Learning to Lead : Jocelyn Chiu

A life long Philadelphian, Jocelyn Chiu was introduced to Coded by Kids this past summer when she joined our Tech and Innovation Internship program. In addition to staying on this fall to work for Draft Studios in UI/UX design, Jocelyn decided to grow her leadership skills and become an Innovation Coach and tech mentor for CBK’s Innovation League, a program for entrepreneurial and creative Philadelphia high school students looking to build their entrepreneurship skills. We checked in with Jocelyn to hear about her experience so far and what advice she has for our teams as they prepare for the Innovation Bowl.

Can you tell us a little about yourself?

I’m Jocelyn, and though half of my family is from Taiwan and the other half from China, I was born in PA and have been raised in Philadelphia for all my life — that includes going to Anne Frank Elementary, and Masterman for middle and high school. Right now, I’m taking User Experience & Interactive Design at Drexel University, so I pretty much know the ins and outs of Philly!

Outside of academics, I started doing a lot of artistic activities in middle school, and have continued throughout high…