Curriculum Developer

Janetta Brewer

Written by brighadm_wp on April 21, 2021. Posted in Staff.

BRIGHT-CS curriculum developer

Ms. Brewer is a lawyer and president of a consulting firm specializing in compliance and training. She is also a developer of leadership training for girls. She served as a curriculum developer for the BRIGHT-CS student program.

Jamika Burge

Written by brighadm_wp on April 20, 2021. Posted in Staff.

Co-Principal Investigator, BRIGHT-CS
BRIGHT-CS New York school site leader (Bronx and Queens NY)
President, Design and Technology Concepts LLC

Dr. Burge is a computer scientist specializing in human-computer interaction, design thinking, facilitation, and inclusive computing. She studies the intersectionality of race and gender in computing. She served as a co-principal investigator on the student program, leading the implementation for the New York schools (The Young Women’s Leadership Schools of Astoria and of the Bronx).

Cyntrica Eaton

Written by brighadm_wp on April 20, 2021. Posted in Staff.

BRIGHT-CS curriculum developer and mentor (Arlington VA)
President, Eaton Technologies Consulting Group LLC

Dr. Eaton is a computer scientist who works to provide opportunities for faculty and students at HBCUs and MSIs to pursue technology-related research opportunities. She was a professor of computer science at Norfolk University in Virginia. She served as a mentor in the student program in Arlington,

Veronica Madrigal

Written by brighadm_wp on April 20, 2021. Posted in Staff.

BRIGHT-CS program coordinator
Founder, Madrigal Research LLC

Ms. Madrigal is an education researcher with experience as a teacher in DCPS. She specializes in qualitative research and served as the program coordinator for the student program and the
researcher-practitioner partnerships.

Jody Mitchell

Written by brighadm_wp on April 21, 2021. Posted in Staff.

BRIGHT-CS curriculum developer

Mr. Mitchell is an electrical engineer/ computer engineer, president of an educational software/app business, and developer of leadership training for middle/high school students. He served as a
curriculum developer for the BRIGHT-CS student program.

Amanda Moore

Written by brighadm_wp on April 21, 2021. Posted in Staff.

BRIGHT-CS curriculum developer

Ms. Moore is a former 6th-grade teacher (Bilingual math, science, and ESL teacher). She conducts workforce training and talent management for a federal agency. She has also provided leadership training for middle school girls. She served as a curriculum developer for the BRIGHT-CS student program.

James Michael Reed

Written by brighadm_wp on April 21, 2021. Posted in Staff.

BRIGHT-CS curricular developer and mentor (Arlington VA)

Mr. Reed is an electrical engineer and computer scientist (systems engineer). He worked on education technology with elementary and middle school students while at the University of Michigan. He served as a curriculum developer for the BRIGHT-CS student program and served as a mentor in the student program in Arlington, Virginia.

Ryoko Yamaguchi

Written by Jesse Hall on June 1, 2021. Posted in Staff.

Principle Investigator, Research Scientist, University of North Carolina Greensboro

Dr. Yamaguchi has 30 years of experience in K-12 education supporting culturally and linguistically diverse students as a teacher, researcher, parent leader, and advocate. Her unique expertise is in utilizing, explaining, and communicating research, data, and the junction of policy, practice, and research to a wide audience. She conceptualized the CS learning ecosystem of BRIGHT-CS and led the student program, the implementation for the Arlington, Virginia schools, and the school equity and educator professional development projects.

Listen to her interview on the Choose to be Curious radio/podcast

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