Deyanira (aka Deya) Genao.

Immediately after graduating from Columbia University, I began teaching at a school in the Bronx, in a community a few neighborhoods away from where I grew up. In my 7 years as a teacher, I collaborated with teams, mentored other teachers, researched best educational practices, consulted curriculums, and analyzed student data - all to design lessons that would meet our students’ needs.

During this time, I repeatedly depended on technology to save the day – whether it was to engage students, improve accessibility to the learning material, or to improve communication with my colleagues or student families. I became passionate about integrating technology. The more I used these tools with others, I began to realize that I too could create these applications.

I first earned a certificate in web development from Columbia University, where I used HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on the front-end. I have also used NodeJS, Express, SQL and MongoDB to build servers and RESTful APIs. In October 2022, I earned my full stack Java certification as from Per Scholas, where I built full stack apps using Spring. Now, I aim to use these technical skills to build applications that transform the lives of their users.