Patrick " Zakee" Young Founder and President of KNCAC Inc. is a multi-certified IT instructor and technical support specialist. He has proven success working in underserved communities educating young people in IT career paths, problem solving, entrepreneurship, life skills and conflict resolution. MCDST MOS AND COMPTIA A+ NETWORK + CCENTCCNA.
JAMES “QUAKE” COTTRELL
James “Quake” Cottrell, a well-traveled technology instructor in Chicago,currently serve as a technology instructor for Urban Tech Academy. Jamesbetter known as “Quake” has over 12 years of teaching including work withcity colleges of Chicago. He developed Project Fly four five ago with aninitial team of 20 developers; several of whom were his former studentsfrom his tenure at Sanford-Brown College.Today, Cottrell is the founder of two companies Quake Technology Inc. andQuake Studios LLC both of which are vehicles for youth and adults in theurban setting. Quake Technology Inc. is a Mobile Application Development,Digital Content Marketing, and Augmented Reality firm. Quake StudiosLLC is the company, which produces in-house mobile video games, featurefilms, and 3D animation.
NAKIIA "CHAKRA" STOKES
NaKiia is an IT Instructor that works with Non-For-Profits in the
Englewood Community on the Southside of Chicago. He shares his insight,
experience, and passions for tech with his students. He teaches that help
improve the students self worth by teaching Skills to help improve the quality
of their lives, but also support themselves and their families. Nakiia has his
bachelor's degree in Business Management and Master of Business Administration
in Human Resources. He has also managed to take his hobby and turned it
into a career that he LOVES. He acquired his I.T. Essential v6, Network Plus,
CCENT, CCNA, and CCNA Instructor 1 & 2.
steven mack
Founder
and President of AIC Technologies, Inc., USA has over 40 years of experience in
Information & Communications Technology (ICT), AIC Technologies, Inc. USA
has been in business since 1997. Mr Mack participated in a Telecommunications
Trade Mission to Sub- Saharan Africa in February of 2000, which led to him
co-founding AIC Technologies and Amri Global Technologies in Ghana. Not only is
Mr Mack a seasoned global businessman and IT instructor with a passion to serve
the underserved, but also an expert network engineer with specialist skills in
IP Telephony, WANs, VPNs and Construction IT.
Otha Mabry
Otha Mabry is a Technical Security Architect for Cisco Systems, specializing in network security architectures to defend against emerging attack trends. In addition, he provides threat research to organizations to help drive strategic security initiatives to align with business objectives mapped to their security vision. Otha has over 20 years’ experience in network implementations inclusive of routing and switching with an emphasis in security and threat discovery. Prior to joining Cisco, Otha Mabry has worked with multiple industries ranging from education, healthcare, manufacturing, and telecommunication.
Furthermore, Otha has served as an adjunct professor for graduate and undergraduate courses and continues to teach Linux, ethical hacking, forensic, routing, and switching classes for under representative communities. Otha Mabry holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin, attended the Cecil Humphreys’ School of Law at the University of Memphis, and received a MS from DePaul University. Otha lectures nationally and internationally as a frequent speaker and panelist.
Shandale Watkins
Shandale
Watkins is an entrepreneur from the South Side of Chicago. His business model
is centered on urban technology and innovation. While building his dream
company, he's pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering. He spends most of
his time designing electronics and cad programs. Shandale serve as the computer
literacy and Robotics instructor for Urban Tech Academy youth ages 8 to 14.
Lesley Martinez
Experienced Executive Producer with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Digital Media Integration, Journalism, Broadcast Radio and Television. Strong arts and design professional with a Masters of Science in Marketing focused in Digital Marketing, Brand/Product Development/Marketing Management from Walden University. www.ldetherly.com