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Friends of the Campbell Pool program priorities experience
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Friends of the Campbell Pool

Helping a community participate in shaping the future of its public aquatic center.

Campbell, CA · 2026Product Design · Full Stack Engineering · Community Building
More Than a Website
Building the product and the community around it

I worked directly with residents, recreation leadership, and local stakeholders through phone calls, public meetings, petition outreach, neighborhood networks, and social communities. The digital product became the hub connecting every participation channel.

Community Meetings
Phone Conversations
Nextdoor
Facebook
Change.org
Reddit

The Product

Participation made tangible

Program Priorities interface
Program Priorities
Residents choose the aquatic programs that matter most before ranking their priorities.
Design the Pool interface
Design the Pool
Program choices translate into possible aquatic spaces and accessible design decisions.
Community Ideas interface
Community Ideas
Neighbors can suggest missing programs, sketch a layout, and share direct feedback.
Community Results interface
Community Results
Public results turn individual submissions into a transparent view of shared priorities.
Project Information & Participation interface
Project Information & Participation
Meetings, petition outreach, donations, and product participation live in one community hub.
Listening Changed the Product
From amenities to what people should be able to do

Early versions focused heavily on physical pool amenities. Conversations shifted the work toward a more useful question: what should people be able to do at the new aquatic center?

“What should people be able to do at the new aquatic center?”

That insight made programming—swim lessons, lap swimming, senior fitness, therapy, recreation, water safety, and youth programs—the foundation of the experience.

Distribution Was Part of the Product
One participation system, many community entry points
Community Meetings
Phone Conversations
Nextdoor
Facebook
Change.org
Reddit
Friends of the Campbell Pool
Ideas
Priorities
Designs
Participation

My Role

From first conversation to shipped product

Product
  • Product strategy
  • UX and interaction design
  • Community research
  • Stakeholder feedback
  • Branding
Engineering
  • Full-stack development
  • Next.js and TypeScript
  • Data and authentication
  • Voting and submissions
  • Analytics and deployment
Community
  • Public meetings
  • Direct outreach
  • Petition campaign
  • Social distribution
  • Community management

See the Live Project

Help shape Campbell's new community pool

Visit Friends of the Campbell Pool

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