Curiosity driven, striving for whimsy.
If you would have told younger Rini that they could spend all day talking about animals & conservation or designing immersive spatial narratives, they would have asked "can we start now?"
My journey into exhibit and experience development has been a fun and varied one. Each opportunity building on my skills and knowledge.
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Mucca Pazza
While living in Chicago, I worked with and traveled with a 30+ member circus punk rock marching band.
Hyökkäys by Eetu Isto
My great great granduncle painted one of the most famous Finnish paintings.
Aku
Our walruses made such an impression on me, with their fun personalities, that I commissioned a friend to create a caricature of our male walrus, Aku.
Wǒ de péngyǒu
As part of my Study Service Term through Goshen College, I spent a semester at Sichuan Normal University in Chengdu, China.
#NintendoEnthused
From 2009-2012, I was an active brand ambassador for Nintendo.
Stitchcraft
Most evenings in 2026, you can find me working on various embroidery projects.
Critical Hit
Summers in Indy aren't complete without GenCon.
Dreaming a New South Africa
In 2006, I was the Associate Producer for a small documentary for the Peace & Justice Journalism program at Goshen College.
Design School
I went from being in design school for graphic design to becoming the Director of Digital Learning for their sister program focused on technical and digital skills.
Band Nerd Forever
Every little kid dreams of playing the euphonium or baritone. I never played professionally, but briefly after school played in a small community band.
Lasers & Liquid Nitrogen
After college I was working in a biological imaging facility. I taught graduate students how to use the laser confocal microscopes.
PogChamp
Before my career as a Community Manager, I was a content creator on Twitch (before that I was a blogger working with a variety of brands).