Video | January 28, 2019
Comcast Newsmakers: Kids in Tech fosters computer literacy in all children, especially those with limited access to technology, and inspires the next generation of technology leaders with computer skills that will shape their future. Founder, Olu Ibrahim, joins Newsmakers.
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Kids in Tech, Inc.
P.O. Box 9057
Lowell, MA 01853
Kids in Tech, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our EIN number is 81-3311916
Kids in Tech empowers kids with the technical skills they need for the career paths of the future.
Investor Relations Manager, PagerDuty
Christine Cloonan is a bilingual (English-Spanish) finance professional with expertise in investor relations and financial analysis for tech and telecommunications companies. She is passionate about corporate social responsibility, as well as diversity and inclusion initiatives. She is also former secondary school educator and coach. She holds a Masters in Finance from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. She is also a graduate of Bowdoin College and Middlebury College.
Tracy Oosterman- Thompson is the Corporate Partnership Manager at Kids in Tech. She develops, markets, sells and manages the sponsorship experiences. You can reach her at partnerships@kidsintech.org.
Sarah is the Founder of Sarah Wachs Consulting and a Fundraising Consultant for Kids in Tech.
Project Manager, Sports Medicine, Mass General Brigham
Pierson is a graduate of the The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with concentrations in Operations, Information and Decisions; Social Impact and Responsibility. He currently works as the Project Manager for Sports Medicine at Mass General Brigham.
Transfer Pricing Senior Manager, PwC
Erika has an undergraduate degree in elementary education and math as well as an MBA / Master’s in Finance from Northeastern University. She also is licensed to teach K-6 in MA. For the past eight years, she has worked in the Tax department at PwC and for the past two years she has focused on technology.
Jael is a Net Impact Board Fellow with Kids in Tech. She also currently works as the Business Development Leader for AI Applications at IBM where she helps facility management and corporate real estate teams implement AI and IoT technologies to derive insights and create cost savings for their operations. Her passions are Social Enterprise, Technology, and Arts & Culture. She is graduate of Kansas State University.
Multicultural & International Student Services Coordinator, Middlesex Community College
Maria McDuffie Clark obtained her undergraduate degrees at North Carolina State University in Sociology and Psychology. After graduation, she moved to Massachusetts to pursue her Masters in Community Social Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She currently serves as the Multicultural & International Student Services Coordinator at Middlesex Community College. She leads all efforts for creating, implementing, marketing and assessing diversity initiatives as well as developing and implementing intersectional programming for diverse students focused on social justice and multicultural competencies that will lead to increased recruitment and retention. She is also a proud AmeriCorps Alumnae.
Sales and Operations Leader
Armond is a sales and operations leader with extensive global experience opening new markets and distribution channels in market-driven B2B industrial companies. He is also adept at managing P&L by driving supply chain and logistics efficiencies as a general manager. With a background in industrial and energy engineering, he has expertise in electrical and power management components and solutions, serving market segments including energy, smart grid, data centers, HVAC, material handling, and sustainability. He is also multi-lingual, speaking English and French proficiently. He also holds an MBA with a concentration on Business Engineering.
Director of Marketing, Global Messaging, HubSpot
Marwa began her professional career in technical support at Bullhorn before joining the marketing team. From there, she wanted experience in the B2C space and worked on the launch of the email program for tjmaxx.com before launching back into the startup space and heading to BevSpot. From BevSpot, she joined HubSpot to oversee the email automation team. The team continued to grow to oversee all global communications across all marketing channels including email, bots, live chat, WhatsApp and more. She is a holds a BA in psychology from the University of Connecticut.
Associate Director, Procurement & Operations, TripAdvisor
Freya is a strategic business leader with nonprofit and for-profit experience, focused on addressing operational challenges across finance, sales, HR, marketing, product management, engineering and IT. She is a graduate of Tufts University and Northwestern University. She also holds a certificate in nonprofit management from Boston University.
Area Health Education Center Project Coordinator at Georgetown University Medical Center
Alicia M. Bibbs, M.Ed, is the DC Area Health Education Center Project Coordinator at Georgetown University Medical Center. Prior to Georgetown, Alicia worked at Howard University as a Pre-Health Advisor. Alicia has experience supporting bio-behavioral and epidemiological research projects at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Alicia also served as an AmeriCorps member with Citizen Schools National Teaching Fellowship in New Mexico and Texas. Alicia holds a Master’s in Education degree in Curriculum, Instruction, & Education Leadership from Lesley University; along with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology from Clark Atlanta University. Alicia is passionate about education and healthcare equity in underserved communities in the United States.
Senior Product Manager, Salesforce
Jared attended Boston College for his undergraduate studies, and Boston University for his graduate degree. He has worked in the software industry for over a decade. Most recently, he worked as a product manager for mobile applications at HeyWire for 6 years before being acquired by Salesforce. Since the acquisition, he has led product for various Messaging Platforms at Salesforce.
President & CEO, Hunter + Co Communications
Jan is a PR Consultant and former radio journalist. She has proven expertise in designing and executing successful global media relations programs for top brands. She is a graduate of Boston College.