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Natalie Contreras talks about Persistence, Perseverance and Tech Justice
Learn about Natalie’s journey, what ignited her to take a 12-week technical education course at Hack the Hood, and how she eventually landed her a position at Adobe as the Program Manager for the Digital Academy Scholarship Program.
![The Architect of His Future: Justin Curry Leverages Hack the Hood tools for his Success](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6160badf8352f03c5d30d34c/1655929998416-8HKD8ACOLOMYNBIAAQ54/JustinCurry.png)
The Architect of His Future: Justin Curry Leverages Hack the Hood tools for his Success
We caught up with alum Justin Curry to find out what he’s been up to since his graduation from Hack the Hood’s Tech Education program in the spring of 2018. Last time we spoke with him, he was mentoring a Hack the Hood 2017 Alumni, Austin.
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Meet the Hack the Hood Alumni inspired to empower her community by leveraging her tech skills for good
We got a chance to interview Ruqaiyah Angeles, one of our Hack the Hood Alumni, to find out what she’s been up to, how her journey into tech has been and how she’s using #Tech4Good
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