TALK
Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to speak at many conferences on the topics of technology, community activism, customer experience, and career development. I am an engaging and joyful speaker and am always grateful to connect with new people!
Scroll down to see some of the talks I have given in the past and any I have coming up.
Upcoming Talks
June 2026 – If We Care About Justice, We Have to Care About Nonprofit Endings
June 1-3, 2026 — Boston, MA (USA) – Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Conference
I will be speaking about approaches to responsible organization and project endings with Katya Fels Smyth, the executive director who wound down the Full Frame Initiative, and funder Mailee Walker.
Past Talks
January 2026 – Earth Science Information Partners Plenary Panel
January 22, 2026 — Online event (part of their January 2026 gathering)
I organized and spoke on this ESIP plenary session with Jim Fruchterman (Tech Matters), Jessica Meyerson (Educopia), Sean McDonald (Digital Public), and Toby Davies (The Carpentries). We addressed various aspects of and approaches to organization transition and wind down.
October 2025 Nonprofit Finance Fund – Organization Transitions Workshop Series
Online events
I co-presented these sessions with Jessica Meyerson of Educopia.
June 2025 – Endineering Community Quarterly
June 4, 2025 — Online event
I spoke about The Wind Down to Joe MacLeod’s Endineering Community
December 2023 – Practices of Composting and Hospicing Community
December 18, 2023 — Online event
I spoke about The Wind Down to the earlier version of this community, which I later came to facilitate!
March 2023 – Becoming Data Driven…No Data Resource Required.
March 2023 — Online event (part of TheLoops’ “How Now” Series )
I spoke about how technical customer support teams could leverage AI to make smarter and speedier decisions
April 2022 – Don’t Squander Your Inheritance: Tips for Taking Over A Legacy Team
April 6, 2022 — NYC, NY – The Lead Developer conference
We shared succinct guidance for taking leadership of a pre-existing team.
January 2022 – Building Laterally: Visions of Mutual Power
January 19, 2022 — Online event (part of Code for Science & Society’s Digital Infrastructure Incubator series )
A panel discussing strategies for radical movement building.
October 2019 – Rewrite the Docs! Notes from the Radical IT Department
October 2019 — Raleigh, NC – All Things Open conference
I talked about my experience providing free and cheap technical assistance to community and activist groups.
May 2019 – Listening At Scale: How to Glean Actionable Insights from Support & Success
May 2019 — Philadelphia, PA – Guru Empower Conference
A panel discussion about working cross-functionally in tech
May 2018 – Making Them Pay: Tales from The Immutable Stack
May 2018 — Durham, NC – Paymentsfn conference
I used the life and work of Edgar Allen Poe to illustrate the challenges of modern startups.
May 2018 – Rewrite the Docs! Notes from the Radical IT Department
May 2018 — Portland, OR – Write The Docs conference
I talked about my experience providing free and cheap technical assistance to community and activist groups.
February 2017 – Making “Developers on Support” Work For Everyone
February 2017 — NYC, NY – The Lead Developer conference
I spoke to engineering leaders about how our teams could better work together.
November 2016 – Where to Next?: Tips for Evaluating Growth Opportunities
November 2016 — NYC, NY – Support Driven conference
I shared my personal career challenges and provided a framework for career development.
Reach out if you’re looking for speaker!
I am always open to exploring opportunities to speak.