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Our Team

Our Team

Break Through Tech is a national organization with a passionate, dedicated team that collaborates to develop and deliver innovative programs in service of our mission. We believe that a better future depends on all of us!

 

National Team

Dr. Judith Spitz

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Founder & CEO
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Dariana Almeyda

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Communications Specialist
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Erika Bramwell

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Senior Program Manager, AI Studio
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Tyla Daniels

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Program Specialist
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Corrine Doron

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Director, Sprinternships™
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Alexis Estrella

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Admissions Specialist
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Melissa Ference

Melissa Ference

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Director, Special Projects
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Frederic Franken

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Industry Partnerships Coordinator
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Megan

Meghan French

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Senior Director, External Affairs & Development
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Emily Garvey

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Senior Manager, University Partnerships
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Aderinsola Gilbert

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Manager, Data Operations
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Melissa Jones

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Senior Director, Delivery
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Becky McCain

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Program Specialist
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Abby Stuart

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Senior Manager, Admissions
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Debbie Marcus

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Senior Director, Organizational Excellence
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Christian McIntire

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Senior Director, Product Design
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Amanda O’Donnell

Amanda O’Donnell

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Director, Organizational Excellence
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Hari

Hari Raghavan

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Director, Experiential Learning
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Kristina Rodriguez Hendricks

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Senior Director, Business Development & Industry Partnerships
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Ilyssa Rosenzweig

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Industry Partnerships Manager
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Veronica Sirotic

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Senior Program Manager
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Mario

Mario Tano

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Student Services Specialist
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Amelia Tidona Barabander

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Managing Director, AI Program
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Site Directors

Nirmala Arunachalam

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Director, Break Through Tech Miami
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Kate Atchison

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Site Lead, Break Through Tech DC at UMD
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Kevin Graham

Kevin Graham

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UCLA Site Director, Break Through Tech AI
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Chu Huang

Chu Huang

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MIT Site Director, Break Through Tech AI
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Shantriya James

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Director of Tech Equity at CUNY
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Amita Shetty, Director of Break Through Tech Chicago

Amita Shetty

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Director, Break Through Tech Chicago
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Advisors

Carla Brodley

Carla Brodley

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Dean of Inclusive Computing; Executive Director of the Center for Inclusive Computing, Northeastern University
Dwana Franklin-Davis

Dwana Franklin-Davis

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CEO, Reboot Representation

Kate Hogan

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COO of North America, Accenture
Ann Kirschner

Ann Kirschner

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Interim President, Hunter College

Colleen Lewis

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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Nicola Palmer

Nicola Palmer

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Formerly Chief Technology Ambassador, Verizon
Leslie Smith

Leslie Smith

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National Director, GET Cities
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Eva Tardos

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Chair, Computer Science Department, Cornell University
Kristen Titus

Kristen Titus

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Principal, Kristen Titus, LLC
Laurel Yamaguchi

Laurel Yamaguchi

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Senior Program Strategy and Investment Manager, Pivotal Ventures