Hello! Please introduce yourself and your role in TechTogether.
Hello, my name is Danay Fernandez and I am a senior at Florida International University (FIU) pursuing a BS/MS degree in Computer Science. I am the 2021–2022 Chapter Director for TechTogether’s first-ever Miami chapter.
Why did you join the TechTogether organizing team? How can other students get involved with TechTogether?
At my first TechTogether hackathon, TechTogether Seattle, I got to experience first-hand how inclusive and welcoming TechTogether is for women and other marginalized individuals in the hacker community. This, together with my previous experiences as a woman in tech in Miami, inspired me to join TechTogether’s organizing team. I strongly believe in TechTogether’s mission and I think Miami and Florida broadly, were long overdue for a large gender-focused hackathon open to high school and college students.