Sara J. Chipps is a veteran software-engineering leader and community builder dedicated to expanding opportunity through technology education. She co-founded Girl Develop It, a nonprofit that has empowered more than 100,000 women and non-binary adults to learn coding skills, and has served on the Boards of Directors for both the OpenJS Foundation and the .NET Foundation. Sara brings deep experience in organizational governance, inclusive program design, and mission-driven leadership, and she is honored to advance the Young Center’s child-first advocacy as a member of its Board of Directors.