This week, we will explore the journey of Aimee Lucido. A computer programmer who worked for Uber, Google, and Facebook, Aimee is the author of the middle grade novels Emmy in the Key of Code and Recipe for Disaster. She has a children’s picture book, Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta, and middle grade novel, Words Apart, both scheduled for release in 2024. You can follow Aimee on Twitter and Instagram @AimeeLucido.
On this episode, Aimee will discuss her novel Emmy in the Key of Code and share how she reflected her own experiences of straddling different worlds in her work as a computer programmer.
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart
Email: gierhart_aaron@columbusstate.edu
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