Outreach

Mentoring

  • I am passionate about mentoring motivated high school students for research projects.
  • As of September 1, 2025,  I have mentored a total of 17 high school students since Fall 2020.
  • Many of the projects lead to presentations and publications at professional venues.

Judging

  • Hack-the-nest, High school Hachathon in DMV area, 2025
  • University of Maryland, College Park, Data Challenge, 2021 & 2022
  • Category judge (Math) for Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, 2018
  • Volunteer Judge for Covestro Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair, 2017
  • Volunteer Judge for Science Fair at Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy, 2017

Instructor

  • National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Volunteer Coach for Mathcounts Team, Fall 2023 – current
  • Volunteer Instructor for data science module of Playtupus LLC Summer Camp, 2016
  • Volunteer Instructor for Scratch programming, Winchester Thurston, 2014-2015
  • Volunteer Instructor, Adventures in Computing Workshop at Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy 2013-2014
  • Volunteer Instructor, CMU TechGirl’s Night(teaching computer technology to middle school girls), 2005

Services

  • Executive Committee Member, Mathematics Academic Advisory Committee, Howard County Public School Systems, Fall 2021 -Spring 2025
  • Invited speaker at Maryland K-12 AI Leadership Conference, Dec 5, 2024 
  • HCPSS presentation of data storytelling to GT research teachers, August 19, 2024 
  • Volunteer, Thread in Baltimore, Spring 2021 – Spring 2022
  • Treasurer, PTSA, Riverhill High School,  Fall 2021 – Summer 2022
  • Volunteer, Carnegie Mellon Computer Science Roadshow at Carson Middle School, 2016
  • Volunteer, Maker Faire Pittsburgh, 2015
  • Volunteer, TechBridgeWorld, Carnegie Mellon, 2005-2008