About Us

Syerra Ryan

My name is Syerra, I'm in the 11th grade, and I go to McKinley Technology High School. I was inspired to enter the STEM field at a young age, so I always knew I would end up in a STEM field because I enjoyed it a lot. Now, I'm at Girls Who Code to figure out which field in STEM I want to do specifically as a career. You can do that by trying a lot of internships in high school that you are interested in to figure out what you want your career to be.

Divya Mathews

Divya Mathews is a rising senior at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia. I've always thought about having a STEM career but I didn't know if I would enjoy it. I found an internship in hopes that it would help me decide later on if that's the path I wanted to take.

Natalie Pargas

My name is Natalie, i'm in the 11th grade and I go to Basis DC. Ever since I was a child, I’ve assumed that STEM fields were for the mathematically gifted ergo not for me. It wasn’t until I got plopped down in a STEM focused school that I realized challenging things can also be rewarding. So the next year when an opportunity to learn Java was made available to me, I took it. Around 75% of the kids had already tried various programming languages while I was completely inexperienced . But, I worked at it until I finally figured out how to switch into the programmer's mindset. It was history from there.

Teresa Coreas-Reyes

My name is Teresa, I'm in the 11th grade, and I go to Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School. I've always been willing to try everything at least once. When I heard of the opportunity to have a STEM Internship, I was inspired to join so I could gain a new skill and insight into a new career for my future.