The Unlikely STEMinist: Software Engineer turned Social Entrepreneur to Raise Computational Thinkers

Betty Gronneberg is the Founder and Executive Director of uCodeGirl, a non-profit organization that creates a pathway to technology careers for teen girls by tapping into their curiosity, skills, and potential. Last month, she spoke on the STEAM track at the 2017 GlobalMindED Conference in Denver, CO.

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Bush Leadership Fellow

We can't wait any longer! Congratulations to the 24 outstanding individuals selected as 2016#BushFellows! Learn where they're from and why they're so amazing: http://bfdn.org/Fellows2016 — with Tou SaiKo Lee, Carmeann Foster, Larry Tucker,Mukhtar Ibrahim, Terry Austin, Kim Norton, Susan Beaulieu, Giovanni Veliz, Lorrie Janatopoulos, Julie Garreau, Abdi Roble, Nevada Littlewolf, Hamse Warfa, Betty Gronneberg, Trista Matascastillo, Dave Smiglewski, Tami Jollie-Trottier, Eileen Briggs,Nausheena Hussain, Yuri Rafael Nakasato, Yuko Taniguchi, Lisa Brunner, Floyd Jourdain, Jr. andMartin Wera.

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"Enchanted Journey to Ethiopia!"

"A local author's children's book bridges cultures and learning"
Inspired Home Magazine, November/December 2015

"Pelicans in flight. A volcanic lava lake. Baboons resting in sun light...

Is it possible to use your imagination to visit picturesque Ethiopia?"

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"B IS FOR BETTY!"

Women's Impact Magazine, Winter 2015

"...B IS ALSO FOR BOOKS. B IS FOR BETTY WHO BELIEVES BOOKS AND SOFTWARE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.  SOFTWARE ENGINEER, ADVOCATE SHARES LOVE OF BOOKS, HOME COUNTRY THROUGH LITERACY PROGRAM..."

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"...fantastic adventure to Ethiopia..."

The Village - Family Magazine, October/November 2015

"You have a beautiful story. My son LOVES your book."

~ Helen Mesfin, host of the The Helen Show, Silver Springs, MD.

Story telling through giving first hand experience of Ethiopia.

Voice of America (VOA) Interview

~with Alula Kebede, Washington DC.