Please join a diverse panel of young professionalsÂ
across technology, education, public service and startups for an interactive workshop about utilizing your college years to develop a thriving and meaningful career.Â
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All Majors & international Students are Encouraged to Attend.
Walk away with tips on
How to explore and choose your major?
How to make a great impression with employers?
How to write a compelling resume and cover letter?
How to network for success? Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
how to prepare yourself to be a competent candidate for your dream career?Â
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Expect fun interactions to
Heighten your perspectives on the typical career challenges encountered by international students
Gain tips and develop personalized strategies to breakthrough the challenges you want to work on
Experience the power of letting go of your self-consciousnessÂ
Interact with the panel for advice on your questions
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Limited Availability
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Di Ye is founder and coach of ZHENNOVATE, a talent development firm specialized in equipping professionals and students with skills needed to thrive in career and personal life. As a coach and consultant, Di supports professionals and students on professional and life skills development, career planning, major career and life decisions, job application process, as well as design thinking and leadership development. Di also advises organizations on social-emotional intelligence and leadership development. Â
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Di is a former program manager for Microsoft OneNote and Office, an MIT graduate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and a founder of several mindfulness and educational initiatives. She has interned with Seagate and Qualcomm, as well as researched at MIT Media Lab and Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging with Harvard Medical School.
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Having grown up in China, Di empathizes with and is happy to support international students on their cultural adaptation journey.
Chelsea Lei is a public policy professional passionate about helping individuals and communities realize their potentials. She currently works as a performance auditor at the legislative branch of King County government.
Prior to moving to Seattle, she was a researcher at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Chelsea holds an A.B. from Harvard College and an M.A. from Stanford University.During her student years, she completed internships at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Apple Inc., American Express, Community Service Society of New York, and The New York Times.
Chelsea hails from China and now finds herself at home in the Pacific Northwest.
Bao Truong currently works as a nuclear engineer at TerraPower LLC, an energy innovation company.
Bao is a graduate of MIT, where he earned his Ph.D., Master and Bachelor degrees in Nuclear Science & Engineering. He is on the board of the MIT Club of Puget Sound and interviews college applicants to MIT as an Educational Councilor. During his student years, Bao won various scholarships and fellowships to support his undergraduate and graduate studies. He also completed internships in organizations across academia, national laboratory and industry in the United States and Europe.
Bao hails from Vietnam and now lives with his family in Bellevue.
Kurt von Laven is a software engineer at Endless, where he helps develop an operating system for the developing world. While a software engineer at Google, he helped raise over $25,000 for a variety of initiatives increasing access to education for African children.
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He graduated in the top 20% of his class from Stanford in 2012 with a B.S. in Computer Science. He helped Stanford save trees and ~$100,000 by co-organizing a program to reduce paper towel consumption.
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Kurt is an American-Costa Rican and hails from Alabama. He cares deeply about helping others discover and pursue their passions.
