Keynote Speaker
Junious Williams, Jr.
Embedding Equity Into Efforts To Expand The Diversity Of Computer Scientists
Mr. Williams is the principal of Junious Williams Consulting, Inc. (JWC), a firm specializing in research and policy analysis, collaboration management and facilitation, program and strategy development focused on increasing equity and social justice. He has worked extensively over the past 25 years on a variety of multi-stakeholder, multi-sector collaborations and collective impact initiatives providing guidance and support in design, implementation, facilitation, management and program improvement for initiatives addressing complex social issues ranging from full-service community schools to cradle-to-career pathways; from opportunity youth education and employment to improving outcomes for boys and men of color. He is currently a senior advisor to the Collective Impact Forum. He holds a Juris Doctorate in Law and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Michigan, where he also pursued graduate studies in education administration.
From 1998 through 2016 he served as President and CEO of Urban Strategies Council, a research and policy focused social justice impact organization in Oakland, California. In addition to private law practice, his career includes: founding and directing the Saginaw Student Rights Center and co-founding the Ann Arbor Student Advocacy Center; work on school desegregation, disparate student discipline and race and gender equity as associate director of the Programs for Educational Opportunity at the University Of Michigan School of Education; Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies at CSU, Fresno; Executive Director of Student Attendance and Discipline for the Detroit Public Schools; and assistant compliance monitor for a federal consent decree on employment discrimination in the building trades. He has worked on community building initiatives, education and criminal justice reform, improving outcomes for boys and men of color and equitable workforce and economic development efforts including negotiating landmark community benefits agreements on major development projects in Oakland and San Francisco. He is co-founder and Board Chair of the Oakland Community Land Trust and Board Chair of the Center for Law and Education.
Opening Speaker
Kamau Bobb
Global Diversity Strategy and Research Lead | Google
Senior Director | Constellations Center for Equity in Computing
Closing Speaker
Caitlin Dooley
Deputy Superintendent, Teaching and Learning
Georgia Department of Education
Session Speakers and Facilitators
Sababu Barashango
Constellations Fellow
Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech
Terry Foster
Constellations Fellow
Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech
Yolanda Payne
Constellations Fellow
Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech
Maya Israel
Associate Professor
University of Florida/Creative Technology Research Lab
Keith Osburn
Chief Information Officer / Deputy Superintendent for Technology Services
Georgia Department of Education
Tommy Pearce
Executive Director
Neighborhood Nexus
Tom Lauwers
Founder and CEO
Bird Brain Technologies
Lien Diaz
Director of Educational Innovation and Strategy
Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech
Bryan Cox
Computer Science Program Specialist
Georgia Department of Education
Erin Rehberg
Digital Learning and Media Services Coordinator
Thomas County Schools
Peta-Gay Clarke
Program Manager, Code Next
Errika Moore
Inaugural Executive Director
National STEM Funders Network
Dr. Gwendolyn Benson
Former Associate Dean, College of Education & Human Development
Georgia State University
Dr. Kathaleena Edward Monds
Professor Founding Director of the Center for Educational Opportunity
Albany State University
Brian W. Benn
Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President
Atlanta Housing Authority
Laura Levy
Director, Gaming & Esports Applied Research
Gaming & Esports Applied Research | Georgia Tech
Michael Carnathan
Manager, Research & Analytics
Atlanta Regional Commission
Tamara Pearson
Director, Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM
Spelman College
Kelly Kman
Engagement Specialist
Counselors for Computing, NCWIT
Jaycee Holmes
Professor of Interactive Media and Co-Director of the Spelman Innovation Lab, Director of CodeHouse
Spelman College
Amanda Souza
Manager of Community Partnerships
Girls Who Code
Dr. Vivian Laster
Principal
Terrell County High School
Maureen Stewart
Community Manager
Counselors for Computing, NCWIT
Derrick Johnson
Director of Information Technology Security
Fulton County Schools
Ernest Holmes
Google Software Engineer, Google
CodeHouse President and Co-Founder, CodeHouse
Victoria Thomas
CTAE Director
Muscogee County School District
Ammi Ludwick
Director of Stewardship and Special Projects
National Center for Women & IT Counselors for Computing (NCWIT C4C)
Laura Ross
GSCA Metro Director
GA MS Counselor and NCWIT C4C Consultant
Catherine Roberts
Counselor
Clayton County Public Schools
Christy Conley
Chair, Counseling Department
North Oconee High School
Angela Cleveland
Program Director
NCWIT Counselors for Computing
Batavia Sumlin
Information Technology Instructor
Stockbridge High School
Brandon Murry
Digital Animation Teacher
McIntosh High School
Chuck Barlow Jr
Executive Director
Saving Our Sons and Sisters International (SOSSI)
Janine Walton
CTSA Georgia Chapter Vice President
Kelly Reddin
Global Master Trainer and Solutions Engineer
LEGO Education
Lea Sloan
Director of Professional Development
CodeHS
Leanna Prater
Professional Learning Manager
LEGO Education
Lori Goldade
Professional Development Specialist
CodeHS
Rhonda Carpenter Powell
CSTA Georgia Chapter President
Sabrina Grossman
Program Director; Science Education
CEISMC
Theresa Hall
Victor Hicks
CTSA Georgia Chapter Secretary
Computer Science Teacher | The Kindezi Schools
Aparna Brown
Director of Operations
BirdBrain Technologies
Chalece DeLaCoudray
STEAM Curriculum Integration Specialist
CEISMC
Laura Gray
Computer Science & Mathematics Teacher
Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Nicholas Handville
Director of Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting
Georgia Department of Education
Zelphine Smith-Dixon
State Director
Georgia Department of Education
Brian Williams
Clinial Professor and Executive Director
Georgia State University
Eric Toler
Executive Director
Georgia Cyber Center
Nicole Cliff
Cyber DevOps Engineer
Georgia Cyber Center
M. Nanette Barnes
CTAE Director
Richmond County School System
Stacey Young Rivers
Director of People Growth & Skills Strategy
WarnerMedia
Lauren Margulieux
Assistant Professor
Georgia State University
Nicohl Shelton Webb
Career Guidance and Counseling Program Specialist
Georgia Department of Education
Chad Womack
Senior Director, STEM Programs and Initiatives
UNCF
Arianne Weldon
Strategic Innovation Manager & GGR Campaign Director
Georgia Family Connection Partnership
Tracey Wilson
Regional Manager, Southeast
Microsoft’s TEALS program
Felicia Clarke
Teacher
Richmond County School System Cyber Academy
Tyler Kinner
STEM Curriculum Development Lead
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Alicia M. Brandon
Corporate Social Responsibility Leader
IBM
Christa Camp
Business Development K-12 Lead for Open P-TECH
IBM CSR
William Crombie
Director of Professional Development
The Algebra Project, Inc.
Napiya Nubuya
IT Engineer, Founder & CEO
The Next IT Girl
Deepa K Muralidhar
CS Lecturer
Kennesaw State University
Steven Hahn
Cybersecurity Instructor
Evans High School
Leigh McCook
Director, STEM@GTRI
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Beth Smith
Educational Technology Consultant
Texas Instruments Inc.
Amy Roberts
Director of State Government Affairs
Code.org
Asenith Dixon
Senior Director, Government Relations
College Board
Alba Gutierrez
Educational Outreach Manager
Center for Education Integrating Science, Math and Computing (CEISMC), Georgia Tech
Kinnis Gosha
Division Chair
Morehouse College
Matthew Blanco
Teacher
Cyber Academy of Excellence at RCTCM
Steven Ferguson
CIO
Technical College System of Georgia
Samina Mondal
College Student, DoD STEM Intern, & NCWIT Member
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Keri Fischer
Chief Warrant Officer Four, Cyber Technician and Data Scientist
United States Army
Caple Davis
Director of IT Services
CBITS