UXPA International

Lily Basile – Volunteer Spotlight

March 29, 2021March 23, 2021 by Sara.Mastro

Sara Mastro, UXPA International President sits down with Lily Basile to discuss her volunteering with UXPA. How did you first learn about UXPA International? I learned about UXPA INTL through my job search! I’d found the website and had also met Ginny Hong, through a General Assembly portfolio review (UX bootcamp), and she let me know about the volunteer opportunities to get involved and help out! What are your activities as a UXPA Intl Volunteer? As the volunteer Visual Designer, I design the social graphics for the UXPA’s Facebook and Twitter. These graphics consist of webinar promos, job bank promos, mentorship cohort sign up flyers and more! What motivated you to become a volunteer with us? As a new grad of …

Mentee Spotlight with Richard Lam

February 17, 2021February 16, 2021 by Website Admin

Richard Lam shares his thoughts on his experience with the UXPA mentorship program. Richard participated in the mentorship program as a mentee over three cohorts in 2020. He recently joined the board of his local UXPA NY Chapter as Vice President. Who are you/Tell us a little about yourself? My name is Richard Lam, born in Calgary, Canada, recently moved to New York City. My background is in journalism, arts marketing, and community development, and I am now a UX auditor at Baymard Institute. Outside of work, my interests include biking, film, music, games, food, urban planning, and culture. My side passion is scouring farmers markets for fresh regional fruits and experimenting with small batches of Lam Jam. What led …

Welcome 2021!

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 by Sara.Mastro

I know I am stating the obvious when I say “2020 was a pretty stressful year”. From the perspective of UXPA organizationally, it was also a year where we all had to wear many hats and be super flexible. Postponing our annual in-person conference (set to take place in June 2020) was the first of many hurdles our Board had to work through. We had to come up with a Plan B quickly, and we did. UXPA 2020 At Home, our first online conference event, was a success, thanks to our members, our volunteers, and our dedicated Board of Directors. We added more webinars and short courses to help everyone stay connected to the world of UX and we moved …

Remembering Josephine Scott

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 by Rich

We have sad news to share with our UXPA family. Josephine “Josie” Scott, long-time UXPA member, died of breast cancer on December 25, 2020. Josie was a frequent attendee and presenter at UXPA conferences, as well as being active with the local UX community around Detroit, Michigan. She retired a few years ago and left a lasting legacy of mentorship and friendship in our community. A bio from a few years ago read: “She specializes in user experience research: facilitating customer “ah-hah!” moments and synthesizing their insight into digital solutions. Before her career in user experience, she administered Michigan elections and continues to promote better user experience in voting and civic life. Her master’s degree in Information Management and Communications …

It’s election time…

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 by Website Admin

Who’s ready for another election? UXPA International is holding an election for the Director of Volunteers Board Member position for the January 2021 – June 2023 term. Board members are volunteers that are responsible for leading the efforts of the organization. The Director of Volunteers is responsible for coordinating all volunteer efforts at UXPA International, both with the annual conference and with regular activities all year long. They will be responsible for assembling and coordinating volunteer teams, liaising with the Board of Directors to articulate and align volunteers efforts across various projects at UXPA. We’re excited to introduce the two candidates running for Director of Volunteers: Alain Robillard-Bastien I have extensive experience working with UXPA and other volunteers-based organization. I …

Volunteer Spotlight – Joshua Rosenberg

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by Website Admin

Alain Robillard-Bastien our Director of Volunteers sits down with Joshua Rosenberg to discuss his volunteering with UXPA International. What are your activities as a volunteer at UXPA? Since when? I’ve been the volunteer production manager at the Journal of Usability Studies since 2015. I work with the editorial team to manage uxpajournal.org, and am primarily responsible for making sure every journal issue gets published to the website four times per year. What motivated you to become a volunteer with us initially? I was in graduate school working with Bill Albert who, along with Jim Lewis, is editor-in-chief of the journal. At that time, I was eager to soak up as much information as possible about the field of UX and …