Cari Perez

As founding Chapter Director, my job is to launch Techqueria's Miami community and operations.

Techqueria is a 501c3 nonprofit that empowers Latinx professionals with the resources and support that they need to thrive and become leaders in the tech industry.

To that end, we work with both tech companies and employee resource groups (ERGs) to build Latinx-centered spaces that revolve around career advice, technical talks, mentorship, open jobs, networking events, speaking… Show more

As founding Chapter Director, my job is to launch Techqueria's Miami community and operations.

Techqueria is a 501c3 nonprofit that empowers Latinx professionals with the resources and support that they need to thrive and become leaders in the tech industry.

To that end, we work with both tech companies and employee resource groups (ERGs) to build Latinx-centered spaces that revolve around career advice, technical talks, mentorship, open jobs, networking events, speaking opportunities, and open-source in order to comprehensively affect change in the tech industry. Show less

I provided marketing and development mentorship to Ecuadorian startups with scale-up potential.

During my time as Director of Communications at Yachay Tech University, I built a free STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) camp for children of underdeveloped communities around Ecuador. Although the project was approved and highly encouraged, funds were not allocated to support its execution. Convinced of its importance, in three weeks, my team and I were able to build a curriculum with the University's professors, rally student volunteers to work the camp, get all materials… Show more

During my time as Director of Communications at Yachay Tech University, I built a free STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) camp for children of underdeveloped communities around Ecuador. Although the project was approved and highly encouraged, funds were not allocated to support its execution. Convinced of its importance, in three weeks, my team and I were able to build a curriculum with the University's professors, rally student volunteers to work the camp, get all materials and supplies donated by a private company and use the resources that the University already had to support its logistics.
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As the Interim Executive Director, my role was to craft the organization's launch strategy.

During my time as Interim Director, we established a relationship with National Congress and began a mentorship program with Ecuador´s best start-up incubator and co-working space, Impaqto Quito.

The objectives of the Network are to:

1. Contribute specific solutions to the relevant social and economic problems of Ecuador, backed by technical, scientific and / or academic… Show more

As the Interim Executive Director, my role was to craft the organization's launch strategy.

During my time as Interim Director, we established a relationship with National Congress and began a mentorship program with Ecuador´s best start-up incubator and co-working space, Impaqto Quito.

The objectives of the Network are to:

1. Contribute specific solutions to the relevant social and economic problems of Ecuador, backed by technical, scientific and / or academic knowledge.

2, Create spaces for collaboration and communication between professionals involved in scientific discovery, their colleagues, and civil society.

3. Provide a space that encourages and disseminates debate about the national reality, from a technical and academic perspective, with the purpose of contributing to the development of Ecuador.

4. To influence, from the technical and academic spheres, the generation of public policies and the creation of new technologies for the development of Ecuador. Show less