In this role, I: -Facilitate community outreach and social media activities, working group calls, podcasts, education around open source community health metrics, newsletters for the community-Contribute to special projects and external collaborations, CHAOSS Program Initiatives (such as DEI Project and Event Badging Programs), development of metrics-Coordinate activities with Community Leads from CHAOSS chapters (CHAOSS Africa and CHAOSS Asia Pacific)-Assist with improving experiences for newcomers (hosting open office hours, providing regular onboarding calls)-Co-Chair the DEI Working Group, Community Management Team, Comms Team-Streamline operational functionality for the project's community (calendar management, comms process management, CHAOSS website)

University of Missouri - Community Management for CHAOSS project (June 2020 - Present)-Facilitate community outreach and social media activities, working group calls, podcasts, education around open source community health metrics, newsletters for the community-Contribute to special projects and external collaborations, CHAOSS Program Initiatives (such as D&I Badging Program), development of metrics-Coordinate activities with Community Leads from CHAOSS chapters (CHAOSS Africa and CHAOSS Asia Pacific)-Assist with improving experiences for newcomers (hosting open office hours, providing regular onboarding calls)-Co-Chair of the DEI Working Group, Community Management Team, Comms Team-Streamline operational functionality for the project's community (calendar management, comms process management, etc)-Manage the CHAOSS websiteLinux Foundation - All In Principal Consultant (September 2022-April 2024)In this role I am responsible for collaborating on strategy, vision, and action plans for the All In open source project run by GitHub. This includes skilling around the four pillars of the All In Project: - All In Access (lowering barriers for underrepresented groups in open source)- All In Maintainers (helping maintainers foster more welcoming, diverse, and inclusive open source communities)- All in Equity (advising on funding for other organizations doing great open source DEI work)- All In Data (learning more about where the skilling gaps are related to DEI in open source)AgencyHub - Writer (2021-present)- Write SEO-friendly articles for clients of the company, based on specific goals for the clientNoom - Technical Writing Support (2022-2023)-Built and delivered technical writing workshops for software engineering teams-Assisted software engineers with writing and publishing blog posts on the company blog

I am a photographer specializing in botanical and floral photography. I post a nature photo a day, and I offer fine art nature photos for sale online and in my onsite gallery.

- Built internal guidelines and manuals on safe and healthy community engagement for the Support and Customer Success staff.- Assisted in launching and monitoring new product community forums- Represented Pivotal at open source industry trade show

2017-2018: Focus was on Social Impact, and Developer Marketing (specifically focused on Developer Inclusion). Key projects included: - Crafting the Code of Conduct Incident Response for all GitHub events, and training employee volunteers - Managing team operations for the SI team (team meetings, dashboard of key metrics, organizing team mini-summits, SI Roadmap) - Increased learning opportunities and communication for SI team (through regular cadence of lunch-and-learns, newsletters, team posts) - Collaborating with other teams on projects like GitHub Scholars and GitHub Universe2014-2017: Managed, evolved, and scaled our Patchwork Program (a series of events for beginners to Git, GitHub, and Open Source). We hosted > 100 events all over the world. Key responsibilities: - Choosing potential cities for hosting the events - All event logistics and schedules (venue, catering, speakers, outreach, follow-up) - Maintaining an exemplary experience in all things for our attendees - Working with our training team to revise and deliver learning modules for attendees - Incorporating an "open source for social good" component in the schedule - Managing the Patchwork Community Budget - Collaborating with partners who were serving underrepresented groups to host events - Empowering GitHubbers to host events through a comprehensive Patchwork Kit2012-2014: Focus was on Sponsorships. Key responsibilities: - Creating a holistic sponsorship and community support strategy - Representing GitHub periodically at developer events and conferences - All aspects of GitHub event sponsorships in North, South, Central America - Fielding thousands of incoming requests for event sponsorships and partnership inquiries - Fielding and distributing incoming invitations for GitHub speakers and conference attendance - Managing the Sponsorship budget - Fielding incoming requests from non-profit organizations - Building Superfans through exemplary and responsive communication

- Represented Engine Yard at PHP community events through sponsorship and speaking engagements - Hosted social events for the PHP community, including the Engine Yard JAUNT - Hosted periodic episodes of "Cloud Out Loud" and "Chicks that Rip" podcasts - Created the PHP User Group Program - Supported open source projects through financial sponsorship and outreach - Wrote periodic blog posts on topics of interest to the PHP community

As the Open Source Outreach/Community Development Manager, I: - Created and shipped a sitewide Code of Conduct - Drove adoption of community-contributed documentation I was also the person responsible for:Managing the @sourceforge Twitter account: - posting regular tweets - interacting with the community through @-mentions and related searches - monitoring sentiment analysis Writing regular blog posts: - interviews with OSS maintainers - site and new feature news and updates - spotlight on OSS projects - general open source newsSending Monthly Email Newsletters to >1,000,000 subscribers: - site and new feature news - spotlight on OSS projects - new OSS releases - job postings and other relevant items to the communityRepresenting Sourceforge at Conferences and Community events: - Finalizing sponsorship details - Managing and designing swag - Attending and staffing the booth on occasion - Meeting OS maintainers and building relationships

Acted as a liaison between Wiley and authors in the software development industry.

Responsible for all facets of this small/mid-size e-commerce site (www.giftsforengineers.com), from web interface to customer service to order fulfillment and inventory management to researching new products. Main focus is on web interface and streamlining backend operations. Am also responsible for writing all site copy, marketing material, and coordinating marketing efforts, as well as interfacing with vendors and large scale purchases.

Responsibilities include acquiring, coordinating, and editing new titles for the php|architect line of books.

Managed sites and wrote PHP web apps for numerous clients in e-commerce, warehousing and consulting industries. I also have acted as a consultant in partnership building and web development issues.

As a regular contributor to International PHP Magazine, I have written articles series on frameworks, using PHP in unique ways, and helpful tips for freelancers/telecommuters.

Developed and taught an e-commerce course in the Adult and Continuing Education Program (3 local campuses).

Co-authored several PHP-related titles, including "Beginning PHP, Apache, MySQL", "Beginning PHP5, Apache, MySQL", and "Professional LAMP".

Responsible for coordinating marketing efforts for this healthcare consulting firm. Responsibilities included managing current and potential client data, interacting between clients and sales and operations staff, and representing company at approx 10 trade shows per year. Developed and maintained database structure, tracking mechanisms and reporting structures and processes.