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Welcome! And thanks for visiting.
In 2016, with a Master's degree in Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language and almost eight years in the teaching field, I decided to transition into a career in software development. Through the process of learning to code, I was delighted to discover the many analogies between learning human languages and learning programming languages, and have since spoken and written extensively on this topic.
Over the last few years, I've had a ton of fun improving my programming skills, as well as advocating for and supporting folks who are trying to make the transition into technology careers. I truly believe that with sufficient time, motivation, and support from the community, anybody can learn how to code and become a software developer.
When I'm not building software for Pluralsight Flow, I'm either curled up with a book, learning something new, hiking with my husband and dog in the Colorado Rockies, traveling to faraway places, working on my golf swing, or beating my husband at ping pong.
Feel free to get in touch, especially if you need someone to convince you that you, too, can successfully transition into a career in computer programming. If I could do it, you can do it.
Following are articles, webinars, podcasts and interviews published and hosted externally:
> Conference Presentations
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LeadDev New York 2023
Using a learning-themed retrospective to strengthen your team’s learning culture and reduce learning debt
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LeadDev SanFran 2022
How a Year in Engineering Leadership Has Made Me a Better Individual Contributor (selected for LeadDev's Annual Wrapped Conference where they recast the best of the year's presentations from their four conferences)
> Articles
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What second language acquisition can teach us about learning to code: Part 1
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Solving Engineering Bottlenecks Is Key To Increasing Productivity and Delivering Value to Customers
> Podcasts
> Webinars
> Interviews
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Inspiring Women in Tech: Interview with Kristen Foster-Marks
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Women in Tech: “Remember to ask for a lot of help along the way”
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Create your own talent: build developers from nontech employees
> Miscellany