Hope currently works as part of the amazing ITS Training & Events Team for the SDCOE. Hope began her career in IT as a System Analyst for a large healthcare organization. She was responsible for the installation, training, upgrading, and maintenance of the Patient Accounting/Billing software. She began CS teaching –and continues to do so--in the Computer Information Systems department for Southwestern College.  She also works a third job as a Facilitator for code.org's CS Fundamentals, Discoveries, AP CS Principles and AP CS A curriculum, and she was recently selected to be on their Professional Learning Advisory Committee. Her past work experience includes working as an AP CSP Educator/Database Specialist for Mater Dei Catholic High School and as a Senior Programmer Analyst for the Chula Vista Elementary School District working with state (CALPADS) and federal (OCR/CRDC) data reporting.