Christine ('Tine) Zekis is Keynote Speaker, Software Engineer, and former teacher. She combines her education background and software development skill-set to champion Diversity, Equity, and Belonging (DEB) in the tech industry, while delivering clean, well-tested code. She speaks at tech conferences and panel events across the United States, specializing in Imposter Syndrome, DEB, and changing careers. She values mentoring and sponsoring other career changers, especially those who are underrepresented in the industry.
'Tine earned her BA from Washington University in St. Louis where she majored in African & African American Studies and Psychology and minored in Music. She went on to receive her MEd from DePaul University in Teaching & Learning - Secondary Education with a concentration in Mathematics. She made the change to programming in 2015, attending Dev Bootcamp, Chicago.
In her spare time...just kidding: 'Tine has two children under the age of four. She has no spare time. She used to be an avid craftswoman, specializing in crochet and cross-stitch. She briefly taught swing dance in Chicago and spent a couple of seasons singing Alto II with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus.
Edited November 10, 2021