Andrea Delgado-Olson
{{Short description|Native American computer scientist}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Andrea Delgado-Olson
| nationality = Ione Miwok, American
| alma_mater = Mills College
| occupation = Computer scientist
}}
Andrea Delgado-Olson is a computer scientist, founder of Native American Women in Computing (NAWiC), and a member of the Ione Band of Miwok Indians.{{Cite web|last=American Indian Science and Engineering Society|date=January 8, 2020|title=Andrea Delgado-Olson|url=https://www.aises.org/about/staff/andrea-delgado-olson|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=February 2, 2021|website=}} She is the chief operating officer of technology startup ZaaWink.
Early life
Delgado-Olson grew up in Orinda, California, near Oakland, and is the daughter of a financial business manager and the Director of the San Francisco Bay Area field office for the Office of Special Counsel.{{Cite web|date=March 30, 2020 |title=An Interview with Andrea Delgado-Olson, Tapia Birds of a Feather Deputy Chair|url=https://cmd-it.org/news-recent/interview-with-andrea-delgado-olson/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=CMD-IT|language=en-US}} She looked up to her mother, who served a role model to her as an attorney in a male-dominated field.{{Cite web|last=Valley|first=Women of Silicon|date=November 24, 2017|title=10 Questions with Andrea Delgado-Olson|url=https://medium.com/@WomenOfSiliconValley/10-questions-with-andrea-delgado-olson-bf62f1e20865|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Medium|language=en}} Beginning her education at a community college, Delgado-Olson got her teaching certificate and taught preschool for 15 years. After going on to complete her bachelor's degree she continued at Mills College to obtain her master's degree in computer science.
Career and impact
Delgado-Olson founded Native American Women in Computing (NAWiC) in 2014, a community supporting indigenous women in tech.{{Cite web|date=September 28, 2015|title=Native American Women in Computing (NAWiC)|url=https://ghc.anitab.org/2015/09/28/native-american-women-in-computing-nawic-3/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Grace Hopper Celebration|language=en-US}} She is currently the Program Manager for Systers and GHC Communities at Anita B.org, an online community for women in computing.{{Cite web|title=About Anita Borg & Supporting Women Technologists|url=https://anitab.org/our-history/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=AnitaB.org|language=en-US}}
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Category:American computer scientists
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Category:Native American women scientists
Category:21st-century Native American scientists
Category:Native American people from California
Category:21st-century American women
Category:21st-century Native American women
Category:People from Orinda, California
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Category:People from the San Francisco Bay Area
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