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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: MARCUS MONTGOMERY; COURTESY OF SUBJECT;<br />
LISA LONGSTAFF; COURTESY OF SUBJECT; SAVOYIA HENDERSON.<br />
Lisette Titre-<br />
Montgomery<br />
Video Game Developer<br />
Titre-Montgomery has put her<br />
creativetouchonsomeofthehighest<br />
profile products in the business, including<br />
video games like Tiger Woods Golf, The<br />
Simpsons and South Park. She’s also a<br />
fierce fighterfordiversitywithinthe<br />
gaming industry. She’s been<br />
recognized for both her skills<br />
and advocacy throughout<br />
tech.<br />
Deena<br />
Pierott<br />
Technology Mentor<br />
In 2011 Pierott founded<br />
iUrban Teen, an arts education<br />
program for young adults of<br />
color. It offers them mentoring services<br />
and prepares them for college. In 2013 Pierott<br />
was honored as a White House Champion<br />
of Change for her efforts with iUrban<br />
Teen, which at the time had steered<br />
more than 600 teens toward<br />
pursuing careers in STEM<br />
and education.<br />
Aisha<br />
Bowe<br />
Technologist<br />
Bowe is a former NASA<br />
aerospace engineer and the CEO<br />
and cofounder of STEMBoard. Its<br />
mission is to create software solutions for<br />
both government and private entities. She is also<br />
devoted to closing the achievement gap through<br />
various business ventures and partnerships<br />
within communities of color.<br />
Chanda<br />
Prescod-<br />
Weinstein<br />
Astrophysicist<br />
Theoretical particle physics<br />
and astrophysics are Prescod-<br />
Weinstein’s specialties. She prides herself<br />
on not only solving complex problems revolving<br />
around the particle cosmos, like dark matter and<br />
quantum gravity, but also bringing them to the<br />
forefront. Prescod-Weinstein is a mentor and,<br />
through her articles for various online news<br />
outlets, an outspoken voice in the areas of<br />
science and race.<br />
Nola Hylton<br />
Radiologist<br />
The cancer research veteran<br />
was involved in the early<br />
development of MRI technology<br />
and its application to breast cancer<br />
detection. Hylton is one of the first scholars to<br />
be named to Susan G. Komen’s Scientific Advisory<br />
Board. You can also find her advising and<br />
educating students at the University of<br />
California, San Francisco.<br />
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