation, and creative practice, she brings a diverse set of lenses to her collaborations with social justice champions worldwide. Her conviction is rooted in the belief that community and radical collaboration serve as the key to unlocking liveable futures.

In her creative practice, she explores issues of identity through assemblage, mixed media collage, poetry, and zine creation. She divides her time between her hometown of Santa Fe, NM, and Brooklyn, NY.

Grey Area Collective
Dpict