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Girl Develop It’s HQ Team is growing!

Girl Develop It is delighted to announce that we’re growing our national team!

Please help us in welcoming LeeAnn Kinney, Rachel Messeck and Shanise Barona, who join Girl Develop It as Outreach and Special Initiatives Director, Chapter Program Manager, and Administrative Coordinator, respectively.

Welcome LeeAnn Kinney!

LeeAnn took her first class with GDI in January of 2013 and started TAing and teaching classes soon after. After joining the GDI Philly Leadership team as the events team organizer spearheading the Code and Coffees, Rise and Shines and social happy hour events, she was officially leveled up to Chapter Leader in September 2015 and has served in that role until this September. Outside of Girl Develop It, LeeAnn cofounded Ela Conf in 2014, a conference with a mission to create a safe, supportive, inspiring and comfortable community for adult women to gain the confidence to become leaders, speakers, and teachers in the technology industry. For the past few years, LeeAnn has also been the lead organizer for LadyHacks, Philadelphia’s first women-only hackathon geared towards introducing beginners to hackathons, open source and civic hacking in a comfortable, non-competitive environment.

LeeAnn is super excited to join the HQ team to help build out GDI’s growing partnership and special initiative programs. She is endlessly thankful to have the opportunity to work with and support the GDI community that has supported her through her journey

Please say hello to LeeAnn on Twitter: @_leekinney!

Welcome Rachel Messeck!

Rachel is thrilled to join as the Chapter Program Manager for Girl Develop It, and to be on a team that sits at the perfect intersection of her experience in nonprofit, tech, and client services. She has previously written grants and proposals, managed donor and client relations, and most recently, Rachel led partnerships and new business at a web design studio in Philadelphia.

As she joins the GDI team, she is excited to use her expertise to create the ideal conditions and support system for a thriving chapter program, and looks forward to getting to know and serve the GDI Chapter Leaders, while growing and expanding the program across the US. After hours, you can find her gardening, dreaming about her future lake house, and digging through thrift store racks. 

Please say hello to Rachel on Twitter: @rachelmesseck

Welcome Shanise Barona!

Shanise is a curious tinkerer with a passion for building inclusive communities. She excitedly joins GDI HQ with a background in psychology and experience in project management and client services. She landed on Girl Develop It in early 2016 when she was learning how to code and has since been a student, volunteer and teaching assistant with GDI Philly. Shanise also joined the organizing team for Ela Conf in March of 2017. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, working on a side project or tending to her houseplant collection. 

Please say hello to Shanise on Twitter: @shanisebarona!

About GDI

Girl Develop It (GDI) is a national 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides affordable and judgment-free opportunities for adult women interested in learning web and software development through accessible in-person classes. GDI helps women of diverse backgrounds achieve their technology goals and build confidence in their careers and their everyday lives.

Operating since 2010, Girl Develop It now exists in 57 cities across the U.S. and currently supports 92,000 students with technical skills and community.

For more information, please contact:

Corinne Warnshuis at 646-494-7471,email [email protected] or visit the Girl Develop It website at www.girldevelopit.com.

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Janelle Jolley and Quinn Heraty join Girl Develop It Board of Directors!

We are incredibly delighted to announce the appointment of Janelle Jolley and Quinn Heraty, Esq. on the Girl Develop It Board of Directors!

Please help us in welcoming them and learn more about each of our new Board Members below.

Janelle Jolley has a background in journalism and public policy, but eventually found her way to tech after moving to Atlanta and not knowing where to shop. It was there that she founded a marketplace startup, Sidewalk District, as a result of her passion for local independent retailers and their ability to spur economic development in communities across America. After her tour of duty as a founder, Janelle moved to California and began working at Google. Her background as a founder made her the perfect fit for being a Product Operations Manager leading international and vertical expansion with Google Local Services, a new startup within Google focused on local SMBs.

“I'm honored and elated to be joining the board of Girl Develop It as the organization enters into an exciting period of growth! I look forward to the organization reaching and teaching women across the country and globe!”

Quinn Heraty is an attorney who helps people in the media, tech, and design industries start and run their businesses. Her firm, Heraty Law PLLC, can be reached at heratylaw.com and @heratylaw.

"I'm excited to do what I can to support Girl Develop It's mission of providing women with affordable educational opportunities, to help them develop software and improve their technology skills."

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Erica Joy Baker and Vanessa Hurst Join our Board of Directors!

We are so excited to announce that top diversity in tech advocates, Erica Joy Baker and Vanessa Hurst, have joined the Girl Develop It Board of Directors! 

Please help us in welcoming them and learn more about each of them below.

Erica Joy Baker is a Senior Engineer at Slack Technologies and advocate for diversity and inclusion in tech, and expanding access to tech education. Erica's career in tech began fifteen years ago doing domain administration for the University of Alaska Statewide System, before becoming a Googler in 2006. Erica's role grew and shifted within Google, growing from Support Technician to Site Reliability Engineer. She joined Slack in 2015, where she focuses on Build and Release Engineering. Erica is a member of the Advisory Boards for Barbie, Atipica, and Hack the Hood. Erica is a founding member of Project Include, was the 2015 Level Playing Field Institute Lux Award winner, a nominee for the 2016 Crunchies Include Diversity Award, and was included in WIRED Magazine's 2016 Next List. Erica is currently based in Oakland, California.

“I’m excited about Girl Develop It, because GDI has a great reach into communities that aren’t already well served by standard Silicon Valley tech initiatives,” said Baker. “I’m hoping to continue extending that reach such that women, and especially women of color, have opportunity to grow their tech and development skills in a way that doesn’t just make them another cog in the Silicon Valley machine, but helps them achieve more in the roles, organizations, and communities they’re already in.”

Girl Develop It’s co-founder, Vanessa Hurst — who after founding the organization in 2010 served as a strategic advisor — joins as Board Chair. She is the Director of Engineering Practice at Etsy. Vanessa is also the founder of CodeMontage, where coders engage in open source projects to improve their skills and the world, as well as Developers for Good and she co-founded WriteSpeakCode. Vanessa advocates for every student to have the opportunity to learn to code through Code.org. Her book on Continuous Learning in software teams will be published this year. Her work in technology education and social change has appeared on the TODAY show, NPR, Al Jazeera America, Entrepreneur, The New York Times, Fast Company, and other media. Vanessa holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Virginia.

"I'm continually impressed by the depth of care and commitment to action exhibited by every member of the Girl Develop It team. We do work that changes lives, supercharges confidence, and doubles incomes for women. Most importantly, we do that work together. Even with over 50 chapters, we share best practices and materials and we continuously learn together,” said Hurst.

“In the past six years, we've accomplished so much more than any of us individually could have dreamed. As a board member, I'm grateful to help ensure this work can continue sustainably. I look forward to reaching more women in more diverse communities and helping them discover how technical skills can change their lives."

Thank you Erica and Vanessa for joining to serve on our Board! We couldn’t be more honored to work with you!

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About Girl Develop It

Girl Develop It is a nonprofit organization that exists to provide affordable and judgment-free opportunities for women interested in learning web and software development. Through in-person classes and community support, Girl Develop It helps women of diverse backgrounds achieve their technology goals and build confidence in their careers and their everyday lives. More information about the organization can be found at: www.girldevelopit.com.

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Girl Develop It’s HQ Team is Growing!

Girl Develop It is excited to announce that we’re growing our national team! Please help us in welcoming Bindu Jallabah and LaVonna Ricketts, who join Girl Develop It as Operations Director and Program Director, respectively. In these new roles, Jallabah will focus on improving the overall operational infrastructure of GDI’s central headquarters, which currently supports 67,000 members, while Ricketts will support and lead the expansion of GDI’s chapter-based program, adding new cities to our current 54 chapters.

“Bindu and LaVonna both bring passion and energy to our organization. Combined with their wealth of diverse experience, they’re the perfect additions to our team at a time when we are preparing to scale our organization and impact even further,” Executive Director Corinne Warnshuis said.

Jallabah comes to Girl Develop It with nearly two decades of experience in nonprofit leadership and operations management. Prior to joining GDI, Jallabah worked as Operations Director at Elwyn’s Baring Street Center. There, she developed and executed the operational strategy which allowed the center to become one of the top centers in the program and an excellent space for economically disadvantaged individuals with intellectual disabilities. She is also founder and Board Chair of Karanso Africa, a civil society organization that promotes self-efficacy and self-determination for women across Sub-Saharan Africa.

“My commitment is to sustainable empowerment that supports women in making informed, self-determined decisions—for me that’s what GDI represents,” Jallabah said. “The GDI revolution excites me for so many reasons—providing low cost classes in a totally enabling and inclusive environment is just the beginning; but teaching women, regardless of age, for example, to build websites through which we can engage and connect with a global community on our own terms, promotes self-efficacy, the epitome of sustainable empowerment. This is why I’m so humbled and invigorated by joining GDI.”

Ricketts joins Girl Develop It as the Program Director, and comes from a background in education, having obtained her master’s degree in Education Policy from the University of Pennsylvania, and previously working with multiple education, community, and women and girls empowerment organizations, such as KIPP Philadelphia Schools, the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Technology, Girls Prep/Public Prep in NYC, and the Girl Scouts of USA. Most recently, Ricketts was the Director of Operations with KIPP Philadelphia Elementary Academy. There, she led and developed programs focused on organizational improvement and progression, employee training and specialized development, and fundamental community growth.

“I’m so excited to be a part of an organization that cultivates spreading knowledge, continuous learning, and has an incredible social impact,” Ricketts said.

"We are thrilled to bring two brilliant new team members on board to really level up Girl Develop It programs. They share our passion for creating technology learning opportunities for women and bring a mix of great operations and education experience,” co-founder and adviser, Vanessa Hurst said. “Together, we'll reach thousands more students and improve support for our 200+ local leaders across the US."

About GDI

Girl Develop It (GDI) is a national 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides affordable and judgment-free opportunities for adult women interested in learning web and software development through accessible in-person classes. GDI helps women of diverse backgrounds achieve their technology goals and build confidence in their careers and their everyday lives.

Operating since 2010, Girl Develop It now exists in 54 cities across the U.S. and currently supports 67,000 students with technical skills and community.

For more information, please contact Corinne Warnshuis at 267-422-4088, email [email protected] or visit the Girl Develop It website at www.girldevelopit.com.

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Meet the Teacher: Autumn Welles

Meet Autumn Welles! Autumn is an instructor for Girl Develop It Raleigh/Durham

What do you work on? 

Front-end web developer (HTML and Sass with a dash of PHP)

How did you learn to program?

I started tinkering with HTML and CSS when I was in middle school (think Neopets, but for horses and dogs). I just never really stopped. I went to a semester of college, but felt it wasn't the right choice for me, so I dropped that to move across the country and start a career in web development. I'm almost entirely self-taught, thanks to the power of the Internet.

What do you do when you’re not programming?

When I'm not programming, I'm training my two dogs (Gambit and Loki), rock climbing, or cooking.

Follow Autumn on Twitter at: @amwelles

Check out upcoming classes for GDI RDU at: https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/raleigh-durham 

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Meet the Teacher: Lisa Smith

Meet Lisa Smith! Lisa is an Intro and Intermediate HTML/CSS instructor for Girl Develop It Raleigh/Durham 

What do you work on?

I am a front-end developer for New Media Campaigns (newmediacampaigns.com).

How did you learn to program?

I was fascinated with computers at an early age and was the only girl in middle school computer club. I taught myself HTML back when the web was very, very young and have been able to grow my skills through progressive professional experience and a constant desire to learn. 

What do you do when you’re not programming?

When I'm not writing code, I cook - generally trying out new recipes on large unsuspecting crowds of friends - and have dance parties with my daughters. 

Follow Lisa on Twitter at: @lisadsmith

Check out our upcoming classes for GDI RDU at:  https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/raleigh-durham

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Meet the Teacher: Cat Farman

Meet Cat Farman! Cat is a JavaScript Instructor for Girl Develop It Philadelphia and a front end web developer for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

What do you work on? I'm a front end web developer which means I'm constantly learning new ways to write HTML, CSS and JavaScript for the web, and ensuring my projects are accessible, performant, and usable to as many people on as many devices and platforms as possible. I am a Technology & Innovation Fellow for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by day, and on some weekends and evenings I teach JavaScript for Girl Develop It - in Philly and in other cities that will have me when I'm traveling. In my day job, I've been lucky to work on exciting projects like Owning a Home, which helps first-time home buyers educate themselves about shopping around for a mortgage, and the Consumer Complaint Database, which releases complaints reported to the CFPB by the American public as open data for anyone to use in their research and reporting. In past gigs I've built websites for companies like Free People, Ben & Jerry's, and Soccer.com.

How did you learn to program? I've learned programming on the job for the most part, which is the fastest way to learn this stuff in my experience! Nothing beats the motivation of looming client deadlines - and the support of knowledgeable colleagues. As a student intern in college, I was first exposed to programming basics in PHP. I've continued a lucky streak of working with experienced programmers in back-end and front-end languages since then, and have spent the last few years of my career focusing on JavaScript programming. I credit GDI Philly's Intro to JavaScript class in 2012 (taught by Pam Selle) with advancing my understanding of programming and JavaScript fundamentals. Six months later I was teaching the same course and I've been lucky to teach it a number of times in the years since - and I learn something new about JS and programming every single time. What do you do when you’re not programming? I play bass guitar, serve on the board of Girls Rock Philly (a fantastic music education and mentorship non-profit), roll with my bike crew, bake vegan sweets, and read as much as possible (mainly non-fiction and sci-fi).

Follow Cat on Twitter: @cfarm

Check out upcoming classes for GDI Philly at:  https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/philadelphia

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Meet the Teacher: Melissa Eggleston

Meet Melissa Eggleston! Melissa is an Intro to UX instructor and event organizer for Girl Develop It Raleigh/Durham.

What do you work on?

I'm a consultant who does UX work, focusing on user research and content strategy. I am teaching the Intro to UX class for GDI RDU. 

How did you learn UX?

I first learned UX in graduate school at UNC-Chapel Hill but have also learned a ton from attending UX conferences and participating in local UX groups. In my experience, the UX industry attracts helpful, giving and caring people. 

What do you do when you’re not working on UX?

When I'm not doing UX, I love to do yoga and go camping with my family!

Follow Melissa on Twitter at: @melissa_egg

Check out the upcoming classes at GDI RDU:  https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/raleigh-durham

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Meet the Teacher: Sarah Gray

Meet Sarah Gray! Sarah is an instructor for Girl Develop It Philadelphia. 

What do you work on? 

I am a polyglot software engineer. I also have a passion for devops, mentoring, and organizing events for the local tech community. 

How did you learn to program? 

I had a somewhat technical job in IT for a long time when I decided to go back to school for computer science. That's where I learned to program and discovered that I love it! Seriously, I haven't been bored since :) 

What do you do when you’re not programming? 

When I am not programming, I love learning new things. I recently got SCUBA certified, took a few months of salsa dancing lessons, and regularly volunteer backstage at a community theater. My latest adventure was learning how to play "Stairway to Heaven" on my guitar. Rawk! 

Follow Sarah on Twitter at: @sarah_eliz_gray

Check out our upcoming classes at GDI Philadelphia at:  https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/philadelphia

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Meet the Leader: Liz Shaw

Meet Liz Shaw! Liz is a Chapter Leader for Girl Develop It Boston and Senior Front-End Web Developer at HubSpot.

What do you work on?

As Senior Front-End Web Developer at HubSpot, I happily code usable, sleek responsive websites and web apps while mastering the latest and greatest coding techniques. My main toolkit includes HTML, CSS, JavaScript (notably in cool environments like Node.js), PHP, and C#, though I’m always looking to add something new and different to the mix.

How did you learn to program?

Back in the 90s, I used to play games online and noticed that other players were styling their profile pages in pretty cool ways — colored text, scrolling marquees, images, the whole deal! Naturally, I wanted to style my own page, so I started poking around to see how it was done. That’s how I learned HTML. From there, I made my own game, which required learning CSS, JavaScript, working with a database, and tackling/Googling various other issues that inevitably crop up during a web project. 

During college, I tried to obtain a computer science degree but, like so many other young women, faced some uncomfortable backlash and changed majors. It was a discouraging transition, but I refused to give up on being a developer. Instead, I took on tons of freelance web development projects all the way through college so that I kept up-to-speed with web dev techniques and had an ample portfolio by the time I graduated. Although I left college with a biology degree, my first professional job out of college (and every position afterwards) was as a web developer. 

What do you do when you’re not programming?

I’m currently really into brewing beer. So far, I’ve made a colonial porter, kölsch, and amber ale. Proud to report that all were delicious. I also love teaching and inspiring GDI ladies to code — though, honestly, my students inspire me more than they could possibly know.

Follow Liz on Twitter: @anythingcodes

Check out upcoming classes with GDI Boston: http://girldevelopit.com/chapters/boston 

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Meet the Teacher: Caleb Smith

Meet Caleb Smith! Caleb is an Intro to Python instructor for Girl Develop It Raleigh/Durham.

What do you work on?

For work, I do full-stack web development in Clojure at Transportation Insight, a third-party logistics company.

How did you learn to program? 

I first learned to program in BASIC when I was 9 or so and enjoyed making games for DOS. I found my favorite program from that time and put it on my GitHub: https://github.com/calebsmith/Water-and-Stone-RPG . I'm often shy about this part of my story because it can help reinforce a false narrative that programmers have to have this sort of origin story, which I find both incorrect and toxic. I studied programming again in earnest when I was 22 or so, when I wanted some programs to help with my music theory and analysis homework. I learned more in that one year than the decade leading up to it. It's never tool late to start.

What do you do when you’re not programming?

When I'm not programming, I enjoy running, hiking, reading, and making music.

Follow Caleb on Twitter at: @calebsmithNC

Check out our upcoming classes at GDI RDU: https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/raleigh-durham

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Meet the Leader: Laura Freer

Laura is a Chapter Leader for Girl Develop It Phoenix and a Sr. Programmer Analyst at the Arizona Supreme Court.

What do you work on? 

I am a full stack developer working in the Microsoft stack. I make applications that allow users to access the state’s court records

How did you learn to program? 

I was working as a Microsoft Office trainer (Word, Excel, etc) and was given the opportunity to take some technical training classes through my company. I loved it and it just grew from there.

What do you do when you’re not programming?

When I’m not working I help organize GDI events, play in a kickball league, go hiking, and kill monsters on XBox.

Check out upcoming classes with GDI Phoenix:  https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/phoenix

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Meet the Leader: Gretchen Kastetter

Meet Gretchen Kastetter! Gretchen is a chapter leader for Girl Develop It Fort Collins, Admin Coordinator for Girl Develop It and a web designer. 

What do you work on? 

As Admin Coordinator for Girl Develop It, I support the organization and chapters in all things administrative. I also run a small agency, Haunted Mesa Design, building websites for small to medium-sized businesses.

How did you learn to program?

I spent quite a few years working in the travel industry and had my first exposure to coding updating the website for our company. Once I figured out that I could change the look of the website just by adding a few lines of code, I was hooked. I started by learning HTML/CSS, .php and enough JavaScript to be dangerous, and now work almost exclusively with WordPress. One of the things I love about what I do now is that there’s something new to learn every day!

What do you do when you’re not programming?

I’m fortunate to live in a beautiful area of the country. When I’m not working, I’m often up in the mountains, photographing wildlife and landscapes.

Follow Gretchen on Twitter at: @gretchenlynd

Check out upcoming classes with GDI Fort Collins at:  https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/fort-collins

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Meet the Leader: Yasmine Mustafa

Meet Yasmine Mustafa is a Chapter Founder for Girl Develop It Philadelphia and CEO and co-founder of ROAR for Good.

What do you work on? 

I'm the CEO and co-founder of a social impact startup called ROAR for Good. We're working on making the world a safer place using technology and education. Athena, our smart safety jewelry, emits an alarm and messages friends and family during distress. One of the most unique aspects of the company is that we don't want to simply put a bandaid on the problem. That's why for each Athena sold, we're taking a percentage of proceeds and investing them in nonprofits that teach empathy and healthy relationship to youth, programs shown to decrease violence.

How did you learn to program?

I learned through Girl Develop It! I started the Philly chapter after trying to teach myself while running a tech company as a non-techie.

What do you do when you’re not programming?

Running a hardware company has made me curious about how things work and I enjoy watching "How It's Made" and taking things apart, then trying to put them back together. Because I'm in front of my computer so much, I like being outdoors as much as possible - biking through the city, hiking in the woods, stargazing and disconnecting as much as possible. I love reading, especially crime and mystery novels. And traveling, but then again who doesn't?

Follow Yasmine on Twitter: @myasmine

Check out upcoming classes with GDI Philly: https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/philadelphia

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Meet the Teacher: Tracy Levesque

Meet Tracy Levesque! Tracy is a WordPress instructor for Girl Develop It Philadelphia. She is the Co-Owner and a Web Designer & Developer at YIKES, Inc.

What do you work on?

I developed the curriculum for and teach the WordPress track for GDI Philly.

How did you learn to program?

I've always liked computers and in the early 90s I got involved in doing Internet stuff for non-profit organizations I was involved with. Then in the mid-90s I started a web development business. I am completely self-taught.

What do you do when you’re not programming?

I love living in Philly, spending time with my wife and kid, riding my bike around, eating food and drinking coffee. I also love taking pictures of abandoned buildings. 

Follow Tracy on Twitter at: @liljimmi Check out upcoming classes with GDI Philly at: https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/philadelphia

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Meet the Leader: Amber Stradford

Meet Amber Stradford! Amber is a Chapter Leader for Girl Develop It DC and founder at Endorsevent.

What do you work on?

I’m the founder of an early-stage startup, Endorsevent, which connects brands with awesome events where they can reach their core audience. Prior to my startup, and sometimes on the side, I pickup project management and digital advertising consulting gigs.

How did you learn to be a tech project manager?

MySpace taught me basic HTML. I wanted a cool profile and found the solution buried in the HTML code. I was fascinated with how changing a few variables could be so powerful. I had no idea this was a thing, I just enjoyed seeing what would happen if I moved a few things around. Fast forward to college, I decided to pursue an undergraduate degree in Marketing but took an Intro to Web Concepts class which made me realize, although a bit late to change majors, what I was really interested in. Over the following eight years I landed at multiple startups in various digital advertising, analyst and project management roles. I tried my best to pick roles that, although advertising focused, encompassed some technical aspects. I found that I really enjoyed, and was pretty good at, liaising between the developers and business groups and found my fit in project management.

What do you do when you’re not working?

Travel! For the last couple of years I’ve been location independent, and my boyfriend is as well, so we take every opportunity we have to travel. We were fortunate enough to spend seven months of 2015 traveling Europe and Africa.

Follow Amber on Twitter: @amb3rls Check out upcoming classes with GDI DC: https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/washington-dc

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Meet the Leader: LeeAnn Kinney

Meet LeeAnn Kinney! LeeAnn is a Chapter Leader for Girl Develop It Philly and a front-end web developer at BAYADA Home Health Care.

What do you work on? 

I build the marketing websites for a national home health care agency. I work really closely with our designer and analytics/SEO person to try to make data driven decisions about our sites. 

How did you learn to code? 

I first learned HTML and CSS through a continuing education program at a local college. After building my first website I knew this was something I loved and there was no turning back! I then continued learning as much as I could through GDI classes and online tutorials. 

What do you do when you’re not developing? 

I love doing anything that involves the outdoors. I love to run, hike, camp and bike all around Philadelphia. I also help organize a bunch of women in tech related events including a conference (ELA conf) and a hackathon geared towards beginners (LadyHacks).

Follow LeeAnn on Twitter: @_leekinney Check out upcoming classes with GDI Philly: https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/philadelphia