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Get an Inside Scoop--A Discussion with Black Jay Googlers
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Wed, Dec 8, 2021
6 PM – 7 PM EST (GMT-5)
Online Event
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1. Individual journeys of getting to Google
2. Embracing individual identities and aspirations while at Google
3. How various skills and backgrounds come into play on the job
4. Ideas of how to utilize resources at Hopkins to achieve long-term goals
Participants should bring their questions and curiosities to the session-the hour will be participatory and interactive!
Speakers
Arlene Bigirimana
Policy Specialist, Legal Investigations Support
Class: JHU ‘16, JHSPH ‘18
Major(s)/Minor(s): Undergrad – Double major in Public Health minor Spanish; Grad – MSPH in Health Policy and Management
More About Arlene: Arlene is a policy specialist in the LegalInvestigations Support team. Arlene received her undergraduate degree in public health and minor in Spanish Language and Hispanic Culture. After graduation, Arlene went on to complete her masters in health policy and management at JHSPH. Prior to working at Google, Arlene worked for 4 years as a senior multilateral affairs analyst at the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking in Washington, D.C.
Cori Grainger
Research Inclusion Program Manager
Class: JHU ‘20
Major(s)/Minor(s): Double major in Medicine, Science, and the Humanities and Spanish
More About Cori: Cori Grainger is currently a Research Inclusion Program Manager at Google, based in San Diego, California. In this role, she manages two programs focused on broadening participation for students from historically marginalized groups in computing research. Cori graduated in 2020 from Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor's degree in both Medicine, Science, and theHumanities and Spanish on a full-ride thanks to the JHU Baltimore Scholars Program. Prior, Cori graduated as the FoundingValedictorian of the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women (BLSYW), where she starred in the documentary STEP. Evident by her membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated (shoutout to Mu Psi), Cori holds community outreach, service, and empowerment near to her heart; as a result, she is proud to serve as a founding board member and Vice President of the Coach G. Academy as well as co-chair of the Physical and Mental Health committee in the San Francisco Peninsula Alumnae Chapter of Delta.
Joshua Samuel-Ojo
Google Video Software Engineer
Class: JHU ‘17
Major(s)/Minor(s): Bachelors: Mechanical Engineering; Masters: Engineering Management
More about Joshua: Joshua Samuel-Ojo is a software engineer on the Google Meets team, specifically the Meets Everywhere team where the goal is to have meet running on TVs, Nest, Cars, etc...Joshua graduated in 2017 from the JohnsHopkins University with a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, Josh worked forChevron as a Facility Engineer software Engineer before joining Google as a Software Engineer. Outside work Josh loves testing video games, streaming on twitch, and going to the gym.
Paul Davidson
Assistant Director of Life Design: Computer Science & Electrical and Computer Engineering
Johns Hopkins University Life Design Lab
Clifton Shambry
Assistant Director of Life Design: Diversity and Inclusion
Johns Hopkins University Life Design Lab