“Proud of our Champions of Change -- folks who prove that, here in America, there's no more powerful role than that of citizen.” // President Obama celebrated the Champions of Change last week, including many of our AiC Community Members. We are proud of all the great work that they do!
“Being a Black Muslim woman, my narrative has always been reflected in politics, but not necessarily in the way that I’d like it to be. I got really into politics and picked it up as a minor. Then, I figured that there was a way I could combine the two when I attended Grace Hopper for the first time last year, last October.” // AiC Community Member Fadumo Osman talked with People of Color In Tech about how she is meshing politics and computer science to take control of her narrative and story.
“I thought of this idea of how to protect people’s rights, but also, at the same time, protect people in public areas.” // AiC Community Member Nastasia Efremkina was moved after the events in Sandy Hook to create a firearm tracker as a way to prevent similar tragedies. She received the patent for it earlier this year. Inspiring work, Anastasia!
What does 85-year-old Stan Jones, a senior principal communications engineer, have in common with 16-year-old Kavya Kopparapu, a high school biomedical statistical research intern and AiC Community Member? More than you might think.