Selected work
Skills For Change (Non-Profit)
Black Youth In STEAM
96% motivated to pursue STEM · Applications tripled (20 → 60+)
I coordinated Black Youth In STEAM, a free 7-week hybrid program giving Black youth ages 14 to 18 hands-on exposure to STEM careers, from flight simulation and suturing to Micro:Bit coding. I ran it end to end across four cohorts of 25: recruitment, onboarding, parent and youth communication, logistics, and on-the-ground support at every virtual session, in-person workshop, and partner field trip. I also built the systems underneath it: intake forms redesigned to be accessible and efficient, onboarding materials for info sessions, attendance tracking forms, and the program data I maintained for reporting throughout. When I took over outreach, applications grew from around 20 to over 60 per cohort, filling every seat with a waitlist behind it, and roughly 85% of accepted youth completed the program. In the 2024-25 program year, 100% of participants reported being on track to graduate, 96% left motivated to pursue STEM, and 89% said they felt a sense of belonging in STEM spaces. I used participant surveys to keep the program honest, tailoring sessions to what youth said they needed and pitching improvements to my manager. That's how I created "The Science of Social Media," a new workshop on branding and pitching yourself on platforms like LinkedIn that became part of the curriculum. Graduates joined an alumni network with curated resources and mentor connections. Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism and delivered with York University, Centennial College, Tropicana Community Services, Urban Pilots Network, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the AGO, and Young People's Theatre, the program's impact was recognized with a Youth Leadership Award, nominated by a participant.
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Skills For Change (Non-Profit)
Ubuntu In Dementia Care
Feedback-driven hybrid redesign · Alexis Lodge care partnership
I coordinated Ubuntu In Dementia Care, an 8-session wellness and education program for Black family caregivers in the GTA and Scarborough. Named for the African philosophy of shared humanity, "I am because we are," it gave caregivers a culturally affirming space to learn and heal together, with sessions delivered alongside a registered social worker covering dementia education, caregiver burnout, and financial, legal, and after-life planning with professionals in each field. Day to day, I supported recruitment, ran onboarding and info sessions, led participant communication, and tracked the program data behind our impact reporting. The part I'm proudest of is what that data changed. Early feedback showed most caregivers were balancing full workdays with caregiving, so I used it to shift the program to a heavily online hybrid while keeping the care home visit in person. Attendance held steady while participation got easier for the people the program was built for. That in-person visit was a partnership with Alexis Lodge, a Scarborough dementia care residence known for home-like, culturally attuned memory care, where caregivers could meet staff and see for themselves that culturally aligned support exists. Participants left with a peer network of Black caregivers and culturally relevant resources to lean on. I had studied the social determinants of health in my coursework; here I worked on them directly, helping close gaps in access, trust, and culturally relevant care for real families. Ubuntu In Dementia Care was funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and delivered with Tropicana Community Services.
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Skills For Change (Non-Profit)
Intergenerational Cookbook Program
Designed + illustrated the zine · 8 hybrid sessions
Food is how culture survives, and this program turned that into a working classroom. Over 8 hybrid sessions, the Intergenerational Cookbook Program brought Black youth and seniors together around African and African Diaspora foodways: in-person cooking sessions at Tropicana Community Services in Scarborough, storytelling circles, community outings to local markets, and food justice conversations. Seniors passed down culinary heritage and youth carried it forward, while I coordinated program logistics and the data tracking behind our impact reporting alongside another program facilitator. The program culminated in a collaborative cookbook zine of recipes, stories, and food history. Participants created and submitted their recipes; I designed and illustrated the entire e-book in Canva. The program was funded by the Ontario Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility and delivered with Tropicana Community Services. The book is linked below.
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