Kate Atchison

Kate Atchison is the Associate Director of the Iribe Initiative for Inclusion and Diversity in Computing (I4C) at the University of Maryland. Kate joined UMD in 2016 as part of the Maryland Center for Women in Computing and has continued to support DEI efforts across computing. Currently, Kate oversees the corporate and community partnerships, NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Maryland Affiliate, Tech + Research, and strategic planning efforts around inclusion and diversity in computing. Additionally, Kate is the site lead of Break Through Tech DC.  Kate received her M.S. in Higher Education Administration from Florida State University and her B.A. in Communication from the University of Tennessee.