{"id":4974,"date":"2021-11-09T10:50:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T15:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/?p=4974"},"modified":"2024-11-15T14:51:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:51:17","slug":"forging-path-women-minorities-tech-elaine-montilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/forging-path-women-minorities-tech-elaine-montilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Forging a path for women and minorities in tech, with Elaine Montilla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When Elaine Montilla came to the United States from the Dominican Republic to attend college, she barely understood English and struggled to fit in. Today, she&#8217;s the CIO of The Graduate Center at City University of New York, Founder of 5xminority, and member of the Forbes Technology Council. Tune in to hear how she forged her path to technology leader, and what advice she has for other underrepresented people who want to get into tech.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Listen to the episode on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/61fb2jCQ8bCn77RoKdQIko?si=1f8c7fb670cc49bb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/forging-a-path-for-women-and-minorities-in-tech\/id1496992226?i=1000541193319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/library\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9097 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-600x200.png 600w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/341;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Connect with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thejackieferguson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jackie<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emontilla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elaine<\/a> on Linkedin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Elaine Montilla came to the United States from the Dominican Republic to attend college, she barely understood English and struggled to fit in. 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