Leadership
Built Different. Leading Bold.
We are builders, educators, and creative technologists bringing classroom, corporate, and culture experience to one mission: making sure students don't just learn tech. They create it and own it.
Founder & CEO
Shana Sanders
Shana is an Emmy Award winning educator, Google AI Fellow, and 2026 DoW STEM Ambassador. After 15 years teaching Career and Technology Education in Title I classrooms, she built We Create Tech to close the opportunity divide in STEAM. Her work creates programs where students don't just learn technology but create it, own it, and build careers from it.
Emmy Award Winner
Google AI Fellow
2026 DoW STEM Ambassador
2025 WIT Award Winner
Board of Directors
The people who keep the work moving.
Alysha Lewis
Director of Finance
SalesforceGitHub (Microsoft)Duke + Howard
Alysha is a Senior Finance Manager at Salesforce and previously held the same role at GitHub (a Microsoft company). She has 8+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic planning, and multi-million dollar budgeting, and holds degrees from Duke and Howard. She brings corporate rigor to WCT's financial strategy and sustainable growth.
Romie Robertson
Director of Governance & Board Relations
Harvard GSECo-Executive Director, JETClinton + de Blasio Outreach
Romie is a Harvard Graduate School of Education alum and Co-Executive Director of Journey Into Education and Teaching (JET), a Massachusetts nonprofit diversifying the teacher workforce. She has supported community outreach for Hillary Clinton, Bill de Blasio, and the Georgia State House, and taught high school English in Miami's Liberty City. At WCT, she leads board governance.
Dr. Mirage Sanders
Director of Inclusion & Accessibility
Occupational TherapyFine ArtsStudent Advocacy
Dr. Sanders brings expertise in occupational therapy, student advocacy, and inclusive education. With a foundation in fine arts, she strengthens the arts in STEAM. She also leads data-driven interventions and partnerships that make sure every student has what they need to thrive.
Brittany Price
Director of Instructional Design
Univ. of Tennessee10+ Years eLearningM.S. Instructional Design
Brittany is an instructional designer with 10+ years building interactive, learner-centered experiences. She is a doctoral student at the University of Tennessee and holds a Master's in Instructional Design and Technology. Her work spans eLearning, web design, and microlearning, all rooted in educational equity.
Kevin Moore
Director of Ecosystem Development
MicrosoftCox Communications20+ Years in Tech
Kevin is a Technical Program Manager at Microsoft with 20+ years in tech and telecom. At Cox Communications, he led the Atlanta Diversity Council and launched an HBCU Initiative to strengthen early-career pipelines. At WCT, he builds cross-sector partnerships that expand student access to real opportunities in tech.
Theron Barney
Director of Creative Strategy & Media
Warner Bros. StudiosPortal EntertainmentVisual Production Academy
Theron is a media professional with roots at Warner Bros. Studios and credits that include work with Kevin Hart and DL Hughley. He co-founded Portal Entertainment and trains emerging creators through Visual Production Academy. At WCT, he shapes creative direction and media strategy.
Shana Sanders is the Founder & CEO of We Create Tech, a 501(c)(3) STEAM education nonprofit reaching 1,100+ students across 20 U.S. states and 6 countries.
She spent 15 years as a Title I Career and Technology Education teacher, and her background in multimedia and broadcast production earned her an Emmy Award. She holds a B.F.A. in Electronic Media from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and an M.Ed. from Full Sail University.
Shana is a Google AI Fellow, a 2026 DoW STEM Ambassador selected by the TGR Foundation and the U.S. Department of War as one of 30 educators nationally, and a 2025 Women in Technology award winner in the Small Emerging Business category. She is also part of Black Ambition's 2026 Fundable Founders Learning Lab.
At WCT, she builds the conditions for students to not just learn technology but create it, own it, and build careers and ventures from it.
Alysha is a Senior Finance Manager at Salesforce and previously held the same role at GitHub (a Microsoft company). She has 8+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic planning, and multi-million dollar budgeting, and holds degrees from Duke and Howard. She brings corporate rigor to WCT's financial strategy and sustainable growth.
Romie Robertson is a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Education Policy and Management program. She currently serves as Co-Executive Director of Journey Into Education and Teaching (JET), a Massachusetts nonprofit that works to diversify the teacher workforce by supporting paraprofessionals on their path to becoming certified lead classroom teachers. She also manages JET's onboarding and recruitment efforts.
Romie has supported the community outreach efforts of elected officials including Hillary Clinton, Bill de Blasio, and the Georgia State House of Representatives.
Previously, she was a Customer Success Specialist at SchoolMint, Inc., an EdTech company headquartered in Lafayette, LA, where she managed client accounts and led client onboarding. Before that, she taught high school English, SAT prep, and AP Seminar in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, FL.
She is from Atlanta, GA and enjoys reading, traveling, and visiting museums. At WCT, she leads board governance and relations.
Dr. Sanders brings expertise in occupational therapy, student advocacy, and inclusive education. With a foundation in fine arts, she strengthens the arts in STEAM. She also leads data-driven interventions and partnerships that make sure every student has what they need to thrive.
Brittany is an instructional designer with 10+ years building interactive, learner-centered experiences. She is a doctoral student at the University of Tennessee and holds a Master's in Instructional Design and Technology. Her work spans eLearning, web design, and microlearning, all rooted in educational equity.
Kevin is a Technical Program Manager at Microsoft with 20+ years in tech and telecom. At Cox Communications, he led the Atlanta Diversity Council and launched an HBCU Initiative to strengthen early-career pipelines. At WCT, he builds cross-sector partnerships that expand student access to real opportunities in tech.
Theron is a media professional with roots at Warner Bros. Studios and credits that include work with Kevin Hart and DL Hughley. He co-founded Portal Entertainment and trains emerging creators through Visual Production Academy. At WCT, he shapes creative direction and media strategy.