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 University Partnerships Manager of College Pathways at AI4ALL. In this role, Alvaro manages relationships with universities and supports AI4ALL’s overall mission by contributing to the scaling of the program. Before joining AI4ALL, Alvaro worked in the higher education field for over 15 years, both managing partnerships at education management organizations, and…
Diane is a Ph.D. candidate at Texas A&M University and a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Diane received her B.S. from Oklahoma Christian University in Computer Science and she is currently working towards a Ph.D. degree in computer science. Her research is focused on applications of motion planning algorithms in…
Amir Golnabi is an applied mathematician, engineer, and educator with several years of experience in higher education as well as grades 9-12. As Training & Instruction Manager at AI4ALL, he is involved with the design and implementation of the College Pathways program. Amir studied Mathematics and Computer Engineering at the University of Salamanca in Spain,…
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 designing and implementing student-centered curriculum at the college and K-12 level. As the Director of College Pathways, Sean leads AI4ALL’s partnerships and programming strategies for attracting new college-level students to AI and supporting them as they continue their academic path in AI. Sean served as…
Candice Chung is the Chief Financial Officer at AI4ALL, where she leads the finance and administrative functions. 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…
Thalea Torres is the Career Development Manager of College Pathways at AI4ALL, where she is building and supporting ways for AI4ALL’s college-age students to chart their AI career trajectories. 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…
Nicole Halmi is the Director of Communications 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 video…
Emily is a dynamic leader in AI education and responsible AI, dedicated to promoting diversity and responsible AI frameworks in the tech industry. As the CEO of AI4ALL, she is democratizing pathways to AI careers and creating opportunities for historically excluded AI Changemakers. Emily is passionate about making AI work for humans, and believes that…