Letter from the Founder

Dear Trubelmakers,

The past year has been a dynamic time for trubel&co.

Two things became absolutely clear. Technical education is falling behind, between rising barriers to BIPOC success within STEM, a growing deficit in the technical workforce, and a perceived lack of connection between STEM topics and leading student social interests. We’re also experiencing a social reckoning, amidst critical climate crises, increasing awareness of social inequities, and emerging pressure for responsibility within technology and innovation.

To solve society’s most complex issues, we will need drivers of responsible innovation. We need some good trouble. This is why we, a group of educators, designers, and strategists, came together to build trubel&co, a culturally-responsive technical education platform that champions diverse youth to disrupt society for the better.

Image description: Group of Black youth in the NAACP's ACT-SO high school program engage in trubel&co workshop.