
About Us

We work at the intersection of academia and industry to propel women and underrepresented communities into computing degrees and tech careers.
Through curriculum innovation, career access, and community building, our goal is to achieve gender equality in tech.
Our Team
We’re a cross-institutional, agile team, working to support large numbers of curious and self-motivated young women as they explore academic and career opportunities in computing fields, and we are especially committed to serving Black, Latina, and Indigenous women.
We love to collaborate with tech leaders in all fields. Whether you’re a large corporation, a startup, a nonprofit, in government, or in academia, we want to partner with you.
We’re hoping to inspire future change makers—the next generation of top talent, the companies that value diversity, and the public institutions that support innovation.
Break Through Tech DC Leadership


Shvetha Soundararajan
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Huzefa Rangwala
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Kate Atchison
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Jan Plane
she/herAdditional Members of the Break Through Tech DC at Mason Team

Sanjeev Setia
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David Rosenblum
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Ozlem Uzuner
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Mark Snyder
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Shahnaz Kamberi
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Liza Wilson Durant
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Kammy Sanghera
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Mercadi Crawford
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Khondkar R. Islam
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Libby Bradford
she/herAdditional Members of the Break Through Tech DC at UMD Team

Katie Bemb
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Vedat Diker
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Roger Eastman
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Elias Gonzalez
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Sofia Gonzalez Prieto
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Michael Hicks
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Robert Infantino
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Kate Izsak
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Bill Kules
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David Mount
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Ron Padrón
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Caitlin Rudy
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Alyssa Ryan
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Veronica Sanchez
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