Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements

I've had the opportunity to practice public speaking in classrooms and on stages for many years. I'm delighted to host workshop, participate in panel opportunities, guest lecture, and speak on my key topics.

Prepared Topics

These are the topics for which I already have materials and subject matter prepared but I am happy to chat if you have a specific need.

Design Leadership & Navigating Creative Careers

Launching from school to career can be tumultuous- especially in the ever changing art and design space. Discover some tips and tricks for finding success in job hunting and early career.

Recommended target audience: College students studying art and design.

Broader material for non-art school available.

UX Design Thinking Workshop

Understand the basics of UX design with an optional hands-on activity to create your very own UX product proposal.

Recommended target audience: Middle - high school or non-arts/design focused college.

Accessibility consideration materials included as time allows.

UX Process: Discover, Define, Design, Delivery

The advanced version of the UX Design Thinking Workshop, understand the UX design process start to finish. With steps for how to do an abridged version of the full process, it's perfect for an audience participating in a design challenge.

Recommended target audience: High school and up including through college and early career or non-design professionals seeking to better understand UX.

Accessible by Design: The Why & How

Accessibility isn't just morally the right thing to do, it's the law. Understand how to make products accessible by design.

Recommended target audience: Advanced/focused high schoolers and professionals just starting their accessibility inclusion journey.

Advanced material available.

Empathy Lab & Product Evaluation Workshop

Practice your empathy by experiencing a moment in someone else's shoes.

Recommended target audience: Advanced/focused high schoolers and professionals just starting their accessibility inclusion journey.

Allyship and Inclusive Workplace Culture

Workplace culture can be hard to cultivate. Learn a few key tips and tricks to ensuring your community feels both welcome and seen.

Recommended target audience: Workplaces and working team leadership.

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Past speaking engagements

Past speaking engagements

Past speaking engagements

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Workshop: UX Design Thinking Workshop with Accessibility Considerations

September 2024 & 2023

for National Congressional App Challenge, NC State Congressional Districts

Hosted by the United States Congress, locally by Lenovo and IBM

September 2024

for North Carolina Mathematics and Science Education Network Pre-College Program

Hosted by Lenovo

April 2024

for Ready! Set! App! by the North Carolina Business Committee for Education

Hosted by Lenovo

March 2024

for Girls Belong in Tech, a Lenovo Initiative

Hosted by Lenovo

July 2024

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Panelist: Corporate Inclusion for Employer Resource Day: Empower Your Team

Hosted by Ablr and the City of Raleigh

April 2024

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Presentation: Accessibility in the Corporate Workplace for Reach for the Stars! Be a Star!, a STEM Resource Fair for middle and high school students with disabilities

Hosted by North Carolina State University

March 2024

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Panelist: Building Bridges: An invitation to allyship in the workshop for Allyship Day Celebration at Lenovo

Hosted by Lenovo's Allyship and LIFT, Lenovo Inspiring Feminism in Tech, special interest groups

March 2024

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Panelist: Inspiring Inclusion for International Women's Day Celebration at Lenovo

Hosted by Lenovo's Women in Lenovo Leadership (WILL) Employee Resource Group

January 2024

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Panelist: Success in Creative Careers for Start Up design competition

Hosted by the Future Leaders of UX Club at the Savannah College of Art and Design

December 2023

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Panel Host: Inclusion Culture for International Day of Disabilities Celebration at Lenovo

Hosted by Lenovo's international chapters of the disability advocacy Employee Resource Group (ABLE NA and AP) and HR.

September 2023

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Workshop: Empathy Lab and Product Evaluation for Global Month of Service

Hosted by Lenovo's disability advocacy Employee Resource Group, ABLE

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Workshop: UX Design Thinking Workshop with Accessibility Considerations

September 2024 & 2023

for National Congressional App Challenge, NC State Congressional Districts

Hosted by the United States Congress, locally by Lenovo and IBM

September 2024

for North Carolina Mathematics and Science Education Network Pre-College Program

Hosted by Lenovo

April 2024

for Ready! Set! App! by the North Carolina Business Committee for Education

Hosted by Lenovo

March 2024

for Girls Belong in Tech, a Lenovo Initiative

Hosted by Lenovo

July 2024

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Panelist: Corporate Inclusion for Employer Resource Day: Empower Your Team

Hosted by Ablr and the City of Raleigh

April 2024

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Presentation: Accessibility in the Corporate Workplace for Reach for the Stars! Be a Star!, a STEM Resource Fair for middle and high school students with disabilities

Hosted by North Carolina State University

March 2024

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Panelist: Building Bridges: An invitation to allyship in the workshop for Allyship Day Celebration at Lenovo

Hosted by Lenovo's Allyship and LIFT, Lenovo Inspiring Feminism in Tech, special interest groups

March 2024

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Panelist: Inspiring Inclusion for International Women's Day Celebration at Lenovo

Hosted by Lenovo's Women in Lenovo Leadership (WILL) Employee Resource Group

January 2024

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Design Leadership

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Creative Careers

Panelist: Success in Creative Careers for Start Up design competition

Hosted by the Future Leaders of UX Club at the Savannah College of Art and Design

December 2023

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Workplace Culture

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Panel Host: Inclusion Culture for International Day of Disabilities Celebration at Lenovo

Hosted by Lenovo's international chapters of the disability advocacy Employee Resource Group (ABLE NA and AP) and HR.

September 2023

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Workshop: Empathy Lab and Product Evaluation for Global Month of Service

Hosted by Lenovo's disability advocacy Employee Resource Group, ABLE

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Disability Inclusion

Workshop: UX Design Thinking Workshop with Accessibility Considerations

September 2024 & 2023

for National Congressional App Challenge, NC State Congressional Districts

Hosted by the United States Congress, locally by Lenovo and IBM

September 2024

for North Carolina Mathematics and Science Education Network Pre-College Program

Hosted by Lenovo

April 2024

for Ready! Set! App! by the North Carolina Business Committee for Education

Hosted by Lenovo

March 2024

for Girls Belong in Tech, a Lenovo Initiative

Hosted by Lenovo

UX/UI Design

UX/UI Design

UX/UI Design

UX/UI Design

UX/UI Design

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Accessibility Advocate

Accessibility Advocate

Accessibility Advocate

Accessibility Advocate

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UX/UI Design

UX/UI Design

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UX/UI Design

Accessibility Advocate

Accessibility Advocate

Accessibility Advocate

Accessibility Advocate

Accessibility Advocate

Research Driven

Research Driven

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UX/UI Design

UX/UI Design

UX/UI Design

UX/UI Design

Accessibility Advocate

Accessibility Advocate

Accessibility Advocate

Accessibility Advocate

Accessibility Advocate

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Research Driven

Research Driven

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