Bria Alexander
DesignOps Curator
Bria Alexander is a Senior Design Program Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) consultant, and an International Speaker, Facilitator, and Interviewer. She currently supports Unified Experience and Brand Experience Programs within Adobe’s Design organization, where she also leads the San Jose site of the Black Employee network and the Creative Cloud Product Representation and Equality team.
With over 10 years of facilitation and hosting experience, Bria has served as the curator and emcee for Adobe’s Design Summit, and for Rosenfeld Media’s Design Operations Conference. She has also served as host for all Rosenfeld Media conferences for the past 2 years including the Advancing Research Conference, Design at Scale Conference, Design Operations Conference and Civic Design Conference.
Outside of her professional commitments Bria enjoys travel, live music, and a great bottle of wine. You can find Bria on LinkedIn under her full name, or on Instagram @briaismynameoh.
Rosenverse talks by Bria:
" The next generation is going to be AI native, digitally literate with these tools almost from birth - Brittany. "
Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX
June 10, 2025
" Impact curated by France Alana was outstanding. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" We want you to feel included and be able to take advantage of the awesome content and speaker efforts. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" If you want to make this conference better for you, just let us know in Slack — we want you to have a positive experience. "
Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024
" What if we had AI teammates who were on every call and could help moderate, recap, and track time? That future is likely. "
The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion
September 23, 2024
" We can make ourselves and our practice better because of what we’ve learned on our journeys of resilience. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" Operations is the de-risking activity that creates scalable processes for better outcomes - Theresa. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" You will have full copies of everything that you experienced today and all the questions. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" The Slack channel is the fastest way to get help, whether you’re virtual or in person. "
Opening Remarks Day 1
March 25, 2024
" We'll have a centralized Slack channel for all discussion to come together as one community. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" The primary way to convene with other attendees is through our Slack channel. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" Sponsor sessions are completely free and not just a normal sales pitch, they’re very similar to the main programming. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" Sponsors bring so much color and so much light into the community. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" Every talk you hear today couldn’t get more personal to our community. "
Theme Two Intro
October 3, 2023
" We want the Rosenfeld community, both in person and virtual, to feel as loving, supportive, and informative as possible. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" Sponsor sessions are optional but offer incredibly high content, and they are not sales pitches. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" David Nicholson is our in-house scribe who produces wonderful sketch notes throughout the conference. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" The world really needs what researchers like you bring to the table. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" Louisa Scholar saves us a lot of work by curating the Civic Design library and digital benefits hub. "
Opening Remarks
November 18, 2022
" If anything's going wrong on your end, please reach out to help-customer-desk-service in Slack for tech help. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" Civic design is relatively new and spans all kinds of government agencies from federal and national down to tribal and local. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" Don't reinvent the wheel all the time; build on top of what others have built. "
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
September 9, 2022
" Take advantage of the digital swag bag — it’s our way of replicating in-person perks in a virtual world. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" You bring energy that blows me away. I’m so excited by your excitement. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" You’ll hear tactile guidance on defining ROI. "
Theme Two Intro
September 8, 2022
" Celebrate progress continuously and use OKRs as a learning process to evolve goals and strategies. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" Our job as civic designers is to bring government needs and community needs into alignment. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened, please let us know in the #do-help channel. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" Design ops job descriptions change every three to six months depending on the company’s needs. "
State of DesignOps Panel
October 1, 2021
" All session notes and resources will be available within the hour, so you can just relax and absorb the content. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" Check out our digital swag bag—our sponsors put a lot of effort into making compelling offers for all of you here today. "
Opening Remarks
September 29, 2021
" If you’re not in Slack, you’re missing out on the party. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" Please be nice, respect each other, and carry yourself as if you were at your day job. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" Please read our code of conduct; we want to ensure everyone feels safe and respected in this community. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021