Leadership

Our Leadership
Our team at Break Through Tech National connects our local sites across the country so that we can align around our mission of building more inclusive tech ecosystems.
Get to Know Our Team






Allison Pirpich
she/herDirector of Career Development and Mentorship, Break Through Tech AI




Affiliate Site Directors



Advisory Committee

Carla Brodley
she/hersDean of Inclusive Computing; Executive Director of the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University

Dwana Franklin-Davis
she/hersCEO, Reboot Representation

Ann Kirschner
she/hersDean Emerita, Macauley Honors College and University Professor at CUNY

Colleen Lewis
she/hersAssistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne

Debbie Marcus
she/hersSenior Director, Break Through Tech

Lynn McMahon
she/hersManaging Director, Accenture

Nicola Palmer
she/hersChief Product Development Officer, Verizon

Leslie Smith
she/hersNational Director, GET Cities

Judith Spitz, PhD
she/hersExecutive Director, Break Through Tech

Eva Tardos
she/hersChair, Computer Science Department, Cornell University

Kristen Titus
she/hersExecutive Director, Cognizant Foundation

Laurel Yamaguchi
she/hersSenior Program Strategy and Investment Manager, Pivotal Ventures
Student Advisory Board
- Ammran Mohamed, Columbia University
- Melissa Poggioli, the City University of New York
- Chenille Lawrence, University of Illinois Chicago
- Valeria Gogunska, University of Illinois Chicago
- Shruti Sekar, George Mason University
- Eileen Nolan, George Mason University
- McKenna Shay, University of Maryland
- Abril Arias, University of Maryland
- Skipper Garcia, the City University of New York
- Wildline Lincifort, the City University of New York