Samantha Scalzini

UX Team (Sep 2024 – Present)

• Design intuitive Figma webpages for full-stack projects, including an optimal schedule builder and a computer science resource forum.

UI/UX Focus Lead (Jan-May 2025)

• Led a 5-member UI/UX design team in creating webpages in Figma, developing user-friendly scheduling interfaces for a student-built platform.
• Collaborated with back-end, front-end, and algorithm leads, ensuring design elements aligned with technical requirements and supported optimal functionality.

Founder and Vice President (Oct 2025 – Present)

• Host phone-free social events for students, fostering a community for UGA students
• Collaborate with the leadership of Students Against Digital Addiction to transition the club a UGA Reconnect chapter

Tech and Design Team (May 2025 – Present)

• Attend monthly coalition calls, analyzing technology policy, and discuss potential impacts if passed.

• Collaborated with teammates to research and draft a Declaration of Digital Rights advocating for youth protection in digital platform design; reviewed by the Center for Humane Technology and Applied Social Media Lab at Harvard.

• Researched human-centered design strategies to promote user well-being in alignment with the Declaration.

Campaign Partner at UGA (Sep 2025 – Nov 2025)

• Collaborated with NAMI UGA and Students Against Digital Addiction to bring the No Social Media November Movement (NoSo) to UGA, encouraging students to take social media detoxes throughout November.

• Spread the word through flyers, tabling, and social media marketing.

Member (August 2024 – Present)

• Engage with the UGA climbing community through outdoor trips, building peer connections and strengthening climbing skills

Climbing Wall Staff (Aug 2025 – Present)

• Supervise climbing wall activities, ensuring participant safety and proper use of equipment.
• Provide clear instructions on climbing techniques and safety protocols to participants of all skill levels.
• Assist climbers with equipment setup and belaying to support a positive experience.

Top-Rope Instructor (Sep 2023- Aug 2025)

• Introduced hundreds of beginners to climbing by leading orientations and belay lessons, improving participant confidence and safety awareness

• Ensured public safety by testing belay competency and communicating gym policies, minimizing risk of accidents during climbs

Summer Camp Coach (Jun 2022 – Jul 2025)

• Facilitated the safety of 40 campers each week by enforcing camp policies and demonstrating safety techniques, resulting in consistently positive family feedback and high camper satisfaction

• Promoted to Head Coach in 2025, delegating responsibilities to assistant coaches and recruiting new climbers or the competitive team