I led design in a team of five to research, design, test, and pitch a platform to connect underserved students with professional and personal growth opportunities for the YMCA's Changemakers initiative.

We conducted over 8 interviews with leaders and students at the YMCA, on both the local and national level, to understand the strengths and weaknesses of current programming and how we could best help students succeed.
Y’s lack staffing, resources, and virtual infrastructure to provide additional take-home material. Students face ride insecurity + share hesitancies about in-person meetings. Goal tracking is difficult. Y's struggle to support students post-high school, but many students return as advisors to lead successful programs.

We came up with  a platform aimed at long-term development with 3 central focuses: College, Professional, and Personal. I created the designs and concepts for each pathway to provide supplemental resources for any student to tap into from anywhere and at their own pace.

The app offers self-guided, commonly asked interview question practice. Students can record answers or take notes for future reference + documentation, as well as refer to tips.
We aimed to foster transferable skills that can be applied in varying settings.

A low-maintenance, quick way for students to continually document their latest and greatest accomplishments.

A more approachable way of finding colleges that suits students needs and interests + removing the friction of searching and filtering through scholarships.

A personal journal modeled after text messaging allowing students to set and reflect on goals privately.

A dedicated, interactive space for students to aggregate personal notes to themselves.