Lisa Chambers is the national executive director for Tech Corps (www.techcorps.org). She will be the guest speaker for the June 19, 2013 meetup of Cincinnati Blacks In Technology.

1. Lisa M. Chambers, National Executive Director
TECH CORPS
www.techcorps.org
Lisa M. Chambers has 14 years of experience developing and implementing nationally-
recognized and award winning, informal youth-focused technology education programs. Lisa
joined TECH CORPS in 1999 and served as the State Director of the Ohio chapter. In 2011, she
was named the TECH CORPS National Executive Director. TECH CORPS is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to ensuring K-12 students have equal access to technology programs
and resources that enhance early learning and encourage them to pursue Computer Science
and Information Technology educational and career pathways. TECH CORPS develops
technology programs and deploys tech-savvy talent to assist K-12 schools and youth-serving
organizations across the country. Over the years, partners such as Cisco, HP, Intel, JPMorgan
Chase, Microsoft, NCTA and Time Warner Cable have provided TECH CORPS with the fuel to
deliver much-needed technology resources to K-12 students and teachers. Since 1995, more
than 10,000 TECH CORPS volunteers have shared their time and talents assisting schools and
nonprofit organizations in their communities. Under Lisa’s leadership, TECH CORPS Ohio
developed four technology education programs: Girl TECH CORPS in 2006, Camp IT in 2007,
TECHie Club in 2008 and TECHie Camp in 2009. As the National Executive Director, Lisa will
work to build the organizational infrastructure and partnerships to make TECH CORPS programs
available to students across the U.S. Lisa’s work has been recognized and honored at the local,
state and national levels. She was named a “Modern-day Technology Leader” by US Black
Engineer & Information Technology magazine; qualified as a finalist for the Cable's Leaders in
Learning Award, and received the Technology Innovation Award in Nonprofit Service Delivery
from TechColumbus. Lisa is a member of the National Center for Women and Information
Technology, K-12 Alliance, a member of the Computer Science Collaboration Project's Change
Agents Council, a Board Member of the Teaching and Learning Collaborative and was appointed
by the Governor to serve on the Ohio Tuition Trust Authority Board in 2009. Lisa is a graduate
of The Ohio State University.
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