Founder
I spent 30 years liaising between IT and business, training employees on one tech rollout after another. Then I decided to teach the people no one is training.
The Digital Divide Stops Here.
In 2025, I launched Beyond Boundaries Without Measures (BBWM) Computer Training, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in suburban Chicago. Now I wake up each day to run a free computer training lab for adult learners, helping them digitally upskill and reskill. People who were left behind the internet's expansion, email's transformation, and now the AI revolution.
People who feel that technology is not for them, are intimidated by computers, and uncertain about AI.
Companies pour resources into new platforms, apps, and AI tools and assume that adoption will follow. When it doesn't, the people least equipped are left further behind: older workers, people without reliable internet at home, people who never learned how to scan a QR code or hold a mouse.
Millions of corporate dollars have been spent to digitize services for everyday people, food service, banking, healthcare, and retail. But everyday people aren't adopting, leaving boardrooms to look at their customer trends and adoption rates and scratch their heads.
Inside the institution, I designed the training systems that made digital change stick. Now, outside it, I interact with people who don't have access to those systems. BBWM is not just a nonprofit I founded, it is where I teach, every week, working directly with adult learners who are building basic computer skills, AI confidence, and practical digital independence.
Our goal: ensure every person leaves with a tangible outcome after a two-hour workshop. Immediate results. The pace of change is not slowing down. My lab exists so that when the next wave hits, more people are ready for it, and those who were left behind are quickly catching up.
Aligned with NDIA's priorities for digital equity and inclusive access to technology across communities.
Active participation in county-level strategy for closing the digital divide in South Suburban Cook County.
Engaged member advancing practical digital literacy solutions for underserved adult learners.