Ewa<p>Everyone says an <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> is a must so here goes mine!</p><p>• Live in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a><br>• Introduced to <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> ~18 years ago via <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/informix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>informix</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/php" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>php</span></a>.<br>• Met the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> community along the way and fell in love, spent more than a decade helping grow the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a>, now the former Executive Director of the Python Software Foundation (aka <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/psf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psf</span></a>)<br>• Years of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MeetingPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MeetingPlanning</span></a> experience<br>• Love <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/weightlifting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weightlifting</span></a> and a newly minted <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/marathoner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marathoner</span></a> (ran <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ChicagoMarathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChicagoMarathon</span></a> in 2022, running the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BerlinMarathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BerlinMarathon</span></a> in 2023!). Love <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> and about to start some seeds for the spring.<br>• I am building a more impactful way for businesses to handle vendor security questionnaires and tooling to assist with customer-facing security programs. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a><br>• Running a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/startup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>startup</span></a> is a new adventure for me so I am here to pick up any knowledge nuggets and experiences folks have to share.<br>• I love talking about effective <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leadership</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>management</span></a> skills.<br>• I am passionate about team building and building a positive culture at the workplace.</p><p>I am raising funds for <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PAWSChicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PAWSChicago</span></a> (no kill humane animal shelter) as part of the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BerlinMarathon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BerlinMarathon</span></a>. That's where our furbaby <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Enzo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enzo</span></a> is from and would mean the world to many animals if you donated: <a href="https://my.pawschicago.org/TEAMPAWSBerlin2023/Donate/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">my.pawschicago.org/TEAMPAWSBer</span><span class="invisible">lin2023/Donate/</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/donate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donate</span></a></p>