I was born into tech. My parents started programming in the late sixties and I grew up around computers, programming and all of that. But I never wanted to pursue a career in programming, because in my mind it was only back-end development, large mainframes, and all of that.
And then the internet happened and with it I discovered the joy of making websites. I took an HTML class in 1999 and I have been tinkering with the web ever since. I almost graduated in Multimedia and Technology, but left three exams before doing so when I realised that my web development teachers didn’t know about CSS and new (at the time) web standards.
I call myself a woman in tech, because I have always been the person that pushes for digital transformation in any organisation I have been part of. But I am not a technologist and probably that is my biggest asset in a tech leadership position.
I am passionate about teaching and I will talk and talk and talk about WordPress, women in tech, small businesses, and volunteering for a cause to anyone who will listen.
I live between Italy and the UK, with my son, my boyfriend and my cat. I love knitting, expensive skincare, comfort food from Japan, Vietnam and Korea, skiing in winter and reading under the sun umbrella in the summer
It’s here, the release of WordPress 5.6! What a wonderful journey it has been. As one of the release mentors of WordPress 5.6, I thoroughly enjoyed helping the team in any way I could. In this blog post, I’ll tell you more about the process, the people involved, and what we focused on. Essentially, the […]
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