Representatives from CISCO (listed below) joined the girls via WebEx, as guest speakers, discussed their job/role, real life problems coding has solved and discussed why the girls should pursue a career in the field of technology. :
Dr. Angela McDonald, Interim Dean, College of Health Sciences; Associate Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Dr. McDonald discussed impact project topic; Mental Health.
Dr. Erik Mitchell, The Audrey Geisel University Librarian, UC San Diego (joined via webex). Dr. Mitchell provided an overview of his job, real life problems coding has solved and discussed why the girls should pursue a career in the field of technology.
Ms. April Whittmore-Locklear, Assistant Director of Employer Relations. - Ms. Whittmore-Locklear provided an overview of “Presentation Etiquette”
Ms. Nishita Roy-Pope, Senior Consultant, Strategy, Operations & Programs, Services & Digital Team, from Dell Technologies, helped us get the Girls who Code program started at UNC Pembroke.
Google Provided the girls with Google SWAG
Nancy Crouch, Retired CIO, UNC Pembroke Sponsor
Scott Billingsley, Academic Affairs, UNC Pembroke Sponsor
Rose Marie Townsend-Lowery, Lumbee Tribe of NC Sponsor
Harvey Godwin, Lumbee Tribe of NC Sponsor
Freda Porter, Lumbee Tribe of NC Sponsor
Kindra Locklear, DoIT, Project Co-Lead
Mary Beth Locklear, Office for Regional Initiatives, Project Co-Lead
Lisa N. Mitchell, School of Education, Facilitator, recruitment of student volunteers
Kayonna Pitchford, School of Education, Director of Partnerships
Yasmine George, Facilitator, UNC Pembroke School of Education Student
Brandan Riley, Facilitator, UNC Pembroke Math and Computer Science Student
Dennis Swanson, Library - computer lab
Xin (Cynthia) Zhang, Math and Computer Science, recruitment of student volunteers
Melissa Edwards, Math Education, recruitment of student volunteers
Celeste Hunt, Lumbee Tribe of NC, youth development coordinator and liaison for Boys and Girls Club
Alfred Bryant, School of Education, Champion
Tiffany Locklear, School of Education
Bari Snyder - DoIT, Networking
Liz Cummings, IT Support Services
James Lewis, IT Support Services
Nishita Roy, Dell, Champion
Kelvin Jacobs - Legal Review
Jodi Phelps - Marketing Review