NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Stories Ambassadors
NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) is thrilled to showcase our current AiC Stories Ambassadors! The 2024 AiC Stories Ambassadors are being introduced in the NCWIT Media Hub and on @NCWITAiC social media channels throughout 2025!
About this campaign
AiC Story Ambassadors submit videos and are selected to share their stories, inspire others, and encourage persistence in computing and technology. Witness their stories and amplify them to your networks. Visit the AiC Stories campaign page to learn more.
2024 AiC Stories Ambassadors
This dynamic cohort shares their unique and inspirational stories to serve as role models for their peers and galvanize the next generation of tech leaders. You'll get to know — and be inspired by — Gia, Hope, Ashley Marie, Kaylie, Bryn, and Neith.
Gia Ramos
Gia Ramos is from Puerto Rico. She’s currently an engineering student at Cornell University. In 9th grade, Gia received the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing National High School Award. She later founded Girl Innovation, a program focused on teaching young girls the basics of computer science, robotics, and cybersecurity. This work earned her a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Puerto Rico.
Watch her story on the NCWIT Media Hub and on YouTube.
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To support a member of the AiC Community as a sponsor, click here.
Hope Chambers
Hope Chambers is a proud citizen of The Chickasaw Nation + AISES member, alumna of The University of Oklahoma and Johns Hopkins University who interned at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the first student from Oklahoma to be an #NCWITAiC High School Award National Winner!
Watch her story via the Media Hub and on YouTube.
Share her story + engage on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin.
Share more fun facts on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin.
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To support a member of the AiC Community as a sponsor, here.
Ashley Marie Lardizabal
In high school, Ashley Marie Lardizabal received the #NCWITAiC High School Award for the Hawaii Affiliate for her work on an all-girls robotics team and as web master of her school newspaper. Currently, she’s an Engineering Operations Specialist at Everlaw, building an app for mental health in the Filipino community, and graduating this year from the University of San Francisco!
Watch her story via the YouTube.
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More coming soon.
Kaylie Sampson
Kaylie Sampson is an undergraduate student at Dartmouth College studying computer science. She is graduating in May 2025 and looks forward to beginning a full-time role as a software engineer at Duolingo. She joined the AiC Community in 2021 after receiving the AiC High School Award from the New Hampshire Affiliate.
Video coming soon.
Bryn Loftness
Bryn Loftness is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Vermont. Her research area is Complex Systems and Data Science, and she expects to graduate in 2026. She grew up in Minnesota and joined the AiC Community in graduate school in 2022, where she was recognized as an AiC Collegiate Award finalist.
Video coming soon.
Neith Reid-El
Neith Reid-El studies information technology in the School of Business at Purdue Global University. Her interest in technology was sparked as a middle schooler when she dropped a tablet and it started glitching. Winning the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing High School Award three years in a row helped sustain that spark.
Video coming soon.
2023 AiC Stories Ambassadors
In January 2024, we announced the first cohort of #AiCstories Ambassadors, who graciously shared their personal tech journeys and provided encouraging advice for the #AiCcommunity in a first-of-its-kind series sponsored by MatchGroup. Now, a free set of posters is also available to download and printi! Post them in your classroom, club, and share them with aspiring technologists who need to hear these stories.
Doreen Joseph
Doreen Joseph is a Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science at the University of California, Davis with an expected graduation year of 2025. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Cyber Security Engineering with a minor in Math from George Mason University, and a Masters in Computer Science from UC Davis. She joined the Aspirations in Computing Community in May 2022 through the collegiate entry point.
Watch her story via the NCWIT Media Hub and on YouTube.
Share her story + engage on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | Twitter.
Share her quote + words of encouragement on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | Twitter.
Share her spotlight summary on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | Twitter.
To support a member of the AiC Community as a sponsor, click here.
Emily Mendoza
Emily Mendoza is a Junior at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and expects to graduate in 2025. She joined the Aspirations in Computing Community in 2020 after receiving the Aspirations in Computing High School Award.
Watch her story via the NCWIT Media Hub and on YouTube.
Share her story + engage on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | Twitter.
Share her quote + words of encouragement on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | Twitter.
Share her spotlight summary on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | Twitter.
To support a member of the AiC Community as a sponsor, click here.
Alexis Wang
Alexis Wang is currently a Senior at the California Institute of Technology pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. She is set to graduate in 2024. Alexis joined the AiC Community in 2020 after receiving the 2020 Aspirations in Computing High School Award.
Watch her story on the NCWIT Media Hub and on YouTube.
Share her story + engage on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | Twitter.
Share her quote + learn more about her story on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | Twitter.
Share her spotlight summary on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | Twitter.
To support a member of the AiC Community as a sponsor, click here.
Santoya Martinez
Santoya Martinez is currently a Senior at the University of New Mexico and expects to graduate in 2024. She is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. She joined the AiC Community in 2019, after receiving the Aspirations in Computing High School Award.
Watch her story on the NCWIT Media Hub and on YouTube.
Share her story + engage on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | Twitter.
Share her quote + learn more about her story on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | Twitter.
Share her spotlight summary on Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | Twitter.
To support a member of the AiC Community as a sponsor, click here.
Find more inspiring multimedia at ncwit.org/media.
