Tonya is a wife, mother, software developer, photographer and runner from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While studying Computer Science (CS) at the University of Pittsburgh, she developed the Technology Leadership Initiative, ­a high school outreach program to introduce underrepresented/underserved students to CS. After completing a Masters degree and serving as the Initiative’s Director for over 5 years, she decided to teach CS at an up and coming STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) high school for a few years. Eventually, her career interests led her back into her passion of creating great software that can change peoples lives and that has been her mission ever since.