Filipino Americans in Science Technology Engineer
At the end of July, FASTER will feature Black Americans in Tech speakers:
- Tarzine Jackson, Koelesce Designs, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Kamal Hubbard, AltMarket, Co-Founder
- Yasmeen Wynn, Chief Technology Office (CTO)
Panel Moderated By:
- Erin Pangilinan, O’Reilly Media Lead Author, Creating Augmented and Virtual Realities, FASTER Founder and President
- Charity Nicolas, Principal ERM Consultant, FASTER National Board Secretary
- John Morada, Sr Director, M&A Integration Office, Ellie Mae, FASTER Adviser
- Jerome Atendido, Pandora, Program, Manager, Diversity and Inclusion, FASTER Adviser
About the Speakers
Tarzine Jackson is a devoted mother; the founder and CEO of Koalesce Designs, a lead with Women Who Code, and the inventor of patent-pending Diversity Avatar Stickers. Tarzine has 20+ years of combined experience in design and engineering, 4 years as an entrepreneur, and 2.5 years as a vegan home cook. Tarzine is committed to cultural inclusion and gender equality in the community, this helped fuel her passion to start her own company Koalesce Designs.
Kamal Hubbard is a lawyer by training that spent several years at Stanford University’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance, a joint collaboration between the Graduate School of Business and Stanford Law School. While there, he worked with a former Securities and Exchange Commissioner and managed research into federal securities litigation and global corruption. Kamal is certified in Fraud Examination, Cybersecurity, and Decentralized Finance (DeFi). He founded the blockchain consulting company, CageChain Media Group; co-founded FanMix, LLC; serves as an advisor to the Tao Network Blockchain, and sits on the Board of the North Hollywood based AltMarket Cryptocurrency Exchange.
Yasmeen Wynn is a native Washingtonian and has spent over 15 years supporting state and federal customers architect, implement and maintain complex IT systems and services. After completing her undergraduate degree at Rochester Institute of Technology, Ms Wynn went on to complete masters degrees in Information Technology and Business Administration. As the CTO for Ambit Group LLC Ms Wynn currently leads all internal operations and corporate technology and investment strategy development, focused on maintain culturally and technology diverse environment that prepares our employees and company for the future. Ms Wynn has honed her skills as a strategic thinker with an aptitude to direct, train, and develop diverse teams that deliver value to customers and the community. As a firm believer in leaving no one behind she has spent the last few years working with programs such as Higher Achievement Program and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation helping youth and young adults achieve their educational and professional goals.