Bukola joins Dr Nancy sharing her spirited passion to enrich lives and give back to the community, especially to empower the youth.
As the founder/CEO of Innovant Technologies LLC, she invented the first-ever Computer Science educational interactive doll, “Somi”. Authored “Somi the Computer Scientist: Princess can Code” storybook, and Computer Science Activity Books for girls & boys.
With her 501(c)3 nonprofit, CompSci ABC (Computer Science Awareness in Black Communities), she’s giving back to the community through her array of educational programs for children, teens, and young adults. She hopes to create a scholarship fund to provide financial assistance to young minority girls pursuing Computer Science in College.
Born in Kaduna, Nigeria, she migrated to the United States as a teenager with her family . Having decided to pursue a Computer Science degree as early as 10th grade, that proclamation was realized when she attained a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). She also acquired a Masters in Technology Management from UMUC and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from PMI.
Bukola is a very passionate, inquisitive and creative individual, who credits her determination, ideas, ability to overcome adversity, perseverance, and success to her faith.
