Melissa Mejias Parker is the Associate Director of Equitable Practices for New York City’s Computer Science for All Initiative. Before she learned to code, she was a math teacher and video lesson producer with Zearn Math. After receiving her master’s degree from a creative technology program at New York University (ITP), she pivoted to computer science education (and hasn’t looked back). She has been working for CS4All NYC since 2018, where she develops computer science curriculum and leads K - 12 teachers in CS content and pedagogy.