Scholar and technology enthusiast Talia Potochny graduated from Schreyer Honors College at The Pennsylvania State University with a degree in geography and minors in entrepreneurship and innovation and sustainability leadership. Currently, she is pursuing her MS in Information Studies at The University of Texas at Austin with focuses in UX design and Cyber security. As a former staff member for Penn State TLT, Talia generated and taught creative workshops on immersive technology and rapid prototyping. She strives to be an inclusive innovator by developing projects for diverse groups of students, including teaching entrepreneurship concepts through an award-winning animation.
Always looking for ways to explore, Talia seeks opportunities to get out of her comfort zone. She took classes in Colorado, Australia, and Spain--even without speaking a word of Spanish prior to stepping off the plane in Barcelona--during her time at Penn State. In her free time, Talia loves cooking far too complicated recipes with her sister, watching feel-good movies, and finding the best places to watch the sunset.