Leadership Team

Ramiro knows about the American Dream and he knows about coding. Originally from Mexico, Ramiro moved to the United States as a child and excelled in school. He majored in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Cornell and later returned for a Masters in Computer Science. Together with an amazing team of top-notch volunteer instructors […]

Frank grew up in Philadelphia and has stayed local receiving his Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science with a minor in education. His experience includes working at educational institutions, startups and large corporate as an educator, manager, and developer. His love is mentoring and helping others reach new career goals. He has taste tested every […]

Katie grew up in the NC Triangle, and because of all the great hiking and food in the area, she never left. She holds her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science from NC State. In her career as a full stack developer and manager, she has focused on educational software with a passion for […]

Alton got his start at Code the Dream with zero coding experience in the fall of 2020. A father of 4 who had spent a lot of time as an industrial chemical worker, Alton was ready to make a transition into a bright and sustainable career as a web developer and never looked back. As […]

Omer has worked in tech since the days of GeoCities, when <blink> was considered an appropriate HTML tag. He has since worked and freelanced at multiple startup companies as a Software Engineer, Team Leader, and Product Manager. Omer is also the father of two amazing girls, an avid traveler, and will go to great lengths […]

Reid first came to Code the Dream in 2019 as an intern with Johnson Service Corps, an intentional community in Durham, NC. While working as a middle school English teacher, Reid remained a part of the CTD community and returned in 2022 as Programs Associate. His past experience in higher ed admissions and teaching made […]

Rachel majored in Computer Science at Tufts University in Boston before vowing to only live in warmer places. With that in mind, she moved to California where she worked with various tech companies as a web developer, and in 2019 moved to southern Mexico. She believes strongly in the power of programming and was looking […]

Narayan grew up in Nepal and studied in India before coming to the States in 2008. He received a B.S. from the University of North Bengal, India, in Physics and Mathematics. He also received his two years degree in database management from a local community college. Narayan learned about Code the Dream from one of […]

Elsabeth was born in Ethiopia and raised in Eritrea. She earned her BA in Computer Science in 2011 and mainly focused on Cisco networking and computer maintenance. But she always dreamed of being a developer so in 2017 she came to the US to continue her education. Unfortunately, she was not able to obtain her […]

Chuck was born in NY and graduated from Adelphi University with a BS in Physics and a BA in philosophy. He joined Code the Dream in the 2018 cohort for Ruby on Rails. Since then he has tackled a wide range of topics from marketplaces to cryptocurrencies and enjoys learning new and varied solutions. He has filled many […]

Andrea moved to the U.S from Mexico when she was a year old. She started taking Code the Dream classes in 2017 right after finishing up High School.  She focuses on building fast and beautiful web and mobile applications. Ultimately, she enjoys building cool things that can help people.

Cruz got his start in the very first Code the Dream cohort. He’s a fast learner, a creative problem-solver and just wicked smart — all things that make him an excellent software developer. He’s also the sort of helpful guy who hears that a friend is struggling with some tedious task, and then decides to […]

Ricky Leung (he, him) has a background in visual communications, design, and website development with a multimedia journalism degree from UNC Chapel Hill. For the past decade, he has worked with grassroots immigrant and Asian communities in North Carolina to advocate for immigrant and voter rights through socially just policy changes. Ricky looks forward to […]

Kate was born in the Philippines and moved to the U.S. at the age of 4. Growing up in San Diego, California, she developed a passion for technology and started coding at the young age of 11. It wasn’t until 2016 that she decided to turn her passion into a career, completing bootcamps in both […]

Mary Alice was fortunate to find Code the Dream while working on her Associate’s Degree in Web Design. After participating in their classes, she joined the intern team in August 2019. The following winter she became a proud first-time mommy.  Her beautiful family grew, she recently completed her degree, and her wonderful work family stuck […]

Of all the folks at Code the Dream, Alex perhaps wears the most hats.  Alex started as a student in the React course and used those programming skills to pivot into WordPress.  In addition to being a lead WordPress developer, Alex also oversees many administrative responsibilities, and mentors new interns.  Alex is originally from Mexico and she resides […]

Tom Rau has worked for startups and established organizations working in a variety of roles, ranging from product lead/manager to front-end development. At Code the Dream Tom helps develop the front-end curriculum as well as serves as a lead developer and mentor to Code the Dream Labs interns.  Additionally, Tom is pursuing a Masters of Science […]

Lucy Martinez has a passion for social justice and equity and over 15 years of experience at non-profit organizations and government agencies in the areas of anti-poverty, anti-hunger, and housing programs. At Code the Dream, Lucy uses her operations and human resources experience to help us accomplish our goals. Lucy is an AmeriCorps VISTA alumna and is […]

Pam has worked in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors and brings over 20 years of experience to her role in corporate, foundation and individual fundraising for Code The Dream. A native New Yorker and avid traveller, she jumped at the opportunity to live and work abroad teaching English in Turkey, Russia and Morocco. After […]

Lori Fernald Khamala has been involved with immigrant and farmworker organizing and advocacy in North Carolina for 20 years. She is passionate about building community rooted in social justice, equity, and collaboration. Lori joined the Code the Dream team in 2019 to strengthen new and existing relationships with nonprofit, education, business, and government partners.  She loves […]