Career Spark Interviews is a weekly webinar series that invites all youth ages 13 and up to meet young professionals making waves in their industries.
This series exists to highlight the unique and exciting career possibilities available to you and to demystify the early, formative years of your career in an interactive way. Stay tuned for more up and coming Career Spark Interviews coming your way! See details below for the October line up
Thursdays at 5:30 pm PDT / 8:30 pm EST
Join the conversation every Thursday at 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET! Register to receive the Zoom links for each session.
Free - For all youth ages 13 and up
Joining the Career Spark Interviews webinars is completely free! You don't have to be a California 4-H member to participate. Connect with other youth who share your career interests.
REGISTER HERE
For more questions, please contact Liliana Vega at live@ucanr.edu
FAQs
What is Career Spark Interviews? Career Spark Interviews is a weekly webinar series where youth ages 13 and up get to meet young professionals making waves in their careers and industries.
How Can I join? Register for the interviews you are interested in. You will be emailed the ZOOM link after you register.
Can I ask questions during the Career Spark Interview? Of course you can! You can ask questions through the chat feature on the webinar and the guest will answer as many as they can.
What if I miss the Career Spark Interview? You can access the archives from all past Career Spark Interviews. We've got it recorded for you HERE
Will there be any more Career Spark Interviews after the month of October? Yes! Stay tuned for the next upcoming Career Spark Interviews
October Career Spark Interviews
Jashin Lin
Global Project Manager, TikTok
Jashin Lin has a passion to bridge business, culture, and perspectives between East and West. Currently, she is a Global Project Manager at Corporate Development at ByteDance (parent company of TikTok) with focus on strategic partnerships to increase user growth and enhance user engagement. Prior to ByteDance, Lin was a management consultant at GEP advising Fortune 500 clients to improve operations and achieve bottom-line results. Lin was born in China, came to the US for high school in Hawai'i, received her bachelor's degree in Business Administration at Boston University, and she is currently based in Los Angeles.
October 15
J. Michael MeltonHead Chef, Impossible Foods
J. Michael Melton is the Chef and Head of Culinary at Impossible Foods, leading the culinary development relationship for National and Strategic Accounts as well as the culinary aspects of Impossible as it applies to product application, recipe innovation, & equipment. His work involves assisting the Impossible Foods product & research development team from a culinary perspective as well as working with operators on culinary innovation and technical product information. J Michael grew up in the restaurant industry assisting in both his uncle’s restaurant and parent’s catering businesses, and eventually assisting in his first commercial kitchen buildout at the age of 15. After completing his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Presbyterian College, he then completed an Associate of Arts degree In Culinary Arts, Cum Laude, from Johnson & Wales. From there, he went on to work in a number of prestigious kitchens, develop concepts & own restaurants throughout Colorado, South Carolina, and California with a number of honors & accolades. After stepping away from the kitchen, J. Michael has found a place at Impossible Foods to be part of a company offering cutting edge food technology that has the momentum to change the food world as we know it.
October 22
Myronn VernonResearch Lab Technician, UCLA
Myronn Vernon is a Research Laboratory Technician in a cancer research laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles. He received his B.S in Biology from California State University, San Bernardino and is currently pursuing a Post-Baccalaureate certificate degree in Clinical Laboratory Science at California State University, Dominguez Hills. His ongoing education in the sciences has sparked a love in him for all life and the great outdoors. When not working in the laboratory or studying for graduate school he enjoys watching anime, cooking, cycling at the beach and going on camping trips.
October 29
David ImaniSocial Media Strategist, Allison+Partners
David Imani develops social media strategies and talent partnerships in his role as a social media strategist at Allison+Partners. His work on Impossible Foods, Budweiser, Samsung, among others across Allison+Partners centers around his knack for strategic collaboration and flair for leveraging the magic of digital marketing. Fusing entertainment, social impact, tech, food, and hospitality, David's experiences all ladder all up to his ultimate focus of community and conversation.
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