Cheryl Platz: Interviews and Public Appearances
Cheryl is available for interviews and speaking engagements on a variety of subjects including user experience design, women in STEM careers, video game design and production, acting, and more. Nonprofit and community organizations may inquire about reduced rates or volunteer engagements. Engagements outside the Seattle/Tacoma area may incur travel costs.
For press or speaking inquiries, email Cheryl directly.
Speaking Engagements & Appearances
- Workshop Instructor: Interaction '17 (2017) - UPCOMING!
- Speaker: Expanding Your Horizons, Bellevue College (2016)
- Instructor: Girls Who Code, Amazon (2015)
- Keynote Speaker: Girls Unlimited: Arts Inspire (2015)
- Keynote Speaker: AAUW Awards Ceremony 2015
- Instructor:Microsoft MySkills4Afrika UX Workshop at Nairobi's iHub (2014)
- Panelist: TEALS Career Day @ Microsoft 2014
- Speaker: GeekGirlCon 2013
- Instructor: DigiGirlz Camp 2012, 2013, 2014
- Speaker: NCWIT Awards Ceremony 2013
- Keynote Speaker: Girls Unlimited: STEM Careers (2013)
- Moderator: GeekGirlCon 2012
- Speaker: GeekGirlCon 2011
- Moderator: TechEd 2011 Women in Technology Panel
- Speaker: IxDA Seattle Women in Design (May 2011)
- Speaker: IxDA Interaction '11
- Moderator: Emerald City Comiccon 2010 - Leonard Nimoy, The Guild
- Speaker: Nintendo DS Press Launch 2006
Interviews and Articles
- Published Article: Why Pokemon Go Will Have Incredible Staying Power Forbes.com, August 2016
- Published Article: What is UX Design? Huffington Post, 2013
- Interview for Carnegie Mellon's homepage: "Happily Ever After" (June 2011)
- Interview with PlanetDS.de about Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest DS
- "Disney Friends" review in USA Today (9 out of 10 stars!!)
