Ann is an empathetic teacher and mentor; her compassionate advocacy for learners is backed by 10+ years developing and teaching classes in HTML, CSS, Git, JavaScript, React, Python, WordPress (and more!) plus 200+ Skillcrush student Q&A sessions. Beyond Skillcrush, Ann has spent several years as a mentor at Ladies Learning Code, helping women and youth in Canada become passionate about technology. Offline, Ann is a caretaker, parent of four, and guardian of furry and scaly beasts alike. In between school visits and showcasing her bearded dragon, Ann enjoys a good cup of coffee, video games, and breaking into spontaneous song.

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Bethany is a Skillcrush alum and design mastermind. A Brown Scholar at Georgetown College, Bethany graduated with a Bachelor's of Art in Digital Media. Prior to Skillcrush, she spent twelve years doing design work at companies such as Color Me Mine, Manneristic Studios, and Whimsicurl Creations. Currently as our Design Teacher’s Assistant, she encourages students to build creative, user-friendly designs that they can proudly add to their portfolio. After work you’ll find Bethany spreading inspiration through sidewalk chalk art, or keeping her problem-solving skills sharp by playing board games with family and friends.

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Lisa is a Development Instructor at Skillcrush. They combine firsthand experience as a Skillcrush alum and a Bachelor’s in Teaching to help students learn and practice the many programming languages along a coding journey from HTML and CSS through React, Python and more. Lisa is also a small business owner of LS Codes which creates custom websites for individuals, small businesses, and nonprofits. Apart from work, Lisa enjoys doomscrolling Thoughts of Dog, and tinkering with custom ice cream recipes in the kitchen.

Sydney has dedicated her career to helping people, from integrative health professional to domestic violence advocate to personal development support. Holding a Master of Social Work degree, she brings a unique combination of active listening, personalized support, and client service expertise to bear as the Skillcrush Get Hired Student Coordinator. When Sydney isn’t busy supporting Skillcrushers, Sydney is an avid traveler - visiting over twenty-four countries in the past three years!

Tauri’s “break into tech” story began at Skillcrush… and continues to this day! Now as an Enrollment Counselor, she shares the inside scoop on what it’s like to go through the official Break Into Tech program. Prior to her career change, Tauri spent ten years as a Front Desk Administrative Assistant and credits her organizational experience as key to helping Skillcrushers get and stay on track. Motivated by a life-long passion to advance diversity, inclusion and accessibility and understand the systems that shape our communities, Tauri attained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at University of California, San Diego. As a queer Latina, Tauri uses her knowledge in front-end development, political science, and admissions to help bridge the opportunity gap for Latinas, LGBTQ+ students who want to enter the tech industry. Out of office, Tauri is a homemaking enthusiast and an avid blogger, sharing both her tech and health journey on CodeNewbie.

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Olivia is an experienced marketer, web designer, and freelancer. She understands the unique needs of creatives, entrepreneurs, and multi-hyphenates and has helped propel small businesses across twenty-three states and four countries. As an Enrollment Counselor at Skillcrush, Olivia leads lively Q&As, and supports prospective students across their journey to day one. Having previously worked at larger organizations such as Balta Group, Shaw Industries, and Old Navy, Olivia prides herself on reflecting the unique needs of the corporate employee → freelancer career changer. And as a Skillcrush student herself, she shares her perspective learning JavaScript, PHP, CSS, HTML to create powerful user experiences. Olivia’s greatest passion is her family, and when she’s not spending time with her kids, she’s either relishing in a garden or baking.

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Lizu’s passion for art and design can be traced back to her homebase of Romania, where she has spent significant time working on curated monthly magazines for the City Hall of Sibiu and graphic design for Cluj-Napoca National Theatre. Lizu’s original artwork has also been featured and sold at the Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca. At Skillcrush, Lizu leads Product Design and has shepharded the visual brand from our earliest days. When not crafting kick-ass design for Skillcrush, Lizu enjoys paragliding, creating Pinterest boards, and spending time with her daughters exploring her hometown Clopotiva Village, Romania.