Sasha.Pass

About Sasha Pass

Certified Project Management Professional with 10 + years of experience in IT service and software delivery. Agile Practioner and servant leader, recognized for building and nurturing high-performing, cross-functional teams that consistently deliver business value.

My experience as a Mental Health Technician and Emergency Medical Technician has enabled me to lead with empathy, actively support team dynamics, and advocate for holistic employee well-being in fast-paced environments.

Highlights of past work:

• Led the creation and execution of Call for Code for Racial Justice, a social justice initiative designed to empower technologists to combat social injustice. At Launch, this initiative engaged 7,000+ people.

• Served as Program Manager and Agile coach for Call for Code, a social-good initiative to use technology to fight against the most pressing global issues of our time. During my leadership, the program doubled its particpation to 400,000+ developers.

• Led the creation and execution of the Open Source Community Grant, a grassroots program designed to bring much-needed diversity to the Open Source Community. During my leadership, this initiative reached 60+ non-profits, engaged 1000+ IBM employees worldwide, and reached 25,000+ developers.

• Led the creation and execution of the Build Smart on Kubernetes World Tour, a program to provide learning opportunities for those interested in building, running, and managing cloud-native applications with Kubernetes. During my leadership, this initiative reached 5,000+ developers.

• As chair of the City of Columbia Mayor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health, Led the planning, and executing of the Mayor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health awards

• Facilitated community Strategic Plan Focus Groups with a combined 100+ attendees and followed up with a report to the Mayor and City Council members on recommended actions.

• Led the planning, and executing of a Zumba Glow Party where 50+ people attended.

• Recipient of The Phoenix Award for outstanding performance in pre-hospital medical care.

Above all else, I am a wife and a proud mother of 3 beautiful children.