Dr. Mary Jo Madda (Rodriguez) Email and Phone Number

Dr. Mary Jo Madda (Rodriguez) is a Senior Program Manager, Google.org, Research and Evaluation at Google. Colleagues describe them as "I had the pleasure of having Dr.Mary Jo Madda as a keynote speaker at our client's event in Japan. She handled everything with exceptional smoothness and overflowing hospitality, making the entire process seamless. Not only did her speech exceed our expectations, but her vitality, enthusiasm for learning, and personality were truly captivating. While the event is still ahead, I'm confident that Japanese participants will be filled with motivation and hope after hearing her speech. I definitely recommend her as a motivational and educational speaker! Arigato!", "MJ took a chance on this Canadian, a month before the pandemic hit and gave me the opportunity of a lifetime. Getting to work with our students at Code Next had been a life-changing experience, which has taught me so much. It has demonstrated the impact of empathetic and kind leadership. During a major health crisis and throughout other social challenges, watching her and our leadership team develop new programs, help our students grow, work to build out new labs across the US, and lead us to so many heartwarming wins has been such a privilege. She is a woman who walks the walk, with humour and grace. She holds other women up and I am so grateful to get to work with her, day in and day out. If you ever want to see what phenomenal leadership is defined as, just look at Mary Jo.", and "Mary Jo is a force! Her time as a teacher and reporter along with her work as a doctoral student has given her deep insights into the education scene. As a reporter, she always was willing to ask tough questions. As a leader, she is willing to put herself out there and be vulnerable. I got to know Mary Jo when she was my editor when I first started writing columns at Edsurge. She always pushed me to make my pieces stronger by drawing out the messages that were at the heart of the columns. As a journalist, she established herself as a strong voice in education and someone willing to question practices, particularly if they were inequitable. She continues to do incredible work at Google where she is supporting programs to bring computer science to Black and Brown high school students to make sure jobs of the future are accessible to all students and to diversify the tech industry. Mary Jo is a leader and I am grateful for her voice in this field!"