Mentor Match | AIGA Dallas

AIGA Dallas Mentor Match Program

Yiwen Yu, Mentor Match Chair

The AIGA Dallas Mentor Match Program connects members of our creative community with experienced professionals who can provide guidance, encouragement, industry insight, and meaningful career support.

Mentorship isn’t just for students or those beginning their careers. We extend this program to AIGA members at every stage of their professional journey. Whether you’re a student entering the design world, an emerging professional finding your path, a mid-career creative considering your next move, a seasoned designer stepping into leadership, or someone navigating a career transition, Mentor Match is designed to meet you where you are.

Participants are thoughtfully matched based on their goals, areas of interest, professional experience, mentor expertise, availability, and preferred meeting style. Mentorship may focus on topics such as career development, portfolio guidance, leadership, UX/UI, branding, creative direction, freelancing, entrepreneurship, job transitions, networking, accessibility, emerging technology, or simply having an experienced creative professional to turn to for perspective.

Our goal is simple: to create meaningful connections within the AIGA Dallas community and help our members learn, grow, and support one another—no matter where they are in their careers.

Looking for a Mentor?

Click the button below to complete the Mentor Match Request Form, and explore some of our participating mentors below.

Interested in Becoming a Mentor?

We’re always looking for experienced creatives who are willing to share their knowledge, perspective, and experience with others in our community. If you would like to become a mentor with AIGA Dallas, please click the button below to complete our Mentor Application Form.

Aneil Razvi, Mentor

Aneil Razvi is a multidisciplinary design leader with more than 15 years of experience spanning product design, user experience, creative strategy, and digital innovation. His career bridges architecture, industrial design, visual communication, and technology, bringing a unique perspective to solving complex business and user challenges.

Throughout his career, Aneil has held design leadership roles at organizations including Southern New Hampshire University, SPOTIO, Omnitracs, Kalkomey Enterprises, Citi, and Capital One. His expertise includes building high-performing design teams, developing scalable design systems, leading user-centered product strategies, and creating digital experiences that connect business objectives with customer needs.

With a passion for emerging technologies, Aneil explores how artificial intelligence, design thinking, and human-centered innovation can transform the way organizations develop products and services.

An active contributor to the design community, Aneil shares his knowledge through mentorship, speaking engagements, and professional development initiatives, helping designers grow their careers and navigate the evolving creative industry.

Chloe Lee, Mentor

An award-winning product designer based in Dallas. A former Interior Architect turned UX Designer, she leads with human-centered research and empathy — translating user insights into enterprise UX that ships and scales across B2B SaaS products, from e-commerce to medical EMR.

Ashok Chockalingam, Mentor

Ashok Chockalingam is an accomplished UX Product Designer and design leader with more than two decades of experience in product design, user experience, and digital innovation. Specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Agentic AI, and machine learning–driven solutions, he is at the forefront of evolving Agentic User Experience (AUX)—shifting traditional design thinking from a UI-first to an AI-first approach while keeping humans central to decision-making.

Guided by a USER FIRST philosophy, Ashok focuses on defining product vision, developing intuitive and scalable digital experiences, and solving complex business challenges through human-centered design. His expertise spans end-to-end product strategy, enterprise UX, AI-powered experiences, and design leadership, with an emphasis on delivering measurable business impact and meaningful customer outcomes.

His multidisciplinary background began in fine arts, advertising, and film before evolving into leadership roles designing enterprise-scale digital products. Throughout his career, he has contributed to projects for startups, small and midsize businesses, and Fortune 500 organizations, including Amazon, AT&T, PayPal, Citi, Capital One, Pearson, McGraw Hill, HSBC, Ford, and McKinsey.

Beyond his design practice, Ashok advises, mentors, and trains teams on human-centered design, emerging technologies, and AI-driven product innovation. He is passionate about helping organizations and designers navigate the next generation of digital experiences, where intelligent systems and human creativity work together to shape the future of design.