(Ep. 041) Civic Tech Unplugged with Zeryn Sarpangal, Chris Kuang & Andréa Viza

Black Tech Unplugged

On this episode of Black Tech Unplugged I want you to meet Zeryn Sarpangal (Chief Financial and People Officer at Code for America), Chris Kuang (Co-Founder and Director of Operations of Coding it Forward), and Andréa Viza (Director of Talent for the United States Digital Service (USDS)). These 3 individuals are leaders in the civic tech sector and it is about time that you not only learn about these civic tech rockstars, but also learn about civic tech as a career path. So on episode 041 you hear all about what is civic tech, how you can get into the sector, and how they are walking the walk when it comes to hiring diverse candidates. *Note: This episode comes courtesy of a panel I moderated back in September. You can watch that panel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcYvJggxOCU Community vote for Black Tech Unplugged's SXSW panel: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/111059 Full show notes here: https://blacktechunplugged.com/2020/11/12/ep-041-civic-tech-unplugged/ ————————————————————————- Stay Connected with Black Tech Unplugged: www.twitter.com/blktechunplged www.instagram.com/blacktechunplugged www.facebook.com/blacktechunplugged www.linkedin.com/blacktechunplugged [e-mail] ————————————————————————- Use the hashtag #BlackTechUnplugged on IG & Twitter to discuss this & other episodes!