Open Source Practitioners
Open source practitioners are experienced subject matter experts in sustainability-critical areas.
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How practitioners are compensated: Practitioners are paid a flat rate depending on the service type and project size. Some hours may be offered pro bono depending on the individual practitioner. Learn more about pricing.
Christos Bacharakis
Community Manager/Dev Rel
Experienced technology leader who loves to solve complex problems, with 15+ years in program strategy, developer relations, and open source ecosystems. Free time includes basketball, building a campervan, dialing in specialty coffee, and exploring the outdoors with my never-getting-old puppy, Leo.
Dawn M Foster
Open Source Strategy Consultant
Independent
Dr. Dawn Foster provides consulting services around open source strategy, contributor strategy, improving project governance, and similar topics. She is an OpenUK and CHAOSS board member. She has 20+ years of experience at companies like VMware and Intel with expertise in community, strategy, governance, metrics, and more. She has spoken at over 100 industry events and has a BS in computer science, an MBA, and a PhD.
Emma Irwin
Open Source Person
Hi, my name is Emma. If we haven’t met before, the most important thing to know about me is that I care deeply about openness. I believe in the power of intentional transparency to drive democratization and to create opportunity for everyone. I hope to contribute to some wishes! I have helped organizations like Benetech, Royal Roads University, Mozilla, and Microsoft build and run successful strategies for consuming, releasing, growing and contributing in the open. I live in Sooke, British Columbia Canada.
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