Executive Director & Founder || he/him/his
Jake lives in the intersection of design, technology, and education. As the Executive Director, Jake’s role is to help shape the vision of IDOT and support the directors with accomplishing their goals. He enjoys karaoke, baking, and making snarky comments at poorly designed logos on the freeway.
Email [email protected] for questions about the mission, program details, recruitment, or press requests.
Director of Internal Relations || he/him/his
Josh is a human-centered designer interested in environmental psychology, tangible interaction, and human-environment studies. As the Director of Internal Relations, Josh acts as the liaison between all high school chapters and the board of directors; he manages any chapter-related tasks including overseeing competitions communicating with student leadership, and distributing official announcements. In his free time, Josh competes on the Cal Climbing Team, blogs on Medium, and produces music.
Email [email protected] for questions and concerns related to student life, chapter-related inquiries, or communications for the board of directors.
Director of External Relations || he/him/his
Kenneth is a student who has always been interested in improving education accessibility for all. As the Director of External Relations, Kenneth is in charge of setting-up partnerships with businesses and organizations to expand the quality of resources that IDOT students have access to. In his free time, Kenneth enjoys playing Teamfight Tactics, reading Wikipedia plot summaries, and scrolling through Tik Tok.
Email [email protected] for questions and concerns regarding organizational partnerships, sponsorships, and volunteer opportunities.
Director of Philanthropy || she/her/hers
Andrea is a student interested in using HCD to help evolve educational technology. As the Director of Philanthropy, Andrea is in charge of ensuring that all students have the ability to participate in IDOT regardless of their financial background. She also oversees legal and financial operations. In her free time, she likes to relearn her old instruments, make random spreadsheets, and bother her cat.
Email [email protected] for questions regarding financial aid, reimbursements, and legal questions.
Director of Education, Visual Design || she/her/hers
Phi is a landscape architecture student and designer who is passionate about design for sustainability and social good. As the Director of Education, she oversees the curriculum development and designathons for IDOT. Talk to her about sustainable development, Animal Crossing, and her demon cat Lychee.
Email [email protected] for questions regarding IDOT's curriculum and modules.
Director of Education, HCD || she/her/hers, they/them/theirs
Katrina is a designer and cognitive science student who, in retrospect, probably should've just gone for a psychology degree. As Director of Education, she oversees the curriculum development and designathons for IDOT with an emphasis on human-centered design (HCD) and design theory. When she's not designing, you can catch her giving in-depth psychoanalyses of CBS's Survivor that absolutely no one asked for, working on student films, or hunched over a laser cutter.
Email [email protected] for questions regarding IDOT's curriculum and modules.
Director of Education || she/her/hers
Erin is a biology student who dreams in brushstrokes and CMYK. As Director of Education, she seeks to develop interactive curriculum that reflects students’ needs and desires. When she doesn’t have a pen in hand, she loves cooking plant-based meals, watching psychological thrillers, and pspspsing the squirrels outside.
Email [email protected] for questions regarding IDOT's curriculum and modules.
Director of Marketing || he/him/his
Ace is a student, designer, and artist, striving to make people happier through the work he does. As the Director of Marketing, he's in charge of creating visual assets, managing social media, and developing IDOT's brand. In his free time, Ace makes too many and too specific playlists, rates local ice cream shops, and makes a lot (a lot) of fried rice.
Email [email protected] for questions regarding social media, branding, or marketing.
Director of Programs || she/her/hers
Belinda studied political economy and psychology and is interested in technology’s capacity for social good. As Director of Programs, she develops and implements IDOT’s events and programs to connect IDOT’s students and the larger design community. In her free time, she likes to make puns, try new restaurants, and throw up gratuitous peace signs.
Email [email protected] with any questions or suggestions regarding IDOT events.
Director of Programs || she/her/hers
Amy is an architecture and urban studies student who loves placemaking and uplifting communities. As a Director of Programs, she works to develop and implement IDOT’s events and programs to connect the larger IDOT and design community. She loves to grocery shop, ride public transport, and entertain (and do!) any impulsive ideas.
Email [email protected] for more information or suggestions for IDOT events.
Secretary || she/her/hers
Eileen is an architecture student inspired by the physical and abstract nature of design to change the way we live for the better. As Secretary, she's in control of taking notes, keeping some records, and boosting team morale. In her free time, Eileen likes to read movie reviews (without watching the movies), watch gaming channels (without playing the video games), and update her bullet journal (without organizing her own life).
Email [email protected] for record-related requests.