Education
Chapter: NAWBO - Los Angeles
I’m a native Chicagoan, the youngest of 11 siblings, and an entrepreneur, educator, and filmmaker who has always been drawn to creating things that have an impact.
Before moving into STEM education and technology, I built a career in the creative arts as a writer, director, and producer. I later founded B~STEM Project, a nonprofit that has provided more than 10,000 students with free, hands-on experiences designed to build business, technology, and workforce skills.
Today, I’m the Founder & CEO of Learn Collaborate, an AI-powered EdTech company backed by the National Science Foundation. We’re reimagining how learners develop, demonstrate, and validate the skills they need for the workforce.
I’m a graduate of New York University and DePaul University, but some of my greatest lessons have come from the communities and people I’ve had the privilege to work alongside. At my core, I believe in investing in community, creating opportunities for others, and leaving the planet a little better than I found it.
*Profile URL - Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/traciedeanponder/
*Profile URL - LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/traciedeanponder/?isSelfProfile=true
*Classify your core business operations : Service-Based
*Languages Spoken : English
*Business Description : Learn Collaborate is an AI-powered collaborative project-based learning platform that helps educational institutions bridge the gap between learning and workforce readiness. Through real-world team projects, our platform helps learners build, demonstrate, and validate critical skills such as collaboration, communication, leadership, creativity, and project management. We give educators greater visibility into how students learn and contribute, while providing learners with meaningful evidence of the skills they can carry into the workforce. Backed by the National Science Foundation, Learn Collaborate is reimagining how we prepare people for the future of work.