Beyond work
Teaching and facilitation
Lecturer, News Product Alliance
Aug 2023 – present
I teach user-centered design practices to a global cohort of mid-to-senior news industry professionals in the News Product Management Certification, a rigorous certification program.
Lead facilitator, Google News Initiative × News Product Alliance
Feb 2026 – Apr 2026
I facilitated a design sprint with 12 newsrooms to build AI-powered products for Gen Z audiences. Read the case study.
Mentorship
Technical expert and mentor, Chegg Skills (FKA Thinkful)
Feb 2019 – Jul 2021 (freelance)
I ran mock interviews and portfolio reviews to prepare students for design jobs.
Mentor, The Collective Identity, Built by Girls
2018 – 2026
I mentored high school and college-age women pursuing careers in tech. I gave portfolio and resume reviews and held weekly check-ins. Mentees went on to land internships at IBM and Uber.
Talks
Running design sprints for the (occasionally) chaotic and disorganized designer
Netflix UnConference (2022)
- Hosted by: Netflix XD
- See the slides
Accessibility from within: crafting accessible internal tools
UX Crunch (2020)
- Hosted by: Tech Circus
- Learn more about UX Crunch
- See the slides
Accessible design 102: beyond compliance
NYT WIT Talks (2020)
- Hosted by: NYT ERG Women in Tech
- See the slides
Think like a designer: 5 key strategies to successfully re-vendor
Support Driven Expo (2019)
- Read about it on UX Collective’s Medium