ACTIVITIES+MEDIA
SPORTS
Fencing
Lacrosse - Midfield, Attack
Mixed Martial Arts - Black Belt
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
LANGUAGES
English
Mandarin
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Alto Saxophone
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School Band: Grades 5-8
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Jazz Band: Grades 7-8
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Concert Band: Grade 9
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Symphonic Band: Grade 10
Piano
Violin
SKILLS
AutoCAD
Dreamworks
Fireworks
HTML/CSS
Inventor
JavaScript
NotePad
Photoshop
Python (very light)
Scratch
SolidWorks
WordPress
Public Speaking
Singing
PROGRAMS AND MEMBERSHIPS
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Society of Women Engineers
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BISD #303 Highly Capable Education Program
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Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
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Gifted and Talented - formerly known as Stanford University EPGY (Education Program for Gifted Youth)
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National Honor Society
MEDIA AND FEATURES
- VIDEO/SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT: Guest Speaker, Night at BARN (Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network) Annual Fundraiser - October 2024
- ARTICLE: "Embracing GenZ in the Workplace", August YOUth Newsletter from UN Women and Intergenerational Dialogue on Generation Equality and Women's Leadership - September 2024
- LINKEDIN ARTICLE: "The Double-Edged Sword of Anonymity: A Perspective on Digital Ethics and Social Responsibility" - August 29, 2024
- LINKEDIN ARTICLE: "Navigating the Authenticity Gap in Mentorship: From Performative to Genuine Connections" - March 30, 2024
- FEATURE: USA Today 2024 Women of the Year - March 2024
- The Kitsap Sun
- Gannett
- Yahoo
- Bainbridge Island Review
- Businesswire
- Nasdaq
- The AI Journal
- Financial Times
- Silicon UK
- University of Washington
- WAVGroup ("Real AI: Is AI another boys’ club? Ode to Otter, headlines and an AI Quote of the Week") - March 22, 2024
- LINKEDIN ARTICLE: "False Dichotomies: Embracing the Nuances of Leadership" - January 2024
- LINKEDIN ARTICLE: "Writers Tackle the AI Bogeyman" - August 2023
- FEATURE: Voices on Foresight: How UN leadership, colleagues and youth from across the globe are getting inspired by and sparking action around UN 2.0 - United Nations 2.0, July 2023
- FEATURE: Meet Merrill Keating | Author/STEMinist/Change Maker/Adventurer - ShoutOut DFW, May 2023
- LINKEDIN ARTICLE: "Harnessing the Power of AI for Good" - May 2023
- INSTAGRAM FEATURE: Women Who Mean Business, The Office of Angela Scott - July 2022
- FEATURE: Seeds of Change: Four Young Leaders Making An Impact, Tideland Magazine - June 2022
- EDITOR'S COLUMN: Hits and Misses, Bainbridge Review - March 2022
- VIDEO: Changemakers Summit 2022, Girls Ignited - March 2022
- ARTICLE: BI girl, 17, Empowering Women Worldwide, Bainbridge Island Review - March 2022
- FEATURE: UW Student-founded Girls Ignited to Host Changemakers Summit, The UW Daily - March 2022
- ARTICLE: Preparing for College: What You Should Know, Medium - August 2021
- FEATURE: Beyond Tech: Merrill Keating, Rewriting the Code - June 2021
- STUDENT MENTION: University of Washington, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2021
- FEATURE: Q&A with Girl Activist, Merrill Keating, Girl Museum - March 2021
- ARTICLE: Youth Leadership: Breaking Through the Barriers to Serve - March 2021
- VIRTUAL PANEL: Girl Talk: Pathways to a Career in STEM, Girl Up/United Nations Foundation - February 2021
- ASPIRATIONS IN COMPUTING MEMBER NEWS: January 2021
- MUSEUM OF FLIGHT: (repost of Geekwire Feature) - January 2021
- GEEKWIRE FEATURE: Junior Geek of the Month - January 2021
- VIDEO: TEDxBainbridgeIslandWomen, November 2020
- BLOG/FEATURE: Dr. Sobel Announces the 2020 WISE Scholarship Winner from the Greater Seattle Area! - October 2020
- ARTICLE: Announcing the Fourth Annual WISE Scholarship Winner From the Greater Seattle Area - Yahoo Finance, October 2020
- createHER COLLECTIVE CHANGEMAKER SPOTLIGHT: Bainbridge Island Girl Up and a Brief Interview with Founder, Merrill Keating - Medium, September 19, 2020
- FACEBOOK POST: NCWIT Aspirations in Computing, September 11, 2020
- INSTAGRAM FEATURE: Code Your Chances, TechTuesday Spotlight, August 25, 2020
- ARTICLE: Organization Spotlight: Bainbridge Island Girl Up, Strategy Girl, July 2020
- ARTICLE: Stories from the Class of 2020, Cyberweek.org, July 2020
- ARTICLE: Merrill Keating: Founder of Bainbridge Island Girl Up, GenZHer Magazine, July 2020
- VIRTUAL PANEL: STEM First Steps: The Only Girl in the Room, STEM for Her, June 2020
- FACEBOOK POST: UW Academy Acceptance, Bainbridge Island School District #303, June 2020
- INSTAGRAM POST: UW Academy Acceptance, Bainbridge Island School District #303, June 2020
- FEATURE: One Milion Women in STEM, May 2020
- ARTICLE: Number of Positive COVID-19 Cases Fall off in Kitsap - Bainbridge Island Review, April 2020
- INSTAGRAM FEATURE: Who's Shining in STEM?, The STEM House, February 2020
- PODCAST: SMB Nation with Harry Brelsford - TEDxYouth@BainbridgeIsland, November 2019
- VIDEO: Bainbridge High School Robotics Leadership Team- Presentation by Girl Up/UN Foundation on Gender Equality and STEM for Social Good, December 2019
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ARTICLE: TED Event Seeks Youth Speakers - Bainbridge Island Review, October 2019
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PODCAST: Straight Talk Radio - Bainbridge Island Girl Up: Empowering Girls to Lead, August 2019
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VIDEO: Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island - Girl Up Presentation, August 5, 2019
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POWERPOINT: "Why Every Girl up Club Should Have a CoderDojo" - INSPIRE Session at Girl Up's annual Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., July 2019
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PODCAST: Bainbridge Community Broadcasting - Bainbridge Island Girl Up, June 2019
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VIDEO: Bainbridge Island City Hall - Mayoral Proclamation, February 2019