Creating the path for first-generation students in California's Central Valley to careers in Artificial Intelligence.
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Creating the path for first-generation students in California's Central Valley to careers in Artificial Intelligence.
paynepathway.com
To create the path for first-generation students in the Central Valley from underserved communities to the higher education required for a career in Artificial Intelligence.
The Central Valley feeds the nation but has lacked pathways to the tech economy. We believe talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. The Payne Pathway Fund exists to change that.
Students from the Central Valley who are first in their families to pursue higher education.
Students who are the first in their families to pursue higher education.
Students who have big dreams but face financial or systemic obstacles to achieving them.
Jacqueline Aguilar
Co-Founder
A first-generation college graduate and an AI engineer, building a path for others.
Skylar and Jacqueline were both raised in Bakersfield. Their shared values of family, community, and the belief that education transforms lives brought them together.
Skylar's decade of experience building AI systems in the Bay Area for large tech companies gives him deep expertise in what employers need. Jacqueline understands the barriers students face. Together, they founded the Payne Pathway Fund to connect Central Valley students to careers in artificial intelligence.
Skylar Payne
Co-Founder