FRAUENLOOP’S MISSION IS TO CHANGE THE FACE OF EU TECH

FrauenLoop is committed to changing the face of EU-based tech companies. Since 2016, we have developed a mix of evening classes and weekend workshops to train women who don’t have tech industry connections. We aim to make tech development teams, products and services better reflect (and serve) the communities that we live in.

GOALS

Our curricula and workshops are developed around the professional needs of women most often excluded from the tech industry in Europe. We lead industry-focused classes and workshops developed and delivered by women with deep programming expertise. Our goal? To we teach women from a wide range of backgrounds how the tech industry really works and what skills are necessary to navigate it successfully.

WHO IS IT FOR?

Women who change country, change family status, or change careers typically demonstrate creativity and resilience. These are the women who we can best support. Our students face challenges that aren’t covered in most programming bootcamps. We know first-hand what it takes to break in to tech, to move up professionally, and to thrive in a new career in tech development over the long-term.

MENTORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

**Don Shine**

Don Shine holds a Computer Systems degree from the University of Limerick and has worked in deployment at Irish technology startup MVT (now part of Agilent), at US technology firm Enpocket (now part of Nokia). Since 2011 he has worked as a full-time IT consultant, with clients from around the world. Mr. Shine is an active member of the FrauenLoop board and leadership team, and has devoted significant time to developing introductory course challenges and Capstone projects for computing students at FrauenLoop. He is committed to scaling the FrauenLoop program in Germany as well as in other countries with underserved immigrant and refugee populations.

**Dr. Cassandra Ellerbe**

Dr. Cassandra Ellerbe completed a PhD in Comparative Cultural Studies and Anthropology at the University of Ghent and has worked as a researcher on migration and gender-related issues in several EU research projects. Along with previous work as a Job Placement Officer with the Flucht & Asyl team at the Agentur für Arbeit—Berlin Süd, Dr. Ellerbe is a certified diversity and social justice trainer and a guest faculty member at Bard College Berlin. Since 2019, she has been a Senior Researcher at the Berlin University of Technology. From 2021, she will be based at the University of Bremen. She is passionate about empowering migrant and refugee women in reaching their fullest potential.

**Colleen Miller**

Colleen Miller holds a BA from Boston College, where she has been a regular guest lecturer for the MBA course on eCommerce, as well as being a sought-after speaker on entrepreneurship topics. Her tenure as a senior project manager at Harvard Business School Publishing, and later as a Vice President at UPromise preceded her more recent role as Vice President of Product at Toast, a Google Venture-backed startup. Ms. Miller brings a wealth of technology and lifelong learning experience to FrauenLoop and is an avid supporter of women’s entrepreneurship initiatives. She is the organization's lead US-based representative.