building connection and community with tech

As a design instructor, mentor and leader I love pouring back into the design community to uplift and inspire others.

school of visual concepts, seattle

Mentor, frequent panelist and blog contributor as well as course content creator & advisor.

“Cheryl is incredibly engaging and inclusive. She’s really able to respond “under fire”... awesome energy and very passionate.”

— SVC Student, June 2020

CISCO + UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, spring 2020

I drove an enterprise partnership between Cisco + University of Washington’s HCDE program, taking on 3 cohorts of students in facilitating scenarios and mentorship in Usability Studies.

SCHOOL OF VISUAL concepts, fall 2018

Co-creator of Seattle Women of Design + UX’s Rock the Whiteboard workshop - a 3x sold out show for womxn UX’ers of Seattle to learn tips, tricks and ideas for ideating on the fly.

seattle interactive conference, 2018 + 2019

Keynote speaker to a sold out crowd 2 years running 🙌🏼 I’ve shared thoughts on Building Trust with UX and UX of You.