What We Do
CodaKid is a woman and minority-owned business whose mission is to empower the next generation of coders, creators, and entrepreneurs to use their skills to make the world a better place.
CodaKid Core Team
Lauren Nguyen, Co-Founder and CEO
Lauren Nguyen, JD/MBA, co-founded CodaKid in 2014 and is responsible for its growth into a leading online coding academy with students in over 120 countries. Lauren oversees strategic planning, operations, and finance at CodaKid. In her free time, she likes playing with her daughter, cooking, traveling, and taking barre classes.
David Dodge,
Co-Founder and Director
David Dodge, MBA, is a veteran game designer, software architect, author, and educator who is credited on over 30 games for the Sony Playstation, SEGA, and the PC. David oversees product development, business development and marketing for CodaKid. In his free time, David enjoys chasing his daughter around, playing guitar, traveling, and cooking with his wife and co-founder Lauren.
Matthew Stinson, Product Development Lead
Matt is an accomplished game designer, programmer, and author who has created scores of CodaKid courses as well as co-authoring CodaKid’s book Scratch Coding for Beginners. Starting as a CodaKid instructor in 2018, Matt now manages our global product development team. Matt earned his degree in Computer Science from Arizona State University.
Matthew Kirstein,
Technical Support Head
Matthew is a self-taught programmer who has been at CodaKid since our founding in 2014. Matthew leads our global support team that helps online students fix bugs and better understand coding concepts. In his free time, he enjoys long walks on the beach and playing World of Warcraft.
Our Core Values
CodaKid is an online kids coding academy and tech camp that teaches kids to create games, apps, and Minecraft mods using real programming languages and professional tools.
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CodaKid Online Coding Academy for Kids
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