https://www.devfestwi.com/news daily 0.75 2025-07-17 https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers-vol-1-2024-zdet7-lalby-bragm monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/bc78baef-7940-4162-9c9c-b6a9801ef40d/samantha_spaulding.jpeg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Cacie, Shawn, and Samantha! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/db65f04b-d383-4932-926b-93a069fc5557/cacie_robichaux.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Cacie, Shawn, and Samantha! - Cacie Robichaux (she/her) I am a scrum master and employee of Trustage for the last five years. I am also passionate about making those around me and myself a little bit better each day. In my spare time I enjoy volunteering, reading alone in my basement and coaching my children's various activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/bbd5ba6f-64c6-41a0-aa62-8586c74cde88/shawn_spartz.jpeg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Cacie, Shawn, and Samantha! - Shawn Spartz (she/her/they/them) Shawn Spartz is a multidimensional systems thinker, technologist, and intuitive strategist exploring the intersection of human consciousness and artificial intelligence. With over 25 years of experience in tech and transformation leadership, she guides individuals and organizations in designing technologies—and teams—that reflect deeper intelligence, empathy, and inclusivity. Her work blends intuitive resonance with practical design, often engaging AI as both a tool and a mirror for self-awareness, feedback, and evolution. Shawn serves as a bridge between structured logic and living intelligence, inviting technologists to approach innovation not just from efficiency, but from reflection, resonance, and relational wisdom. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/ticket-how-to-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/6342b77a-7802-403e-a4fc-e4a8e92c2df6/step2.jpg News & Updates - 2025 Ticket How-To - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/6f445553-89c4-4571-93db-1e2816dd87a2/step1.jpg News & Updates - 2025 Ticket How-To https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/394c8695-8da4-4de5-a7c5-c4bb29cda797/step3-all.jpg News & Updates - 2025 Ticket How-To - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers-vol-1-2024-zdet7-lalby monthly 0.5 2025-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/58e7da54-bb89-44ed-b73d-fa2aeb442f84/Larson%2C+Ross+2022.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Ryan, Jeff, and Ross! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/6a197d5c-9e38-4972-865e-08dbae4814a3/ryan_etten.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Ryan, Jeff, and Ross! - Ryan Etten (he/him) Ryan Etten is a Senior Architect and Team Lead at Red Hat, guiding the West North America Sales & Adoption Launch team. A Red Hat Certified OpenShift Architect, he helps enterprises adopt Kubernetes, GitOps, and Zero-Trust architectures that accelerate secure, agile transformation. Before joining Red Hat, Ryan led award-winning cybersecurity programs that safeguarded community-owned utilities, work recognized by the American Public Power Association for advancing prudent energy policy and critical-infrastructure protection. Ryan shapes industry best practices through active roles with OpenGitOps, CNCF TAG Security, and the Cloud Security Alliance, and is the Founder & Chair of the Red Hat Cloud Native Security Community of Practice. He has shared his insights on stages worldwide, including Red Hat Summit and GitOpsCon Europe, and authored content for the Linux Foundation’s Certified GitOps Associate exam. Closer to home, he revitalized the CNCF community in Madison, Wisconsin, helping to foster the next generation of secure cloud-native adopters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/99ffba8f-8620-4b83-95e2-fab9a7850901/jeff_kritzman.jpeg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Ryan, Jeff, and Ross! - Jeff Kritzman (he/him/his) Jeff Kritzman is a Senior Consultant at Keyrus. Prior to consulting, Jeff working in Healthcare Analytics. Jeff has deep knowledge across the analytics discipline, including data visualization, data engineering, and data science. He has a background in process improvement and applied math, and is currently having fun exploring what AI can bring to the analytics world! https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers-vol-1-2024-zdet7 monthly 0.5 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/52fe7d9a-8859-452f-967b-728679259acc/steven_boutcher.jpeg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Liv, Steven, and Holly! - Steven Boutcher (he/him) Hi, I'm Steven! I'm a QA Automation Engineer based in Door County, Wisconsin. I've been in QA since 2020 when I worked for Fetch, and I've been using AI since ChatGPT came out in 2023. For the past year, I've been using Cursor to help me with various testing tasks. My wife and I have 2 black cats, and we like to travel and go to state parks. Outside of work, I am leaning into my passion for education and parkour and will be teaching my first parkour class this fall at the Sturgeon Bay YMCA! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/3ff68072-b95c-459a-a738-41718e0df7ec/Holly+Anne+Burns_Headshot.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Liv, Steven, and Holly! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/2448966a-6fb9-40e1-9d43-1ac937d82bc6/olivia_barrow.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Liv, Steven, and Holly! - Olivia Barrow (she/her/hers) Olivia Barrow is a writer, a runner, and a creative problem-solver. She graduated from the University of North Carolina and began her career as a newspaper reporter. In 2016, she pivoted into marketing and moved to Madison to launch her own business. As the founder of Olivia Barrow Communications, she helps her clients develop and execute effective content marketing strategies. She is passionate about racial justice and collective liberation and healing. She loves being outside, chasing big athletic goals, and reading novels that expand her understanding of what it means to be human. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/ticket-how-to monthly 0.5 2025-07-17 https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers-vol4-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/0e624843-6463-485b-82f8-f05284a38daf/luke_burkey.jpeg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Volume 4 - Luke Burkey (he/him) I'm a product manager, people leader, and strategy advisor. Solving painful customer problems in non-intuitive but simple ways is what excites me most about my work. I'm a product manager who has built and launched tech products for startups as well as the Fortune 100. Growing up in a sleepy town between Milwaukee & Chicago, studying economics in a liberal arts environment, and building FinTech products in NYC all shape my perception and style of product management. I enjoy both leading & coaching product managers and rolling up my sleeves to keep my skills sharp. I currently live in Madison, WI with my wife and two kids. In my free time, I enjoy a good jog, reading the physical newspaper (I must be behind "The Times" ha), reading non-fiction, experimenting with new ways of brewing coffee, and exploring state parks with the kids. I'd be glad to connect with other people of like-minded and differing perspectives. Send me an email or connect with me on LinkedIn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/e8d34efb-3a70-479f-a8fb-972c51b2f42b/jim_remsik.jpeg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Volume 4 - Jim Remsik (he/him) Jim Remsik is founder and CEO of Flagrant, a shop committed to discovering, designing and developing software solutions to answer the unique needs of each client. A computer software industry veteran of over 20 years, he is skilled in web applications, Javascript, databases, Ruby on Rails, mobile applications and test-driven development (TDD). He founded Adorable IO, was former director of 8th Light, and for nearly a decade chaired the Madison+ Ruby Conference, an event that’ll return under his direction in 2024. Jim also proudly served as publicly-elected Treasurer of Goose Lake Watershed District, and once, not-so-proudly, crashed a stock car into a cement wall while racing in reverse. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers-vol-3-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/58e7da54-bb89-44ed-b73d-fa2aeb442f84/Larson%2C+Ross+2022.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Volume 3 - Ross Larson (he/him) Ross Larson became a software developer through the nontraditional path of obtaining a double major in Psychology and French from Luther College. He later obtained a software development degree from Fox Valley Technical College. He works as a Software Developer for Paradigm in Middleton, WI. He currently serves on the board of the Forward Festival. He has volunteered teaching computer science at a local high school through the TEALS program. He enjoys indie and retro video games, board games, the NFL Draft, creating obscure fantasy leagues, and making charts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/e1b109a0-7a0e-4345-a841-c8f54d6e71cc/Heather+Dean+Creative+Across+the+Curriculum.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Volume 3 - Heather vonOesen Dean (she/her) Heather has been designing learning experiences for over 25 years. She supports professionals in a wide variety of fields to design creative meaningful experiences for their clients, customers, students, or teams. The end goal is to build engagement and understanding, to get the Lightbulbs to Turn On! Heather has a BA in Studio Art/Art History from Denison University, a Master’s in Education from DePaul University, and holds her National Board Professional Teaching Certificate. She currently works from and lives in Madison, WI. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers-vol-2-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/42e5bb46-d8a2-4962-9b57-aa50278c4aaf/steven.png News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Volume 2 - Steven Boutcher (he/him) I've been a QA Automation Engineer for 3 years, but if you asked me 5 years ago, I couldn't have guessed I'd end up here. I started off learning web development on freeCodeCamp. Most of my career before tech was customer service roles, including the one that led to my first QA role. As someone who comes to tech from a non-traditional background, I'm passionate about helping people break into tech, especially QA, and over the past year, I've been exploring ways to help people do that. When I'm not working, my favorite things to do are traveling with my wife, playing with our 2 cats, and doing parkour around my city. My favorite state park is Devil's Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/48baa75b-3276-41a4-a70d-40d238c00612/2024+Jen+Remsik+Standing.jpeg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Volume 2 - Jen Remsik (she/her) Jen Remsik, CEO of Training Tracker, thrives on detail, transforming the burden of safety, compliance, and HR into manageable solutions. With over 20 years in event planning and operations, she acquired Training Tracker in 2018, revolutionizing company training management. Her vision simplifies training, enhancing safety and culture. A recognized leader with an MBA, Jen balances work with cozy moments at home in Wisconsin alongside her husband, Jim, and their French Bulldog, Riesling. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers-vol-1-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/decd9ec3-5155-4683-8c95-0389e5380681/kittinger-540x540-1.png News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Volume 1 - Allison Kittinger (she/her) Allison Kittinger is the Open Source Program Office Manager at UW-Madison. She received her Master of Science in Library Science from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2021 and previously worked as a Scholarly Communications Librarian in North Carolina. She was drawn to the academic OSPO space due to her background in open publishing and digital scholarship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/2a65964d-540f-447b-ad21-06690f709426/ShawnSpartz-Blue.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Volume 1 - Shawn Spartz (she/her/they/them) Shawn Spartz brings more than 20 years of experience in web and technology-focused solutions to nvisia clients, from programming custom web applications to creative direction for the user interface. She has strong expertise in experiential user-driven interfaces in both B2B and B2C solutions. Shawn has a versatile work style; she works fluidly with Marketing, Technology and Operations departments to understand their user needs and provide a full user experience workflow including: Personas, User Journey Maps or Workflow Diagrams, Market and Competitor Research, User Analytics, Content Audit, Low-Fidelity Wireframes, High-Fidelity Visual Mockups, Interactive Prototyping, among others. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/call-for-speakers-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-04-25 https://www.devfestwi.com/news/slides-available monthly 0.5 2023-09-11 https://www.devfestwi.com/news/flf4m02fg4vpow2fnjt7gd7ul3tg2j monthly 0.5 2023-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/1692255335819-IWEG829NSELGUQ4AT3QT/rachel-loughman-EjmcT09e3Jg-unsplash.jpg News & Updates - Tick Tock… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers-es839-ryrj4 monthly 0.5 2023-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/48ef6521-4dd5-4b59-80db-bb28b3596e7c/David+Bacisin.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Chapter 3 - David Bacisin (he/him) David Bacisin is a senior software engineer at Fetch, where he developed translation workflows and guided teams to launch the Fetch app in Spanish. He is passionate about building inclusive, performant software, and while he currently focuses on backend distributed systems, he encourages everyone to see how their work ultimately impacts users—that is, real people with diverse experiences and abilities. Outside of work, you'll find him hiking and taking photos in national parks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/ac85758a-39ff-4b23-b4fb-4111e41776da/Amanda+Thornton.jpeg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Chapter 3 - Amanda Thornton (she/her) Amanda Thornton is a team lead and software developer supporting researchers and research administrators at the UW Madison Space Science and Engineering Center working to expand the boundaries of human knowledge. She is a co-chair for Leadership Improv and organizes the DataWonks and the Distributed Developers Communities of Practice. She is committed to creating inclusive communities for everyone and received the 2020 UW Madison CIO Award for Community Engagement. Outside of work you’ll find Amanda at the rink teaching adults how to play ice hockey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/57947540-d063-43ea-ad03-93b147749a6a/kat-rohrmeier-photo+%281%29.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Chapter 3 - Kat Rohrmeier (they/them) Kat is a writer of code and speculative fiction who is interested in intersectionality, the interstitial, ideas interdisciplinary, and in other things between. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers-es839 monthly 0.5 2023-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/a80109a9-8e0a-4111-82a3-71a821bd0df0/Paul+Pham.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Chapter 2 - Paul Pham (he/him) Paul is the Engineering Manager at The Trevor Project, which is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention services for LGBTQ+ youth. He has a background in technical consulting serving as the tech lead and project manager for various industries, including banking, finances, telecommunications, automotive, energy, and non-profits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/4c6fe3f1-77eb-4553-a894-5feeb7c8345d/Amanda+Daering.JPG News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Chapter 2 - Amanda Daering (she/her) Amanda is a speaker, business strategist, and entrepreneur. She loves nothing more than when smart people come together to solve important problems. For over fifteen years, she has built teams for some of the world’s most stellar companies including KKR, Seven Seven Six and more. She sees the future of work as something to be created rather than feared. She has brought that mindset to features in Inc, Forbes and Parade. When not nerding out about the future of work, you’ll find her either reading or taking too many photos of her mini-Schnauzer named Ruth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/fd3aa0fe-71dd-439e-ac83-68d5b78922c4/Brandon+Hawker.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Chapter 2 - Brandon Hawker (he/him) Brandon is a software engineering leader and builder, and a self-described jack-of-all-trades, deliberately leaving off the "master of none" part (though it's absolutely true). He is currently an engineering lead and manager at Fetch in Madison, WI. In his spare time he enjoys playing and watching soccer, and wilderness backpacking. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers monthly 0.5 2023-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/7603ac91-d716-4de9-bc17-9493afee24d2/Clarissa+Peterson.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Chapter 1 - Clarissa Peterson (she/her) Clarissa is a digital technology strategist and educator. With more than 20 years experience working on websites and software, she is able to blend an innate ability to see how things could work better with the solid technical background needed to turn ideas into reality. As UX Director at WebFirst, she leads a team working to improve the user experience of federal government websites. Clarissa is the author of Learning Responsive Web Design: A Beginner's Guide (O'Reilly Media) as well as an instructor for LinkedIn Learning. She is based in Chicago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/26185fd8-0532-4806-bf95-ce65ca7b6279/Sayan+Sivakumaran.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Chapter 1 - Sayan Sivakumaran (she/they) Sayan is a web developer based in Madison, WI that likes to contribute to the accessibility module of Chromium's rendering engine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/5f072c6a-7c31-41fc-bac7-b557a2ed00e8/Ross+Larson.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Chapter 1 - Ross Larson (he/him) Ross became a software developer through the nontraditional path of obtaining a double major in Psychology and French from Luther College. He later obtained a software development degree from Fox Valley Technical College. He works as a Software Developer for Paradigm in Middleton, WI. He currently serves on the board of the Forward Festival. He has volunteered teaching computer science at a local high school through the TEALS program. He enjoys indie and retro video games, board games, the NFL Draft, creating obscure fantasy leagues, and making charts. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/2023-schedule-coming-soon monthly 0.5 2023-07-21 https://www.devfestwi.com/news/tickets-available-now monthly 0.5 2023-07-13 https://www.devfestwi.com/news/call-for-speakers-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-06-06 https://www.devfestwi.com/news/j0kxeobvb6o0xs9iqyxknwonh0yg54 monthly 0.5 2023-06-06 https://www.devfestwi.com/news/the-finish-line-is-in-sight monthly 0.5 2022-08-11 https://www.devfestwi.com/news/two-weeks-to-go monthly 0.5 2022-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/1b9dbb00-897a-4892-95d0-6471089e7591/hourglass2.gif News & Updates - Two Weeks to Go! Time flies, and we can’t believe it’s just two weeks and counting until DevFest WI 2022! We’ve got a whole host of awesome speakers lined up, and our schedule is set. The only missing piece of the puzzle is you! https://www.devfestwi.com/news/our-full-schedule-is-live monthly 0.5 2022-08-02 https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers-episode-2-sb9dz monthly 0.5 2022-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/f91ee0fd-00ef-4be6-9570-333b0c86384a/amanda_thornton.jpeg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Episode 3 Amanda Thornton (she/her) is a team lead and software developer supporting researchers and research administrators at the UW Madison Space Science and Engineering Center to expand the boundaries of human knowledge. She is a co-chair for both Leadership Improv and the IT Professionals Conference and organizes the Distributed Developers Community of Practice. She is committed to creating inclusive communities for everyone and received the 2020 UW Madison CIO Award for Community Engagement. Outside of work you’ll find Amanda at the rink teaching adults how to play ice hockey. “Hockey is a fast-paced game and one where many folks have felt historically excluded. Growing the largest LBGTQ hockey league in the world requires careful consideration around inclusivity, bias-training, and team building to allow players to feel like they belong on the ice.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/0290a4db-a56f-4dd9-91e4-a7421d885142/ross_larson.jpeg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Episode 3 Ross Larson is a human being, software developer at Paradigm, and parent. His talk will be a reminder to us all that we are not alone, and that we can always be better advocate for the people around us. Ross’s session will explain impostor syndrome and explore the many ways that you can support your colleagues. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers-episode-2 monthly 0.5 2022-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/e809d39a-e379-4b22-83c9-436f33c0a49c/savina-imhan.jpeg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Episode 2 Savina Imhan (she/her) is a user experience researcher, and she’s enthusiastic about creating interfaces that help people get things done easily and effectively. This includes making them accessible. What is accessibility? How can prioritizing accessibility benefit both products and users? What is the importance of the ADA, and how can we ensure our compliance? Attend Savina’s talk to find out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/a850e919-f2b7-4b16-9d74-755e9499f479/lauren-k.jpeg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Episode 2 DevOps-Engineer-turned-Director, Lauren Kieliszewski’s (she/her) interest in technology is matched by her passion for the well-being of the humans that produce and consume it. Lauren’s presentation will look at how our unique qualities make our whole life better - and the importance of not only recognizing our needs, but successfully advocating for them. https://www.devfestwi.com/news/meet-the-speakers-episode-1 monthly 0.5 2022-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/d058d558-8bb6-4bcb-b2bf-8f9157158f6e/georgia-de-lotz-49w9ogvp5_4-unsplash+%281%29.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Episode 1 A people-centric product leader, Jen Neuls (she/her) has a wide range of experience in both the arts and technology spaces, working at companies such as HP, Zendesk, and the Madison Children’s Museum. Jen’s belief that “everyone has superpowers they can use to help them achieve their goals and make a difference” will be the focal point of her talk, “I Did That! Tracking your Impact and Announcing your Accomplishments”. Recording your own achievements regularly and publicizing them can bolster your self-confidence and help you attain your career goals; however, this can often be a daunting task — especially if you’re a member of an under-represented group in tech. If you’d like to learn how to toot your own horn as effectively as possible, keep your eye on the schedule for this presentation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/13ffd621-4776-49fd-930c-95236b6b5aae/dragos-blaga-yFpnkorlodo-unsplash+%281%29.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Episode 1 On faculty at UW-Madison’s Information School, Dorothea Salo (she/her) wears many meaningful hats as a teacher. At any given time, her course list may include classes on library/archival technology, introductory programming, introductory information security, technology and data ethics, and organization of information and data. As someone who introduces new software to students on the daily, Dorothea’s presentation will focus on the teachability of tech. Is your software polished, usable, and well-documented enough to be taught in a college classroom? Is it easy to install and maintain, or does its design, affordability, and/or documentation pose significant barriers to entry? Attend Dorothea’s presentation to find out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a01aa7c515db236f3221b9/01da8421-7aa0-4527-966f-854e40ae6091/mark-rabe-zCJrolkwRyE-unsplash+%281%29.jpg News & Updates - Meet the Speakers: Episode 1 Currently a lead backend developer at Alloy Women’s Health, Alex Rolfe (he/him) will share some of his sage wisdom regarding an endlessly relevant topic: the technical interview. How can you and your team design flexible, inclusive tech interviews? What’s the most humane and equitable way to use these experiences to open doors for prospective hires? 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