About Me
25 years old
Based in Cambridge
Modern Languages graduate
Entrepreneur
Straight after university, I wanted to start a business that would make a difference in my community…
Musician
I spend a lot of my free time playing the drums, strumming guitars and tinkering on the piano...
Coder
I have only just started on my coding journey, but I have soooo much further to go…
Why FAC?
Values
- The values of F&C strongly align with my own.
- I aim to define my career by making a difference to the world.
- I want to encourage more womxn to learn to code.
- Cooperatives are my favorite form of organisation! (See reason three for gushing about coops)
Community
- I want a learning environment where I am supported by like-minded people who share my enthusiasm, commitment and values.
- Nobody gets left behind!
- I want to join the alumni community that champions the power of tech for good throughout the globe.
Cooperative
- I ❤ coops! I tried to set up a workers' coop vegan café, and my current day job is as a worker-member of a vegetarian workers' coop shop.
- I'm 100% behind the principles of collective decision-making, community concern and inter-cooperative support.
- I believe in the resilience and creativity of coops, and hope that my future lies in a tech coop.
Diversity
- I want to learn new ways of thinking from an environment where diversity of experience is represented.
- I want to learn in a safe space, where womxn and members of other minority groups are seen, heard and listened to.
Career
- I'm serious about making a career in tech - a sector which is dynamic, flexible and full of possibility!
- FAC has an enviable list of cool-looking employer links. 😏
- The full-time, focused course will ensure that this becomes a journey of a lifetime!
Pay It Forward
- The coding community has given so much to me already, through free mentoring schemes such as CodeBar and DjangoGirls, and the FAC meetups and resources.
- I have also benefited from other empowerment projects, such as the Prince's Trust.
- It's only right to aim to pass what I have learnt to others, and benefit everyone as a collective. #teamwork