Code Girls United

About

Montana Leadership: Marianne Smith, CEO; Melissa Dunning, Fund Development Director; Jennifer Turcotte, COO

Year Founded: 2016

Location: Kalispell and statewide

Full-time Employees: 8

With free weekly meetings held after school, non-profit Code Girls United provides opportunities for girls in grades 4th - 8th to experiment and work with technology. For the first half of the year, the girls learn the basics of computer science and coding. Then, during the second half of the year, the girls split into teams to choose a service project. The girls complete a business case and code their app before competing in the Code Girls United App Challenge and National/International competitions. Through hands-on experiences in coding, technology, and business, Code Girls United strives to expand future career opportunities in tech for women and empower tomorrow’s innovators. Code Girls United is where coding, technology, and business unite!