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