Sam Donnelly, CPACC

Portland, ME (USA)

Portland, ME USA

Experience

Experience

Access Inc. (Remote, UK-based)
Digital Accessibility Consultant

2025-present

Assisting in accessibility testing and consulting for a variety of web-based organizations- with the goal of WCAG compliance as well as compliance with local accessibility legislation. Clients include an e-learning company with 25M+ users and a London-based tech recruitment firm.

Freelance
Digital Accessibility Consultant

2023-present

Have consulted and done accessibility auditing for various web-based products and services ranging from e-commerce to e-learning to an AI chatbot.

Project Digital 360 (Remote, Haiti-based)

Co-creator and Design Lead

2023-2024 [indefinitely paused due to humanitarian crisis]

Collaborated with two co-creators to establish a nonprofit program, leading a team of 15 Haitian volunteers to improve digital literacy in Haiti, the nation with the lowest digital literacy rate in the Western Hemisphere.

FentAware.org

Founder, Designer

2019-2020

Built a web-based nonprofit organization focused on reducing opioid overdose in the U.S. by increasing access to harm reduction supplies.

Distributed 4,330 overdose-mitigating fentanyl test strips at no cost to 854 individuals in 44 states over the course of 6 months.

Main Course Records (Remote, Los Angeles-based)

Director of Marketing

2017-2021

Led online promotional campaigns for all EP, LP, and compilation releases.

Led marketing campaigns for music releases that gained international recognition, with tracks featured in Rihanna's New York Fashion Week show, the TV series Broad City, and Will Smith's clothing line advertisements.

Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements

California State University at Northridge
Designing For Good

2024

California State University at Northridge
Designing For Good

2024

California State University at Northridge
Designing For Good

2024

Techstars Startup Week: Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

Introduction to User Experience Design

2022, 2023

Techstars Startup Week: Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

Introduction to User Experience Design

2022, 2023

Techstars Startup Week: Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

Introduction to User Experience Design

2022, 2023

Street Labs Creative Hub (Port-Au-Prince, Haiti)

Introduction to Design Thinking

2021

Street Labs Creative Hub (Port-Au-Prince, Haiti)

Introduction to Design Thinking

2021

Street Labs Creative Hub (Port-Au-Prince, Haiti)

Introduction to Design Thinking

2021

Skills

Skills

WCAG 2.2

Figma

HTML

Screen reader testing

CSS

ARIA

Certifications

Certifications

International Association of Accessibility Professionals

Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies

2021, renewed 2024

International Association of Accessibility Professionals

Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies

2021, renewed 2024

International Association of Accessibility Professionals

Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies

2021, renewed 2024

Education

Education

On Deck

Fellow

San Francisco, CA (virtual)

2021-current

On Deck

Fellow

San Francisco, CA (virtual)

2021-current

On Deck

Fellow

San Francisco, CA (virtual)

2021-current

Georgia Institute of Technology

UX/UI Design

Atlanta, GA (virtual)

2020-2021

Georgia Institute of Technology

UX/UI Design

Atlanta, GA (virtual)

2020-2021

Georgia Institute of Technology

UX/UI Design

Atlanta, GA (virtual)

2020-2021

Belmont University

Bachelor of Science, Marketing

Nashville, TN

2018-2021

Belmont University

Bachelor of Science, Marketing

Nashville, TN

2018-2021

Belmont University

Bachelor of Science, Marketing

Nashville, TN

2018-2021