In this episode, Eddie talks to Corey Mize, Executive Director of Base Camp Coding Academy in Water Valley, Mississippi. Base Camp Coding Academy offers high school graduates training in software development for 12 months, providing them with resources like computers and gas money for their commutes. The program also equips students with professional skills such as resume writing, email etiquette, and interviewing.

Before joining Base Camp, Mize worked as a computer scientist and program manager with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She’s passionate about shaping young leaders in the computer science field because she’s seen firsthand the lack of access that students in Mississippi have to computer science and programming. She talks to Eddie about what it looks like to create a flourishing environment for students and how our communities can better support students from all different backgrounds.

Resources:

Learn more about Base Camp Coding Academy here:

https://basecampcodingacademy.org 

Apply to Base Camp Coding Academy here

Know a high school student who would be a great fit for this program? Fill out a Student Nomination form here