Leadership & Service

My desire to improve my department, build community, and support other’s growth drives my decision to participate in leadership & service opportunities.

Chemistry Graduate Student Teachers (CGST) Co-Founder:

• Co-Founded a teaching community within the Northwestern University Chemistry Department
• Organize lunch discussions of STEM education literature
• Build connections between students, faculty, and staff to improve undergraduate education

Graduate Liaison Committee (GLC) Treasurer:

• Organize and lead meetings between multiple organizations and department stakeholders
• Design and implement communication protocols between organizations
• Develop an organizational constitution/mission statement
• Create and manage budget proposals Collect, analyze, and disseminate department survey data
• Present survey conclusions, and advocate for departmental policy changes, to faculty on behalf of the student body
• Plan and host professional development and community-building events

Chemistry Teaching Assistant Training Program

• Organize and facilitate graduate student volunteer for multi-week TA training program
• Collaborate with department faculty and education experts to design effective training workshops
• Implement changes to the training program based on quantitative and qualitative data from past participants

CIRTL Learning Community leader

CIRTL Steering Committee

Additional service to department

• Panelist (orienting new students and preparing younger students for program milestones)
• ChemUnity Mentor