Jara Montez

Building programs that drive community growth by day, and champion education equity by night.

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Actual fun facts 😎

First job: Tae Kwon Do instructor

Worst job: Being the eldest sister. IYKYK.

Favorite fictional characters: Janine Teagues, Issa Dee, Arya Stark, The Fresh Prince, Maxine Shaw, Blossom (PPG), and Dana Scully

Favorite artist: Faith Ringgold

Tech stack: FigJam, Airtable, Webflow

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The Art of AI Prompts workshop

Role: Instructor
Tech stack: Slides, Microsoft Copilot, FigJam

At the 2025 Global Youth Summit, I co-led a workshop with Queen Duncan through Techsgiving's partnership with the King Center. We taught middle and high school students how to leverage generative AI for social good, focusing on collaborative problem-solving and the art of effective prompt engineering.
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Using Atlanta's MARTA transit system as a real-world challenge, students were divided into five specialized teams:
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-Data and trends analysis
-Competitive analysis of other cities
-Challenge identification
-User experience research
-Marketing strategy

The teams collaborated to craft targeted AI prompts that would help solve their assigned transportation challenge. They shared their findings with the group and we drafted a high-level brief in FigJam to wrap up.‍

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