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topics

UX Research & Design

Diversity & Inclusion

Leadership & Empathy
speaking engagements
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
- FOCUS STL – Emerging Leaders Program, Capstone Presentation (April 2021)
- UXPA Boston – UX Fair, Career Panel (May 13, 2021)
- ConveysUX Conference – Designing Anti-Racism (June 3, 2021)
- Association for Talent Development – Seattle (September 2021)
Past Speaking Engagements
- STLX: Anti-Racism and Design, Speaker (March 2021)
- Women in Technology (WIT) Panel for International Women’s Day at SmartBear (March 2021)
- Black History Month vlog, SmartBear (February 2021)
- Washington University in St. Louis – Women in STEM Roundtable (February 2021)
- Interaction 21 – Anti-Racism and Design Workshop, Facilitator (February 2021)
- St. Louis Chamber Diverse Business Accelerator Pitch Competition, Speaker (December 2020)
- UXPA Boston Conference, Speaker (October 2020)
- UXPA International Conference: Anti-Racism and Design, Speaker (October 2020)
- Informa UX Research & Insights Summit, Speaker (October 2020)
- Denver Startup Week, Speaker (September 2020)
- SaaStr Annual, Speaker (September 2020)
- Boeing User Experience Community of Excellence: Case Study of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Project, Speaker (September 2020)
- Boeing Women in Cloud Partnership: How to Prepare for Corporate Contracts: Doing Business with Boeing, Speaker (August 2020)
- Black Designers Ignite Conference, Speaker (August 2020)
- Boeing IT Career Foundational Rotation Program (ITCFP) Technical Inspiration Series: UX Career Pathways, Speaker (August 2020)
- OnRamp Education and Workforce Innovation Pitch, Speaker (July 2020)
- Boeing Technical Excellence Conference, Presentation Speaker (June 2020)
- Diversity by Design: Exploring UX as a Career with NSBE Boston & UXPA Boston, Panelist (June 2020)
- Boeing Human Factors & Ergonomics Community of Excellence: Applying Usability Testing to the Human Systems Engineering Playbook, Speaker (May 2020)
- Networking: It’s Your Superpower Podcast with Kesha Kent, Speaker (May 2020)
- Women in Cloud Summit with Preeta Raman, Speaker (January 2020)
- Harvard University Extension School, Guest Lecturer (January 2020)
- Rise Collaborative Workspace – Vision Board Workshop: Goal Getter, Facilitator (December 2019)
- Parkway South High School – Hour of Code: AI Design Studio, Speaker (December 2019)
- Boeing World Usability Day: AI Design Studio – Facilitator (November 2019)
- Boeing Global Product Day: The Value of UX – Speaker (November 2019)
- #SheCanSummit – Vision Board Workshop: Bringing Faith into Your Work and Business, Speaker (October 2019)
- Boeing Human Factors & Ergonomics Symposium: UX for Secure Cloud Applications – Speaker (October 2019)
- STLX Conference – Train the Trainer: Teaching UX in Corporate Environments, Speaker (October 2019)
- October Day @ Rosati-Kain High School – Everyday User Experience, Speaker (October 2019)
- 2019 Side Hustle Awards – Acceptance Speech, Speaker (September 2019)
- Rise Collaborative Workspace – Early to Rise Conference for High School Juniors and Seniors, Panelist (August 2019)
- Boeing User Experience Community of Excellence: Teaching UX in Corporate Environments – Speaker (June 2019)
- UXPA Boston Conference – 5 Tips for Teaching UX in Corporate and Academia Environments (with Jen Kramer), Speaker (May 2019)
- Parkway South High School, Hour of Code, Speaker (2018)
- Rise Collaborative Workspace, Vision Board Workshop: Self-Care Strategies for Professional Women, Facilitator (2018)
- Maryville University/STLX Meetup – World Usability Day Celebration, Coordinator and Speaker (2018)
- Maryville University, Ada Lovelace Day (with Dr. Stacy Hollins, Erica Wilson, Mindy, Krawiecki), Panel Moderator (2018)
- Maryville University/Girls, Inc. – Women Empowering Women Lunch, Speaker (2018)
- UXPA Boston Conference – Diversity and Design (with Farah Bernier, Hema Seshadri, Matt Laurence, Nathan Kituuma, Anoush Narjarian), Panel Moderator (2018)
- Vision Board Workshop: Work + Wellness, Facilitator (2018)
- Akamai Technologies/MIT – How the Internet Works, Facilitator (2017)
- Akamai Technologies/Girls Who Code, Speaker (2017)
- GIQUE – STEAM Workshop, Keynote Speaker (2017)
- NSBE Boston – STEM Day: Hidden Figures Edition, Speaker (2017)
- Black Girls Code -Boston Summer Camp, Speaker (2016)
- NSBE Boston – Torch Awards – Recipient: Member of the Year Award, Speaker (2016)
- Harvard University – Women in Innovation Panel, Speaker (2016)
- DIGITS STEM Ambassador, Speaker (2014)
- NSBE UMass Lowell – STEM Panel, Speaker (2013)
- Hallelujah 1600 Radio – Radio Commercial for Habitat for Neighborhood Business, Voiceover Speaker (2010)
- Sunday Morning Live – Hallelujah 1600 Radio, Habitat for Neighborhood Business Segment, Speaker (2010)
- Missouri Black Expo, Coordinator/Exhibitor (2010)
Awards
- AfroTech World, Google Conference Scholarship (2020)
- Grace Hopper Celebration, AnitaB.org Conference Scholarship (2020)
- STL Regional Chamber, Diverse Business Accelerator – Video Pitch (2019)
- YKnot Consulting – Side Hustle Honors Awardee (2019)
- Grace Hopper Celebration, AnitaB.org Houston Conference Scholarship (2018)
- NSBE Boston – Professional Member of the Year (2016)