Jun 2021 – Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Boulder, Colorado, United States · Remote

• + Build and execute a coordinated strategy for open source programs both internal to DigitalOcean and externally, including Hacktoberfest, and DigitalOcean Credits for Open Source
• + Identify and cultivate strategic relationships with current and potential partners in the context of leading Open Source projects and organizations.
• + Manage open source sponsorships to identify and review potential/current projects that are aligned to DigitalOcean community goals and values.
• + Work closely with the Developer Relations Team to ensure that content and engagement is optimal for the DigitalOcean community.
• + Enable Open Source projects to move to DigitalOcean with sponsorship and relationship management. + Set expectations, provide support, training, advice for migrations facilitation.
• + Develop and execute the collaboration strategy for key projects, as well as co-marketing campaigns, communication, and initiative execution.
• + Act as a liaison between internal teams at DigitalOcean and project maintainers to communicate the product roadmap, feature requests, and to help support continued education.

Jul 2019 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater Denver Area · Remote

• + Connect with hands-on practitioners at technical conferences to help educate and grow the Elastic user community
• + Manage and develop regional community events such as technical conferences and meetups for the Elastic developer community
• + Attend local and regional events as an Elastic dev-rel community ambassador
• + Work cross-organizationally and build relationships within Elastic to coordinate content-area experts to speak or present at events

Oct 2018 – Mar 2019 · 5 mos · Boulder, Colorado

• Full-time (60-80 hrs/week) 6-month immersive program teaching developers fundamental and industry relevant skills, such as server-side builds, client-side design and UI, data modeling, MVC frameworks, test driven development, agile workflow, and debugging techniques. Technologies taught: JavaScript ES6+, React, Node, Express, Knex, Mocha/Chai, PostgreSQL, SQL, AJAX, Axios, GIT and GitHub, BigO Notation, Algorithms, Design Patterns, Data Structures as well as other Computer Science concepts.

Mar 2018 – Oct 2018 · 7 mos · Boulder, Colorado

• Increased brand awareness, nurtured influencer relationships, and generated student and membership leads in Boulder, Colorado as well as engaged relevant companies, events, workshops, programming, and conferences.
• Lead, built, and fostered communities and relationships to achieve revenue growth
• Strategically created and leveraged relationships to support business development
• Planned, scheduled, marketed, and hosted introductory lessons in web development and data science
• Created and maintained mutually beneficial brand partnerships
• Developed, managed and executed campus-level marketing engagement
• Created strategic experiments to drive brand engagement, feedback, and adoption
• Tracked, analyzed, and improved conversions from event leads
• Pitched Galvanize at meetups, conferences, and events
• Collaborated cross-functionality with almost every team in the company
• Co-organized 2 Meetups: Learn to Code Boulder, Learn to Code Fort Collins,
• Co-organized 2 campus-based community groups: gWomen and gVets

Sep 2016 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos · Boulder, Colorado

• First point of contact for potential students for Galvanize's full-time and part-time web development and data science programs. Acted as the brand ambassador for Galvanize, and was responsible for driving applications for all programs on the Boulder campus.
• Managed application process from New Lead to Enrolled Student, including all communication with potential students
• Conducted outreach campaigns to leads and prospects captured from various events, including info sessions, learn to code, meetups etc.
• Engaged with leads on a personal basis to help them determine readiness to submit an application to a course, and provided customized resources to each
• Lead info sessions and other conversion sessions including lunch with instructors, class visits, tours etc.
• Worked with Program Directors and General Managers to make decisions regarding outreach campaigns, conversion events and incentives (ie. discounts or promotions) within established framework
• Communicated regularly with Director of Admissions regarding lead and student quality and recruitment strategies
• Managed all tasks related to execution of part time workshops
• Supported campus operations, particularly on events and evangelism initiatives

Aug 2009 – May 2016 · 6 yrs 9 mos · Louisville, Colorado

• AMS-credentialed Montessori Early Childhood teacher. Developed and presented materials, activities, and lessons for pre-k and kindergarten based on the educational philosophies of Maria Montessori in a mixed age classroom.
• Planned, prepared, maintained and presented all units of study, lessons and “works”, creating a Montessori “prepared environment”. Performed daily record keeping of student progress - carefully observing children to follow their academic, social and emotional progress - guiding the child as needed.
• Communicated regularly with parents via newsletters and school events such as twice yearly parent/teacher conferences and parent education nights regarding classroom news, student progress, Montessori philosophy, school policies, and procedures.
• Aided planning, development, and execution of family events such as an annual Art Show, Trike-a-Thon, classroom picnics, kindergarten graduation and in-classroom presentations.
• Counseled prospective families on program suitability and compatibility through school tours, in-person interviews, phone calls and emails.
• Supervised and supported assistant teachers through regular feedback, staff meetings, and Montessori continuing education.
• Organized and prepared materials for classroom volunteers and observations. Presented safety curriculum and conducted monthly safety drills.

Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 · 2 yrs · Longmont, Colorado

• Developed and implemented marketing initiatives for Zing clients such as GoodBelly, Simply Organic, Aura Cacia, Pharmaca. Created content for web, product packaging and collateral sales materials, web usability, search engine optimization (SEO), web metrics and performance analysis.

Jan 2006 – May 2006 · 4 mos · Louisville, Colorado

• Copywriter for social media marketing, brand identity, sales collateral, advertising, press releases, direct mail, packaging, web copy, and multimedia/video scripts. Clients included: WhiteWave Foods, Frontier Natural Products, Izze Beverage Co.

May 2001 – Sep 2006 · 5 yrs 4 mos · Boulder, Colorado

• Responsible for copywriting, editing, proofreading and project management for all
• product packaging, sales and marketing communications. Manager of websites and
• web content.