Patrice Wade is a trailblazer in technology education and Director of Technology at Guilford Preparatory Academy in Greensboro, North Carolina. With a background in corporate leadership, she now brings innovation, strategy and purpose into the classroom. Patrice teaches computer science, coding, drones and robotics, creating hands-on learning experiences that show students they belong in tech. Patrice is a North Carolina Teaching Fellow, a Code.org Facilitator, a Girls Who Code Leader and an Amazon Future Engineer Teacher Ambassador. She also serves as a North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Learning Happens Here Ambassador, committed to building equity and opportunity through meaningful transformation in technology education.