Dawn Ta🇺🇸

About Dawn Ta

Director of Research and Design at Ascension

Dawn began her career as a designer and then moved into management to provide a voice for designers. She has 20+ years of experience leading UX strategy and growing award-winning UX and multidisciplinary teams. She spent a majority of her career within health care, heading the design of consumer, enterprise, and product support solutions for patients, providers, staff and more. She developed a love for branding while working on corporate websites and population health programs for brands like PepsiCo, Harley Davidson, BP, ExxonMobil, and Nordstrom.

At UCSD, Dawn studied Visual Arts, Computer Science and Psychology. With a passion for continuous learning, she holds several design thinking and Product/UX certifications. She previously served on the SD Experience Design Board and currently services on the Scientella board, a non-profit student-run organization that connects high school girls to STEM opportunities. Dawn is a proud plant mom and runs on coffee, creativity and the passion to help others.

Expertise: Leadership, Strategy, DesignOps, Org design, Discovery, Delivery, Design Thinking, User research, User-centered design, Service Design, Experiment design, Product Metrics, Roadmapping

Expertise

Sessions with Dawn Ta

• Mentorship Session (30 min): General mentorship

What mentees say

“Dawn is very approachable and genuinely sweet, someone you instantly feel comfortable talking to. She brought a wealth of insights to our conversation and offered thoughtful, actionable advice on my resume. Her feedback was encouraging and I left our session feeling more confident and clear about my next steps. Grateful for the time and care she put into our conversation!”

“Dawn is very kind, insightful and provides honest feedback. It was a delight talking to her and learning from her experience”

“Dawn was so patient listening to me, she suggested me on the areas where i can improve. It was pleasant experience :)”