Our Mission
We need us more than ever.
With Covid-19 delaying one of the most momentous occasions in a person’s life - their college graduation - we wanted to be sure our students were celebrated. United under a common passion for celebrating life and the lives of our communities, We Got Us was developed to spread inspiration and build community for graduating seniors.
Share #GradChallenge on your platform
In partnership with movers and shakers in industries such as tech, entertainment, politics, media, etc. - the #GradChallenge was born to celebrate one of the most influential moments in a person’s life - graduation!
- Share our compilation video along with your own personalized comment celebrating a special graduate in your life. Be sure to include the #gradchallenge
- Tell us why YOU’RE graduating! We know it’s been tough wrapping up this spring quarter, but we also know you have intention behind the effort you’re putting in. Tell us why in a 1-2 minute video and share on your platform with the #gradchallenge
- Are you a mover and shaker in industry? Have some tips and advice for our students? Create your own video with the #gradchallenge and keep showing our students love!
How to Support
In addition to celebrating our graduating seniors through the #GradChallenge, We Got Us challenges you to double your impact in supporting students by contributing and supporting our nonprofit partners.
First-generation and low-income college graduates face unique challenges in the college-to-career transition. FutureMap’s mission is to help these graduates navigate the job hunt and gain a solid foundation for career success, especially during COVID-19.
Help support UNCF’s mission and provide member HBCUs and those students impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak so that they can respond to this crisis and continue their education online.
Karma Action was built as an opportunity to respond with kindness to the drastic changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic by providing direct financial and resource support to individual persons and families.
About Us
We Got Us united under a common passion for celebrating life and the lives of our communities. Founded in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, we quickly developed as a campaign to spread inspiration and build community.
Jodie Taylor
Jodie Taylor is a passionate diversity practitioner at Google. In this role she’s responsible for strategizing Google's recruitment, retention and branding for the Black and LatinX landscape. She also serves as the Global Diversity Lead for Launchpad, Google's late stage accelerator. In this role Jodie is responsible for consulting Google's late stage startups on their diversity, equity and inclusion strategies. Jodie graduated from Northwestern University with a BS in Urban Policy and Communications.
Taylor J Kobryn
As a Diversity Program Manager for Google’s University Program initiatives, Taylor Kobryn has the power to help shape the image of the next generation of Googlers. Taylor leads the New York chapter of the Black Googler Network (BGN). In that capacity, she goes beyond her professional role to improve the quality of life for fellow Black employees at Google. She is a proud HBCU graduate of Clark Atlanta University.
Corey Howard
Corey Howard is a University Programs Specialist for Google. In this capacity, he leads non-technical university outreach at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Hispanic Serving Institutes (HSIs). As a specialist, Corey aspires to galvanize scholars across the nation to actualize their potential in the tech industry. Corey is based in Atlanta, GA and is a graduate of the University of Central Florida.
Joshua Gutierrez
Joshua Gutierrez is a Google University Specialist focused on Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Joshua has a passion for connecting students of color with professional opportunities, and co-created We Got Us to pay homage to his incredible niece, Elise, who is receiving her BA this June from CSU San Bernardino! He grew up in the beautiful desert of Barstow, CA,graduated from CSU San Bernardino in 2009, and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.
Teneille Gibson
Teneille A. Gibson is an Emmy Award-winning video journalist and editor. Teneille has a passion for documenting everyday experiences and people through compelling visual storytelling. Teneille has an MSJ in Broadcast Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and a BA in Mass Media Arts from Clark Atlanta University.
Jaytee Sanchez
Jaytee Sanchez is a Fintech Software Engineer and We Got Us website developer. Jaytee is passionate about ensuring access to tech and software for ALL people. Jaytee is from Barstow, CA and currently lives with his beautiful wife and newborn son in Los Angeles, CA.