Title: CEO
Workplace: Code Differently
Alma Maters: Morgan State University, University of Delaware
Boards: New Castle County DelCastle VoTech Diversity Board, Tech Council of Delaware Education & Workforce Provider Committee
What’s something interesting about you that isn’t on your resume? “I absolutely love the thrill of high-end furniture shopping and giving my living spaces a makeover! There’s something exciting about hunting for those perfect, stylish pieces and then using them to jazz up a room. It’s like a creative adventure for me, turning ordinary spaces into extraordinary ones is a whole lot of fun.”
The technology workforce is about 35% women, with 3% Black women and 1% of Hispanic women. But with Code Differently, a coding education program that focuses on underrepresented people, that stat is flipped. Classes are 98% people of color and about 40% are women. Code Differently CEO Stephanie Eldridge was working as an executive director at JPMorgan Chase at the Delaware Tech Center before she met Tariq Hook and was inspired to make a difference in tech deserts and workforce training. During COVID-19, the state granted funds to Code Differently to develop a 20-week program to quickly reskill adult Delawareans. Today, 95% of college participants of Code Differently programs go on to jobs in the tech sector.
Received the award in 2024 and 2025.
