About Us
- Challenge
- Despite being the heart of the tech industry, the Bay Area is home to thousands of high school students who lack access to computer science courses. The majority of these students are from backgrounds that are underrepresented in tech (Black, Latinx, female).
- Mission
- Mission Bit is dedicated to inspiring and empowering students to unlock their full potential. We build professional pathways for under resourced high school youth across the SF Bay Area by making computer science more accessible through our free project-based courses.
- Belief
- Mission Bit empowers young innovators who reflect our diversity to become leaders of the global technology revolution, developing solutions that serve our whole community.
Core Values
Social Justice
Community
Love
Accountability
Smart Risks
Our Team
Christina Ortega
Chief Executive Officer
Cora Monokandilos
Director of Curriculum
Cynthia Chin
Program Manager
Genevieve Mossey
Program Coordinator
David Topete
Videographer
Teachers
Shinjini Nunna
Lead Instructor
Christopher Louie
Lead Instructor
Georgina Cruz
Lead Instructor
Gustavo Salas
Lead Instructor
Stephen Yu
Lead Instructor
Hunter Rocha
Lead Instructor
Imani Dawson
Instructor's Assistant
Martin Linenweber
Instructor's Assistant
Anthony Hizon
Instructor's Assistant
Minh Phuc Tran
Instructor's Assistant
Robert Macaibay
Instructor's Assistant
Nico Magaña
Instructor's Assistant
Student Advisory Board
Alexander Peng
Lowell High School
Class of 2020
Alyssa Wu
Lowell High School
Class of 2022
Derick Du
Wallenburg High School
Class of 2022
Ernest Sarajyan
Washington High School
Class of 2022
Johnny Lin
Washington High School
Class of 2022
Joshua Pan
Lowell High School
Class of 2022
Oscar Tiong
Lowell High School
Class of 2020
Tara Tiong
Lowell High School
Class of 2023
Trent Taylor III
Skyline High School
Class of 2022
Board
Sam Purtill
Board Chair
Co-Founder & CTO at Jyve
Jeff Schnitz
Board Treasurer
SVB Wealth Advisory, Inc.
Farid Vij
Board Secretary
Head of Corporate Development at Ciitizen
Brian Clark
Engineering Manager at Cruise Automation
Clive Downie
CMO, Unity Technologies
Bob Ippolito
Entrepreneur, Maker of Things
Abhay Kumar
Investor and Advisor
Saskia Leggett
Learning Experience Designer
Jill McNay
Marketing Professional
Michael Walker
Principal Consultant, BrandGeneering, Inc
Job Openings
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