Under Elizabeth’s leadership, Byte Back’s innovative training pathway is earning national attention and support. Prior to joining Byte Back in 2015, Elizabeth served for four years as the Chief Operating Officer of Groundswell, a DC-based environmental nonprofit. She oversaw Groundswell’s evolution from a start-up, community-based organization into a nationally-recognized social enterprise.
She earned her bachelor’s from Swarthmore College and her master’s in public affairs and urban and regional planning from Princeton University. Elizabeth led development efforts for small, minority, and women-owned businesses for the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, and she helped develop new workforce training programs in high-demand sectors for the DC Department of Employment Services.
Elizabeth serves on the Federal Communications Commission’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment and on the Board of Directors of The Workplace DC, the Goodwill Excel Center, The Engine Room, and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance. She competed in two WeWork Creator Awards pitch competitions, winning a total of $720,000 for Byte Back.
As a recognized leader in tech, Elizabeth was featured in the Washington Business Journal and named a 2017 Tech Titan by the Washingtonian. In the past year, she won the DC Inno 50 on Fire award, New Power Woman of DC Tech award from DCA Live, and the Champion of Digital Equality Award from the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council. She led a panel at SXSW in 2018 and was named a top 100 leadership speaker for 2018 by Kevin Kruse in Inc. magazine. She also serves as an Organizer for DC Tech Meetup, with 23,000 members.
Elizabeth is dedicated to helping people thrive in a digital society and to creating a pathway to living-wage careers for thousands of people.
In her free time, Elizabeth enjoys the Capitol Hill neighborhood with her family, travels, and “geeks out” about pop culture, nonprofit management, feminism, and current events.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
