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        <h2>About Bridge Foundry</h2>
        <p>Since 2009, Bridge Foundry has empowered people with technology through teaching and facilitating access, enlarging
          the community of people who give back and teach others. Bridge Foundry was instrumental in the creation of the learn
          to code movement. Using our open-source curricula and teaching techniques, hundreds of workshops in dozens of cities
          around the world have been organized and taught by volunteers.</p>
        <p>Bridge Foundry’s primary focus is on expanding diversity in specific technology communities which we call bridges. Each bridge focuses on a specific technology, or set of technologies, and shares open source curriculum and program materials
        with chapters across multiple geographies. Bridge Foundry supplies tools and operational support to the leaders of
        these chapters.</p>

        <p>Bridge Foundry’s key differentiator from other tech training initiatives is its focus on training repeat
        participants as teachers. As teachers and leaders, Bridge Foundry volunteers learn to catch and correct disrespectful behavior
        in human interaction, along with gaps in technical understanding. While the focus is on technical skill development,
        we have anecdotal evidence that these skills also contribute to workplace transformation.<p>

        <p> All of Bridge Foundry’s bridges
        and chapters focus on expanding diversity in tech via outreach to underrepresented groups. Seventy percent of workshop
        and outreach efforts are targeted primarily at women with the remaining 30% focusing on other underrepresented groups.</p>

        In the US, Bridge Foundry, Inc., is a 501c3 tax-exempt organization.
        For those who want to look under the hood, our official documents (including bylaws, minutes, etc.) are available
        <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xyZoOL9GNWIAEXSBoWvaCRSJSFh1qH5QIvsjZFOYwKA/edit?usp=sharing">here.</a>
        We support many community based initiatives in the US and other countries through grants and open source curricula.
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        <h2>Board of Directors</h2>
        <p>Sarah Allen, CEO &amp; Chair</p>
        <p>Karen Herreid, Treasurer &amp; board member</p>
        <p>Isa Herico, Secretary, board member</p>

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          <h2>Staff Members</h2>
          <p>Diana Luepke, COO</p>
          <p>Mary Jenn, Communications Manager</p>
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        <h2>Program Board</h2>
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        <p>Ilen Zazueta-Hall, Chair</p>
        <p>Chris Koehnen, ClojureBridge</p>
        <p>Anna Neyzberg, RailsBridge</p>
        <p>Laura Kirby, Bridge Liason</p>
        <p>Johnny Boursiquot, GoBridge</p>

        <h2>Past Board Members</h2>
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        <p>Layne McNish, Communications</p>
        <p>Sarah Mei, Board Member at Large</p>
        <p>Bridget Hillyer, ClojureBridge</p>
        <p>Rachel Myers, Board Member at Large</p>
        <p>Katherine Fellows, ClojureBridge</p>
        <p>Carlisia Campos, GoBridge</p>
        <p>Kinsey Durham, Chair</p>
        <p>Marcy Campbell, Fundraising</p>
        <p>Bill Kennedy, GoBridge</p>

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        <h2>Sponsors</h2>
        <p class="board__info--sponsor-logo"> <a href="https://balsamiq.com/"><img src="/images/balsamiq-logo.png" width="200px"/></a></p>
        <p class="board__info--sponsor-logo"><a href="https://www.google.com/"><img src="/images/google-logo.png" width="200px"/></a></p>
        <p class="board__info--sponsor-logo"><a href="https://dnsimple.com/"><img src="/images/dnsimple-logo.png" width="200px"/></a></p>
        <p class="board__info--sponsor-logo"><a href="https://www.heroku.com/"><img src="/images/heroku-logo.jpg" width="200px"/></a></p>

      <p>Please see the <a href="http://www.railsbridge.org/about/sponsors">RailsBridge site</a> for workshop sponsors.</p>
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