About Us
A little weird. A lot of fun. (Okay, maybe a lot weird.)
We want to eliminate the skills and opportunity gaps preventing workers and entrepreneurs in rural regions from thriving in the digital economy.
About Codefi
Our History
Codefi opened its doors in the historic Federal Building on November 7, 2014, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the area’s first co-working space and technology incubator with a larger vision for economic growth: to be a catalyst to increase the formation and growth of technology-based companies in our region.
Our Mission
We want to eliminate the skills and opportunity gaps preventing workers and entrepreneurs in rural regions from thriving in the digital economy.
We are entrepreneurs who partner with private and public groups in rural communities to deploy an innovation ecosystem to educate and train digital workers and entrepreneurs, build and attract software-focused companies, and create community spaces to expand the digital economy. In strong digital economies, workers drive innovation and become entrepreneurs, creating local wealth, more economic diversity, and future-proof jobs and occupations.
Our Team
If anything brought us together, it was our dissatisfaction with the status quo. The “security” and “truths” that were promised from ivory towers and institutions (in whatever form that may have been) - yeah, we knew we could do better. Way better. But we also wanted to remove silos, break down barriers, and build a foundation - for a community of people who felt the same. Not just defying the rules; re-writing them. Together. Co-defying.
Liza Buerck
Youth Coding League Coordinator
Shana Burden
Community Manager
Chris Carnell
Co-founder
German Cruz
Code Labs Code Coach
Cara Dirnberger
Digital Workforce Director
Allen Frye
Vice President, Technical Services
Iva Harbison
Operations Manager
Ryan Harris
Junior Software Developer
Lee Hodges
Junior Software Developer
Nolan Hovis
Code Labs Code Coach
Stacy Dohogne Lane
Youth Coding League Director
Rachel O'Loughlin
Project Manager
Enthusiast
Crystal Owens
Head of Startup Programs
Brian Rhodes
Senior Designer
James Stapleton, Ph.D
Co-founder
Neophyte /
Dungeon Master
Mark Wallace
Head of Regional Networks
Human
William Wilder
Code Labs Code Coach
Zach Young
Senior Software Developer
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