Several Milwaukee organizations that champion workers in the technology sector have come together to launch Wisconsin’s first Techqueria chapter.
Techqueria is a national nonprofit that serves the largest global community of Latinx professionals in tech, according to its website. The organization’s new Milwaukee chapter – its second in the Midwest – is focused on leveraging technology to support and empower Latinx-led organizations and businesses, in an effort to create a more diverse and inclusive tech community in southeastern Wisconsin.
Area organizations that helped establish the chapter, known as Techqueria x MKE, include Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee, i.c. stars Milwaukee, Molson Coors, the Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition, Data You Can Use, MiVoz and Carmen Diana.