Our Team
More than the sum of its parts.
The Leadership Team
Our leadership team comes from various walks of life and different levels of experience with the tech industry.
Guillermo Fisher
Cloud Enablement Leader at Cloudreach
Guillermo has been working with web technologies for over fifteen years in the areas of software development, release engineering, and big data. His experiences serving in various capacities in a number of environments have informed his desire to help provide resources, training, and opportunities to individuals from underrepresented groups who have an interest in building careers in technology. He is a Brooklyn native, currently living in Hampton Roads with his wife and children.
Omar Jackman
Senior Developer at Twitter
Omar was born and raised in the county of Kings aka Brooklyn, New York. He?s been writing code since he first received that AOL 3.0 CD in the mail and hasn?t been able to stop. When he?s not writing code he keeps himself busy tinkering and building things in his backyard.
Tonia Seenauth
Apprentice Technologist at MAXX Potential
Tonia is a proud Virgin Islander, who, along with her husband and daughters currently call the city of Chesapeake, VA home. Her tool belt includes communications and marketing, project oversight, and process development/improvement across an array of industries. Currently she is "breaking" into the tech industry as a Technology Apprentice and learning all things front-end. Ultimately, she intends to leverage her ?soft skills? to help bridge the knowledge and communication gap that often exists between techies and the not so techy as well as build community, champion diversity and help foster interpersonal/intercultural competence wherever she lands.
Lisa Fisher
Operations Executive & Business Consultant
Lisa is an Industrial Engineer and Six Sigma champion who in recent years, expanded her areas of expertise by studying and working in the fields of Design Thinking, Innovation Management and Agile Development. She is passionate about accessible, customer centric design and a sincere focus on improving the user experience, without sacrificing operational excellence & quality. Lisa believes that solutions which meet the needs of a diverse set of customers, require the expertise and perspective of a diverse set of problem solvers. She remains committed to efforts that expand the pool and provide continued development and resources to diverse candidates in the fields of STEM.
Troy Connor
Cloud Software Engineer at Cloudreach
Troy Connor is a Software Engineer for Cloudreach. In his spare time he likes to read, code, and tinker with JavaScript robotics. Troy Connor likes building communities and speaking at conferences. Troy Connor got into technology by pursing a career with Cisco Networking. While attending school and being in the U.S Navy, he found a love for programming. Taking the courses necessary to fulfill his pursuit, he found his love for programming and solving problems that led him to attend Old Dominion University. While attending Old Dominion University, Troy found meetup groups that helped him develop the skills necessary to work professionally in the technology field.
Chazona Baum
Principal Technologist at MAXX Potential
Chazona tackles challenges using a variety of languages and technologies, from front end fixes to API creation and workflow automation. She is a self-taught developer building on a decade of customer service experience, lending her to being passionate about self-directed education and advocating for expanded opportunities for those from non-traditional backgrounds.
“Change happens when we work at the systematic level, but also when we value diversity at the decision table.”
? Atlee Clark
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