Hi! I'm Daphanie and I'm a Junior at the University of Washington studying Human-Centered Design and Engineering.
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I love making people smile and showing them that they are able.
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In my free time, I love to hike, ski, slackline, draw silly doodles, hammock, and just explore wherever I'm at.
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See below for my journey from Gymnastics to where I am today as a UX Designer!
My Exciting Timeline
2006 5 years old
2017 16 years old
started gymnastics to get all my bouncy energy out
Start working at the gym. Met kids and families from various backgrounds
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Coached Neurodivergent kids, navigating different ways to accommodate their needs while making them feel just like their friends around them
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Coached a little girl who was born without a hand, constructed different ways for her to swing on the bars
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Disputed many 5-year-old dramas
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Found a love of helping people embrace themselves and solve problems together, no matter how small
2020 18 years old
2021 19 years old
2022 20 years old
College!! What do I do? I like Engineering... and helping people... Human-Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE)?
Accepted into HCDE!
Learning lots of new skills including working in teams. Figma and Adobe Illustrator are pretty cool :)
Joined Husky Winter Sports and started skiing for free through ski instructing. Met some of my best friends here :)
Started making graphics to advertise Husky Winter Sports and became the Digital Communications Coordinator. Took on more graphics tasks.
Started working for the Multicultural Outreach and Recruitment department at the University of Washington as a Web Developer and Graphic Designer! It's exciting seeing where my skills can take me
Excited to see what the future has in store