We walk the talk. As designers and communications experts with urban planning backgrounds, we know how to create emotional connections to places through good listening. We bring the design chops of a creative agency with the comprehensive engagement approach of community planners. All Together.
Reese dreams in copy, narrated by Tim Allen.
Marisa Schulz
PRINCIPAL | STRATEGY
Marisa is a writer and urban planner with over 18 years of experience in community outreach, planning, and branding. While at the City of Austin and through her work in neighborhoods from Detroit to Santiago, Chile, Marisa has worked closely with communities to ensure the public plays a vital role in creating people-centric places.
Her writing work has been in featured in Next City, Bloomberg, the New York Times, and USA Today. Marisa has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in sustainability, planning, and design at DePaul University in Chicago.
Rachael consistently ends meetings 10 minutes early.
Rachael Aziz
PRINCIPAL | DESIGN
Rachael is a designer and AICP-certified planner specializing in place-based brand identities and experiential marketing campaigns. Rachael’s design and planning solutions are centered in empathy—she puts stakeholders at ease, listens, and then creatively captures the spirit of a place and its people.
Because of her unique process and background, her designs are featured in public spaces, on signage, and along trails in communities across the country. Rachael is trained on ICA’s Technology of Participation engagement methods.
Abigail out holiday decors everyone in the Midwest.
Abigail Rose
SENIOR PLANNER & DESIGNER
Abigail is a planner and designer who masterfully communicates the big picture by distilling complex issues into simple messaging and clean visuals. Her experience in graphic design, urban planning, and community engagement drives her passion to better inform policy and create authentic, viable places and solutions. As a painter and muralist, Abigail loves creatively capturing the energy of a place and its community through placemaking.
Tina has tried every matcha latte in the city.
Tina Figueroa
BILINGUAL PLANNER
Tina is a digital specialist and urban planner whose interests focus on accessibility and equity. She believes in community-centered decision making to design physical and digital spaces beneficial to all. She enjoys playing volleyball, using public transit, and petting every dog or cat she meets.
Kristian is the queen of chit-chat and loves starting deep conversations with strangers.
Kristian Gist
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Kristian is a copywriter + brand strategist whose work has led a dozen new businesses to create brands valued at over $100 million, with target audiences around the world. When she’s not writing for numerous publications, researching social trends, or coming up with a new idea, she’s chasing after her toddler and sipping coffee.
Gaby eats chocolate for breakfast every single day.
Gaby Pasman
DESIGNER
Gaby is a graphic designer and a contemporary deaf artist. He graduated with an MFA in Graphic Design from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where he developed a simple visual solution to help travelers understand others and express themselves anywhere in the world. He enjoys working in all areas of design, especially UI/UX design, logo development, motion design, and branding. Outside of his career, he likes to travel, hike, paint, and volunteer his time with disabled artists. He currently lives in Oak Park, Illinois with his partner and his English Bulldog, Chaplin.
Grace’s favorite ice cream flavor is the one she hasn’t yet had.
Matt likes his coffee large and black (don’t say venti).
Grace Li
PLANNER
Grace has a background in social work and is currently pursuing her Masters in Urban Planning and Public Policy at UIC. She’s passionate about breaking down the pervasive barriers to participation, forging meaningful partnerships with communities, and ensuring her work is grounded in restorative justice. She also loves baking cookies, volunteering as a mentor for high schoolers, and biking on the Chicago Lakefront Trail.
Matthew Smith
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Matt has been with All Together from before we were All Together, guiding Rachael and Marisa on the ins and outs of managing a new business. He has a rich portfolio of experience and expertise including 20 years leading multiple Advisory Practices for the Energy and Natural Resources segments and nearly 40 years of professional services experience in North America and Europe. As Father-in-Chief, he also taught Rachael how to ride her bike, create a budget, and manage her accounts.
Why we do what we do.
“When I saw the work they were doing, I said to myself: I want that. All Together Studio has helped the Village of Lemont position its historic Downtown as a destination-worthy adventure in the Chicagoland region.”
— Jason Berry, Community & Economic Development Director, Village of Lemont