The initiative, called Command Shift, brings together several companies to try and bridge tech’s diversity gap by opening up more opportunities for women of color in the industry.
Continue readingVentureBeat: NPower’s Command Shift Will Drive Representation of Women of Color in Technology
The coalition includes Fortune 500 companies including Citi, Amazon Web Services, Comcast NBCUniversal, and Guardian Life to help non-degreed women of color access tech careers.
Continue readingPathways to Prosperity | April 2021
This April, we celebrate National Volunteer Month and recognize the IT executives and professionals from across the country who engage with NPower students in high impact and meaningful events such as career coaching, mentoring, tech challenges, and more. We appreciate the individuals who give their time to transform the lives of deserving young adults, veterans or military spouses coming through the NPower program.
Continue readingVittorio Cretella left school at 17 to join the Italian Army. Now he’s CIO at Procter & Gamble.
How to Boost Jobs for Women of Color through Nontraditional Pathways
Kim Mitchell, NPower’s VP of Program Strategy, speaks with Hispanic Engineer Magazine on the non-traditional pathways that must become part of the strategy to help women find stable employment.
Continue readingMIT Solve, NPower, Agorai and Kloudspot Join to Discuss the Equitable Future of Work
NPower, with the guidance and assistance of MIT Solve, Agorai, and Kloudspot, hosted an inspirational workshop that sought to capture the challenges, expectations, and opportunities for NPower, partners and students to prepare for the future of work.
Continue readingNPower CEO Bertina Ceccarelli and U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke Share What it Will Take to Advance Women of Color in Tech
The Hill | “It takes more than a village to activate on this mission — it will take a committed collective of leaders from public, private, and nonprofit sectors to implement solutions that break through roadblocks and dissolve barriers until we achieve equity on all levels for women of color in tech.”
Continue readingKendra Rice Parlock, Executive Director of NPower Maryland recognized as one of The Daily Record’s 2021 Top 100 Women.
Young Change Makers: Why and How Latifah Thomas of NPower Is Helping to Change Our World
Meet Courtney Walker
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we had the chance to sit down with Courtney Walker, Technical Instructor from NPower Missouri for an in-depth conversation on her journey as a woman of color in tech.
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