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 Manager


David Topete
Videographer


Erin Mendez
Social Media Strategist


Kayla Wilton
Office Administrator


Shailendra Jain
Operations Analyst
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