By Michelle Glauser, a software engineer since 2012, Michelle aimed to address the lack of diversity in tech teams by helping underrepresented groups transition into careers. She began organizing free coding workshops and later founded Techtonica, a nonprofit providing six months of free tech training with stipends for women and non-binary adults with low incomes. The organization's first cohort started in January 2018, and Michelle eventually found a job as a Community Developer at Twilio, where she leverages her community skills to support the company's community initiatives and engage its members.