Khalia Braswell is an American computer scientist, educator, and technologist. She is the founder and former[1] executive director of INTech Camp for Girls, created to encourage girls of color to pursue learning about technology.[2][3] Braswell earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in education, focusing on math, science, and technology from Temple University in Philadelphia.[4]

Biography

Khalia Braswell was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and moved to Charlotte when she was in the second grade.[5][6] She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in computer science at North Carolina State University and her Master of Science degree in information technology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[6][7]

In 2014, Braswell created INTech Camp for Girls, a program that aims to inspire girls of color to pursue careers in technology.[7][8] She moved to California after graduate school to work as an engineer at Apple. She resigned in 2018 and returned to Charlotte to run INTech full-time.[8] Relinquishing her role as the executive director of INTech, Braswell began using her expertise as a researcher at Crunchbase.[1]

Awards

Braswell received the Walker’s Legacy Women of Power award in 2018[9] and was included in The Root's 2018 list of 100 Most Influential African Americans.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Khalia Braswell, Ph.D. | National Center for Women & Information Technology". ncwit.org. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  2. ^ "Congresswoman Adams Presents One Meck Community Recognition Award to INTech Camp for Girls Founder & CEO, Khalia Braswell". The County News. 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. ^ "Black Tech Mobilizes to Beat the Youth 'Summer Slide' – The Hidden Genius Project". The Hidden Genius Project. 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Khalia Braswell wants more girls of color to choose computing". Temple University. 2021.
  5. ^ Simmons, John (July 25, 2018). "Khalia Braswell is training teens for a future using technology". The Charlotte Observer.
  6. ^ a b "West Charlotte native Khalia Braswell is bridging the digital divide with INTech". CLTure. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  7. ^ a b Dorsey, Sherrell (July 26, 2018). "She believed in girls who code - so much that she left Apple to come home and help them". Charlotte Observer.
  8. ^ a b "How This Former Engineer Left Her Dream Job To Bring Girls Of Color To Tech". Essence. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  9. ^ "Meet the Charlotte Recipients of the 2018 #WLPower15 Awards". Walker's Legacy. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  10. ^ "The Root 100 - The Most Influential African Americans In 2018". The Root. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
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