OUR STORY
How it All Started
Shift Alt Her was born from Alora James’s lived experience as a Black woman in tech. After graduating from Tuskegee with a degree in computer engineering and building a career at NASA, Microsoft, Google, and Lyft, she found herself constantly pushed toward leadership and speaking roles. Recognizing this as her divine assignment, she transformed her natural problem-solving ability and her passion for elevating others into a movement. Shift Alt Her exists to empower women in tech to not just enter the industry, but to own the room, rewrite the narrative, and redefine success—while embracing culture, elegance, and the fullness of womanhood.
Empowering Women in Tech to Lead Boldly
MEET OUR FOUNDERS
Destinie James
Founder/CEO
Destinie “Alora” James is the Founder and CEO of Shift Alt Her, a women-led nonprofit building bold pathways for women to lead, thrive, and command space in tech and beyond. A technologist, strategist, and community builder, Alora blends systems thinking with culture, confidence, and care to create opportunities that feel as powerful as they are practical. Known for her vision, warmth, and unapologetic excellence, she is passionate about helping women step into rooms ready to lead — and look good doing it.
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Director of Finance
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Marvin Louis-Charles
Director of Technolgy
With seven years of executive support experience, Marvin brings a strong blend of technical expertise, operational insight, and people‑centered service to technology leadership. He has supported senior executives across complex environments, managing systems, devices, and workflows that keep organizations running efficiently. His background includes optimizing technology processes, guiding users through change, and ensuring teams have the tools they need to work effectively. Marvin is passionate about leveraging technology to strengthen mission‑driven organizations and enhance collaboration across teams.
Njera Keith
Director of Programs
Njera is a Diasporic liberation theorist. She’s spent the past ten years crafting movement philosophy and building the infrastructure necessary for unified revolutionary action. Beyond founding radical institutions, Njera proactively disrupts nonprofit complacency, consulting for groups dedicated to dismantling oppressive practices. Her primary focus is a new app that merges lifestyle, entertainment, education, and therapy to foster healthy identity formation for Black individuals and communities.
What Drives Us
Our Mission
To empower women in technology to own the room, rewrite the narrative, and redefine success by merging career growth with lifestyle elevation.
Our Purpose
To break glass ceilings while investing in the skills, credentials, and confidence of women, ensuring that access to opportunity is not limited by financial or cultural barriers.
ABOUT US
WHO WE
Are
Shift Alt Her is a nonprofit organization for women by women, created to empower and elevate women in technology. We blend career advancement with lifestyle enrichment, merging professional development, wellness, culture, and luxury experiences.