Teaja Smith is the Program Manager for AI4ALL. She identifies as a compassionate disruptor, someone who strives to collaborate with and in the creation of environments that are diverse, equitable, and inclusive through a growth mindset lens. She now hopes to contribute to creating greater access to AI and technological spaces for those from historically…
Wendy is AI4ALL’s Executive Administrator where she supports the CEO, Emily Reid, and of course, the rest of the AI4ALL family when needed. Prior to joining AI4ALL, Wendy worked as a Sr. Executive Assistant at Intel, and more recently Futuro Health. Coming from England she was more used to diversity than she found in the…
Jon Doane is a distinguished AI specialist whose robust expertise enriches his role as the Curriculum & Instruction Manager at AI4ALL. Previously, Jon served as an Instructor for Discover AI and a Workshop Presenter for Apply AI, both integral pillars of the AI4ALL community. In these roles, he adeptly guided aspiring individuals in mapping their…
Pronouns: She/Her/They/Them Born and raised in East Oakland, CA, daughter to a first-generation Mexican immigrant family, DD has first-hand experience of the challenges and inequities within the education system. Through mentorship and exposure to creating political street art, her passion for education was reignited. DD graduated from Mills College with a degree in Ethnic Studies,…
Alvaro Rojas-Caamano is the Senior Manager of Recruitment & Partnerships at AI4ALL. Alvaro develops and implements AI4ALL’s recruitment partnership strategy employing a DEIB lens to attract and engage AI4ALL’s audiences. The responsibility includes the execution of recruitment partnership goals, new partnership development, nurturing existing relationships with higher education institutions, and defining how partnership engagement evolves…
Beth McBride is an engineer, researcher, and educator. In her Data & Evaluation role, Beth works to maintain a consistent data pipeline that allows for sharing of data across AI4ALL programs, ensuring alignment across the organization on evaluation and data collection, and providing support for AI4ALL’s research partnerships and papers. Prior to joining AI4ALL, Beth worked…
Sean Peters is an engineer, educator, and entrepreneur with experience in inclusive program design and program management. Currently, Sean serves as VP of Programs and Operations, overseeing the functions of the Program Management, Recruitment Partnerships, People & Culture, and Operations. Previously, he served as the Director of College Pathways, where Sean led AI4ALL’s partnerships and…
Candice Chung is the Financial Advisor AI4ALL, where she advises on the finance function. Prior to joining AI4ALL, Candice served as Senior Director, Grants Management at the KIPP Foundation. There, she managed federal and private grants funding the development of new schools and supporting training programs for school leaders in educationally underserved communities. Candice is…
Thalea Torres is the Senior Manager of Programs & Impact Evaluation at AI4ALL. She is passionate about working towards equity and justice for marginalized groups, and believes that AI and tech are areas for incredible social impact. Thalea received her Master’s of Science in Social Work from Columbia University with a focus and minor in…
Nicole Halmi is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at AI4ALL, where she works to make artificial intelligence more diverse and inclusive and to ensure that AI is developed responsibly. Before AI4ALL, she was an early team member at Neon Labs. At Neon, Nicole led communications and marketing and additionally managed the development of AI-powered, patented…