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Mack HendricksSoftware Engineer and Co-Founder of Hacking With The Homies Developer Conference

Mack obtained a Bachelor and Masters of Science in Computer Science from Oakland Univ. He has worked for large Silicon Valley-based companies for most of his 20-year career, including 5 years at Sun Microsystems and 10 years at Oracle Corporation. In parallel, Mack has built companies in the restaurant and technology sector. One primary principle driving Mack is setting up a framework that allows generational wealth to grow and be passed down to his kids, grandkids, great grandkids and so on.

Jeseekia VaughnSoftware Engineer and Co-Founder of Hacking With The Homies Developer Conference

Jeseekia is a Software Engineer, primarily focused on full stack web application development. Through her company Fully Developed, LLC she services clients using various languages including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, PHP, and SQL. She is an avid learner, currently training in Artificial Intelligence Engineering. Jeseekia is passionate about exposing others to engineering and development through teaching and mentoring.

Briant CampbellSoftware Engineer

Sydney DavisFounder of NixCode & SaaS Founder Coach

Andrew Cameron

Anthony D. MaysSenior Advisor, Brilliant Black Minds

A former abuse victim and foster kid straight outta Compton, Anthony D. Mays wears many hats as a public speaker, DEI consultant, writer, tech career coach, and software engineer. Teaching himself how to code at the age of 8, Anthony went on to obtain a degree in Information and Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine and started his tech career as an INROADS intern, winning the Lorenz Tovar Intern of the Year award and earning a spot as one of the Top 50 alums in the organization’s 50-year history.

Anthony’s journey from Compton to Google as one of its few Black software engineers was featured in a viral BuzzFeed documentary in 2018. After spending eight years at Google, he left the company in early 2022 to pursue full-time entrepreneurship as founder of Morgan Latimer Consulting in order to bridge the gap between the underrepresented and companies looking to hire exceptional talent. He excels at weaving his inspirational story of perseverance into rich, thought-provoking conversations about inclusion in tech, employing candor, humor, and vulnerability to reach both minds and hearts.

Chris DavisFounding Partner, Bootstrapital

William "Ian" DouglasSenior Developer Advocate, Postman

Ian is a long-time open-source developer, educator, manager, and mentor. Most of his career has been in architecture and backend systems for scalability, with lots of API design and software testing. He regularly encourages everyone to share their collective knowledge and is a strong champion of diversity in the tech industry. In his off-hours, you might find Ian live-streaming about career advancement and interview preparation, tinkering with 3D printing or IoT projects, or in telling dad jokes. Ian is originally from Canada and currently living in Colorado, USA.

Donald AkujobiApplication Architect, AWS

Donald obtained a Bachelor and Masters of Science in Computer Science from Wayne State Univ. He has worked for large Financial Tech Companies over his 10 plus year career , including 5 years at MasterCard and 2 years at General Electric. In parallel, Donald has built many applications and startups. One primary principle driving Donald is his ability to help many others from his community obtain skill to further their goals and dreams

Jordan MorganFounder, On Arrival

A master at juggling on-court success with off-court life, Jordan Morgan has two degrees from The University of Michigan’s College of Engineering to go with his decorated career on the basketball court. Jordan’s professional basketball career has taken him to 10 teams in 7 countries in the last 9 years. Now a dual-citizen with 42 countries and counting under his belt, Jordan and his wife, KT, are channeling their unique experience into building their travel-planning startup, On Arrival

Joe ColburnSenior Software Engineer, Integral

Eraina FergusonSpecial needs advocate, Marketing Manager, and TEDx speaker

Eraina Ferguson is a special needs advocate, Marketing Manager, and TEDx speaker. Along with her full time role as a Marketing Manager at an HR Tech company, she enjoys building technology solutions for families of special needs children. Her app without code landed her a second round audition for a reality show. Her writing has been featured on NBC Universal, Red Tricycle, LA Parents Magazine, and the LA Times. Eraina lives in North Carolina with her husband and children.