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Volunteer Spotlight

Volunteer of the Month
Nov 14, 2024
Meet Oksana Feterovskaya, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!
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 […]
Volunteer of the Month
Oct 11, 2024
Meet Joannes Figueroa, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!
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 […]
Volunteer of the Month
Sep 17, 2024
Meet Aipu Ameh, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!
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 […]
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Volunteer of the Month
Jul 25, 2024
Meet Rio Edwards, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!
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 […]
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Volunteer of the Month
Jun 26, 2024
Meet Gina Castromonte, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!
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 […]
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Volunteer of the Month
May 23, 2024
Meet Eli Smith, Volunteer of the Month!
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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Volunteer of the Month
Apr 16, 2024
Meet Anirudh Bhadoriya, Volunteer of the Month!
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 […]
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Volunteer of the Month
Mar 22, 2024
Meet Geo Sauer, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month
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 […]
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Volunteer of the Month
Feb 20, 2024
Meet Darga Darga, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!
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.” […]
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Volunteer of the Month
Oct 24, 2023
Meet Andres Alcocer, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!
Andres is a by-appointment mentor and reviewer in our Intro to Programming class. In this role, Andres is assigned to work with a small group of students.
<div class="ctd-news-title">Meet Andres Alcocer, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!</div>
Volunteer of the Month
Sep 29, 2023
Meet Hayley Witherell, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!
Hayley has been both a group instructor and a 1:1 mentor in our Intro to Programming classes, where they work closely with students as they progress through the course.
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Volunteer of the Month
Jul 18, 2023
Meet Pratik Daga, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!
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 […]
<div class="ctd-news-title">Meet Pratik Daga, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month!</div>
Volunteer of the Month
Jun 21, 2023
Meet Daniel Sinn, Code the Dream’s Volunteer of the Month for June 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, […]
Volunteer of the Month
Jun 1, 2023
Meet Ekaterina Bondareva, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for May 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 […]
Volunteer of the Month
Apr 20, 2023
Meet Dan Polityka, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for April 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 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 […]

Profile image of Anirudh.

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 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 […]