Chatnie Herne (right)
Cofounder & CTO

Chatnie graduated with a Masters of IT Management with Distinction from SUNY Potsdam and has over 10 years experience in tech, policy in government, non-profit sectors and finance. Chatnie brings her love of technology for good as a cofounder at Poptronic and last year placed in the top 1.5% in Pow Wow Pitch Competition of 2500 Indigenous Entrepreneurs across Turtle Island. Chatnie's been accepted into a prestigious Artificial Intelligence Train the Trainer program which will allow her to connect with AI experts across Turtle Island and bring this knowledge back to her community of Akwesasne. 

Kelly Bergeron (left)
Cofounder & CEO
 

With over 20 years of tech experience, educational technology curriculum development and instruction, Kelly has demonstrated a passion in using tech for good. She is one of the cofounders at Poptronic, a virtual reality solutions provider that connects Canadians to VR technologies, across the country. Kelly has worked in San Francisco, Toronto, Ottawa, and overseas in the federal government, nonprofits and Salesforce. She moved back to her hometown of Cornwall to bring new technologies and innovative opportunities to her community. Kelly was nominated for College Ontario Premier's Awards in Tech in 2018 and recently helped expand a prominent tech company's education program to Canada.