Fulton, Maryland, United States
Hi there! I'm Philana, a neuroscience student at UMD minoring in Entrepreneurial Leadership with a niche for combining clinical care, tech, and creative strategy. I've always been fascinated by people, how they make decisions, how they perceive each other, and how a single moment of attention or ideation can shift someone's entire trajectory. With experience in primary care, neuroepigenetics research, marketing, and motion design, I enjoy translating visual design into immersive learning that makes medicine and tech feel more human and accessible.
Collaborating with ventures in branding, user engagement, and visual communication to support startup growth.
• Built the end-to-end UI/UX framework and brand front by applying user-flow optimization. • Leading Kato’s Meta marketing ecosystem, driving 91.1K+ total views since launch and averaging 5.1–12K views per post. • Independently developed a company-tailored, data-driven growth strategy, which led to an 84% increase in followers less a week.
• Selected from a competitive pool of international applicants as one of two students from the University of Maryland, College Park, to join Notion’s 4th cohort of Notion Campus Leaders. • Sparking Notion LUV (love, use, value) within and beyond the UMD community!
• Supported cross-functional marketing efforts to increase awareness and clinical adoption of SoftSpot®, a smartphone-based cranial scan tool. • Designed static Instagram posts that generated a 200%+ increase in engagement metrics.
Selected for MTIP, a competitive state-supported initiative offering matched funding for paid tech internships in Maryland.