Woman in Tech, CEO Reboot Representation, Wife, Mom X2, change agent, force for good, teller of truth
Joined October 2012
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Check out my latest article: Banning AI in Classrooms Is Not Thoughtful Policy. It Is Fear-Driven Retraction. linkedin.com/pulse/banning-a… via @LinkedIn
I’m honored to join Julia Freeland Fisher and Brandon Nicholson for a @jfftweets JFF fireside chat, where we’ll talk about how to unlock the promise of AI for Black students, employees, and communities. Don’t miss it!
Register here: lnkd.in/gWT9fMT2
🖥️ Last week, I joined The Aspen Institute, along with fellow experts to discuss how we can support girls and women to succeed in the industries reshaping our world, including AI.
Didn’t get a chance to watch? Tune in here👉 bit.ly/3FhiSIw
I’m proud to join @codeorg ’s push to make computer science a high school graduation requirement. Basic computer science skills can launch careers—including in the emerging technological fields that are shaping our world. Sign on with me ⬇️
250+ CEOs just dropped an open letter in the @NYTimes with one big ask: make computer science and AI a required part of K-12 education.
This is about opportunity, not just tech.
Let’s unlock it for every student. → brnw.ch/21wSq2F #Unlock8 #CSForAll
What if the next innovator is in a classroom now—wondering if they belong?
If you’re not thinking about investing in future leaders now, you’re missing the chance to supercharge the next wave of technologists.
Explore @rebootrepresent’s new mission: bit.ly/4bRs1Do
What are digital counterspaces, and how do they support Black women & girls in computing? These online spaces:
☁️Fuel purpose
🫱🏾🫲🏿Keep it real
👩🏽💻Keep talent thriving
Thank you to those who joined me at @SXSWEDU to learn how @RebootRepresent is sustaining these spaces.
No one breaks into tech alone. ➡️Mentorship helped me, and so many of today’s technologists, get to where we are today.
After #NationalMentoringMonth, let’s continue building the path forward for tomorrow’s technologists.
If you’d like to read more about what meaningful mentoring looks like, read on: medium.com/reboot-representa…
We’ve done it! 🎉 The @rebootrepresent Tech Coalition has met our goal of doubling the number of Black, Latina, and Native American women graduating with computing degrees. 🚀 Read more about what we’ve accomplished together here: bit.ly/rebootimpact
🚨Here’s my last hot-take of 2024: For skills-first hiring in tech to work, your company’s culture needs work too.
That means not just bringing more people into tech—but helping them stay. Learn why we need a skills *and* approach to hiring to get there ➡️bit.ly/3P7A9VX
I am so lucky to sit down with experts like @twlod who remind me, “You don’t have to be perfect to start a dialogue.” Read what everyone should know when engaging with the disability community: medium.com/@rebootrepresenta…
We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with @twlod, VP of Accessibility @comcast to learn how building for accessibility leads to better products. Period.
Take these 5 steps to get started ➡️ medium.com/@rebootrepresenta…
ALT A graphic featuring a quote from Tom Wlodkowski, Vice President of Accessibility at Comcast. The quote reads: "Accessibility has to be part of the fabric. It's always better to include it from the beginning versus retrofitting it at the end."
Dear Tech Companies: It’s time to take the demand for flexible work as a non-negotiable reality. So what’s stopping you?
Start by asking yourself: Do I trust my employees?
Read more: bit.ly/3yYiqvy
Welcome to the @RebootRepresent Coalition, @Cadence! We are thrilled to partner with you on building a tech workforce where Black, Latina, and Native American women can excel.
📣Tech companies: it’s not just about what policies you offer. It’s about how you implement them.
I was pleased to speak to @RamonaWritesLA for @WorkingNation about @RebootRepresent’s work to help tech talent enter, stay, & excel in the workplace: bit.ly/3yx3jZL
I’m constantly learning and unlearning. I’m lucky I get to listen to incredible students and leaders, like Vrtreena, a cybersecurity undergraduate at @wgu.
What we’ve learned ➡️we need to look at belonging through a disability lens. bit.ly/3yGN7VX
We talk a lot about inclusion for BLNA women & girls in computing. But we’re overlooking a large aspect of students’ identities: disability.
💡Learn with us about why a disability lens is crucial to building belonging for computing students: bit.ly/3yGN7VX
Welcome to the @RebootRepresent Coalition, @Okta! We’re excited to partner with you to create a more vibrant tech workforce.
I’m thankful for everyone I met at #JFFHorizons—including fellow panelists. It’s inspiring to learn alongside other leaders preparing the next generation of Latinas to enter, stay, & excel in the tech workforce.
The bottom line? We can reimagine what tech looks like—together.
Our website, your go-to hub for rebooting representation in tech, has a fresh new look thanks to @getposture!
Everyone's role matters in making the tech workforce inclusive and equitable for BLNA women. Help us improve representation in tech by visiting our new website👇
Our new website is here! 🚀
If you’re a company leader, employee, or student in tech, visit our website to:
📊Catch up on key findings
🔎Learn about the coalition
👩🏾💻Access resources to help tech talent enter and excel in the workforce
Visit us at: rebootrepresentation.org
It was a privilege to moderate an engaging conversation on the “Ethics in #AI” panel during the "AI in the Classroom" event at @citytechcuny! This 2-day event brought together brilliant thinkers, tinkerers and passionate educators to explore the integration of AI in #education.
If you see it, you can be it–but that’s hard when you don’t have leaders to look up to.
@LinkedIn’s data in @wef’s Global Gender Gap Report shows that the number of women leaders are falling, impacting women at all levels in tech. Learn more: lnkd.in/gbWDPTVg
