Partners
Carbon is not just one team. To sustain productive contribution and maintain a clear direction for Carbon as a whole, various groups work together to provide direction, governance, and support.
Steering committee
The Carbon Design System steering committee provides oversight and direction for Carbon and its design and development community. It is made up of Carbon practitioners to ensure Carbon stays true to the community we’re serving.
Committee responsibilities
- Improve design strategy, quality, and consistency within the design system and our guidance to ensure excellence.
- Promote and support usage of, and contribution to, the Carbon Design System within their organizations.
- Assist with the alignment and standardization of components, patterns, content, and tooling to ensure consistency of design standards and resources across teams and business units.
- Highlight projects of high potential business value, and assist with finding collaborators and resources.
- Provide a quarterly update to the advisory board.
The people
Sophia Levens
Executive Director of Design, IBM Sterling; Chair, Steering committee
![Sophia Levens headshot Sophia Levens headshot](/static/088d189af11fd659daee03a477bdc118/3ab47/levens_sophia.png)
Robin Cannon
Program Director, Carbon; Co-chair, Steering committee
![Robin Cannon headshot Robin Cannon headshot](/static/5c8da212fcd14887aecf2deb2a88c397/3ab47/cannon_robin.png)
Mike Abbink
IBM Distinguished Designer, Carbon
![Mike Abbink headshot Mike Abbink headshot](/static/3508d8890f5fc32717723085986c582c/3ab47/abbink_mike.png)
Dawn Ahukanna
Design Principal and Front-end Architect, Watson IoT
![Dawn Ahukanna headshot Dawn Ahukanna headshot](/static/bd6b627a4a1fe6c5eb8ea6a94c8054d3/3ab47/ahukanna_dawn.png)
Cameron Calder
IBM Design Principal, IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software
![Cameron Calder headshot Cameron Calder headshot](/static/fc1068503d4ad508ef62c303e5f5e19d/3ab47/calder_cameron.png)
Tricia Garrett
Design Principal, Master Inventor, Watson Health
![Tricia Garrett headshot Tricia Garrett headshot](/static/3713de9e857b3cf0374a291438fcd703/3ab47/garrett_tricia.png)
David Levinson
IBM Design Principal, IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software
![David Levinson headshot David Levinson headshot](/static/5d27b2ae1e827b3a86b06b8003dea49d/3ab47/levinson_david.png)
Alison Joseph
Development Manager, Carbon
![Alison Joseph headshot Alison Joseph headshot](/static/f45b0d4d37f37d74acc46533ab1d150f/3ab47/joseph_alison.png)
Tessa Rodes
Senior Design Manager, IBM Cloud
![Tessa Rodes headshot Tessa Rodes headshot](/static/5d27b2ae1e827b3a86b06b8003dea49d/3ab47/rodes_tessa.png)
Jeannie Servaas
IBM Design Principal, Carbon
![Jeannie Servaas headshot Jeannie Servaas headshot](/static/c1640060460f78a9d5d6c00adc65872e/3ab47/servaas_jean.png)
JD Speer
Design Lead, IBM Storage
![JD Speer headshot JD Speer headshot](/static/386448e32d3175decd86382b67fbbe65/3ab47/speer_jd.png)
Wonil Suh
IBM Design Principal, Digital Growth and Commerce
![Wonil Suh headshot Wonil Suh headshot](/static/5d27b2ae1e827b3a86b06b8003dea49d/3ab47/suh_wonil.png)
Marko Thorhauer
Executive Creative Director, IBM Design Principal, IBM iX
![Marko Thorhauer headshot Marko Thorhauer headshot](/static/55637e13e1f72071bb6f3840f3b54c6d/3ab47/thorhauer_marko.png)
Diana Tran
Visual Design Practice Lead, IBM Sterling
![Diana Tran headshot Diana Tran headshot](/static/5d27b2ae1e827b3a86b06b8003dea49d/3ab47/tran_diana.png)
Advisory board
The Carbon advisory board is comprised of executives across the company who advise on the direction of Carbon and ensure top level buy-in and resource allocation to support Carbon’s work.
Board responsibilities
- Champion Carbon adoption and Carbon standards within their organization.
- Where possible, commit to engaging design or development resources from within their organization to help accomplish the Carbon roadmap.
- Hold the steering committee, and Carbon as a whole, accountable for delivery of design standards, guidance, and excellence with business impact.
- Provide the steering committee with feedback on business needs, to facilitate a Carbon roadmap that meets those needs.
The people
Mike Abbink
IBM Distinguished Designer, Carbon
![Mike Abbink headshot Mike Abbink headshot](/static/3508d8890f5fc32717723085986c582c/3ab47/abbink_mike.png)
Arin Bhowmick
Vice President and Chief Design Officer, IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software
![Arin Bhowmick headshot Arin Bhowmick headshot](/static/55637e13e1f72071bb6f3840f3b54c6d/3ab47/bhowmick_arin.png)
Sarah Brooks
IBM Distinguished Designer, Design Program Office
![Sarah Brooks headshot Sarah Brooks headshot](/static/119e4f24f0b70b2a3094c9b8109c2efb/3ab47/brooks_sarah.png)
Haidy Francis
Design Executive, IBM Security
![Haidy Francis headshot Haidy Francis headshot](/static/6a143bb1c4d8800a4d3567c8195aa0e9/3ab47/francis_haidy.png)
Phil Gilbert
General Manager, Design Program Office
![Phil Gilbert headshot Phil Gilbert headshot](/static/42e3a9d3ca7a003bde0cbd3c8cd12fa6/3ab47/gilbert_phil.png)
Craig Moser
Vice President of Design and Usability, AI Applications
![Craig Moser headshot Craig Moser headshot](/static/5663bb3eda9b0084778c4cd2cde5b4ea/3ab47/moser_craig.png)
Doug Powell
Vice President, Designer Practices & Community, IBM Distinguished Designer
![Doug Powell headshot Doug Powell headshot](/static/895e959ad87e97607744c8556e9cb963/3ab47/powell_doug.png)
Nigel Prentice
Design Director, Digital Growth and Commerce
![Nigel Prentice headshot Nigel Prentice headshot](/static/55637e13e1f72071bb6f3840f3b54c6d/3ab47/prentice_nigel.png)
Shani Sandy
Executive Design Practice Leader, Director IBM Z
![Shani Sandy headshot Shani Sandy headshot](/static/b891d533a7d3df5b89a8cf84698ecda6/3ab47/sandy_shani.png)
Billy Seabrook
Global Chief Creative Officer, IBM iX
![Billy Seabrook headshot Billy Seabrook headshot](/static/511230185a8aad01ae693e90fa57d81b/ea585/seabrook_billy.png)