Madona S. Wambua

Participating in program benefits including networking events, community building, and development sessions

Adhering to program guidelines
Committing to the mission to build a world where all women can thrive in tech

Performing any of the following activities in your tech community at least once every 3 months: organize events, speak at an event, create resources, mentor others

Program Committee

Tech Talks with Madona is a talk show covering women and allies in their early to mid-level careers. I get to speak with extraordinary women and allies about technology, their journey, motivation, and inspirations in technology.

And where you can learn and be inspired by real-world examples of how technology is reshaping industries and transforming business. This will be in-person and virtual and available on all podcasts.

UStrive is a non-profit organization that connects aspiring college students with free, one-on-one, online mentoring. UStrive mentors can help with the college admissions, financial aid and scholarship application processes, and can also help students already in college to graduate and prepare for career opportunities.

Once you sign up on the platform, UStrive connects you with the right mentor based on your needs. UStrive is 100% free.

Meet 1:1 weekly with my mentees to review their technical presentation progress and provide constructive feedback on how they can create and give compelling presentations


Support 4 or 5 participants of the Academy based on areas for their development and technical expertise.

Meet local developers and technologists. All are welcome, including those with unique backgrounds and from various companies and industries.

Learn about a range of technical topics and gain new skills through hands-on workshops, training, events, talks, and meetups, online and in person.

Apply knowledge and connections to build great products and advance your skills, career, and network. Help your community learn too.

Braindate Ambassadors help unlock the community’s knowledge and lead the networking charge.

Braindate Ambassadors are members of the GHC community that we have identified as champions.

Braindate ambassadors gain early access to the Braindate platform to populate with exciting topics ahead of our Braindate launch to all GHC 23 attendees.

Braindate ambassadors truly set the tone for a successful celebration.

Created online webinars on Android Development, the language of use being Java, and Kotlin and ensured all projects were uploaded on GitHub.

Inspired others to achieve their career goals and helped the track
grow with over 85% webinar turnouts.

Reviewed calls for proposals for Mobile and Leadership talks, also
shared my knowledge through talks and technical writing.

Mentor and teacher during a 12- week virtual course helping Freshmen and Sophomore students in Computer Science.

Helped students navigate the challenges by helping them understand the basics of OOP concepts in Java.

Review resume for students seeking to join the work force.