Only a few days into March, 2023 already is proving to be a big year for WeCode KC, noted co-founder and CEO Tammy Buckner.
The organization — which operates with a mission is to give youth, especially those in the urban core, the opportunity to learn technology concepts and leadership skills and create a pipeline of future-ready professionals through project-based learning and innovative programs — recently announced that Black Girls CODE founder Kimberly Bryant is joining the board as interim chair.
Additionally, Bucker was named one of 10 women across Missouri honored with the Lieutenant Governor’s Women of Achievement Award, all while programming is ramping up for the year.
“It’s exciting,” she said. “I heard one of my colleagues, she’s like, ‘You’re a totally different person from last year’ and I’m like, ‘Because the momentum has just been…
