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Lena Alston

Lena Alston

Lena Alston is a software engineer at Google[undefined]. She works at Google's Google Headquarters in New York City.

Education

Lena attended Howard University, initially studying for a degree in mathematics, which she later changed to computer science following an awakening of interest spurned by a required course.[6] While attending, Alston was a heavily involved student, participating in a range of organizations including the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Code4Life at Girls Inc., I.Am.We Contemporary Dance Company, The National Society of Leadership and Success, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon. [undefined]

She graduated with her Bachelor's degree in computer science in 2015.

Career

Alston had interned at Google prior to her employment as a software engineer.

In addition to this, she had a number of other internships, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), and Operation HOPE, Inc.. [undefined]

Personal life

Alston plans on returning to graduate school after a few years in the tech industry and pursue a degree in technology and early education, in hopes of teaching youths about computer science.

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References

[1]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comMs. Lena Alston
Oct 28, 2017, 11:51 AM
[2]
Citation Linklinkedin.comLena Alston's LinkedIn profile
Oct 28, 2017, 12:00 PM
[3]
Citation Linkalltogether.swe.orgSWE interviewed Lena about diversity in Silicon Valley
Oct 28, 2017, 12:12 PM
[4]
Citation Linkbloomberg.comLena Alston, along with other Howard students, talk about their experience as an African-American in the STEM field
Oct 28, 2017, 12:19 PM
[5]
Citation Linkyoutube.comLena Alston's YouTube Channel
Oct 28, 2017, 12:21 PM
[6]
Citation Linkalltogether.swe.orgAn interview at Sociey of Women Engineers.
Aug 5, 2020, 12:23 PM