Short YouTube testimonial (uploaded Nov 11, 2025) in which Alisha—who has a background in computer science and philosophy and industry experience as a software engineer—explains that she felt something missing in private-sector engineering work and saw Noblereach as a way to combine her technical interests, philosophical questions, and a desire for public service.
I am someone with a background in computer science and philosophy and I've mostly had industry experience in software engineering, so less of the government public service side of things. And in all of my internship and full time role experience as a software engineer, I sort of felt like there was something missing. I didn't feel like it was something I could do for the next 50 years of my career. When I heard about Noblereach, it seemed like a very good way to align both my interest in computer science and philosophy, start thinking about those questions in a real world setting and put my passion for public service in that area.
Leading Innovation in State Government | NobleReach Scholar Melissa Lopez-Barbosa
