Life Skills program
Co-Director
Status: Building, ongoing since Jul 2023
- 20 mentors, 30 students a year
- 120+ youth mentored over about 3 years
- CTV News covered the August 2026 symposium
What I did
- Led the 6-person Life Skills team.
- Co-ran the program with Aria Ahadzadeh Ardebili while the coordinator, Didem Erman, was on leave.
- Designed and led the AI Literacy and Career Panel sessions.
- Tracked deadlines and reviewed deliverables. Took over meetings and announcements.
- Drove calendar and sponsor outreach.
- Built a mentorship-preference form and an 18-session checklist.
- Mentored 120+ youth over about 3 years.
- Drafted sponsorship proposals and reference letters.
- Co-hosted the August 2026 symposium and career panel.
- Since Sep 2022, ran focus groups with 50+ students and transcribed the data; Dr. Turin's research group used the findings for their posters.
What the team did
- Other Life Skills team members delivered sessions.
- Aria Ahadzadeh Ardebili co-coordinated.
- Didem Erman was Program Coordinator (on leave).
- Dr. Turin's group used the focus-group findings for their own posters.
Milestones
6 of 6 done
- Led the 6-person Life Skills team
- Co-ran the program while the coordinator was on leave
- Designed and led the AI Literacy and Career Panel sessions
- Built the mentorship-preference form and the 18-session checklist
- Drove sponsor and calendar outreach
- Co-hosted the August 2026 symposium and career panel
Nothing here is unfinished; the role itself continues.
Problem and context
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Process
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Photos
rise-symposium-01.jpgThe RISE symposium, August 2026(wanted)What I'd do next
Iterate on social media to grow the program to a bigger cohort.
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