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Meet Our Network Challenge Evaluation Committee
The PIT-UN team would like to thank the Evaluation Committee (EC) members for their time and expertise in reviewing the 2022 Network Challenge projects. The EC members represent the breadth and depth of the field of PIT, with expertise in data privacy, cybersecurity, civil justice, human rights, civic tech, accessibility tech, law and society, govt tech, and more. They are inspirational role models for students across PIT-UN who work to improve the role technology can play in communities and organizations.
In the videos below, Andreen Soley, director of PIT at New America and Afua Bruce, a public interest technologist and DEI consultant, talk about how the recent landscape of PIT-UN affirmed the need to prioritize social justice and equity. Their conversation touch on the soon-to-be-announced winning Network Challenge grant projects, the DEI framework and the evaluation committee members.
PIT-UN Evaluation Committee Members
Professor of Psychology and Dean for the Science, the Graduate Center
The City University of New York
Assistant Professor of Information Science/Systems in the School of Library and Information Sciences
North Carolina Central University
Professor, Department of Sociology, School of Law, and Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
Participating in the PIT-UN evaluation process helped me gain a better understanding of the diversity of projects available throughout our passionate and distributed/decentralized communities. I was a little in awe of the brilliance and diversity of the submissions and eager to see what comes from the successful projects.
Independent Consultant on technology, design and data for nonprofits
Associate Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Washington
Consultant on change management, inclusion, equity, strategy & transformation
Sarah Hilchie Global Consulting
PhD Student in Sociology; Visiting Fellow, Center for Advanced Internet Studies
University of California Berkeley
PIT-UN is a game changer for universities and colleges that are committed to justice, dignity, and providing new opportunities to their students that will improve people's lives.
Clinic Lead and Lecturer, Center for Information Technology Policy
Princeton University
Founder and CEO (CodemariPhd LLC); Postdoctoral Researcher, computer science & engineering
CodemariPhd LLC; University of California, San Diego
Professor Emeritus, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration
University of Delaware
Serving on the PIT-UN Challenge Evaluation Committee allowed me to contribute to amplifying small-scale community-based technology innovation. These projects are setting the pace and precedent for game-changing critical public technology engagement. The PIT-UN Challenge is funding our future – and that future is bright with equitable, accessible, human-centered solutions.
Deputy Chief Technology Officer (FTC); Senior Advisor, Responsible Computer Science (Mozilla)
Federal Trade Commission; Mozilla
Founder and Principal (580 Strategies); Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (Inaji Industries)
580 Strategies; Inaji Industries
Data Science Practice Lead (CivicActions); Adjunct Professor of Data Science and Statistics (Villanova University)
CivicActions; Villanova University
Strategic Planning Officer, Division of Innovation and Change Management
DC Department of Human Services, Economic Security Administration
Professor, School of Social Work and Women’s and Gender Studies; Director of Women’s and Gender Studies
Cleveland State University
Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at the School of Communication and Journalism
Florida International University
Being an evaluation committee member for the PIT-UN Challenge has been a great experience! There are many strong proposals with cutting-edge, innovative projects. I'm looking forward to the world experiencing these new innovations in Public Interests Technology. Happy to be apart of this community.
It is amazing to see the wealth of projects and ideas that are introducing public interest technology to students in their university years. The evaluation process for the committee members was clear, straightforward, and rewarding. I look forward to continuing with the PIT-UN team moving forward.
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