Who are Tech Pals?

Before teaching seniors how to use technology, Leah spent years tutoring Organic Chemistry and is a patient, natural born teacher.  She received dual degrees from the University at Buffalo graduating Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Chemistry and a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences.  In  2015 she started her PhD in chemistry at Syracuse University.  In 2016 she survived a tragic accident with a resulting brain injury and neurocognitive disorder making working in the field of science a thing of the past.  Now she is happily helping others to embrace technology.  She states "I understand learning can be difficult sometimes, I struggle myself, but learning to embrace technology enriches lives.  If I can do it and the 90-year olds that attended our workshops can do it, you too can embrace technology and enrich your life."

Info@thetechpals.org

(716)380-6811

Isaac Furtney is the only Colorado-native pioneer team member of Tech Pals. He is a Fort Lewis College of Durango graduate and a freelance photographer--you can see some of his work by clicking here. He resides in Denver but spends a lot of time with the Tech Pals team in Boulder County.  He was hired as a photographer for our Frasier Meadows pilot program workshops and ended up assisting the seniors with their tech problems and now he is both a Tech Pal and Tech Pals Photographer. His expertise is with Windows 10, Microsoft Office, and Android-supported devices.  

Isaac@thetechpals.org

Drew is currently a senior at The University of Colorado at Boulder majoring in Accounting. He has since accepted a job offer with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, where he will be acting as an Audit Associate. Drew has a lot of experience in the accounting world, between 2017 and 2019 he was the Director of Accounting and Finance for Simor Inc. He joined Tech Pals in 2020 as an Accounting Consultant. He joined the organization because, as he said “Tech Pals offers important services to some of the most underutilized and often forgotten members of our society, I am happy to be part of the team and to be able to help accomplish their mission.

Drew@thetechpals.org

Trudi is a Boulder, CO business owner and retired Chemist.  She met Leah volunteering at Meals on Wheels which provides meals for seniors. They bonded over chemistry as Leah was once a chemist and they have been friends for years.  When she heard about Tech Pals, she loved the idea and wanted to help.  She helped Tech Pals get their 501(C)(3) and when they needed board members, she was one of the first on board.

Trudi@thetechpals.org

Cathryn is a self-described techno-nerd, she has B.A. in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science and a MBA in International Business. Cathryn worked in the consumer software industry for over 20 years introducing products like Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?, Print Shop, Myst, SimCity, Prince of Persia and Heroes of Might and Magic with Broderbund Software, New World Computing and the 3DO Company.

“My greatest joy is watching the lightbulb moment when I see technology improving lives, even just a little.”

She has worked with several nonprofits, including a board position with the Arts and Humanities Assembly Of Boulder, Chicago’s Children’s Museum (docent and videographer) and the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless (Fundraising Committee and Coordinator of Extended Learning Program). In addition, she volunteers at a goat dairy where she tends to the baby goats with bottle feedings and assists with milking the does, making cheese, giving dairy tours and working the farm store.