Moderator

• Kalynn Amundson

  Kalynn Amundson is a professor of Sociology and Women & Gender Studies at Front Range Community College.

Participants

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  Kandrea Wade

  Panelist

  Kandrea Wade is a PhD student in the Information Science department at CU Boulder focusing on algorithmic identity and the digital surveillance of marginalized groups. Along with developing her research at CU Boulder, Kandrea seeks to discover and assist in creating proper ethical regulations and education on algorithmic identity and digital literacy. With a background of over 15 years in entertainment and media, her interests have evolved from demographic programming for entertainment and media theory to corporate user ethics and legal protections for the digital citizen. Currently, Kandrea is researching how we can harness entertainment, marketing, media and fine arts as educational tools for translating difficult digital concepts in vulnerable and marginalized communities. Kandrea holds a BA in technical theatre from The University of Texas at Arlington and an MA in media, culture, and communications from New York University, where she is also a Founding Fellow in the Digital Interests Lab.

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  Lauren Isenhour

  Panelist

  Lauren is currently an associate electro-optical systems engineer at Lockheed Martin Space, specializing in fiber laser systems. She earned her bachelor’s degree in physics from CSU in 2019. While attending Front Range Community College in 2016 she joined the team at Pretty Brainy, a non-profit that empowers girls to gain STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and teaches the technical and soft skills that they will need to advance in their field of choice.

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  Josephine Colson

  Panelist

  As the Chief Marketing Officer for Code Like a Girl, Josie Colson is an influential voice in the conversation of gender equity in tech. A marketer's job is to tell the story of a product in a way that helps consumers identify the solution it provides. But what story do you tell of a product that is designed and built by a homogenous group of developers? Can it really be labelled as a "solution" if it only meets the needs of a small percentage of users? After 7 years working in the industry, Josie grew tired of peddling technology that was built by a small demographic with a limited world view. So she joined forces with the CLC Girl Gang and now uses her efforts to tell the story of tech's gender problem. And the solution is clear – it's time to change the face of tech. Code Like A Girl is a community of Australian women inspired by technology, hungry to grow their coding skills and share it with others. We enable and inspire women and girls around the globe to be equal creators in the world of technology.