Cheryl has been working for over 15 years in software development, spanning roles from backend development to engineering management. She spent some of that time being self-employed as a consultant in addition to working at a number of different Canadian tech companies. She is driven by bringing out the best in everyone, by developing high functioning teams with servant leadership. She currently works as a Senior Engineering Manager at GitLab on the Continuous Integration product.

My name is Brittney Postma. I am a Developer Experience Engineer at Netlify. That basically means I get to do a lot of fun content around the Jamstack while still coding and building things. I am the founder of the Svelte Sirens, a society for women, non-binary people, and allies to learn, build, and teach about Svelte.I co-host the Svelte Radio, Remotely Interesting, and Purrfect.Dev podcast. I also work with CodingCat.dev to create tutorials and courses. I love helping people in the community and empowering those that don't have a voice to find their place in the tech industry.

Erika started her career in the non-profit sector as a research scientist for hospitals and schools, where she developed an interest in using data to build empowering and collaborative tools. In this industry, she found that most projects needed a software component to translate her research findings into actionable information. This inspired her to pursue an education and career in software engineering so that she could not only assess and analyze the needs of a community, but also build accessible and interactive tools that address these needs. As an engineer, she has worked with companies that help users create and share data, and she hopes to continue writing software that supports scientists and researchers in addressing population needs.

Erika has earned a Master's Degree in Applied Social Research from the City University of New York and a fellowship in Web Development from Fullstack Academy of Code. She currently lives in New York City

Claire Wasserman is an educator, author, and founder of Ladies Get Paid, an educational platform and global community that helps women advance professionally and financially. She is also the host of the John Hancock podcast, Friends Who Talk About Money. A highly sought-after expert for Fortune 500 companies working to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, Claire has traveled the country teaching thousands of women how to negotiate millions of dollars in raises, start businesses, and advocate for themselves in the workplace. Claire was chosen as one of Marquis Who’s Who 75 Most Influential Financial Leaders of 2021, as well as Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women. She has spoken at places such as Harvard Business School, Facebook, NASA, and the United Nations, and has appeared on Good Morning America and in the New York Times, among others. Her book, LADIES GET PAID, is available wherever books are sold.

Established software engineering leader focused in web and cloud technologies. I've worked in all areas of the custom development process from architecture to delivery and have a strong interest in agile methodologies, continuous delivery and cloud enabled agility. I love building and growing high performing engineering teams.

Mira Kali is a cyber security professional with experience as a Product Security Engineer, Penetration tester, she is a python and iOS developer and a systems administrator. Prior to her tech career, she worked as a bartender in NYC until one day she discovered GDI where she wrote her first HTML page. It was a pivotal moment and she realized that women do in fact belong in tech. She loves mentoring and encouraging women to pursue their passion even when it’s intimidating to enter such a male-dominated industry.

KimBley Griffin (she, her, hers) is a Software QA Engineer for Nashville-based i3-Verticals ImageSoft, LLC, but remotely works from her home basement office near Royal Oak, MI. She arrived late to the IT game -- after having transitioned from working as a Project Manager in the energy sector -- but hasn't looked back since completing a Software Tester bookcamp in 2015 at Grand Circus - Detroit and landing her first tech job less than 30 days later. She admittedly has been happily and gainfully-employed ever since. KimBley is currently honing her Test Automation Engineer skills and mostly loving every minute of it. When not "making the doughnuts", KimBley enjoys: sharing with others (e.g., her daughter's Girl Scout troop, her Meta connections, family and friends, and Girl Develop It Virtual Career Fair: Pathways to Success attendees) what her journey has been and how others might also find success as a software test engineer; gardening, walking, riding her new bike, finding and enjoying new wholesome plant-based foods and drinks, and reading multiple books at a time (e.g., "Lessons Learned in Software Testing" by Kaner, Bach and Pettichord; "Under the Whispering Door" by Klune; and "The Strange & Infinite World of Numbers" by Sole).

For as long as Marisa Hezekiah can remember, she has been an advocate for focusing on the "whole child experience" in education, which prompted her to consider a path in teaching English. She never went down that path, but found a way into making a difference for students and pairing her curiosity about technology by joining the Talent Acquisition team at Panorama Education, particularly supporting Engineering and UX/UI Design. In the short time that Marisa has been at Panorama, she has been involved in the transformation of teams in such a way that they really do represent the students who Panorama serves and has been amazed by the growth opportunities Panorama can bring for each individual on board. 

Anne Katzeff specializes in designing custom websites for creative people, small businesses, and nonprofits.

Anne has been running her own business, ASK Design, for more than 20 years, turning her focus to web design about 10 years ago. She creates custom designs that fit each client's needs, emphasize what they do best, and separate them from the crowd. She builds all kinds of sites: e-commerce shops and artist portfolios, individuals and businesses, Bootstrap and WordPress, Squarespace and Photoshelter.

Anne is also an artist and teacher.

“It’s a lot of fun following your passions. Balancing the creative with the technical has kept both sides of my brain and soul happy.”