CodeVACo-founder, Government and Corporate Affairs Officer, former Executive Director
Nov. 2013Richmond, Virginia AreaWe teach kids to code. CodeVA is a 501c3 partnered with Code.org to bring computer science to all Virginia schools, and all Virginia kids. Computer science - computational thinking - is the literacy of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), and nearly 70 percent of STEM-field jobs are computer science jobs. CodeVA is a comprehensive ecosystem initiative that leverages foundation, corporate and government partnerships. We provide k-12 computer science professional development at no cost to public school teachers and school divisions in Virginia, and innovative CS and arts-integrated informal education programs, as well as public advocacy for CS,
We also lead through federally-supported research into what works in computer science classrooms. Contact us at info@codevirginia.org