Honor Society® member
Nefetari Mells
- Maryland Institute College of Art
- Design Leadership and MBA in Federal Healthcare
- Class of 2027
- Indianapolis, IN
Member since May 2026
About
Healthcare and public-sector professional, emerging design strategist, and graduate student pursuing a dual MA in Design Leadership at the Maryland Institute College of Art and MBA at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. My career has spanned healthcare administration, social work, emergency management, nonprofit leadership, and federal service. I am particularly interested in human-centered design, organizational strategy, innovation, preparedness, and finding creative solutions to complex problems. I enjoy understanding the people and systems behind a challenge and developing practical solutions that bridge creativity with structure.
Education
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Maryland Institute College of Art
Design Leadership
2025 – Present
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Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business
master of business administration (mba)
2024 – Present
Honors and awards
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national honor society, Alix Foundation,
Goals and interests
- Career goal
My intended career path is toward executive leadership, strategy, innovation, and consulting roles where I can combine human-centered design with business and operational strategy. I am especially interested in healthcare and public-sector innovation, organizational transformation, emergency preparedness, and community-centered problem solving. Long term, I plan to expand my work as a consultant and strategist, develop a Human-Centered Preparedness Framework, venture capital operations and teach future business and healthcare leaders.
- Graduate school interests
My interests include human-centered design, design leadership, healthcare innovation, emergency preparedness, organizational strategy, leadership development, entrepreneurship, consulting, real estate, community development, higher education, creative problem solving, writing, venture capital operations, M & A and surface pattern design.
- Outside the classroom
Outside of my professional and academic work, I enjoy creative writing and authorship, surface pattern design, art and design, real estate and architecture, traveling for cultural and educational experiences, attending leadership and professional development events, and developing new creative concepts and projects.
Experience
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Fiscal Budget Analyst
Department of Veteran Affairs
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Emergency Management Specialist
Department of Veteran Affairs
Volunteering
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Associate Board Member
Shirley Ryan Institute
