Tracey Hughes is a 2018 nominee for the Women of Color STEM Conference Community Service Award.
She is a manager for Cyber Risk Services at Deloitte & Touche, LLP in Charleston, South Carolina. As a woman of color in information technology (IT) and cybersecurity, she understands the obstacles that stand in the way for young girls of color and is always eager to find a solution.
In 2016, she founded TechyTen, a non-profit organization that aims to address the gap of STEM-related activities for younger children in the greater Charleston, South Carolina area.
The children get to view the workshops as “parties” but the workshops are an innovative mechanism to encourage, inspire and excite them about technology, coding, and cybersecurity through projects, problem-solving exercises, team activities and games.
Tracey introduced her 8-year-old niece to coding through Black Girls Code and committed to driving four hours to not only accompany her but to also volunteer as a technical instructor. She also has volunteered with the Dallas, Texas and Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina chapters.
At her alma mater, Claflin University, Tracey serves as a mentor for the Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition and a member of the university’s Computer Science Advisory Board.
