Kayla T.

Director of Diversity Efforts at UW Women in Informatics
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  • Chinese Limited working proficiency
  • Laotian Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Diversity Efforts
      • Mar 2023 - Present

      • Planned Fearless, Tech More, and Hack for Social Good hackathon events for over 200 middle and high school students to expose students to technical and design skills. • Designed curriculum through a project called iTech Inclusion Modules that focuses on tech disciplines such as UX Design, Web Development, Cybersecurity, and Data science. • Received a $3,000 Seed Grant award from the University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity, Diversity & Inclusion for my diversity… Show more • Planned Fearless, Tech More, and Hack for Social Good hackathon events for over 200 middle and high school students to expose students to technical and design skills. • Designed curriculum through a project called iTech Inclusion Modules that focuses on tech disciplines such as UX Design, Web Development, Cybersecurity, and Data science. • Received a $3,000 Seed Grant award from the University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity, Diversity & Inclusion for my diversity efforts within the Information School.

    • Diversity Commitee Member
      • Nov 2021 - Present

      • Participates in discussions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Information School and community • Planned Power Hour educational workshop events focused on topics such as Imposter Syndrome and empowering women in STEM.

    • Director of Community Efforts
      • Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Informatics Admissions Commitee Member
      • Sep 2022 - Present

    • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (INFO 290)
      • Sep 2022 - Present

      • Teach leadership and professional development skills to a cohort of 200 newly admitted Informatics students. • Formats course material, leads special discussion sessions, grades assignments, and attends weekly lectures. • Organize resume review group mentoring teams for students consisting of 50 tech industry professionals.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Golf Instructor
      • Jul 2021 - Present

      • Teach golf skills to participants the age of 7-18. • Design and organize weekly golf and life skill lessons for students. • Work as a liaison for First Tee Directors. • Teach golf skills to participants the age of 7-18. • Design and organize weekly golf and life skill lessons for students. • Work as a liaison for First Tee Directors.

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • IT Technical Writer Intern
      • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

      • Assisted in the creation and maintenance of technical documentation on MultiCare's ServiceNow system, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information for end-users resulting in 60% increase in documentation uploads on ServiceNow. • Developed a comprehensive document upload plan that aligned with MultiCare's IT service management goals. • Led and redesigned Point MultiCare IS&T Webpages using CMS Unily to increase front facing usability and accessibility for MultiCare webpage users. • Assisted in the creation and maintenance of technical documentation on MultiCare's ServiceNow system, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information for end-users resulting in 60% increase in documentation uploads on ServiceNow. • Developed a comprehensive document upload plan that aligned with MultiCare's IT service management goals. • Led and redesigned Point MultiCare IS&T Webpages using CMS Unily to increase front facing usability and accessibility for MultiCare webpage users.

    • Mexico
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • CITI Early ID Leadership Program
      • Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
    • United States
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Marketing Intern
      • May 2021 - Jun 2021

      • Worked with a team to create content, organized the backend of the program, and created two marketing videos. • Mentored students in the program with technological skills and guided them to create content for their final presentations. • Formatted professional emails, surveys, and Instagram posts to promote the program. • Worked with a team to create content, organized the backend of the program, and created two marketing videos. • Mentored students in the program with technological skills and guided them to create content for their final presentations. • Formatted professional emails, surveys, and Instagram posts to promote the program.

    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Student Intern
      • Aug 2019 - Aug 2019

      • Mentored by Amazon employees and learned about the STEM field. • Learned Arduino, Python, HTML, CSS, and JAVA Script. • Worked with high school girls in the community to learn about being a Woman in technology. • Learned computer science through several coding projects. • Mentored by Amazon employees and learned about the STEM field. • Learned Arduino, Python, HTML, CSS, and JAVA Script. • Worked with high school girls in the community to learn about being a Woman in technology. • Learned computer science through several coding projects.

Education

  • University of Washington Information School
    Human Computer Interaction and Information Management, Informatics
    2021 - 2025
  • Seattle Central College
    Running Start Student, 4.0 GPA
    2019 - 2021
  • Franklin High School
    2017 - 2021

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