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'''Computers4Kids''' is a non-profit after-school technology mentoring program for disadvantaged youth. The organization strives to improve low income youth's computer and learning skills through caring mentorship, structured training, a vibrant learning environment, and access to a computer at home. The program uses computers as a catalyst for youth to challenge themselves, become engaged in their own learning, and realize greater possibilities academically, professionally, and for their community. | '''Computers4Kids''' is a non-profit after-school technology mentoring program for disadvantaged youth. The organization strives to improve low income youth's computer and learning skills through caring mentorship, structured training, a vibrant learning environment, and access to a computer at home. The program uses computers as a catalyst for youth to challenge themselves, become engaged in their own learning, and realize greater possibilities academically, professionally, and for their community. | ||
The program celebrated its 10th anniversary in September 2011. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Computers 4 Kids celebrates 10th year, largest graduating class|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/sep/12/computers-4-kids-celebrates-10th-year-largest-grad-ar-1304452/|author=Sharon C. Fitzgerald|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=|accessdate=September 13, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> | |||
==Staff<ref name=official>{{cite web|title=About Us|accessdate= 31 Mar. 2010|work=official site|publisher=Computers4Kids|url=http://www.computers4kids.net/about/index.html}}</ref>== | ==Staff<ref name=official>{{cite web|title=About Us|accessdate= 31 Mar. 2010|work=official site|publisher=Computers4Kids|url=http://www.computers4kids.net/about/index.html}}</ref>== | ||
*[[Kala Somerville]], Executive Director | |||
*Andrea Burton, Teen Tech Lab Manager | *Andrea Burton, Teen Tech Lab Manager | ||
*Cheryl Ellis, Administrative Assistant | *Cheryl Ellis, Administrative Assistant | ||
*Dolly Joseph, Program Director | *Dolly Joseph, Program Director | ||
*Michaela Tighe, Grants & Communications Manager | *Michaela Tighe, Grants & Communications Manager | ||
*Alicia Townes, Learning Lab Manager | *Alicia Townes, Learning Lab Manager | ||
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Computers4Kids is a non-profit after-school technology mentoring program for disadvantaged youth. The organization strives to improve low income youth's computer and learning skills through caring mentorship, structured training, a vibrant learning environment, and access to a computer at home. The program uses computers as a catalyst for youth to challenge themselves, become engaged in their own learning, and realize greater possibilities academically, professionally, and for their community.
The program celebrated its 10th anniversary in September 2011. [1]
Staff[2]
- Kala Somerville, Executive Director
- Andrea Burton, Teen Tech Lab Manager
- Cheryl Ellis, Administrative Assistant
- Dolly Joseph, Program Director
- Michaela Tighe, Grants & Communications Manager
- Alicia Townes, Learning Lab Manager
Board of Directors[2]
- Ken Boyd, Boyd Financial Services
- Steve Bowers, Velocity Park Public Affairs
- Patricia A. L. Byrne, Consultant
- Blake DeMaso, Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine
- Nancy Deutsch, University of Virginia
- Mark Giles, Virginia National Bank
- Kevin Kurzendoerfer, Relay Foods
- Colin Learmonth, Broadband Network Service, Inc.
- Mary MacIlwaine, Retired
- Rob McNamara, Farmington Country Club
- Steve McNaughton, Stifel, Nicolaus, & Company, Inc.
- Meredith Richards, Director Emeritus
- Missy Shenkir, Information Dynamics
- Chris Walmsley, HelioSage
References
- ↑ Web. Computers 4 Kids celebrates 10th year, largest graduating class, Sharon C. Fitzgerald, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web. About Us, official site, Computers4Kids, retrieved 31 Mar. 2010.