Teresa Brazen is a project manager for Adaptive Path and advocate for bringing User Experience Design to new audiences and industries. She came to the User Experience industry after years of working in the art and the non-profit world. She is a strong believer in communicating about User Experience without jargon. Her podcast, Tea with Teresa, is a place for conversations about User Experience (and other fascinating topics) where confusing industry language is explained or left out. By using accessible language, she believes we can engage in a conversation about User Experience with anyone from any business, background or industry.
Professional Background
In addition to her work at Adaptive Path, she continues her work as an artist, exhibiting paintings and video art in galleries throughout the Unites States and internationally. Prior to joining Adaptive Path, she worked in communications, marketing and development for the National Black Arts Festival, the Woodruff Arts Center, and Camp Fire USA Georgia Council. She was also a project manager for Acoustiguide, overseeing the development of audio tours for museums and cultural institutions.
She is a firm believer that design can reduce our impact on the environment, improve our quality of life, and simply make our lives a little easier. She enjoys guiding projects that have widespread impact on communities.
Past Appearances
May 30
Teresa Brazen presented at the Big (D)esign Conference in Dallas, TX.

Visit Teresa's Personal Site
http://www.brazenart.com
Teresa's Personal Podcast
Tea with Teresa
The Adaptive Path Team
- Alexa Andrzejewski
Interaction Designer - Analisa Lono
Events Coordinator - Andrew Crow
Senior Experience Designer - Brandon Schauer
Experience Design Director - Brian Cronin
Project Manager - Chiara Fox
Senior User Experience Designer - Christian Palino
Design Strategist - Chula Carlson
Controller - Dan Harrelson
Design Technologist - Gina Crescenti
Client Relations Associate - Henning Fischer
Design Strategist - Jared Cole
Interaction Designer - Jennifer Bolduc
Human Resources Director - Jesse James Garrett
President - Julia Houck-Whitaker
R&D Manager - Kate Rutter
Senior Practitioner - Kumi Akiyoshi
Visual Practice Lead - Laura Kirkwood-Datta
Vice President of Professional Services - Leah Buley
Experience Designer - Michael Meyer
CEO - Nancy Markiet
Facilities Coordinator - Pam Daghlian
Event Manager - Patricia Merino Price
Client Relations Manager - Paula Wellings
Experience Designer - Peter Merholz
President - Rachel Brune
Project Manager - Rachel Glaves
Experience Designer - Rachel Hinman
Design Strategist - Sarah B. Nelson
Design Strategist - Teresa Brazen
Project Manager - Todd Elliott
Project Manager - Todd Wilkens
Design Researcher & Manager, Austin Office
Board Members
Emeritus
- Dan Saffer
- David Verba
- Janice Fraser
- Jeffrey Veen
- Indi Young
- Lane Becker
- Mike Kuniavsky
- Ryan Freitas