Kate Atchison
Associate Director- Iribe Initiative for Inclusion and Diversity in Computing (I4C), Site Lead- Break Through Tech DC at UMD
Kate Atchison serves as the Associate Director of the Iribe Initiative for Inclusion and Diversity in Computing (I4C) and the Site Lead for Break Through Tech DC at UMD. Kate joined UMD in 2016 as part of the Maryland Center for Women in Computing and has continued to support DEI efforts across computing. Currently, Kate oversees the corporate and community partnerships, NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Maryland Affiliate, Tech + Research, and strategic planning efforts around inclusion and diversity in computing. During this time, she launched several new initiatives and programs including I4C and Break Through Tech DC at UMD, and raised over three million dollars for DEI efforts in computing at UMD. Kate is also active in computer science education research computing.