Whitney Brooks always wanted to work in the nonprofit sector. She studied anthropology in college, received a master’s degree in international development, and was eager to contribute to a whole host of issues, causes, and organizations across the globe. Despite her drive, she was unfulfilled by the day-to-day of her progression of roles at nonprofit…
Alexander Lee graduated from UC Davis after majoring in psychology, philosophy, and sociology back in 2008. Eleven years later, after a surge of career changes, Alex found himself back at the place where it all started. But this time, he had a new interest in mind: the UC Davis Coding Boot Camp. Alex jumped into his programming…
Michelle Jung was ready to take on the world. After graduating from college in May 2017, she was eager to secure her first full-time job and put her years of learning to the test. She sent application after application, but no job offer materialized. Michelle began to lose confidence in herself—and in the career she’d set…
Morgan Crosta’s new clients come to her for help designing or redesigning their websites. They want to update old interfaces, refresh outdated looks or, in some cases, simply benefit from a functional site. Web development wasn’t a career Morgan ever would have envisioned for herself—but in retrospect, it makes a lot of sense. “We’ll get…
As Nelly Sugira watched his students give their project presentations, he started to cry. The first-time coding instructor at the UC Davis Coding Boot Camp couldn’t believe he had helped these remarkable people to learn and grow. He felt a wave of pride, passion, and excitement—three emotions that had featured prominently in his life’s journey toward teaching.…
