Laura is a neurodivergent design leader living in Austin, TX. With over 15 years of experience, she has collaborated with various brands including Amazon, Bayer, BBC, IBM, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, United Nations and others. Laura is an advocate for neurodiverse talent in the design field and has written and spoken about the topic in various forums. Currently she is a design manager at Cisco, leading the design system team and visual design program for Cisco IT.

When not working on design, Laura can be found painting, tending to her chickens or riding her horse. You can check out her fine art and illustration work at wawawawick.com.

Let’s chat! Email me at LWorrick@gmail.com

Engagements and Publications

“Leading With Mental Illness”

Medium Article

February 2024

General Motors Presents: Exploring Diversity + Design

Speaking engagement

December 2023

Cisco d.zone: Design Systems

Speaking engagement

December 2023