Philadelphia area designer, community organizer, humanitarian, and disability advocate
Sana utilizes design to support human dignity, accessibility, and stewardship. After years of fortunate experiences working on residential developments, hotels, spas, and fitness centers, Sana sought to use design as a way to create a more positive impact on the world. As a result, she co-founded the Ridgewood Community Garden in NYC which serves as a source of healthy, organic, food for local residents, an edible teaching garden, and neighborhood greenspace. She also worked in Greece, designing a circus tent for an occupational therapy organization, and in Athens, helping refugees create gardens and build furniture to improve their temporary living conditions. She stewards the Philly Goat Project’s wheelchair-accessible garden and facilitates therapeutic gardening activities for people with disabilities.
As the host of Backyard Blowout on Peacock, Sana has appeared on Netflix, QVC, and Universal Kids, and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, House Beautiful, and Realtor.com.
Sana also advocates for people with disabilities. Born from her family’s need for in-person community connection among other families who have children with disabilities, Sana created the Creative Movers Playgroup. Since its formation in 2022, this monthly playgroup has grown into a thriving community of families with disabled children. Sana continues to push for equity and greater inclusion of disabled children in all aspects of life. In 2024 she was awarded KenCrest’s Community Champions Award for her advocacy and Creative Movers Playgroup. Sana’s disability advocacy has also been highlighted in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
In her spare time, Sana daydreams about all things pottery. Her ceramics celebrate her love of food, African-American culture, and gardening. Sana’s pottery can be found at Vera Doyle in Philadelphia or by custom order.