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Skills and Certs

Certifications and Education

  • Project Management Professional Certification (prep in progress) — 2025
  • Six Sigma Council White Belt Certification — 2024
  • Google, Google Project Management Professional Certificate — 2024
  • OtterTech, Code of Conduct Enforcement Certification — 2021
  • Epicodus Inc, Certificate in Java, JS, and Android Development — 2015
  • Reed College, Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology — 2012
  • Portland Community College, Associate of Arts — 2009
  • SAE Technical Institute, Certificate in Multimedia & Web Development — 2001

Public Speaking & Media Appearances

  • Profiled on PDXWIT’s “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” Podcast — 2019
  • CMX Summit Speaker — 2019
  • Profiled on "The New Stack" Tech Podcast — 2019
  • ACT-W Portland (Host/MC in 2019) — 2015, 2017, 2019
  • Recipient of Portland Women in Tech’s “Best Contributor” Award — 2018
  • DACHfest Munich (Google), Speaker (45-min talk) — 2018
  • Women Talking Tech, Speaker — 2017
  • PBS: RoadTrip Nation, Interviewee on Tech Careers & Job Readiness — 2017
  • Viral Content: "What Exactly Is an API?" — 2017
  • The Meta Meaning: Building, Publishing, Teaching My First API — 2017
  • Advancing the Careers of Technical Women (ACT-W) Portland Conference — 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Lesbians Who Tech, Speaker, Panel Member — 2016-2017

Writing

In addition to writing for personal expression, work, I blogged for Netlify and Epicodus, and have shared tech and career advice on my Medium LinkedIn and on X. I have also written extensive technical curriculum for Learnhowtoprogram.com.