Our Team
Lauren Green
Owner and Executive Director, Lead Workshop Trainer, Live Strategy Mapper
Lauren Green (she/her) is the owner and executive director of Dancing with Markers, a team of visual notetakers who specialize in the art of meeting and conference visualization. She believes in the power of visuals to enhance meeting memory. With an extensive background in meeting facilitation, Lauren specializes in visuals that support strategic planning. Her strategy maps show connections between current realities and future visions and serve as a building block for a well-developed strategic plan.
Lauren earned a master’s degree in Organization Development and Knowledge Management from George Mason University. Lauren has trained with Crowley and Co and the Grove Consultants International, recognized leaders in the visual notetaking field. Prior to founding Dancing with Markers, Lauren was a full-time member of the OGSystems Visioneering team.
Caitlin Murray
Client Engagement Coordinator, Marketing Manager, Offline Visual Notetaker
Caitlin Murray (she/her, they/them) is the client engagement coordinator and marketing manager for MeetingMakers and Dancing with Markers. Caitlin specializes in visual design, video editing, and writing and approaches work with attention to detail, aesthetic balance, and a holistic focus. Caitlin graduated with honors from George Mason University’s Department of Communication and has experience in public relations, environmental advocacy and career development. She is recognized for her work in digital courses and website development. Caitlin is also a jazz and tap dance instructor and choreographer at The Center for Ballet Arts in Fairfax, VA and a member of the MotionX Dance Company.
Carina Nilsson
Visual Notetaker based in Vancouver Island, Canada
Carina Nilsson (she/her) is an illustrator and graphic recorder based on Vancouver Island, Canada. She was raised in Northern BC by Italian-Swedish immigrants and moved to the big city to complete her Master’s Degree in History at SFU. She spent years in the non-profit arts sector but always continued to create on the side. Carina visually supports projects that value relationship-building, health equity, and anti-racist social justice initiatives. She's had the honour of collaborating with Indigenous communities and leaders, international maternal health conferences, and gender-affirming care organizations.
Renatta Algalarrondo
Visual Notetaker based in Northern Virginia
Renatta Algalarrondo (she/her) is a visual recorder of live and virtual meetings for executives, boards and their teams. She creates strategic illustrations and custom charts, facilitates idea walls at small and large events, delivers training and facilitates groups. She is an organizer and illustrator of complex functions and processes, building from work with Fortune 500 companies and public institutions worldwide. Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English, Renatta specializes in visual capture for international and multi-cultural events in multiple languages simultaneously.
Sara Nuttle
Visual Notetaker based in Austin, Texas
Sara Nuttle (she/her) is a Graphic Recorder based in Austin, TX. She has a degree in psychology and fine art. She has been illustrating for 8 years and began her career in Graphic Recording in 2020. Sara enjoys being able to bring clarity and deeper understanding to any conversation through the use of visuals.
Trent Wakenight
Visual Notetaker and Live Strategy Mapper based in San Francisco, California
Trent Wakenight (he/him) is a strategic planning, change management, team development, design thinking, and strategic communication specialist. His work as a graphic recorder captures themes, key messages, and the content of presentations and discussions in real time to give a lasting artifact of what took place. Called upon as an innovator for high-performing teams, Trent partners with clients in deep trust and high-result and high-expectation relationships. Clients call his workshops “sticky notes on steroids” and gave him the nickname “Marker Ninja.”