Meet the Team

Our team is dedicated to creating equitable pathways into the tech workforce, combining hands-on technical training with coaching and leadership development to help diverse individuals build sustainable IT careers. Through employer partnerships and inclusive programming, we're building thriving communities where everyone's potential can unlock meaningful opportunities in technology.

Leadership

Coaches

Instructors

Administrative Office

Tech Hub

Board of Directors

  • Jay Ash

    President & Chief Executive Officer
    Massachusetts Competitive Partnership

  • Delcie Bean

    Founder & Past Chair
    Chief Executive Officer
    Paragus Strategic IT

  • Ann Burke

    Consultant/Principal
    Ann McFarland Burke Consultancy

  • Everton Chin

    Senior Director, IT Operational Effectiveness
    Travelers

  • Dawn Creighton

    Community Outreach Officer
    Liberty Bank

  • Briana Dawkins

    Clerk
    Attorney
    Litchfield Cavo LLP

  • Damon DePaolo

    Cybersecurity Training and Awareness Lead
    CVS Health

  • Dianne Fuller Doherty

    Co-Founder
    Women’s Fund of Western Mass
    Retired Regional Director
    Massachusetts Small Business
    Development Center

  • Samalid M. Hogan

    Chief Executive Officer & Principal Consultant
    Greylock Management Consulting

  • Xiaolei Hua

    First Vice President
    PeoplesBank

  • Cindy Knowles

    Strategy & Change Management Lead
    MassMutual

  • Paul Nicholson

    Treasurer
    Retired Finance Director
    Wellfleet Insurance

  • Patrick Streck

    Vice President, Managed Services
    Imprivata

  • Dr. George Timmons

    President
    Holyoke Community College

  • Hector F. Toledo

    Vice President
    New Valley Bank

  • Mike Walker

    Chair
    Retired Executive
    MassMutual

  • Salam Zebian

    Cybersecurity Director
    Cigna
    Tech Foundry Alumnus