Tech Elevator Welcomes New Leaders, Embraces Growth
October 11 2022 - 2:21PM
Business Wire
National coding leader adds two Campus
Directors amidst exponential industry growth
Tech Elevator, a leading technology training provider helping
individuals and companies gain in-demand skills for the modern
workforce, has announced the appointment of two new leaders in
their growing Columbus, Ohio, and Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania/Wilmington, Delaware, markets. Lisa Sydney will
oversee all operations of the Philadelphia and Wilmington campuses,
and Kevin Gadd will oversee the Columbus campus.
“We’re incredibly excited to welcome these two new leaders to
the Tech Elevator team,” said Anthony Hughes, CEO and Co-Founder,
Tech Elevator. “It’s an exciting time of high growth and high
demand for the industry as a whole, and the combined experience of
Lisa and Kevin in the education, technology and entrepreneurial
spaces will be hugely beneficial to our students in the many
industries we support across the region—not to mention a fantastic
addition to our growing organization as well.”
Lisa Sydney, most recently the Assistant Director of
Adult Learning Advising and Retention for the newly merged
University of the Sciences and Saint Joseph’s University, has more
than 15 years of relationship and program management experience.
Having spent the bulk of her career in higher education, Lisa’s
focus has largely been on career coaching, counseling, advising and
employment services. Also a licensed social worker, she served as
co-chair for the Professional Development and Professional
Connections Committees for the Eastern Association of Colleges and
Employers (EACE) for more than three years where she helped
employers and career services professionals to engage in their own
professional development. As a licensed social worker, Lisa has a
passion for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) and creating
career opportunities for underrepresented groups. Lisa holds a
psychology degree from Dickinson College and a Master of Social
Work from the University of Pennsylvania. She will oversee all
operations of the Philadelphia and Wilmington campuses.
Kevin Gadd joins Tech Elevator after decades of
leadership experience in the technology, entrepreneurship and
education sectors, most recently serving as director for Apprenti,
a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting veterans, women and
people of color in technology-related careers in Ohio. He is the
co-founder of Venture Highway; has taught entrepreneurship courses
at The Ohio State University and Columbus College of Art and Design
and served as an advisor to the entrepreneurship centers at both
institutions and at Franklin University; holds a National Business
Incubator Association certificate of incubator management; and is a
highly decorated military leader, having retired as Chief Master
Sergeant (E-9) from the Ohio Air National Guard (ANG) after 23
years of service to the Guard and Air Force. He currently serves as
a general board member for Veteran Companion Animal Services and is
an active board member for the Arthritis Foundation. Kevin holds a
bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University in German
(International Business focus) and an MBA from Franklin University
(Strategy focus). He will oversee all operations of the Columbus
campus.
“Technology and tech-focused careers are growing at an
incredible rate,” says Hughes. “According to a recent article
published by The Philadelphia Inquirer, this growth is driving an
increase in salaries as well, with Philadelphia experiencing a
nearly 12% jump between 2021 and 2022. It’s a good time to live in
one of these regions and a great time to learn to code with Tech
Elevator’s full-stack software development curriculum, expert
instructors and dedicated career coaches who teach, support and
guide.”
As Campus Directors, Lisa and Kevin will be responsible for the
overall operations of the three respective campus locations in
Ohio, Delaware and Pennsylvania, including team management and
staffing, admissions, student and alumni engagement, business
development, event coordination, facilities management and
expansion efforts in the Greater Philadelphia and Columbus
Regions.
For more information, visit www.techelevator.com.
About Tech Elevator
Tech Elevator, a Stride Company (NYSE: LRN), is an intensive
educational provider helping individuals and companies acquire
in-demand technology skills for the modern workforce. Through our
14-week, full-time, part-time, in-person and National Live Remote
immersive online coding boot camps, we teach students from a wide
variety of backgrounds to become software developers while helping
them build necessary career-readiness skills and career connections
through our Pathway Program™ to land a meaningful job in tech.
Founded in 2015 with a focus on quality and care in everything
we do, Tech Elevator has placed over 3,000 graduates into software
development roles in over 750 companies nationwide. We have
consistently been an industry leader for job placement outcomes and
are committed to a proactive approach to transparency and
accountability in education. Learn more at
www.techelevator.com.
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