Wellesley College,
B.A. Media Arts and Science
Expected: May 2026

Relevant Courses:  Computer Programming (Python), Computing for the Socio-Techno Web (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), Intro to Front End Web Development, Digital Worlds for Gaming, Adv. Projects in Interactive Media (HCI Research), Adv. Projects in Playable Media (Adv. Video Game Dev), Three-Dimensional Design, Digital Imaging, Educating English Learners, Practicum in Child Development
Taken at other institutions: Design: Objects and Interaction (at MIT), Design and Development of Games for Learning (MIT), Human-Computer Interaction (at Uni. of Cordoba), Law and New Technology (UCo), Intro to Psychology (Dallas College), Child Development (MassBay CC)

Santa Monica High School
2018 – 2022

Relevant Courses: AP Computer Science A & Principles, AP Calculus AB/BC, Multivariable Calculus, AP Physics 1

ClassLink (Clifton, NJ)
Summer 2025
SWE: Front End Development Intern         

• Designed and implemented dynamic frontend components in Angular to enhance user experience on an internal dashboard used for server management, aligned with Figma designs

• Integrated AWS-hosted backend APIs to fetch and display real-time metadata, while debugging rendering, formatting, and routing issues across the dashboard

Wellesley Centers for Women: Youth, Media, Wellbeing Lab (Wellesley, MA)
Summer 2025 - Present
Research Assistant         

• Co-developed two digital wellbeing workshops for middle school girls, designed activities focused on self-esteem and AI, helped mentor over thirty girls, and supported outreach by sourcing and contacting individuals and organizations

• Assisted with data collection for the lab’s CHI paper submission by rating and analyzing different AI self-esteem responses and conducting a literature review on codesigning AI with youths

• Created Instagram posts for the lab IG page and updated the lab website with recent updates

Wellesley Community Children’s Center
Summer 2024 - Present
Teaching Assistant         

• Implemented structured daily routines for 7 infants/toddlers, including educational activities and care tasks, resulting in improved developmental outcomes

• Assisted in classroom organization, set-up, and clean-up, maintaining a safe and tidy learning environment

• Supported teachers in observing and responding to developmental milestones, contributing to individualized learning plans for each child, and helped mediate conflicts

MIT Media Lab: Personal Robots Group
Fall 2025
Research Assistant

• Designed and developed an interactive, web-based game to teach elementary and middle school students key AI and space science concepts through play and problem-solving as part of the Day of AI curriculum

MIT Early Childhood Cognition Lab
Fall 2025
Research Assistant

• Transcribe and code toddlers’ speech from video recordings, contributing to research on early language production and how toddlers select what to say with a limited vocabulary

• Assist in data organization and preparation for analysis, with opportunities to support additional tasks such as script creation, data visualization, and presentation materials as the project progresses

MIT SERC Scholar: Chatbot Friends
2025-26
Research Assistant

• Conduct research and discuss case studies on emerging issues such as chatbots as stand-ins for loved ones, bias in conversational AI, and societal impacts of digital companionship

Wellesley College Child Study Center
Spring 2024 & Winter ‘25
Student Teacher         

• Conducted daily observations and assessments of child development, contributing to the creation of personalized learning strategies for 16 preschoolers through a preschool teaching & training program as a practicum in Child Development

• Collaborated with a teaching team of 4 to provide support and guidance to 16 preschool-aged children

Executive Board for Clubs at Wellesley College
2023 – Present
Co-Treasurer           

• Managed a combined budget of 8 thousand dollars for 3 clubs and involved in event planning, implementing a spreadsheet system that increased transparency for each club: Art and CS Clubs, and the W. Collective (fashion magazine)

• Secured a budget increase in funding by creating budget proposals for events to the college funding committee

Vice-President

• Lead e-board meetings for Art Club. Plan and execute events for 250+ members with an average of 15-30 attendees, coordinating with Art Department Faculty and the College's administrative staff 

UpSkill Investment Banking
Wintersession 2024
Scholar

• Attended an IB boot camp. Researched and pitched a stock with two other scholars to investment bankers

• Received Accounting & Financial Statement Modeling certification from Wall Street Prep

Headcount
2019 – Present
Volunteer

• Registered 100+ young people to vote through voter registration drives at music concerts

• Educated young voters on the democratic process to speak up for fair and accessible elections

YallWest
2019 – 2022
Teen Ambassador          

• Sourced 60+ featured authors for a young adult book festival with 20,000+ attendees, in collaboration with festival staff

• Assisted event production by managing stage and tent set-up as well as assisting authors with signings

• Curated and moderated author and book panel discussions for audiences of 50-300

Kode With Klossy
2020 – 2021
Scholar

• Attended web & mobile app development summer program to gain hands-on skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Swift

• Developed an interactive storytelling website in partnership with 2 scholars; responsible for implementing site navigation, design layout, and image selection

• Created a visual-heavy mobile app using Swift with 2 scholars; responsible for creating an intuitive UI with dynamic loading

AI4ALL at Carnegie Mellon University
Summer 2021
Scholar

• Selected to participate in an artificial intelligence focused summer program

• Coded a flower identification program using machine learning and Python in partnership with 3 scholars

US Presidential Election
Fall 2020
Poll Worker   

• Enabled fair and safe elections at a local polling place by checking in hundreds of voters, maintaining equipment cleanliness to adhere to COVID safety protocols, providing English-to-Spanish translations for Hispanic voters, and guiding usage of electronic equipment for elderly voters

Skills: Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C#, Linux, Swift & Xcode, Angular Framework, Figma, Spanish, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator & InDesign, Google Suite Applications, Teaching & Childcare

Passions: writing short stories & poetry; cooking; playing guitar; attending live theatre & music; design and creating; photography; boxing