Tag: Joe Wilkinson

Eyeing area talent gap, Code the Block to teach tech skills to underserved KC youth

By Tommy Felts / July 7, 2017

A new organization seeks to strengthen Kansas City’s tech talent pipeline by bringing computer science education to underserved youth. Co-founded by David Persley and Joe Wilkinson in 2016, Code the Block is an after-school program targeting high school students in Kansas City. Persley, a Teach for America alum, and Wilkinson, a former business analyst with…

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