About Mission Bit
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
Providing equal opportunities for the underrepresented & under-resourced
Community
Cultivating a supportive environment of like-minded peers
Love
Practicing empathy, honesty, and openness
Accountability
Embracing the responsibility to inspire future generations
Smart Risks
Encouraging the pursuit of passions
Our Team
Christina Ortega
Chief Executive Officer, Board President
Cora Monokandilos
Director of Curriculum
Cynthia Chin
Director of Programs
Belinda Coronado
Program Coordinator
Zoe Kurtz
Program Coordinator
David Topete
Videographer
Erin Mendez
Social Media Strategist
Kayla Wilton
Office Administrator
Shailendra Jain
Operations Manager
Teachers
Scott Mauer
Lead Instructor
Wilson Ng
Lead Instructor
Brent Gannetta
Lead Instructor
Brian Stapleton
Workshop Series Instructor
Imani Dawson
Workshop Series Instructor
Joe Lerner
Lead Instructor
Sirasit Thitirattanakorn
Lead Instructor
Student Advisory Board
Alyssa Wu
Lowell High School Class of 2022
Carmen Li
Galileo High School Class of 2022
Esther Zeng
Lincoln High School Class of 2022
Favour Odenyi
Mission High School Class of 2023
Johnny Lin
Washington High School Class of 2022
Karina Anders
Lowell High School Class of 2023
Lilian Emelife
Burton High School Class of 2022
Oswen Martinez
San Francisco University High Class of 2022
Nate Sirivallop
Lowell High School Class of 2023
Rafael Perez
Lowell High School Class of 2023
Sonia Lee
Lowell High School Class of 2024
Tara Tiong
Lowell High School Class of 2023
Board
Christina Ortega
Chief Executive Officer, Board President
Sam Purtill
Board Chair Co-Founder & CTO at Jyve
Jeff Schnitz
Board Treasurer Founder of Hypothetico, Inc.
Farid Vij
Board Secretary Head of Corporate Development at Ciitizen
Clive Downie
Board Emeritus CMO, Unity Technologies
Dan Garon
GM of Emerging Platforms at Zynga
Bob Ippolito
Entrepreneur, Maker of Things
Jill McNay
Marketing Professional
Abel Regalado
Mission Bit Alum & Software Engineer, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Allison Scott, PhD
CEO at Kapor Foundation
Job Openings
Check out our open positions here.
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