Experience

JamCoders

• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Organizer

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  JamCoders is an initiative for Jamaican 3rd form to 5th form high schoolers, focusing on algorithms and programming that will continue in July 2023 at The UWI, Mona Campus in Kingston, Jamaica. JamCoders is an initiative for Jamaican 3rd form to 5th form high schoolers, focusing on algorithms and programming that will continue in July 2023 at The UWI, Mona Campus in Kingston, Jamaica.


Google
• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee
• Policy Specialist

  • Jul 2019 - Present


White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Intern

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  Accepted to the final cohort of interns for the Obama White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, as an intern to the former U.S. Chief Technology Officer, Megan Smith. Accepted to the final cohort of interns for the Obama White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, as an intern to the former U.S. Chief Technology Officer, Megan Smith.



United Roots

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy & Program Strategy Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Sep 2016

  "United Roots has been serving the Oakland community for seven+ years as a youth healing space and creative entrepreneurship center with a long track record of developing socially innovative youth programs in the Bay Area” under the tutelage 👼🏿 of the late Bay Area community leader, Dr. Prince White 🦬. ◆ Co-facilitated weekly sessions of DetermiNation Black Men’s Group--a healing circle for young Black men--to promote their social, leadership, and entrepreneurial development. ◆… Show more "United Roots has been serving the Oakland community for seven+ years as a youth healing space and creative entrepreneurship center with a long track record of developing socially innovative youth programs in the Bay Area” under the tutelage 👼🏿 of the late Bay Area community leader, Dr. Prince White 🦬. ◆ Co-facilitated weekly sessions of DetermiNation Black Men’s Group--a healing circle for young Black men--to promote their social, leadership, and entrepreneurial development. ◆ Supported policy, media, and community outreach campaigns to advance the Justice Reinvestment Coalition of Alameda County’s efforts to secure 1400 county jobs for formerly incarcerated adults and opportunity youth. ◆ Represented DetermiNation Black Men's Group at the My Brother's Keeper Alliance's "Invest in Youth" Career Summit in Oakland, CA and the Boys and Men of Color's #FreeOurDreams Legislative Youth Conference in Sacramento, CA. Show less "United Roots has been serving the Oakland community for seven+ years as a youth healing space and creative entrepreneurship center with a long track record of developing socially innovative youth programs in the Bay Area” under the tutelage 👼🏿 of the late Bay Area community leader, Dr. Prince White 🦬. ◆ Co-facilitated weekly sessions of DetermiNation Black Men’s Group--a healing circle for young Black men--to promote their social, leadership, and entrepreneurial development. ◆… Show more "United Roots has been serving the Oakland community for seven+ years as a youth healing space and creative entrepreneurship center with a long track record of developing socially innovative youth programs in the Bay Area” under the tutelage 👼🏿 of the late Bay Area community leader, Dr. Prince White 🦬. ◆ Co-facilitated weekly sessions of DetermiNation Black Men’s Group--a healing circle for young Black men--to promote their social, leadership, and entrepreneurial development. ◆ Supported policy, media, and community outreach campaigns to advance the Justice Reinvestment Coalition of Alameda County’s efforts to secure 1400 county jobs for formerly incarcerated adults and opportunity youth. ◆ Represented DetermiNation Black Men's Group at the My Brother's Keeper Alliance's "Invest in Youth" Career Summit in Oakland, CA and the Boys and Men of Color's #FreeOurDreams Legislative Youth Conference in Sacramento, CA. Show less



Stanford Graduate School of Education

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Course Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  Consolidated course content for Stanford's top-ranked social entrepreneurship course, EDUC335 -- “Designing Research-Based Interventions to Solve Global Health Problems," taught by TeachAIDS founder and CEO, Dr. Piya Sorcar -- after taking the course and earning high marks as a freshman. ◆ Guided student teams through the research and production of a final presentation analysis of an award-winning social venture. Particular themes of this analysis included: social entrepreneurship model,… Show more Consolidated course content for Stanford's top-ranked social entrepreneurship course, EDUC335 -- “Designing Research-Based Interventions to Solve Global Health Problems," taught by TeachAIDS founder and CEO, Dr. Piya Sorcar -- after taking the course and earning high marks as a freshman. ◆ Guided student teams through the research and production of a final presentation analysis of an award-winning social venture. Particular themes of this analysis included: social entrepreneurship model, use of technology, competitor analysis, understanding local contexts, research-based product design, testing efficacy, buy-in from gatekeepers, and strategies for scaling. ◆ Liaised with community partners at Google, the Tech Museum for Innovation, and TeachAIDS to co-organize a judged final presentation event for students at the Google campus in Mountain View, California. Show less Consolidated course content for Stanford's top-ranked social entrepreneurship course, EDUC335 -- “Designing Research-Based Interventions to Solve Global Health Problems," taught by TeachAIDS founder and CEO, Dr. Piya Sorcar -- after taking the course and earning high marks as a freshman. ◆ Guided student teams through the research and production of a final presentation analysis of an award-winning social venture. Particular themes of this analysis included: social entrepreneurship model,… Show more Consolidated course content for Stanford's top-ranked social entrepreneurship course, EDUC335 -- “Designing Research-Based Interventions to Solve Global Health Problems," taught by TeachAIDS founder and CEO, Dr. Piya Sorcar -- after taking the course and earning high marks as a freshman. ◆ Guided student teams through the research and production of a final presentation analysis of an award-winning social venture. Particular themes of this analysis included: social entrepreneurship model, use of technology, competitor analysis, understanding local contexts, research-based product design, testing efficacy, buy-in from gatekeepers, and strategies for scaling. ◆ Liaised with community partners at Google, the Tech Museum for Innovation, and TeachAIDS to co-organize a judged final presentation event for students at the Google campus in Mountain View, California. Show less



The Scripps Research Institute

• Biomedical Researcher

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2014

  Cold-emailed research scientists as an ambitious high school sophomore determined to embark upon research at the intersection of biotechnology and disease treatment. Later accepted to a summer research position in the Department of Cancer Biology that evolved into a two-year student research position. Cold-emailed research scientists as an ambitious high school sophomore determined to embark upon research at the intersection of biotechnology and disease treatment. Later accepted to a summer research position in the Department of Cancer Biology that evolved into a two-year student research position.