Volunteering
Here’s some of the STEM outreach and volunteering I’ve done, and continue to do, to help younger students, especially girls, build confidence in this field.
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Hosted VEX IQ Competitions
I have hosted multiple competitions, helping teams troubleshoot robots and handling event setup, match flow coordination, AV/tech, and teardown.
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Coach for RoboHillers Program
I mentored robotics for 80+ middle school students, advising on design and build, running meetings and team operations, and preparing teams for competitions.
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MSEF Alumni Panel
I’m an MSEF alumni advisor, mentoring students through weekly meetings, serving on a student panel, and providing guidance on projects and presentations.
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Hosted Girl Powerd Events
I have volunteered at my school’s girl-powered robotics outreach events, assisting with setup and running the station where participants build and launch their own rockets.
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Organized STEM Outreach Events
I hosted various STEM outreach events, creating and presenting slideshows and running hands-on stations where kids could try different robotics activities.
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Ran VEX IQ Lessons
I taught weekly VEX IQ lessons to elementary students, guiding them through the engineering design cycle as they built their own robots and finishing the program with a final competition