Everything we've done so far has been created thanks to the consistent support of many amazing individuals and companies.
Forge is a 501(c)(3) non-profit school that prepares students with the modern skills they need to make an impact in the world. Over 1,000 students each year learn things like design, marketing, and data science through fun, engaging, community-driven projects. Through our programs, projects, and community, we strive to empower students to realize their own potential while creating opportunities for them to make an impact for good.
Wall of Support
Kristie Moy Gardner Fiveash David J. Miller Amber Karnes Michael Miller Aaron Gu Bradley Kipp Jim MC Emily Soule Leeraz Zuo Kartik Gupta Paul Beyer Michael Crawford Michael Lamberson Nola Miller Kerrie Carfagno Joshua Anton Kyle Hawke Allison Garrett Nicole Huebner Meg and John Bristow George Wilson Po Tsao Todd Wickersty Spencer Ingram Kris Adair Alex Stankey Mike Verdicchio The Goodwin Family Alan Webb Michael Cannady Mike Powers Damian McCabe Leah Retta Kristie Shehan Kevin Passarello Shaen Vo TA MacKinney Ben Artuso Alyssa Dizon Ted Lichtenberger Meredith Makayama Misha Espinoza Ishika Khemmani Brian Whitlow Erica Lester Brian Mitchell John Barkley April Johnson Kim Wilkens Evan Slotnik Ruby Dizon Foodio James Underhill Adam Guo Reilly Meinert Tania Ermak Maddie Boehnlein
Will Robinson Nina S. Jill Villany Bernadette Mahon Zach Auman Emma Carter Atul Khosla Tyler Chartier The Willson Family Marina Kun David Touve Christy Phillips Judy DeChello Nipun Singh Anna Cai Lauren Woods Ryan Gall Lawrence Hook Aaron Zuo Jacob and Serenity Kavya Ravikanti Fang William Robinson Elliot Roth Alex Rein Elliot Rosenberg John Feminella Daniel Autry Grace Clifford Gail Brook Neil Reiter Mary-Jo Toms Lillian Gai Colleen Kohler Alisha Kohli Bob Lloyd Adam Healey Amanda Halacy Gram Smit Dorothy Wang Rory Stolzenberg Ruika Lin Nicole Alers Matt Bogrand Jason Ally Scott Howard John Halacy Kevin Tarczon Kyle Bye Venkat & Suma Ravikanti Jessica Zimmerman Uzi Minhas Peter Simonsen Ross Baird Jo Spotswood Jennifer & Jordan Lewis LeiLei Secor Greg Herrington
Jennifer Laredo Madhav Sekar Arthur Wu Sean Casey Daniel Milligan Jake Minturn William Farrah Riley Panko Samuel Spelsberg Alison Peltz Rachna Khosla Stefanie Van Rafelghem Shannon Colson Hawks Ransler Kate McGinn Mitch Gillin Jen Laredo Emma Chamberlayne Mark Galant Laura Willson Rob Jiranek Breanna Digiammarino Bailey Snead Kelsey Cole Barrett Campbell The Van Rafelghem Family Mike Beares Div Bhansali Anna Mendez Mia Ruggiano EV The Entrepreneurship Group Lauren Mohan Prachi Varma Sarah Dodge Kyle Tabor Furr Jasdev Singh Avery Colyer Shannon C. Shafar Khan Bobby and Ruby Dizon Manana Metreveli Maddie Wynne Mittesh Satasia Lily H. Jeff Bordogna Ford Beazley Dara Maguire Blake Rex Karen Soule HealthTexting.org Emmett DeBree Stacy Seapy Kaye Forsman Morris MCCrary Allie Arnold Steve Thringer
Trisha Ybara-Peters Carolyn Zelikow Alex Kuck Patrick Higgins Adriel-Barrett Johnson Michael Peltz Clare Carr Andy Page Ariel Kao Michelle Lynskey Trevir Hinkle Nikki Nazareno Tabor Furr Charley Willson and Family Blake Goodwin Shenelle Helwig Chapman Monroe Ryan Arnaudin Coleman Bigelow Brendan Richardson Hunter Wagenaar Nicole Zuita Weston Reynolds Dave and Brenda Ingram Justin Harrison Joyce Smaragdis Ellen Wrey Meiya Chang John Rabasa Caroline F McCrary Jayme Dodge Jason Fishman Sophie F Mary Rockwell Isabelle McMahon Nikhil B Bran Hunter David Paxton Stacy Peltz Chris Watson Anna Kuno Ben Browning Libba McCraw Irena Huang Graham Campbell Kevin Pujanauski Nick Skelsey Alexis Ohanian Tim Ghazzawi Anna Seitz Chris Santamaria Jane Rudy Lia Metreveli & Deigo Rodriguez Sean Gorman Vijay Edupuganti Kristen Rose Levi Santagate
Supporting Companies
I love the endless amount of resources and guidance [Forge] offers. From having members or staff take 5 minutes to sit down and talk to me, to endless workshops throughout the semester, to the random email and text messages - everyone genuinely cares about one another.
Nina Satasiya
FORGE MEMBER
The network of motivated people us unlike anything else at UVA. You can always find someone interested in something new and exciting which is inspirational and can come in handy.
Tyler Wagner
FORGE MEMBER
[Forge] provides a space to explore oneself in a number of ways, and the community of people loves to embrace newcomers and help them grow. I have felt the skills I have learned through HackCville are invaluable as I prepare for the real world.
James Chisom
FORGE MEMBER
[Forge] opened me to a whole new way of thinking about myself, my skills, and my career goals. It also introduced and exposed me to a whole new group of insanely talented, driven, and inspriring people that have supported me and provided me with amazing opportunities.
Amanda Coombs
FORGE MEMBER
[Forge] is a unique, vibrant community where people come from various starting points to learn to become better problem-solvers and future change makers. There is no place like it here in Charlottesville and it is increasingly becoming an integral part of the college experience for its members.
Melissa Wu
FORGE MEMBER
My favorite part about [Forge] is getting to know everyone in my class and in the overall community. It is unique to find a collection of such innovative and motivated people. The resources offered by [Forge] for any sort of project you may want to embark on are extremely useful, especially for those who have limited experience in entrepreneurship.
Mark Martinkov
FORGE ALUM
I love the energy and creativity that [Forge] members have. Everybody seems motivated to make a difference in their community, and they all seem to have fun doing it.
Audrey Francis
FORGE MEMBER
[Forge] is one of the biggest reasons why I say I love UVa. The mentorship and advice it has offered me has been unparalleled to anything else I've ever taken. The community is both incredibly driven and passionate about everything they do.
Daniel Autry
FORGE ALUM
My favorite part about [Forge] is the connections; I felt like my New York dreams were so much closer than before having connected with [Forge]. They have such an elaborate network and so many people with different skill sets willing and able to help me think about internships, jobs, etc...I felt like I had a group of people I could ask to help me try something new or go somewhere new.
Nicole Quinn
FORGE MEMBER
Not only has [Forge] been instrumental in introducing me to ReinventED Lab, where I will be interning this summer, but it has helped me meet individuals from all areas of the university with similar interests in startup culture.
Aiden Carroll
FORGE MEMBER
My favorite part about being involved with Forge is the people. Everyone I meet is extremely bright, motivated, and talented, and it was refreshing and inspiring to be surrounded by such an incredible community.
Anna Kuno
FORGE MEMBER
Forge does an amazing job with experiential learning, certainly in the kind of skill sets that we talk about being important in tomorrow's economy.
Brendan Richardson
CEO OF ASTRAEA
As we seek to build our creative economy, Forge will play a crucial role in training and keeping talent here in Charlottesville.
Mike Signer
FORMER MAYOR OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
Forge has by far been the most rewarding thing I have done with my time at UVA. I really wish I had gotten involved sooner. There is something for everyone here. The people you meet will inspire you and you will always be learning!