Jaylene Salas

Jaylene Salas has worked in a variety of roles since 2016. In 2016, they were an AVID Tutor at EBC High School for Public Service. In 2017, they were a Co-Researcher for the Consortium Alumni Youth Council (CAYC) Education Research Fellowship at the American Museum of Natural History. In 2018, they worked as a Research Physicist at Columbia University in the City of New York, a Research Physicist at the City College Center for Discovery and Innovation, and an Exhibit Explainer at Science and Arts Engagement New York. In 2019, they were a Climate Policy Fellow at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. In 2020, they were a Computational Physicist at the Brookhaven National Laboratory and an Energy and Environment Program at The Aspen Institute. Finally, in 2021, they were a Junior Software Engineer, Associate Software Engineer, and an Apprentice Software Developer at Democracy Works. In their role as Apprentice Software Developer, they acted as tech lead on the address verification feature, offering users accurate election information and assistance from TurboVote. Jaylene also worked as a Software Engineer Fellow at The Marcy Lab School, where they gained proficiency in JavaScript, NodeJS, Express, ReactJS, SQL, Postgres, and knowledge about CS fundamentals and leadership development.

Jaylene Salas completed a Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics from The City College of New York between 2016 and 2020. Jaylene then completed a COOP Apprentice program in Data Analytics in 2020. Jaylene has also obtained several certifications, including Build a Website with HTML, CSS, and Github Pages Skill Path from Codecademy in 2021, Learn JavaScript Course from Codecademy in 2021, Lab Safety, Chemical Hygiene, and Hazardous Waste Management from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2018, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2018, Advanced Google Analytics from Google in 2020, Google Analytics for Beginners from Google in 2020, and Protecting Human Research Participants from The National Institutes of Health.