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Meet Pavel Machuca, Volunteer of the Month!

Mar 24, 2025
This March, our volunteer of the month is Pavel Machuca! Pavel went from performing arts to programming, and now mentors new coders at Code the Dream. Students describe Pavel as kind, clear, and thoughtful, and he says the human connection is what keeps him coming back. Read more about Pavel’s story — and what students […]

Meet Pavel Machuca, Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

This March, our volunteer of the month is Pavel Machuca! Pavel went from performing arts to programming, and now mentors new coders at Code the Dream. Students describe Pavel as kind, clear, and thoughtful, and he says the human connection is what keeps him coming back. Read more about Pavel’s story — and what students […]

Meet Rogelio Camargo, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month

Feb 12, 2025
This February, our volunteer of the month is Rogelio Camargo! Rogelio, a software engineer at Vividly, has served as a mentor in our Intro and React classes, a practicum project lead, and now helps lead sessions for our Data Structures and Algorithms class in CTD Labs. Apprentices share that Rogelio is skilled at breaking down […]

Meet Rogelio Camargo, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month

by Reid Russom

This February, our volunteer of the month is Rogelio Camargo! Rogelio, a software engineer at Vividly, has served as a mentor in our Intro and React classes, a practicum project lead, and now helps lead sessions for our Data Structures and Algorithms class in CTD Labs. Apprentices share that Rogelio is skilled at breaking down […]

Meet Anujkumarsinh Donvir, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

Jan 27, 2025
Each month, Code the Dream celebrates one of our incredible volunteers. This month, we’re excited to celebrate Anujkumarsinh Donvir, who joined CTD as a React group instructor in 2024. Students have shared that Anuj leads detailed, well-structured group sessions; they also are grateful that Anuj records his lessons, allowing them to return to those lessons […]

Meet Anujkumarsinh Donvir, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

Each month, Code the Dream celebrates one of our incredible volunteers. This month, we’re excited to celebrate Anujkumarsinh Donvir, who joined CTD as a React group instructor in 2024. Students have shared that Anuj leads detailed, well-structured group sessions; they also are grateful that Anuj records his lessons, allowing them to return to those lessons […]

Meet Oksana Feterovskaya, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

Nov 14, 2024
CTD’s volunteers can serve as class mentors, lead small groups of students through our capstone practicum project, support apprentices in their career search, contribute to our curriculum, and serve in other areas as well. We could not do our work at this scale without them! Each month, we celebrate one volunteer who has made a […]

Meet Oksana Feterovskaya, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

CTD’s volunteers can serve as class mentors, lead small groups of students through our capstone practicum project, support apprentices in their career search, contribute to our curriculum, and serve in other areas as well. We could not do our work at this scale without them! Each month, we celebrate one volunteer who has made a […]

Meet Joannes Figueroa, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

Oct 11, 2024
Each month, Code the Dream celebrates a volunteer who has made a unique contribution to our community. This month, we’re excited to celebrate Joannes Figueroa, who has volunteered as both a React class mentor and Full Stack Practicum Lead. Tell us about yourself! Hello, I’m Joannes. When I’m not in front of my computer, you’ll […]

Meet Joannes Figueroa, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

Each month, Code the Dream celebrates a volunteer who has made a unique contribution to our community. This month, we’re excited to celebrate Joannes Figueroa, who has volunteered as both a React class mentor and Full Stack Practicum Lead. Tell us about yourself! Hello, I’m Joannes. When I’m not in front of my computer, you’ll […]

Meet Aipu Ameh, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

Sep 17, 2024
Each month, we’re excited to celebrate one of the many volunteers who help make our program possible. Code the Dream’s volunteer of the month for September 2024 is Aipu Ameh, a freelance web developer at ABA Creations. Aipu volunteered as a mentor in our most recent Intro to Programming class. She is great at putting […]

Meet Aipu Ameh, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

Each month, we’re excited to celebrate one of the many volunteers who help make our program possible. Code the Dream’s volunteer of the month for September 2024 is Aipu Ameh, a freelance web developer at ABA Creations. Aipu volunteered as a mentor in our most recent Intro to Programming class. She is great at putting […]

Meet Rio Edwards, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

Jul 25, 2024
Each month, Code the Dream celebrates one volunteer who has made a special contribution to our community. We’re excited to celebrate Rio Edwards, a class mentor in our Intro to Programming and React.js classes. Students consistently praise Rio as dedicated, supportive, and a natural teacher. Thanks, Rio, for your commitment to our students! Tell us […]

Meet Rio Edwards, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

Each month, Code the Dream celebrates one volunteer who has made a special contribution to our community. We’re excited to celebrate Rio Edwards, a class mentor in our Intro to Programming and React.js classes. Students consistently praise Rio as dedicated, supportive, and a natural teacher. Thanks, Rio, for your commitment to our students! Tell us […]

Meet Gina Castromonte, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

Jun 26, 2024
Each month, Code the Dream celebrates a volunteer who has made a unique impact to our community. This month, we’re excited to celebrate Gina Castromonte, a Software Engineer at SOMOS.tech and current Cohort Instructional Leader for our Node.js classes. As a Cohort Instructional Leader (CIL), Gina is the technical lead for our summer 2024 Node.js […]

Meet Gina Castromonte, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

Each month, Code the Dream celebrates a volunteer who has made a unique impact to our community. This month, we’re excited to celebrate Gina Castromonte, a Software Engineer at SOMOS.tech and current Cohort Instructional Leader for our Node.js classes. As a Cohort Instructional Leader (CIL), Gina is the technical lead for our summer 2024 Node.js […]

Meet Eli Smith, Volunteer of the Month!

May 23, 2024
Our Volunteer of the Month series highlights people who have made unique and impactful contributions to our program. This month, we’re excited to celebrate Eli Smith. Eli has consistently crafted thoughtful opportunities for React students to extend their learning beyond our core curriculum. We’re grateful to Eli for supporting our students. Tell us a little […]

Meet Eli Smith, Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

Our Volunteer of the Month series highlights people who have made unique and impactful contributions to our program. This month, we’re excited to celebrate Eli Smith. Eli has consistently crafted thoughtful opportunities for React students to extend their learning beyond our core curriculum. We’re grateful to Eli for supporting our students. Tell us a little […]

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Meet Anirudh Bhadoriya, Volunteer of the Month!

Apr 16, 2024
At Code the Dream, we’re thrilled to have a passionate, experienced community of volunteers. We’re proud to celebrate them each month as part of our Volunteer of the Month series. This April, we’d like to celebrate Anirudh Bhadoriya, Staff Software Engineer at Snowflake. Anirudh is a mentor in our algorithms classes for experienced apprentices, where […]

Meet Anirudh Bhadoriya, Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

Profile image of Anirudh.

At Code the Dream, we’re thrilled to have a passionate, experienced community of volunteers. We’re proud to celebrate them each month as part of our Volunteer of the Month series. This April, we’d like to celebrate Anirudh Bhadoriya, Staff Software Engineer at Snowflake. Anirudh is a mentor in our algorithms classes for experienced apprentices, where […]

Meet Geo Sauer, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month

Mar 22, 2024
We’re thrilled to have a dedicated community of volunteers who help us train the next generation of diverse tech leaders. Each month, we celebrate one volunteer who has made a special contribution to our community. Our volunteer of the month for March 2024 is Geo Sauer, a React class mentor. Tell us about yourself! My […]

Meet Geo Sauer, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month

by Reid Russom

We’re thrilled to have a dedicated community of volunteers who help us train the next generation of diverse tech leaders. Each month, we celebrate one volunteer who has made a special contribution to our community. Our volunteer of the month for March 2024 is Geo Sauer, a React class mentor. Tell us about yourself! My […]

Meet Darga Darga, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

Feb 20, 2024
Each month, Code the Dream celebrates one volunteer who has made a special contribution to our community. Our Volunteer of the Month is Darga Darga, a class mentor, practicum project lead, and curriculum volunteer over the past year. Darga also wrote about his experience in a previous blog post, “How CTD Empowers Mentors with Flexibility.” […]

Meet Darga Darga, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

Each month, Code the Dream celebrates one volunteer who has made a special contribution to our community. Our Volunteer of the Month is Darga Darga, a class mentor, practicum project lead, and curriculum volunteer over the past year. Darga also wrote about his experience in a previous blog post, “How CTD Empowers Mentors with Flexibility.” […]

Meet Angel Brown, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

Jan 30, 2024
Each month, Code the Dream celebrates a volunteer who has made a special contribution to our community. We're excited to start off 2024 by thanking Angel Brown, a Software Engineer and Engineering Manager at Calendly.

Meet Angel Brown, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

Each month, Code the Dream celebrates a volunteer who has made a special contribution to our community. We’re excited to start off 2024 by thanking Angel Brown, a Software Engineer and Engineering Manager at Calendly.

Meet Jeff Loucks, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

Aug 25, 2023
Each month, Code the Dream acknowledges a volunteer who has made a unique impact on our community. This month, we are excited to celebrate Jeff Loucks, Frontend Developer at Tektronix. Jeff has been a mentor and assignment reviewer in CTD’s Intro and React classes throughout 2023. He helps students progress through our classes by providing […]

Meet Jeff Loucks, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

Each month, Code the Dream acknowledges a volunteer who has made a unique impact on our community. This month, we are excited to celebrate Jeff Loucks, Frontend Developer at Tektronix. Jeff has been a mentor and assignment reviewer in CTD’s Intro and React classes throughout 2023. He helps students progress through our classes by providing […]

Meet Pratik Daga, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

Jul 18, 2023
Every month, Code the Dream celebrates one remarkable volunteer who has made a significant contribution to our mission. This month, we are thrilled to recognize Pratik Daga for his commitment and leadership as he leads an Algorithms class for our apprentices. Pratik’s class meets weekly and builds on the skills that our apprentices are putting […]

Meet Pratik Daga, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!

by Reid Russom

Every month, Code the Dream celebrates one remarkable volunteer who has made a significant contribution to our mission. This month, we are thrilled to recognize Pratik Daga for his commitment and leadership as he leads an Algorithms class for our apprentices. Pratik’s class meets weekly and builds on the skills that our apprentices are putting […]

Meet Daniel Sinn, Code the Dream’s Volunteer of the Month for June 2023!

Jun 21, 2023
Volunteers form a core part of our work at Code the Dream. Volunteers hold small group mentor sessions for our students, provide feedback on student code, host professional development workshops for students, and more. Each month, CTD celebrates a volunteer who has made a special impact on our community. This month, we’re recognizing Daniel Sinn, […]

Meet Daniel Sinn, Code the Dream’s Volunteer of the Month for June 2023!

by Reid Russom

Volunteers form a core part of our work at Code the Dream. Volunteers hold small group mentor sessions for our students, provide feedback on student code, host professional development workshops for students, and more. Each month, CTD celebrates a volunteer who has made a special impact on our community. This month, we’re recognizing Daniel Sinn, […]

Meet Ekaterina Bondareva, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for May 2023!

Jun 1, 2023
We’re excited to introduce May’s volunteer of the month, Ekaterina Bondareva! Kat is a unique CTD participant — she is both a volunteer and a student! Kat joined Code the Dream in May 2022 as a student in our Intro to Programming class, and has since completed a React.js advanced course and the Practicum. This […]

Meet Ekaterina Bondareva, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for May 2023!

by Reid Russom

We’re excited to introduce May’s volunteer of the month, Ekaterina Bondareva! Kat is a unique CTD participant — she is both a volunteer and a student! Kat joined Code the Dream in May 2022 as a student in our Intro to Programming class, and has since completed a React.js advanced course and the Practicum. This […]

Meet Dan Polityka, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for April 2023!

Apr 20, 2023
As a nonprofit tech organization, Code the Dream relies on software development volunteers to make our program a success. We are grateful to have dedicated volunteers who lead mentor sessions, assist with pair programming, review assignments, and much more. But some volunteers go above and beyond. We are excited to celebrate their contributions through our […]

Meet Dan Polityka, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for April 2023!

by Reid Russom

As a nonprofit tech organization, Code the Dream relies on software development volunteers to make our program a success. We are grateful to have dedicated volunteers who lead mentor sessions, assist with pair programming, review assignments, and much more. But some volunteers go above and beyond. We are excited to celebrate their contributions through our […]

Meet Akosua Asante, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for March 2023

Mar 23, 2023
Each month, Code the Dream chooses to honor one volunteer who has made a contribution to our community. This month’s volunteer is Akosua Asante, who has been an assignment reviewer in our Intro to Programming and Node.js / Express classes since the fall of 2022. Thank you, Akos, for your dedication to Code the Dream! […]

Meet Akosua Asante, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for March 2023

by Reid Russom

Each month, Code the Dream chooses to honor one volunteer who has made a contribution to our community. This month’s volunteer is Akosua Asante, who has been an assignment reviewer in our Intro to Programming and Node.js / Express classes since the fall of 2022. Thank you, Akos, for your dedication to Code the Dream! […]

Meet Kevin Nelson, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for January 2023

Jan 24, 2023
Each month, we highlight a volunteer who has made big contributions to the CTD community. For our first Volunteer of the Month in 2023, we are excited to celebrate Kevin Nelson, who has been regularly involved with Code the Dream classes since 2021. Thanks, Kevin, for your commitment to Code the Dream! Kevin shared about […]

Meet Kevin Nelson, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for January 2023

by Reid Russom

Each month, we highlight a volunteer who has made big contributions to the CTD community. For our first Volunteer of the Month in 2023, we are excited to celebrate Kevin Nelson, who has been regularly involved with Code the Dream classes since 2021. Thanks, Kevin, for your commitment to Code the Dream! Kevin shared about […]

Meet Mindy Smith, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for November 2022!

Nov 16, 2022
Each month, we highlight a volunteer who has made big contributions to the CTD community. This month’s volunteer has carved out her own special role and plays an important part in the behind-the-scenes administration of our classes. Mindy Smith, an occupational ergonomist, has been volunteering with Code the Dream since 2021. Each week, she helps […]

Meet Mindy Smith, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for November 2022!

by Reid Russom

Each month, we highlight a volunteer who has made big contributions to the CTD community. This month’s volunteer has carved out her own special role and plays an important part in the behind-the-scenes administration of our classes. Mindy Smith, an occupational ergonomist, has been volunteering with Code the Dream since 2021. Each week, she helps […]

Meet Tammy Collinse, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for October 2022!

Oct 27, 2022
Each month, we highlight a volunteer who has gone above and beyond in contributing to the CTD community. This month’s volunteer is Tammy Collinse, a mentor in our Cassiopeia Intro to Programming class. As a class mentor, Tammy leads weekly mentor sessions for small groups of students, helping answer questions about the assignments and resolve […]

Meet Tammy Collinse, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for October 2022!

by Reid Russom

Each month, we highlight a volunteer who has gone above and beyond in contributing to the CTD community. This month’s volunteer is Tammy Collinse, a mentor in our Cassiopeia Intro to Programming class. As a class mentor, Tammy leads weekly mentor sessions for small groups of students, helping answer questions about the assignments and resolve […]