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Trish Millines Dziko is the cofounder and executive director of the Technology Access Foundation (TAF). A native of New Jersey, she graduated with a BS in Computer Science from Monmouth College in 1979. After spending 15 years as a developer, designer and manager in the high tech industry, Trish left to found TAF in 1996 to ensure students of color had an opportunity to participate in the growing tech field. Trish has grown TAF into a statewide leader in STEM education, operating TAF Academy (a 6th to 12th grade, award-winning public school that is co-managed by TAF and the Federal Way Public School District), increasing the number of teachers of color through the Martinez Fellowship, and partnering with public schools to transform them into academic environments that eliminate race-based disparity in academic achievement, and promote the highest level of student learning and teacher development.
In addition to her work at TAF, Trish remains a committed, proactive leader and serves on the boards of several organizations that focus on children and education. Trish is a Fellow of the Pahara Institute Spring 2013 cohort. She has served on state, regional and district commissions--most recently the Washington State Charter Schools Commission.
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