The Team
Our dedicated team works hard to keep We All Code classes safe, supportive, and largely free. Our leaders, instructors, mentors, and volunteers work to help every child explore their kid creativity through coding.
Leadership
Our full-time leadership staff works tirelessly toward one purpose: bringing STEM learning opportunities to every kid in Chicago and giving them the tools they need to excel.
Ali Karbassi
Founder and CEO of We All Code
Board
Our dedicated board includes leaders from diverse backgrounds and fields across Chicago.
Dave Hoover
Chair
Founder & CEO, Red Squirrel Technologies
Jose A. Duarte
Treasurer
Founder & Principal, Blackwood Group LLC
David Lewis
Director
Managing Partner, Circumspect Capital
John Cain
Director
Principal at Sideriver Ventures
Neeta Upadhyay
Director
Director of Advanced Analytics, Cardinal Health
Associate Board
Our Associate Board of young professionals fuels our big ideas and is dedicated to We All Code's growth.
Carolyn Potts
Chair
Anna Kronauer
Treasurer
Linda Ramos
Secretary
Courtney Kameros
Director
Daniel Conrad
Director
Joseph Fowler
Director
Kyle Wetzold
Director
Lauren Garatoni
Director
Maria Ptouchkina
Director
Matthew Felz
Director
Samuel Rall
Director
Stelios Constantinides
Director
Instructors
These highly-trained volunteers come from tech backgrounds and are skilled in creating a supportive, experiential learning environment to help every kid code.
Ali Karbassi
Blaine Rothrock
Drake Bott
Isaaca Hoglen
Jay Grieve
Keanan Koppenhaver
Mara Ulloa
Matthew Felz
Omar Jamil
Rahul Devathu
Ramir Aguilos
Saba Jamalian
Mentorship makes all the difference
Our volunteer mentors help students feel supported as they learn to code. We're proud of our exceptional 2-to-1 mentor-to-student ratio, ensuring your kids will always have a friendly face to turn to with questions.
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Ali Karbassi
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David Kam
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Omar Jamil
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Saba Jamalian
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Brett Kellgren
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Ian Mason
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Matthew Felz
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Daniel Conrad
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Ramir Aguilos
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Patrick Sier
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Shawn Wilkinson
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Kayla Nimis
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Isaaca Hoglen
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Michael Vanderwood
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Kayle Drucker
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Blaine Rothrock
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Brendan McLaughlin
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Zach Buchar
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Matthew Lei
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Drake Bott
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Matt Nicholson
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Ken Ballard
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Kapil Garg
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Jason Lehmann
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Linda Ramos
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Jay Grieve
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Aaron Shin
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Adam Smetana
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Anna Kronauer
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Scott Rasche
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Keanan Koppenhaver
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Katherine Evans
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Rahul Devathu
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Michael Parekh
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Robert Groves
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Andrew Johnson
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Athina Verroiopoulou
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Mara Ulloa
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Anna Deng
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Ryan Yost
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H Kapp-Klote
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Adam Lurie
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Corey Kellgren
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Joy McCaffrey
Volunteering for a better tomorrow
Volunteers make our mission a reality! We rely on them to keep sessions running smoothly. Interested in volunteering?
Become a Volunteer
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Kendrick Hillian
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Natalie McCroy
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Max Steele
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Victoria Nunez
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Ian Pierce
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Ryan Durling
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Sam Rall
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Emilio Gordon
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Arelia Jones
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Teresa Chen
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Bobby Rein
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Clayton Reynolds
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Aggie Pietrzak
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Jenelle Birchmeier
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Chrissy Laing
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