Community Achievements
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2024
Coaching self-identified black female students aged 13-18 the skills for tech entrepreneurship by providing feedback to group bootcamp projects.
UWaterloo, Women in Computer Science & BrainSTEM Alliance – FLIGHT Bootcamp (Future Leaders Innovating to Go Higher in Technology) | Coach, July cohort
Creating a forum for girls in grades 8-12 to learn from women with careers in STEM fields about professional development experiences and journeys.
UWaterloo, BrainSTEM Alliance – Careers in STEM | Panel Speaker, June cohort
Helping underrepresented minorities and Indian students break into the Canadian tech industry and understand the job market.
Conestoga College – Career Management School of Interdisciplinary Studies | Guest Speaker, March cohort
2023
Discussing how to advance leaders through opportunities for API practitioners, sharing tribulations and celebrations for the API community.
Thoughtworks North America – API Heritage Month | Panel Speaker, June
Coaching self-identified black female students aged 13-18 the skills for tech entrepreneurship by providing feedback to group bootcamp projects.
UWaterloo, Women in Computer Science & BrainSTEM Alliance – FLIGHT Bootcamp (Future Leaders Innovating to Go Higher in Technology) | Judge, July cohort
2022
Providing feedback on final concepts from students, applying ideation and pitching skills, cultivating collaboration and design community.
YorkU – Design Student’s Association, DESNathon | Judge Panelist, Oct
Teaching prototyping methods and skills to self-identified black female students aged 13-18 during a 2 week summer bootcamp.
UWaterloo, Women in Computer Science & BrainSTEM Alliance – FLIGHT Bootcamp (Future Leaders Innovating to Go Higher in Technology) | Workshop Co-author + Lecturer
2021
Designers & Coffee – “Level Up Your UX: Get to Know Your Work” | Workshop Creator + Host
Wealthsimple – UX Mentorship Program | Mentor
2020
Designers & Coffee – “Level Up Your UX: Get to Know Your Goals” | Workshop Creator + Host
Designers & Coffee – “UX Design: Making Decisions” | Guest Lecturer
2019
DesignX – Leadership Summit 2019: “Fostering Cross-Functional Collaboration with Leaders from Uber and Salesforce” | Panel Host
Hexagon UX – Mentorship Program | Mentor
2018
DesignX – Portfolio Reviews & Speed Mentoring | Mentor
OneEleven – HandUp Mentorship Program | Mentor
2017
BrainStationYVR – “Design Interviewing + Networking 101” | Workshop Host
BrainStationYVR – “A Panel Discussion on Digital Design” | Panel Host
2015
BrainStationTO – “Intro to UX Design” | Workshop Lecturer
BrainStationTO – “Presenting Your Ideas with Keynote” | Curriculum Architect + Workshop Lecturer
BrainStationTO – “Wireframing with Sketch” | Curriculum Architect + Workshop Lecturer
BrainStationTO – “Speaker Series: How I Got into Tech” | Panelist Speaker
Powered by Search – "10 Essentials to Make Your Digital Product User-Friendly" | Guest Lecturer
2014
Adobe – Achievement Awards 2014 | Semi-Finalist (Package Design), Semi-Finalist (Print Communications)