by michelle | Jul 12, 2024 | DEI Concepts, Leadership, Podcast Episode, Resources and Programs
Show Notes In this episode, Samah and Michelle talk about a recent open letter to the organizers for WCEU 2025 from Shahjahan Jewel, in which he talks about WCEU 2025 coinciding with Eid al-Adha, a significant holiday for Muslims. He equates it as if WordCamp was to...
by michelle | Jul 5, 2024 | DEI Concepts, Hiring and Recruiting, Jobs and Careers, Leadership, Podcast Episode
Show Notes In this episode, Michelle and Samah talk with Kristina Louise Treadwell, owner of Web Pro Geeks. We discuss how she started her business, how she manages a team, and how she’s used Underrepresented in Tech for hiring. Episode Transcript [00:00:02]...
by The UIT Team | Sep 28, 2023 | Allyship, Community Building, Leadership, Podcast Episode, Resources and Programs
Show Notes In this episode, Michelle chats with Francesca Marano and Siobhan McKeown about their new initiative, WP Includes, aimed at increasing the representation of womenin WordPress boardrooms and leadership. Learn more at: https://wpincludes.me/ Episode...
by The UIT Team | Sep 15, 2023 | Allyship, Community Building, Events, Leadership, Podcast Episode
Show Notes In this episode, Michelle talks with Anne McCarthy. Anne (she/they) works for Automattic as a sponsored contributor to the WordPress.org project, spearheading the FSE Outreach Program and participating on multiple release squads in various capacities. In...
by The UIT Team | Sep 11, 2023 | Community Building, Events, Leadership, Podcast Episode, Resources and Programs
Show Notes In this episode, Allie and Michelle sit down with Samah Nasr, who has worked at Yoast since 2018 as a Community Project Manager. Samah works closely with many of the Yoast community DEI effots, such as the Yoast Diversity Fund and Yoast Care Fund. Episode...
by The UIT Team | Aug 17, 2023 | Community Building, Events, Leadership, Podcast Episode
Show Notes In this episode, Allie and Michelle talk to Femi Lewis and Maestro Stevens, two upcoming speakers at WordCamp US. They discuss their speaking experience and their unique journeys seeing themselves represented (or not) in the community. Femi Lewis Website...
