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The Team

Our dedicated team works hard to keep We All Code classes safe, supportive, and largely free. Our leaders, instructors, mentors, and volunteers work to help every child explore their kid creativity through coding.

Team work makes the dream work

Leadership

Our full-time leadership staff works tirelessly toward one purpose: bringing STEM learning opportunities to every kid in Chicago and giving them the tools they need to excel.

Ali Karbassi

Ali Karbassi

Founder and CEO of We All Code

Board

Our dedicated board includes leaders from diverse backgrounds and fields across Chicago.

Dave Hoover

Chair

Founder & CEO, Red Squirrel Technologies

Jose A. Duarte

Treasurer

Founder & Principal, Blackwood Group LLC

David Lewis

Director

Managing Partner, Circumspect Capital

John Cain

Director

Principal at Sideriver Ventures

Neeta Upadhyay

Director

Director of Advanced Analytics, Cardinal Health

Associate Board

Our Associate Board of young professionals fuels our big ideas and is dedicated to We All Code's growth.

Carolyn Potts

Chair

Anna Kronauer

Treasurer

Linda Ramos

Secretary

Courtney Kameros

Director

Daniel Conrad

Director

Joseph Fowler

Director

Kyle Wetzold

Director

Lauren Garatoni

Director

Maria Ptouchkina

Director

Matthew Felz

Director

Samuel Rall

Director

Stelios Constantinides

Director

Instructors

These highly-trained volunteers come from tech backgrounds and are skilled in creating a supportive, experiential learning environment to help every kid code.

Ali Karbassi

Ali Karbassi

Blaine Rothrock

Blaine Rothrock

Isaaca Hoglen

Isaaca Hoglen

Keanan Koppenhaver

Keanan Koppenhaver

Mara Ulloa

Mara Ulloa

Matthew Felz

Matthew Felz

Omar Jamil

Omar Jamil

Rahul Devathu

Rahul Devathu

Ramir Aguilos

Ramir Aguilos

Saba Jamalian

Saba Jamalian

Mentorship makes all the difference

Our volunteer mentors help students feel supported as they learn to code. We're proud of our exceptional 2-to-1 mentor-to-student ratio, ensuring your kids will always have a friendly face to turn to with questions.

mentors
Ali Karbassi
212
classes
Ali Karbassi
David Kam
70
classes
David Kam
Saba Jamalian
42
classes
Saba Jamalian
Brett Kellgren
38
classes
Brett Kellgren
Ian Mason
37
classes
Ian Mason
Omar Jamil
37
classes
Omar Jamil
Matthew Felz
34
classes
Matthew Felz
Daniel Conrad
33
classes
Daniel Conrad
Shawn Wilkinson
29
classes
Shawn Wilkinson
Ramir Aguilos
29
classes
Ramir Aguilos
Patrick Sier
29
classes
Patrick Sier
Kayla Nimis
28
classes
Kayla Nimis
Isaaca Hoglen
23
classes
Isaaca Hoglen
Michael Vanderwood
22
classes
Michael Vanderwood
Kayle Drucker
21
classes
Kayle Drucker
Blaine Rothrock
20
classes
Blaine Rothrock
Brendan McLaughlin
20
classes
Brendan McLaughlin
Matthew Lei
19
classes
Matthew Lei
Ken Ballard
17
classes
Ken Ballard
Matt Nicholson
17
classes
Matt Nicholson
Zach Buchar
17
classes
Zach Buchar
Kapil Garg
16
classes
Kapil Garg
Linda Ramos
16
classes
Linda Ramos
Jason Lehmann
16
classes
Jason Lehmann
Aaron Shin
15
classes
Aaron Shin
Adam Smetana
15
classes
Adam Smetana
Anna Kronauer
14
classes
Anna Kronauer
Scott Rasche
14
classes
Scott Rasche
Keanan Koppenhaver
14
classes
Keanan Koppenhaver
Robert Groves
13
classes
Robert Groves
Katherine Evans
13
classes
Katherine Evans
Michael Parekh
13
classes
Michael Parekh
Rahul Devathu
13
classes
Rahul Devathu
Andrew Johnson
13
classes
Andrew Johnson
Drake Bott
13
classes
Drake Bott
Athina Verroiopoulou
12
classes
Athina Verroiopoulou
Jay Grieve
11
classes
Jay Grieve
Mara Ulloa
11
classes
Mara Ulloa
Ryan Yost
11
classes
Ryan Yost
H Kapp-Klote
11
classes
H Kapp-Klote
Anna Deng
11
classes
Anna Deng
Adam Lurie
10
classes
Adam Lurie
Joy McCaffrey
10
classes
Joy McCaffrey
Corey Kellgren
10
classes
Corey Kellgren
volunteers

Volunteering for a better tomorrow

Volunteers make our mission a reality! We rely on them to keep sessions running smoothly. Interested in volunteering?

Become a Volunteer
Max Steele
9
classes
Max Steele
Victoria Nunez
9
classes
Victoria Nunez
Natalie McCroy
9
classes
Natalie McCroy
Ian Pierce
9
classes
Ian Pierce
Clayton Reynolds
8
classes
Clayton Reynolds
Kendrick Hillian
8
classes
Kendrick Hillian
Arelia Jones
8
classes
Arelia Jones
Emilio Gordon
8
classes
Emilio Gordon
Teresa Chen
8
classes
Teresa Chen
Ryan Durling
8
classes
Ryan Durling
Sam Rall
8
classes
Sam Rall
Bobby Rein
8
classes
Bobby Rein
Nathan Nowack
7
classes
Nathan Nowack
Trevor Clifford
7
classes
Trevor Clifford
Zach Attas
7
classes
Zach Attas
Jenelle Birchmeier
7
classes
Jenelle Birchmeier
Aggie Pietrzak
7
classes
Aggie Pietrzak
Brian Pastor
7
classes
Brian Pastor
Chrissy Laing
7
classes
Chrissy Laing
Stelios Constantinides
7
classes
Stelios Constantinides
Carolyn Potts
7
classes
Carolyn Potts
Thomas Moncrief
6
classes
Thomas Moncrief
Sofia Alere
6
classes
Sofia Alere
Laura Quintero
6
classes
Laura Quintero
Sadie Parker
6
classes
Sadie Parker
Lily Ge
6
classes
Lily Ge
Tavasya Agarwal
6
classes
Tavasya Agarwal
Greg Sercombe
6
classes
Greg Sercombe
Sean Neilan
6
classes
Sean Neilan
Luz Cano
6
classes
Luz Cano
Nate Arnold
5
classes
Nate Arnold
Husein Kareem
5
classes
Husein Kareem
Rahim Mohomed
5
classes
Rahim Mohomed
Pavel Patino
5
classes
Pavel Patino
Olivia Lucaciu
5
classes
Olivia Lucaciu
Pascual Lopez
5
classes
Pascual Lopez
Anish Mirjankar
5
classes
Anish Mirjankar
Maryam Hedayati
5
classes
Maryam Hedayati
Yurii Herasymchuk
5
classes
Yurii Herasymchuk
Kirsten Anderson
5
classes
Kirsten Anderson
Charley Grossman
5
classes
Charley Grossman
Matthew Epps
5
classes
Matthew Epps
Camila Pineda
5
classes
Camila Pineda
Michael Akinlosotu
5
classes
Michael Akinlosotu
Michael Smith
4
classes
Michael Smith
Natale Anfuso
4
classes
Natale Anfuso
Nelofer Arjumand
4
classes
Nelofer Arjumand
Shankar Kalidindi
4
classes
Shankar Kalidindi
Mohammad Salehi
4
classes
Mohammad Salehi
Wesley Sutton
4
classes
Wesley Sutton
Abbie Coghlan
4
classes
Abbie Coghlan
Megan Bubley
4
classes
Megan Bubley
JoAnna Park
4
classes
JoAnna Park
Mudafar El Halabi Al H.
4
classes
Mudafar El Halabi Al H.
Andra Roxana Stanciu
4
classes
Andra Roxana Stanciu
Alvin Chang
4
classes
Alvin Chang
4
classes
Trent Brew
4
classes
Trent Brew
Karen Liu
4
classes
Karen Liu
Rob Weddell
4
classes
Rob Weddell
Ovini Silva
4
classes
Ovini Silva
August Damiani
4
classes
August Damiani
Mickey Schwab
4
classes
Mickey Schwab
Andrew Griffin
4
classes
Andrew Griffin
Braeden Norris
4
classes
Braeden Norris
Kenzo Murray
3
classes
Kenzo Murray
Erin Kenney
3
classes
Erin Kenney
Hollie Lambert
3
classes
Hollie Lambert
Surya Dutta
3
classes
Surya Dutta
Evan Curtin
3
classes
Evan Curtin
Terrence Truax
3
classes
Terrence Truax
Marcelo Sacchetin
3
classes
Marcelo Sacchetin
Alex Melehy
3
classes
Alex Melehy
Yadira Estrada
3
classes
Yadira Estrada
Dana Om
3
classes
Dana Om
Cady Patio
3
classes
Cady Patio
Scott Evard
3
classes
Scott Evard
Paul Hinze
3
classes
Paul Hinze
Pat Morad
3
classes
Pat Morad
Chad Wilson
3
classes
Chad Wilson
Morgan Wilson
3
classes
Morgan Wilson
Anthony Bronzo
3
classes
Anthony Bronzo
Brent Zey
3
classes
Brent Zey
Tyler Trinkle
3
classes
Tyler Trinkle
Zeinab Serhan
3
classes
Zeinab Serhan
Lisa Brown
3
classes
Lisa Brown
Diana Steakley-Freeman
3
classes
Diana Steakley-Freeman
Samuel Okrent
3
classes
Samuel Okrent
Dongkeun Lee
3
classes
Dongkeun Lee
Brian Holdren
3
classes
Brian Holdren
Yohei Kanehara
3
classes
Yohei Kanehara
Dan Cortes
3
classes
Dan Cortes
Andrew Kos
3
classes
Andrew Kos
Askar Issayev
2
classes
Askar Issayev
Cameron Khare
2
classes
Cameron Khare
Benjamin Nober
2
classes
Benjamin Nober
Zachary Lederman
2
classes
Zachary Lederman
Yunsheng Wei
2
classes
Yunsheng Wei
Gino Paul Mendoza Capio
2
classes
Gino Paul Mendoza Capio
Johnathan Kupferer
2
classes
Johnathan Kupferer
Bettina Nicholson
2
classes
Bettina Nicholson
Chris He
2
classes
Chris He
Shawon Crosen
2
classes
Shawon Crosen
Kamry Bowman
2
classes
Kamry Bowman
Gina Gonsen
2
classes
Gina Gonsen
Tim Swast
2
classes
Tim Swast
Saundra
2
classes
Saundra
Lauren Zajaczkowski
2
classes
Lauren Zajaczkowski
Pavan Mahtani
2
classes
Pavan Mahtani
Shaoyu "Zoe" Huang
2
classes
Shaoyu "Zoe" Huang
David Shrader
2
classes
David Shrader
Erica Sosa
2
classes
Erica Sosa
Bronson Allen
2
classes
Bronson Allen
Mission Marcus
2
classes
Mission Marcus
Purvi Dave
2
classes
Purvi Dave
Grace Simunek
2
classes
Grace Simunek
Ayushee Singhal
2
classes
Ayushee Singhal
Zach Schneider
2
classes
Zach Schneider
Emma Drisko
2
classes
Emma Drisko
Jim Kyle
2
classes
Jim Kyle
Courtney Kameros
2
classes
Courtney Kameros
Tatyana Shestopalova
2
classes
Tatyana Shestopalova
Safia Abdalla
2
classes
Safia Abdalla
Chelsea Marx
2
classes
Chelsea Marx
Daanyal Mansour
2
classes
Daanyal Mansour
Wynn Drahorad
2
classes
Wynn Drahorad
Kristopher Craw
2
classes
Kristopher Craw
Molly Risley
2
classes
Molly Risley
Ignacio Martinez
2
classes
Ignacio Martinez
Rojin Babayan
2
classes
Rojin Babayan
Abril Vela
2
classes
Abril Vela
Hugh Bien
2
classes
Hugh Bien
Isabel Kaufman
2
classes
Isabel Kaufman
Nathan Peace
2
classes
Nathan Peace
Lokesh Gupta
2
classes
Lokesh Gupta
Heitor Tashiro Sergent
2
classes
Heitor Tashiro Sergent
Neal Gurung
2
classes
Neal Gurung
Pranay Nanda
2
classes
Pranay Nanda
Shellie Hall
2
classes
Shellie Hall
Miranda Zhao
1
classes
Miranda Zhao
Matthew Ferrera
1
classes
Matthew Ferrera
Elizabeth Carter
1
classes
Elizabeth Carter
Francis Runzel
1
classes
Francis Runzel
Bradley Sklenar
1
classes
Bradley Sklenar
Burton Kent
1
classes
Burton Kent
Dragos Stancu
1
classes
Dragos Stancu
Matt Hein
1
classes
Matt Hein
Tyler Tremper
1
classes
Tyler Tremper
Ben Zifkin
1
classes
Ben Zifkin
Elizabeth Shkiler
1
classes
Elizabeth Shkiler
Yanhao Wang
1
classes
Yanhao Wang
Mike Pottebaum
1
classes
Mike Pottebaum
Max Chiswick
1
classes
Max Chiswick
David Stuart
1
classes
David Stuart
Sean Cronin
1
classes
Sean Cronin
Hannah Studd
1
classes
Hannah Studd
Stacy Marshall
1
classes
Stacy Marshall
Tom Coughlin
1
classes
Tom Coughlin
David Tallon
1
classes
David Tallon
Joseph Steelman
1
classes
Joseph Steelman
Taras Skavinskyy
1
classes
Taras Skavinskyy
Luke Kiowski
1
classes
Luke Kiowski
Andrew Campos
1
classes
Andrew Campos
Heather Randall
1
classes
Heather Randall
Lindsay Mecher
1
classes
Lindsay Mecher
Juan Lucio-Vega
1
classes
Juan Lucio-Vega
Mehmet Kerem Aydin
1
classes
Mehmet Kerem Aydin
Eric Sherman
1
classes
Eric Sherman
David Barnhart
1
classes
David Barnhart
Marvin Cespedes
1
classes
Marvin Cespedes
Amelia Padua
1
classes
Amelia Padua
Tomas Bohorquez
1
classes
Tomas Bohorquez
Matthew Ference
1
classes
Matthew Ference
Nora Regis
1
classes
Nora Regis
Kael Shipman
1
classes
Kael Shipman
Gian Carnero
1
classes
Gian Carnero
Amanda Egan
1
classes
Amanda Egan
Arnav Passi
1
classes
Arnav Passi
Daniel Kim
1
classes
Daniel Kim
Anthony Abbinanti
1
classes
Anthony Abbinanti
Ella DeBode
1
classes
Ella DeBode
Muhammad Zeeshan
1
classes
Muhammad Zeeshan
Rebecca Patterson
1
classes
Rebecca Patterson
Eugene Westbrook
1
classes
Eugene Westbrook
Liliana Allen
1
classes
Liliana Allen
Sean Farnsworth
1
classes
Sean Farnsworth
Panagiotis Kostouros
1
classes
Panagiotis Kostouros
Jennifer Hatton
1
classes
Jennifer Hatton
Chris Impicciche
1
classes
Chris Impicciche
Spencer Look
1
classes
Spencer Look
Jennifer Pelaez
1
classes
Jennifer Pelaez
Tyler Keating
1
classes
Tyler Keating
Scarlet Vaickus
1
classes
Scarlet Vaickus
David Wanner
1
classes
David Wanner
Andrew Pratt
1
classes
Andrew Pratt
Linda Tran
1
classes
Linda Tran
Spencer Neilan
1
classes
Spencer Neilan
Chris Lusk
1
classes
Chris Lusk
1
classes
Carl Mapada
1
classes
Carl Mapada
Kenny Kessler
1
classes
Kenny Kessler
Pelin Cox
1
classes
Pelin Cox
CJ Karl
1
classes
CJ Karl
Hanna Mendyuk
1
classes
Hanna Mendyuk
David Wolgemuth
1
classes
David Wolgemuth
Kevin Kelly
1
classes
Kevin Kelly
Trevor Conrad
1
classes
Trevor Conrad
Candela Lloret
1
classes
Candela Lloret
Jonathan Martinez
1
classes
Jonathan Martinez
Kelsey Morse-Brown
1
classes
Kelsey Morse-Brown
EJ Ulloa
1
classes
EJ Ulloa
Patrick Ferris
1
classes
Patrick Ferris
Marcos Alcozer
1
classes
Marcos Alcozer
Nate Ford
1
classes
Nate Ford
Nazanin Makkinejad
1
classes
Nazanin Makkinejad
Kathya Chavez
1
classes
Kathya Chavez
Josh English
1
classes
Josh English
Katie Dill
1
classes
Katie Dill
Kaelyn Ellison
1
classes
Kaelyn Ellison
Todd Sherman
1
classes
Todd Sherman
Jessica Chung
1
classes
Jessica Chung
Matt Hayes
1
classes
Matt Hayes
Pedro Mata
1
classes
Pedro Mata
David Wells
1
classes
David Wells
Arielle Besyk
1
classes
Arielle Besyk
Jack Lowrie
1
classes
Jack Lowrie
Alexandra Medina
1
classes
Alexandra Medina
Maia Jacobs
1
classes
Maia Jacobs
Matthew Reed
1
classes
Matthew Reed
Andrew Massari
1
classes
Andrew Massari
Kathryne Dunlap
1
classes
Kathryne Dunlap
John Scott
1
classes
John Scott