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Some of the things that we do include hosting workshops and panels for students to learn different skills that they may not get enough exposure to in the classroom.
Outside of leading meetings, however, is my work as a lead Event Coordinator for large scale events. Some of my crowning accomplishments are coordinating the logistics of Portfolio Day, Stride Career Fair, Design Frontiers, and Level Up.
These are no easy undertakings, often involving room arrangements, food arrangements, staff and attendee agendas, and confirming inventory. For our most recent initiative, Level Up, my team and I worked tirelessly to connect 20 talented designers with 10 industry mentors to work on an intensive, 10-week design project. This was an extremely insightful experience where the community team is working as recruiters, curriculum coordinators, and program facilitators throughout the whole experience. HUGE shoutouts to Jamin Capulong, Julia Chu, and Mylinh Lac who work so exhaustively with me to make the Community team one of the strongest teams in our board.
As the Director for Community, Growth, and Strategy, I lead my fellow Community Engagement Coordinators through events held throughout the year.
At the end of the day, what keeps inspiring me are my peers who I get to grow with as I continue working on my own design journey as well. At Design Co, we seek to fill in the gaps of what our designers may be missing to expose them to wisdom, hard skills, and soft skills to survive the industry.
