Kimberly Hermans

My CSTA Story

Being the only computer science teacher at her school, Kimberly was eager to connect to other computer science teachers, even if that meant driving over an hour on a Saturday morning to attend the closest CSTA meeting back in 2012. In 2018, Kimberly was able to attend her first CSTA Conference, where she presented on Google Firebase. Kimberly was inspired by the community of educators at the conference, and soon after joined a newly chartered local CSTA chapter closer to her home. She has since been involved with CSTA, presenting at conferences and serving as a representative to CSTA GLA.

My Story

Kimberly Hermans has taught AP Computer Science A for 14 years and AP Computer Science Principles since the pilot program’s inception in 2013. She also has 7 years of experience lecturing computer science at California State University, Fullerton, and the University of California, Irvine. In addition to educating students, Kimberly helps to support other teachers through her work in a program to help preservice teachers pursuing computer science credentials in California and serving as a College Board consultant and mentor.
Kimberly is a former Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow where she served her fellowship at the National Science Foundation in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) directorate. She helped to support programs that broadened participation in computing. Kimberly has a deep passion for working in broadening participation in computing, and continues that work through her current role as the Community College Working Group facilitator for Expanding Computer Science Education Pathways (ECEP).
Outside of the computer science education world, you can probably find Kimberly on or in the water, as she loves the beach and has traveled the world to SCUBA dive.