Khalia Braswell

Khalia Braswell is an American computer scientist, educator, and technologist. She is the founder and executive director of INTech Camp for Girls, to encourage girls of color to pursue learning about technology.[1][2]

Biography

Khalia Braswell was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and moved to Charlotte in childhood.[3] Braswell earned her Bachelor of Science degree in computer science at North Carolina State University and her Master of Science degree in Information Technology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[3][4]

In 2014, Braswell created INTech Camp for Girls, a program that aims to inspired girls of color to pursue careers in technology.[4][5] Braswell moved to California after graduate school to work as an engineer at Apple. She resigned in 2018 and returned to Charlotte to run INTech full-time.[5]

As of 2021, Braswell is pursuing a PhD in computer science education at Temple University in Philadelphia.[6]

Awards

Braswell received the Walker’s Legacy Women of Power award in 2018[7] and was included in The Root's 2018 list of 100 Most Influential African Americans.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Congresswoman Adams Presents One Meck Community Recognition Award to INTech Camp for Girls Founder & CEO, Khalia Braswell". The County News. 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  2. "Black Tech Mobilizes to Beat the Youth 'Summer Slide' – The Hidden Genius Project". The Hidden Genius Project. 25 July 2020.
  3. "West Charlotte native Khalia Braswell is bridging the digital divide with INTech". CLTure. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  4. Dorsey, Sherrell (July 26, 2018). "She believed in girls who code - so much that she left Apple to come home and help them". Charlotte Observer.
  5. "How This Former Engineer Left Her Dream Job To Bring Girls Of Color To Tech". Essence. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  6. "Khalia Braswell wants more girls of color to choose computing". Temple University. 2021.
  7. "Meet the Charlotte Recipients of the 2018 #WLPower15 Awards". Walker's Legacy. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  8. "The Root 100 - The Most Influential African Americans In 2018". The Root. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
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