January 2023 

 AZ StRUT receives 
Equity in STEAM award
for 2nd year in a row

AZ StRUT Techie Women Power Up Lab Lead Instructor, Thalya Nero, and Impact Manager, Maryanna Milton, joined the awardees at the Chandler Multicultural Festival to receive a $3,000 grant from the Metropolitan Phoenix YWCA, Intel and SRP.  

AZ StRUT partners with Fresh Start Women's Foundation in this hands-on, 12-hour program which empowers women interested in pursuing tech employment. 

Together we are changing the face of Arizona technology to be more representative of our state. 

Photo below includes our Board Member Leann Shaffer who attended the festival as well. 

AZ StRUT TECHIE LAB'S 

RECORD BREAKING SEMESTER

Our Techie Lab learners shattered the record for most computers refurbished in a semester. Over 2,200 computers were given a second life by our Techie Lab students and are ready to distribute to Title I schools and Arizona non-profits. 

Rich Ence, our Education Manager said, "We appreciate our Techie Lab students and teachers who are working hard to refurbish computers efficiently. "

AZ StRUT has 29 Techie Lab school locations with over 3,000 students learning how to refurbish computers and participate in a circular economy. Students are at the core of our mission and success.