Community Involvement

Some of the links below go to descriptions found on this website.  Others simply go to outside pages with more information.

Ongoing

• Engage CS Edu (reviewer)
• Computer science outreach (see workshops)
• The Female Perspective of Computer Science (blogger)
• North Grenville Photography Club (member, webmaster)

Outreach and Education

• Girl Develop It! Ottawa (Chapter Leader, instructor)
• Carleton University Women in Science and Engineering Mentor (2010-2013)
• Let's Talk Science, volunteer presenter (2008-2011)

Leadership

• Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Advisory Board (2010-2014, board disbanded)
• Carleton University Women in Science and Engineering, Internal Affairs Executive (2007-2011)
• Google Student Ambassador (2006-2009)
• Carleton Computer Science Society, President (2006-2007)
• Mindtrust Leadership Development Program (2007)

Conference Leadership

• Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Online Communities Committee (2010, 2015, 2016)
• Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Scholarship Reviewer (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Co-Chair for Communities Committee (2012, 2013, 2014)
• Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Poster Reviewer (2012)
• Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Lead Blogger (2009)
• Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference, Ambassador and Organizer (2005-2007)

Conference Participation

• Heidelberg Laureate Forum, Blogger (2015, 2016)
• Women and Technology, Invited Keynote (2015)
• Canadian University Software Engineering Conference (CUSEC), Invited Speaker (2013)
• CRA-W Grad Cohort, Delegate and Poster Presenter (2009, 2010, 2011)
• International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, Student Volunteer (2009)
• Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Volunteer and Blogger (2008)
• National Conference on Women in Engineering, Speaker (2008)

Technical and Entrepreneurship Competitions

• Nicol Challenge Entrepreneurship Competition: Top 8 (2011)
• Great Canadian Appathon: 48 Hour Mobile Game Development Competition Top 15 (2011)
• Microsoft Imagine Cup: Game Design (2011)
• Computer Science Games (2007)
• ACM Programming Contest (2006)

Athletics

• ITF Taekwon-do: Second Degree Black Belt (student and occasional instructor)
• Classes at Carleton: Yoga, Zumba, Dance, Stickfighting, Kickboxing