As a pre-professional career coach for the UW Career and Internship Center, Dawn works with students to identify their educational, professional, and personal goals, as well as to explore their interests and opportunities in their desired fields. Currently, she specifically serves pre-law and pre-health students and alumni.

Born and raised in Seattle and a long-time husky, she graduated from the UW with a B.A. in Communications and minor in Education, Learning, and Societies (ELS) in 2013.  She also earned her Master’s in Social Work (MSW) degree from the UW School of Social Work, with a focus on Community-Centered Integrative Practice in 2018.

Some of her most memorable UW experiences were studying abroad in Hong Kong, being a mentor in the Dream Project, and being a communication student (of course)! Identifying as a 1.5 generation Chinese-American woman and a daughter of immigrants, Dawn uses her identity and experiences when relating and working with students to ensure that they are heard, understood, and represented.

Before coming to the UW, Dawn worked at the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) as a Youth Program Manager, primarily working with immigrant and refugee youth in Seattle and South King County. During this time, she was also crowned Miss Chinese Seattle (in 2015), and used her platform to mentor students in the Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce Young Leaders Program, coach badminton at Foster High School to first generation students, and participate in various events around the Asian-Pacific Islander community. In her spare time, she loves to travel, play with her dog Belle, read a good book, play badminton, and take on various arts and crafts projects.