Techzans

2014 Code for America Fellows in San Antonio

We're helping San Antonio catapult itself into the 21st century. We do more than make apps — we're empowering San Antonio residents to take control of their city.

Catch up

Read up on our work this year

We made fifty/fifty, our midyear report, to break down the story of our year so far. Read through to learn about the projects we're working on and the things we're focused on.

read our blog

See what we think about

We don't update our blog as often as we want to. But you can click through some our thoughts about user testing, planning civic tech projects and understanding the needs of big cities.

Try Homebase

Home repairs made easy

Homebase is like a Turbo Tax for home repair permits. We walk users step-by-step through the complicated permit process to help them start projects like adding a room or buiding a shed.

Meet the team

See our smiling faces below? (Except David. He's too serious to smile.) Well, that's us, the Techzans. Read up a bit to learn about our past. If you want to say, please reach out. We like to talk to people.

Maya Benari

Maya is a designer and web developer from Los Angeles. She is passionate about creating beautiful and functional online spaces that make a positive impact on the world. She’s built websites for local startups and global organizations, like the World Affairs Council of Brazil and the NRDC’s Demand Clean Power and loves the challenges that come from working on diverse projects. .

David Leonard

David designs simple user interfaces for real people. He recently worked at Gannett, helping their newspapers craft innovative strategies to use their content online and on mobile devices. He also crafted front pages for the Cincinnati Enquirer, Indianapolis Star and other major newspapers.

Amy Mok

Amy is a software engineer with a passion for space and social impact. Most recently, she led a team to identify and implement common designs in flight software to improve productivity in Lockheed Martin. She holds a BA in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and a MS in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. In her spare time, she likes to volunteer and travel.

Give us your feedback

Have thoughts on any of our projects? Our midyear report? Want to correct a typo in one of our bios? (We read them a lot, but we might have missed something. Who knows.) Email us at sanantonio@codeforamerica.org.