👋🏽 Hi, lovely friends of Karlie! I’m stephanietenameza & I’ll be taking over the incredible Karlie’s Instagram. I’ll share a bit about myself & what I’ve been up to since my profoundly impactful experience kodewithklossy in 2016. 🍓 My name is Stephanie & I’m a #first-generation Mexican-American. I live in Salinas, CA, a rural agricultural community also known as the Salad Bowl of the World. I grew up as a daughter to agricultural #farmworkers and my upbringing has influenced my aspirations in tech. (The last picture illustrates what strawberry fields in my community look like.) 👩🏽‍💻 In 2017, I founded a coding club at my former middle school which has morphed into the Youth Tech Academy. We teach our students 21st-century skills through tech and empower them to pursue STEM in higher education. We are growing & plan to serve hundreds of students in the future! There is a lack of #diversity in tech and we aim to alleviate this issue by exposing the youth to this technology at an...