I took a nonprofit course through CEN (the Center for Nonprofit Excellence) so I can better understand nonprofit governance as an ED of Techqueria. Course Assets Facebook Post Course Description The nonprofit sector needs resilient and knowledgeable leaders to deliver integral services. Especially now, amid COVID-19 related challenges and the subsequent impact of this pandemic.…Continue readingLeadership Boot Camp from CEN
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I joined Code Nation as an official member of its Bay Area Leadership Council. Code Nation is a 501c3 nonprofit that equips students in under-resourced high schools with the skills, experiences, and connections that together create access to careers in tech. As a member of Code Nation’s Bay Area Leadership Council, I help Code Nation…Continue readingCode Nation Bay Area Leadership Council
I’m happy to join the Latinos in Tech Giving Circle by the Latino Community Foundation Giving Circle Network and give back to our community! The Latino Community Foundation Giving Circle Network is the largest network of Latino philanthropists in California with a movement of leaders ready to take action and invest their time, talent, and…Continue readingLatinos in Tech Giving Circle
I am now co-leading Slack’s second-ever Community Incubator Group, Fuego! Fuego is Slack’s new employee group that will strive to provide visibility, community, and a sense of belonging for the Latinx and Hispanic employees and allies in and outside of Slack. As Co-Lead of Fuego, my responsibilities include: ∙ Building out the leadership team (treasurer,…Continue readingFuego ERG Co-Lead @Slack
Celebrating developers using their talent to fuel the future of communications one line of code at at time. 🌐 https://www.twilio.com/champions How Twilio Champions Make A Difference Twilio Champions build better communities knowing that every developer’s environment is different. Champions inspire others by doing their thing with confidence. They merge diverse branches of people, educate new developers,…Continue readingTwilio Champions
Latest Follow Up I am quoted in the testimonials published on the Strive DE&I Program page. The Kapor Center is piloting a professional development program for 10 Latinx Leaders. I am in the inaugural cohort. Benefits Summer Retreat Lodging Meals Leadership training Access to LTX VIP Ticket 1:1 Virtual Coaching via Check-ins Option to present…Continue readingLatinx Level Up Program
The WIL program supports the leadership development of mid-career women across the Bay Area, establishes a pipeline for professional advancement, and creates a cross-sector network of women who support each other’s career growth. 💼️ Professional Narrative Hello, I’m Frances and I’m a unicorn that engineers solutions on behalf of another unicorn. Let me break that…Continue readingCoro Women In Leadership
Member, Speaker, Volunteer (TA), Open Source Developer June 2018 Joined Slack workspace Women in Open Source Panel July 2018 Invited to be an admin for GitHub Organization at github.com/orgs/gdisf August 2018 2018-08-15: Contributed to gdisf/teaching-materials Open source contributions for Girl Develop It SF teaching materials. Added stale bot and merged some PRs. September 2018 2018-09-06: TA for “Intro…Continue readingGirl Develop It
Awarded scholarship to complete Udacity’s Mobile Web Nanodegree and potentially earn certification from Google. April 17th, 2018 January 10th, 2018 I was awarded the Grow with Google scholarship for the Intermediate Mobile Web Specialist Track. 10K students accepted to this specific track out of over 100K applicants across the US. They offered 25K spots for…Continue readingGrow With Google Udacity Scholarship
Member, Volunteer, Speaker Latinas in Tech is a nonprofit organization with the mission to connect, support and empower Latina women working in tech. March 2018 Joined their Slack workspace August 2018 Helped set up Donut & Slido integrations for their Slack Latinas in Tech Silicon Valley Meetup November 2018 2018 Latinas In Tech Silicon Valley…Continue readingLatinas In Tech