About Code for AmericaCode for AmericaCfA_4600defa-65da-11e4-97ff-d43e955b75b0CfA StaffWho We Are -- Our team is made up of web geeks, city experts, and technology industry leaders, who are dedicated to improving their communities. We’re looking for creative, collaborative people to help.Jennifer PahlkaFounder and Executive Director -- Jennifer Pahlka is the founder and executive director of Code for America. She recently served as the US Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. She is known for her TED talk, Coding a Better Government, and the recipient of several awards, including MIT’s Kevin Lynch Award, the Oxford Internet Institute’s Internet and Society Award, and the National Democratic Institute’s Democracy Award. She spent eight years at CMP Media, where she ran the Game Developers Conference, Game Developer magazine, Gamasutra.com, and the Independent Games Festival. Previously, she ran the Web 2.0 and Gov 2.0 events for TechWeb, in conjunction with O’Reilly Media. She is a graduate of Yale University and lives in Oakland, Calif. with her daughter, her fiance, and seven chickens.Bob SofmanChief Program Officer -- Bob Sofman (Chief Program Officer) has had a diverse career – from counseling adolescents early in his career to holding executive positions in both large companies and startups. During the 10 years Bob spent at ATT, he held a variety of positions, including running ATT’s International Inbound business. From ATT, Bob helped launch PacBell’s Long Distance business and from there joined his first startup AVIRNEX in a CMO role. After a successful acquisition, Bob joined PointCast where he helped direct the sale of the company and then spent 7 years as an SVP at Charles Schwab where he launched Schwab’s wireless business and led the eBusiness Group. He holds a BS in Psychology and two Masters Degrees (Counseling and Computer Science), as well as being certified in change and culture management. Bob is a single father of a 6 year-old son, lives in San Francisco, and sits on several non-profit and advisory boards.Meghan ReillyCFO & COO -- Meghan Reilly (CFO & COO) joined Code for America in August, 2010. After graduating from the University of Colorado she moved out West to join The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco team. She participated in their rigorous training program and spent four years learning the hospitality industry. She then moved into the technology arena, working on major technology events such as COMDEX, Interop, Web 2.0 Summit, Web 2.0 Expo and more. Her roles on these events evolved; when she left the corporate world in August she was Associate GM & Operations Director on the Web 2.0 and Gov 2.0 events, co-produced by UBM TechWeb and O'Reilly Media.Michal MigurskiCTO -- Michal Migurski (CTO) joined Code For America in 2013. Previous to CfA, Michal spent nine years as a partner and technology director at celebrated San Francisco design studio Stamen where he architected the technical aspects of Stamen’s work, moving comfortably from active participation in Stamen’s design process, designing database schemas and API's, to creating the dynamic applications that Stamen delivers to clients. At Code For America, he is responsible for engineering standards and technical sustainability. Michal has been building for the web since 1995, specializing in data design and publishing for a diverse range of clients and numerous public, technical research projects and active open source codebases. He's a Polish National and holds a degree in Cognitive Science from UC Berkeley.Jack MadansGovernment Partnerships Manager -- Jack Madans (Government Partnerships Manager) Jack’s work with CfA’s government partners ranges broadly from innovation policy and open data efforts to change management and community organizing. He cut his teeth as a community organizer early on when he founded the pilot project, FoodCycle, while studying at the London School of Economics. While interning at the White House, Jack assisted with policy production in the the Office of Urban Affairs and outreach to the nation’s Mayors in the office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Jack earned a degree in Political Science from UC Berkeley.Michael SantusOffice Manager -- Michael is the go-to and behind-the-scenes guy that works to make everything happen in the office. On any given day you will find him running around the office making sure everything is running smoothly. Michael Santus joined Code for America in December 2011. Originally from Philadelphia, PA he wanted to escape the harsh weather and tame the Wild West. In February 1995 he shipped his car and bought a one-way ticket to Los Angeles. He began his diverse service-oriented career almost immediately and spent several years learning and managing the back-of-the-house for the Pasadena Holiday Inn, managed the customer service department for a financial planning practice within Lincoln Financial Group and most recently was the Operations Manager for the largest classic, exotic and antique consignment car dealer in the USA where he managed the operations of its four Bay Area dealerships. As his motto, have luggage will travel, alludes to he travels as much as possible. Not much grass grows under his feet. When he’s not taking care of the folks at Code for America he runs three of his own side businesses - managing several vacation rental properties, performing auto appraisals on classic, exotic and high-end vehicle as well as professional automotive and real estate photography.Ashley MeyersDevelopment & Engagement Manager -- Ashley Meyers (Development and Engagement Manager) brings expertise in coalition building, policy, and community engagement to manage CfA's development efforts. She came to Code for America with a background in politics and government. Ashley caught the campaign bug in Chicago on a U.S. Senate race, did a stint on the Hill, and has since worked in a variety of roles, most recently serving as the Finance Director on a Congressional campaign. In 2010 she was awarded a Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs and spent a year studying cross-sector public policy issues in Northern California, working with a number of government agencies and non-profits in the Bay Area. Ashley was a 2013 New Leaders Council Fellow and is a graduate of Northwestern University with degree in history and political science.Lauren DysonContent Manager -- Lauren Dyson (Content Manager) originally got involved with Code for America as a communications intern in 2010, and joined the team full-time in 2012. She brings a range of experience in the Gov 2.0 space, having previously served as a 2010 Google Policy Fellow working with the Internet Education Foundation to promote informed decision-making by policymakers on technology policy issues, and a research assistant at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society on the Digital Natives initiative. Lauren graduated from Vassar College with a degree in Media Studies.Alex TranProgram Manager, Fellowship -- Alex Tran manages & develops the curriculum for the Fellowship program as a member of the Government team. He cares deeply about how user-centered design and technology can equip underserved communities with the tools and resources to thrive. Before Code for America, he developed digital literacy trainings for leading Bay Area nonprofits, philanthropies and social enterprises at ZeroDivide. An alumni of the Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs, Alex has executed on diverse public service projects, including revamping the San Francisco Dept. of Public Work’s web presence, creating Digital Divide focused conferences for the California Emerging Technology Fund, and pitching a winning social enterprise mobile app concept to a panel of funders. Alex also has extensive community organizing experience as a Public Allies AmeriCorps volunteer and through leading climate change lobbying efforts in DC with 350.org and students from Pomona College, where he studied public policy and environmental science.Hannah YoungProgram Manager, Brigade -- Hannah Young joined Code for America in December 2012. Before moving to San Francisco and getting bit by the startup bug, she worked in Wisconsin newsrooms, the U.S. House of Representatives, and on numerous political campaigns. Hannah graduated with dual degrees in political science and journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. When she's not working, you can find her reading newspapers and seeking out the best kimchi, coffee, and microbrews San Francisco has to offer.Hadley DynakInstitutional Partnerships Director -- Hadley Dynak brings substantial experience in local government and non-profit operations to her work with Code for America. She began her career with the Chicago Department of Public Health, and for the 10+ years prior to joining CfA she worked as a consultant for numerous service and policy organizations to strengthen their fundraising and communications capacity.Cyd HarrellUX Evangelist -- Cyd Harrell (UX Evangelist) is a highly versatile and collaborative user experience expert with 12+ years of success improving online and software products. As CfA’s UX evangelist she works with fellows and staff to ensure we’re creating inventive and cost-effective solutions to serve the needs of real users. Previously she has been a Board Member at Brightworks School and the VP of UX Research at Bolt Peters.Catherine BracyDirector of Community Organizing -- Catherine Bracy (Director of Community Organizing) Until November 2012, she was a product manager and director of the Obama campaign’s technology field office in San Francisco, the first of its kind in American political history. In that role she was responsible for organizing technologists to volunteer their skills to the campaign's technology and digital efforts. Prior to joining the campaign, she ran the Knight Foundation’s 2011 News Challenge and before that was the administrative director at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society. She is on the board of directors at the Citizen Engagement Lab and the Public Laboratory.Preston RheaProgram Coordinator, Brigade -- Preston joined Code for America in March 2014. As Brigade Program Coordinator, Preston guides new Brigades from inception to grow into sustainable civic technology communities. He develops a decentralized regional strategy for Brigades to support each other, and to foster inclusion so that Brigades represent their whole community of residence. Preston moved to San Francisco from Washington, DC and a Field Analyst role at the Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation, where he worked with marginalized communities in Detroit, Brooklyn, and DC to train people to build and manage their own community wireless networks. Prior to his time in DC, Preston spent a year at an Internet startup in Beijing, and worked for five years with the global student-run organization AIESEC. He graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in electrical engineering and enjoys playing music whenever and wherever possible.Dharmishta RoodAccelerator Program Manager -- Dharmishta Rood (Accelerator Program Manager) believes that technology has the capacity to facilitate positive change in the world. Before joining Code for America, she was a Fellow in Psychology at Harvard, a Fellow at MITMedia Lab’s Center for Civic Media, wrote cases, industry reports and researched the Internet at Harvard Business School, and was a researcher at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. While in Cambridge, she co-founded and co-directed MIT’s festival for entrepreneurs in conjunction with the Trust Center for Entrepreneurship. She is on the board of SXSW’s V2Venture and Startup Accelerator. She holds an EdM from Harvard University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA with a BA in Design | Media Arts.Matt BoitanoDevelopment Coordinator -- Matt (Development Coordinator) works on the Partnerships Team, helping to support CfA's relationships with institutional supporters, corporate sponsors, individual donors and local match funders. He is an Oakland native with a passion for civic engagement in tech and making government run more efficiently. Previously, he wore multiple hats at Oakland Local, providing support for its Development department while spearheading Outreach for its Hack the Hood program. He has significant experience in the nonprofit world, having worked at a variety of organizations including California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and Committee to Bridge the Gap. Recently, he graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of California, Santa Cruz with Highest Honors in the Politics discipline. When he’s not coding for America, Matt enjoys reading, hiking and fantasy baseball.Greg JohnsFinance Manager -- Greg Johns has worked in a wide range of industries over the course of his career. He began his career in the New York City area where he worked at an one of the first companies to offer online brokerage services and extended his career into investment research working at Smith Barney, Wall Street Strategies, and Moody's Investors Service, where he covered a wide range of industry sectors. After several years of work in corporate finance and investment research, he took a "radical sabbatical" and moved to Sonoma, CA with his wife to run a bed and breakfast. During that time, he also worked as a Small Business Advisor for the Small Business Development Center and as Business Director for the Sonoma Ecology Center. At the end of his radical sabbatical, he and his family moved to Berkeley, CA and he took a position at Room to Read in the finance department where among other things, he worked with country teams in southern Africa on their budgeting, financial reporting, and business financial analysis. Greg holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration degree from Howard University and a MBA from the University of Michigan.Luke NorrisDirector of Government Relations -- Luke Norris (Director of Government Relations) has 12 years of experience in executing growth strategies for start-ups, nonprofits and Fortune 500 companies through leading direct sales and innovation teams, as well as structuring strategic partnerships. Luke is a Denver native who lives and works in Kansas City, Mo., where he’s been recognized for his nonprofit and civic volunteerism. He was honored as the most valuable volunteer for the YMCA’s Civic Engagement Team, recognized as a Distinguished Citizen by the National Conference for Community and Justice, named a Rising Star of Philanthropy and appointed as a Commissioner to the Housing Authority of Kansas City. Luke also is a mentor to entrepreneurship scholars at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and is a member of the Board of Advisors for Neighbor.ly, a civic crowdfunding service. When Luke isn't making things happen, he's traveling, cooking, eating-out or hanging with his wife, Tracey, and their friends.Nicole NeditchFellowship Director -- Nicole Neditch (Fellowship Director) Prior to joining Code for America, Nicole worked for the City of Oakland in the Office of the City Administrator. There, she helped launch initiatives related to open government, online engagement, service design and public participation. She launched an Open Data platform, an online engagement website, developed the City’s first social media presence and collaborated with community groups like OpenOakland, to bring technologists, community members and City Staff together to work on civic issues. She was the Oakland partner to the 2013 Code for America team that developed RecordTrac, a tool that helps the City manage and track public record requests. Before working for the City of Oakland, Nicole built websites for Government organizations, non-profits, foundations and art organizations. She owned a cafe/gallery/community hub in Oakland called Mama Buzz Cafe, served on the City of Oakland's Cultural Affairs Commission, founded the Bay Area Visual Arts Network (BayVAN) and was a founding member of Oakland’s first friday artwalk, ArtMurmur.Carolina YuCarolina joined Code for America in 2013. Originally from New York, she moved to the Bay Area after graduating from Boston University with a degree in psychology. Her diverse career spans from working in the non-profit sector to healthcare and retail operations. In her spare time, one will catch her volunteering, playing a word/trivia game and talking about (and enjoying) all epicurean matters as she considers herself a food lover.Greg KerwinGreg Kerwin (Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer) brings 20 years of business development, marketing and product management experience to Code for America. He comes from UBM where he developed leading global events and digital media products, including collaborating with O’Reilly Media on the successful Web 2.0 and Gov 2.0 events and GTEC, Canada’s leading government technology event. He has managed the launch and acquisition of numerous tech media products, and has extensive global experience in more than 15 countries including India, China, Brazil, Japan, Indonesia, Turkey, Russia and throughout Western Europe. Greg began his career in the non-profit sector and worked on a number of political campaigns. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and recently moved back to Oakland, CA with his wife and three children after a two-year stint in the Netherlands.Lynn FineAs International Programs Manager, Lynn manages an international network of civic innovators, documents civic tech lessons learned from around the world and creates resources to support our international partners in positively impacting their own communities. Lynn is a native San Franciscan who brings a wealth of international experience to CfA. After graduating Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA with a major in International Development, she went on to work in six countries in Latin America and then in India, resolving policy challenges and managing youth leadership projects. She received a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, where she was selected as a Harvard Leadership Institute Fellow. In her degree program she focused on learning strategies to improve governance in developing countries with an emphasis on leveraging technology for social impact. Most recently, before joining CfA, Lynn advised the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil on implementing its open data program. She believes that by working to improve governance we can make the delivery of services more effective and positively impact people’s lives. Lynn is an avid mate tea drinker and nature enthusiast. When she's not in the office or traversing the globe you can find her in Pt. Reyes exploring the West Marin coastline.Andrew HyderDeveloper Relations Engineer -- Andrew Hyder is a civic hacker who enjoys making apps and maps. He is the developer relations engineer at Code for America where he travels the world helping volunteers build useful technology for their cities. As a 2013 CfA Fellow in Kansas City he advised on open data legislation, helped organized a volunteer Brigade, and developed BizFriend.ly to help small business owners adopt new technology. A trained urban planner he has built school yards, bicycle paths, and neighborhood parks around the Bay Area.Frances BerrimanSenior Designer -- Frances Berriman is a British developer who relocated from London to San Francisco in the summer of 2013, joining Code for America in January 2014. She previously worked as the front-end lead for GOV.UK, the UK Government Digital Service's award-winning flagship project that formed a key part of the digital strategy overhaul of services for citizens in the UK. She brings her expertise in this field to the tech team and as an advisor to the various CfA program participants.Matthew LovelessData & Analytics Manager -- Matthew Loveless joined Code for America in 2014. Before CfA, Matthew worked on data integration and management at the U.S. Department of Energy, the Democratic National Committee, and Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. At CfA, Matthew helps to track organizational growth, keep the data house in order, and assess program impacts. Matthew is originally from Seattle, and first came to the Bay Area to attend Stanford University. After several years in Washington, DC, he now lives in Glen Park and bakes a lot of bread.Garrett JacobsProgram Coordinator, Peer Network -- Garrett moved to New Orleans three days before Hurricane Katrina. The move and ensuing activity paved a formative path for his civic engagement. Beginning with the basics of leading design/build community projects Garrett quickly learned the value of community ownership as a pathway to sustainability. Garrett has been applying design thinking to challenges outside of the physical environment since finishing grad school. Before joining Code for America in early 2014 Garrett served as the Outreach Coordinator at Architecture for Humanity where he managed an international network of volunteer architects, the in house intern program and helped the development team reach its quarterly goals for the first time in the organizations 15 year history. He holds a bachelors and masters degree in Architecture from Tulane University.Becca BlazakProgram Coordinator -- Becca joined Code for America in May 2014. As Program Coordinator, Becca works across all five of Code for America’s programs, helping to further institutionalize program integration. Becca comes from the Skoll Foundation where she worked in a similar role, providing support and helping develop projects such as the Young Leader Initiative and Corporate Experience for the 2014 Skoll World Forum. Before moving to the Bay Area, Becca spent 15 months teaching English in South Korea and backpacking around Southeast Asia. While in South Korea, she was the co-creator of an after school English program for elementary aged girls and Girls Town Orphanage. Becca holds a B.A. in Culture and Communications with a focus in International Studies and a minor in Politics from Ithaca College.Lane BeckerDirector of Products & Startups -- Lane Becker joined Code for America in May 2014 as Director of Products and Startups. He works to promote widespread reuse of Code for America applications within cities, and also runs the civic technology Startup and Accelerator program. Lane co-founded Adaptive Path, one of the world's first user experience design firms, in 2001, and Get Satisfaction, an online customer service community platform, in 2007. At Adaptive Path, Lane ran the Consulting practice as well as the New Ventures program, which aided early-stage startups with product development in exchange for equity. The program saw several successful exits and also developed Measure Map, a blog analytics tool acquired by Google in 2005 and incorporated into Google Analytics. Get Satisfaction is currently used by over 75,000 companies and has taken over $20 million in investment. In 2012, Lane co-authored "Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work," a New York Times bestselling business book about harnessing serendipity as a business practice. He’s also a certified hula hooping instructor.Brielle PlumpCommunity Coordinator -- Brielle joined Code for America in May 2014. As Communities Coordinator, Brielle manages incoming communication channels for the Code for America Community Programs, specifically Code for All and the Code for America Brigade. Prior to joining the Code for America team, Brielle worked as a Marketing Manager, then Faculty Manager for Kaplan Test Prep’s Graduate Division. Prior to joining Kaplan, Brielle was a Campaign Director for Environment California and a Community Developer for the National Arthritis Foundation. Brielle has a range of experiences managing community wellness & education based projects, operating in a virtual workforce, researching health & engagement, as well as teaching Public Speech and Yoga. Brielle holds a B.A. in Communication from the University of California, Davis, and a M.A. in Communication from San Diego State University.Jaime-Alexis FowlerDirector of Marketing -- Jaime-Alexis Fowler (Marketing Director) Jaime-Alexis joined Code for America as Director of Marketing in June 2014. Jaime-Alexis most recently served as Deputy Director at Exhale, overseeing organizational operations, programs, and strategy. Prior to that, she spent six years developing and growing communications, public relations, and online fundraising at Pathfinder International, a $100M international nonprofit focused on reproductive health. She continues to serve on Pathfinder’s Development Committee. Jaime-Alexis has been recognized by several honors including the 2013 DoGooder Funny for Good Video Award and the Convio Innovator Award for Best Online Fundraising Campaign. Outside of work, Jaime-Alexis is an avid runner, completing 6 marathons and eating plenty of red velvet cupcakes along the way. In 2010, she joined New Leaders Council Executive Team as their Director of Digital Strategy (volunteer). Jaime-Alexis holds a Masters Degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is a graduate of Vassar College.David RoweSenior Manager, City Engagements -- David joined Code for America in July 2014. Most recently, he served as the Director of Policy in Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Sly James's office, where he tracked, managed, and implemented the Mayor's public policy agenda. His work ranged from tracking the citywide business plan and budget, to staffing KCStat (a data-driven performance management initiative), to acting as a liaison to Google Fiber's implementation team in Kansas City. David's role also included working with the Mayor’s Challenge Cabinet to implement the city’s open data policy, and he was the primary point of contact for Kansas City's 2013 Code for America Fellowship. He enjoys life and BBQ in Kansas City and is an avid baseball fan. David holds a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and a law degree from the University of Kansas.Rebecca CoeliusHealth Vertical Lead -- Rebecca Coelius is a doctor using her background in clinical medicine, policy-making, and social entrepreneurship to advance the health of individuals and cities through the Code for America Health Practice. Prior to joining CfA, Rebecca worked for the Health and Human Services Chief Technology Officer as the Medical Officer for Innovation, and ran the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's Division of Science and Innovation. She has worked for and advised a variety of digital health start up companies, previously Founded and served as Executive Director of the non profit for social entrepreneurship SpanAfrica, and worked in India and Egypt on on low tech maternal health interventions. Rebecca received her Medical Degree from the University of California - San Francisco School of Medicine.John LeonardSr. Manager of Government Programs -- John leads Code for America's national network for public sector innovation, managing consulting, training and collaborations that help cities use technology, design and open data to be more effective and responsive. Prior to joining Code for America, John was Senior Vice President at Better World Advertising, where he led development of TV, print and digital media campaigns for government and nonprofit agencies. He previously coordinated citizen engagement for the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and designed training curricula for the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health. John is the founder and former Executive Director of Gay City, one of the nation's leading LGBT organizations. He holds a B.A. in Public Affairs from George Washington University and a Master's in Government from Cornell. He lives in San Francisco and serves on the Board of Directors of the Horizons Foundation.Debs SchrimmerResearch & Editorial Coordinator -- Debs Schrimmer joined Code for America in August 2014. As Research and Editorial Coordinator, Debs helps develop resources for local government staff and community organizers to use modern technology tools to foster collaboration, improve internal government processes and service delivery, and more effectively address community needs. Debs joins Code for America with years of experience in local, regional and federal government. Most recently, Debs worked as a transportation and land use planner for the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), a regional planning agency that works with 22 cities and 6 counties in the Sacramento region. At SACOG, her work primarily focused on plug-in electric vehicles, local food systems, and civic innovation. Debs graduated maxima cum laude from UC Davis with a B.S. in Community and Regional Development.Zoe BlumenfeldMarketing Manager -- A passionate advocate for storytelling and social change, Zoe most recently served as Communications Manager at Global Fund for Women, one of the largest publicly supported grantmaking organizations focused exclusively on women's rights. During her time at Global Fund, Zoe managed campaigns that successfully grew their audience and deepened engagement with supporters from around the world. She established Global Fund's rapid response advocacy program and co-led the online fundraising team. Prior to that, Zoe was with the National Writing Project, highlighting the innovative work of dedicated teachers. Zoe learned about the impact of a strong brand while serving as marketing coordinator for Visa's Olympic sponsorship program. Her love of writing was nurtured at the Santa Cruz Sentinel where she worked as journalist. Zoe's writing has appeared in The Nation, Huffington Post, Reuters, Foreign Policy in Focus, among others. Zoe grew up in the Bay Area and is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz.Dan HonContent Director -- Dan Hon joined Code for America in October 2014 as Content Director. He works to make building digital government that works easy to understand and easy to copy. Prior to Code for America, Dan took a detour into the world of advertising at Wieden+Kennedy, the award winning advertising agency, based in Portland, Oregon. At Wieden+Kennedy, Dan was a Creative Director on the Facebook, Sony and Nike accounts helping to bring an interactive and digital sensibility to brand advertising. A recovered lawyer, Dan has an MA in Law from Gonville & Caius College at Cambridge University, an MSc in Software Engineering from Liverpool University, helped London startup Mind Candy build their first game, Perplex City, and co-founded Six to Start, an award-winning game developer in 2007 with his brother. He has been blogging for a very long time and now writes a popular email newsletter. He doesn't play World of Warcraft anymore.Gabrielle JonesExecutive Coordinator -- Gabrielle Jones joined Code for America in October of 2014. Originally from Tampa, Florida, she received her Master’s of Social Work degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. Throughout her varied career, Gabrielle has worked in several social service settings conducting health education, outreach, case management, and community building activities. In Florida, she worked to increase immigrant and refugee children’s access to affordable health insurance. As a project coordinator at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay, Gabrielle matched at-risk children to adult mentors. Most recently, Gabrielle worked at Golden Gate Regional Center providing case management to over 90 individuals with developmental disabilities. Gabrielle joined Code for America in the hopes of using her diverse knowledge to influence system-wide change.CfA Board of DirectorsJennifer PahlkaJohn LillyJohn Lilly is a partner at Greylock Partners with a focus on consumer Internet and enterprise software. Prior to Greylock, John was CEO of Mozilla, the organization behind Firefox, an open source Web browser used by more than 400 million people. John also co-founded Reactivity, an enterprise security infrastructure company acquired by Cisco in 2007, where he served as founding CEO and later CTO. John is currently on the Board of Directors of the Mozilla Corporation and the Participatory Culture Foundation, and has previously served on the boards of directors of TripIt (acquired by Concur in 2011), CenterRun (acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2003), and Reactivity (acquired by Cisco Systems in 2007). He is a co-inventor on 7 United States patents.Stacy DonohueStacy Donohue is a Director of Investments at the Omidyar Network. She brings broad technology, strategy, and financial expertise to Omidyar Network’s Media, Markets & Transparency initiative, managing investments in Government Transparency across the United States and Latin America. In this role, Stacy works to encourage accountability and effectiveness in government by increasing people’s access to credible information about government activities and money in politics. Prior to joining Omidyar Network, Stacy spent nine years at Hewlett-Packard in senior roles spanning strategy, corporate development, and merger and acquisition transactions. Stacy received an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School, an MA in art history from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA from Yale University, where she graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.Nigel JacobNigel Jacob is the Co-Chair of the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics for the City of Boston. With an extensive background in collaborative, citizen-facing technology projects, Nigel Jacob co-founded the Office of New Urban Mechanics – a civic innovation incubator within Boston’s City Hall. Nigel also serves as Mayor Menino’s advisor on emerging technologies. In both of these roles, Nigel works to develop new models of innovation for cities in the 21st century. Prior to joining the City of Boston in 2006, Nigel worked for and launched a series of technology start-ups in the Boston area. Nigel is also a fellow at the Center for the Advancement Public Action at Bennington College. In recognition for their ground-breaking work in Boston, Nigel and Chris Osgood were both named Public Officials of the year in 2011 by Governing Magazine.Tim O'ReillyTim O'Reilly is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media Inc. Considered by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world, O'Reilly Media also hosts conferences on technology topics, including the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, Strata: The Business of Data, the Velocity Conference on Web Performance and Operations, and many others. Tim’s blog, the O'Reilly Radar "watches the alpha geeks" to determine emerging technology trends, and serves as a platform for advocacy about issues of importance to the technical community. Tim is also a partner at O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, O'Reilly’s early stage venture firm, and is on the board of Safari Books Online, PeerJ, Code for America, and Maker Media, which was recently spun out from O'Reilly Media. Maker Media’s Maker Faire has been compared to the West Coast Computer Faire, which launched the personal computer revolution.Shona BrownShona Brown joined the executive team of Google in 2003 and was responsible for building both the People Operations and Business Operations groups. In 2011, she took on the role leading all of Google’s technology for social impact efforts and in January of 2013 she became a Googler Emeritus and moved into an advisory role with the company. Prior to joining Google she was a partner at McKinsey & Company, a management consulting company, where her focus was working with consumer technology companies on growth, innovation, and transformation. Dr. Brown is the author of Competing on the Edge: Strategy as Structured Chaos, which introduced a new strategic model for competing in volatile markets. She is a director of the following non-profit organizations: The Bridgespan Group, The Nature Conservancy, The Exploratorium, and San Francisco Jazz Organization. She also serves on the board of PepsiCo. Dr. Brown has a bachelor’s degree in computer systems engineering from Carleton University in Canada, an M.A. in economics and philosophy from Oxford University (which she attended as a Rhodes scholar), and a Ph.D. and postdoctoral degree from Stanford University’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management.Brett GoldsteinBrett Goldstein is currently the Senior Fellow in Urban Science at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. In this role, he advises governments and major universities around the world on how to use data to inform smarter government decision-making and leads research projects using big data and analytics to better understand urban ecosystems. He was influential in designing the school's dual degree program in computer science and public policy. He is also the CTO at GCM Grosvenor, one of the world’s largest independent alternative asset management firms. Brett began his career at OpenTable where he played a key role in growing the company from a small startup to a multinational enterprise. A former government studies major, he became interested in applying his private sector experience to improve city-wide systems. Brett began this work as a Chicago police officer, building and commanding the Police Department’s Predictive Analytics Group. He was subsequently appointed as the Chief Data Officer for the City of Chicago by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, becoming the first municipal CDO in the country. As CDO and later CIO, he established one of the nation’s leading open data initiatives, accelerating Chicago’s growth as a global hub of innovation and technology. During his tenure, Brett developed WindyGrid, a geospatial situational awareness and data analytics system used by City of Chicago departments and agencies to improve service delivery and coordinate efforts during incident response.CfA Advisory BoardEric RiesEric Ries is an entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller, The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Business, published by Crown Business. He serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups, and has consulted to new and established companies as well as venture capital firms. In 2010, he was named entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School and is currently an IDEO Fellow. Previously he co-founded and served as CTO of IMVU, his third startup. In 2007, BusinessWeek named him one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech. In 2009, he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership.The Lean Startup methodology has been written about in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review,Inc. (where he appeared on the cover), Wired, Fast Company, and countless blogs. He lives in San Francisco.Andrew GreenhillAndrew Greenhill is the Mayor's Chief of Staff for the City of Tucson. He has worked extensively on wide-ranging issues facing Tucson and Southern Arizona such as water, transportation, environmental sustainability, urban planning, economic development and local government reform. Andrew's strong interest in Government 2.0‚ the use of technology to improve government and serve citizens, has led to the development of a number of technology initiatives both inside and outside city government. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for Code for America, Andrew recently co-founded OpenTucson, a local non-profit where civic-minded web developers work closely with community leaders to develop applications and other technological solutions and improve Tucson's quality of life._4600e4ae-65da-11e4-97ff-d43e955b75b0To build open source technology and organize a network of people dedicated to making government services simple, effective, and easy to use._4600e79c-65da-11e4-97ff-d43e955b75b0DemocracyCode for America believes that a healthy democracy is one where government and people work together to improve their community.TrustThis requires trust between government and residents. That trust is built when interactions between government and residents are transparent, inclusive, and respectful.TransparencyInclusivenesRespectChangeWhile trust in government is at an all-time low in the United States, we believe things can be different. And we believe this starts at the local level where government most directly touches our everyday lives.LocalityThrough our work with dozens of local governments since 2011, we've seen how local governments that practice a new way of working can better serve residents and address the important problems facing our communities.Small StepsThis is why we believe government can work for the people, by the people, in the 21st century. We're working to make it so, one step at a time. Encouragement & EmpowermentEncourage and empower residents to take an active role in their community._4600e95e-65da-11e4-97ff-d43e955b75b01ResidentsCommunitiesCitizensCitizens have the power to help their cities. The Code for America Brigade program is an international network of people committed to using their voices and hands, in collaboration with local governments, to make their cities better..._4600eb84-65da-11e4-97ff-d43e955b75b0CollaborationFacilitate collaboration between government staff and foster forward-thinking approaches to solving city problems._4600ef26-65da-11e4-97ff-d43e955b75b02Government StaffCitiesLocal GovernmentsGovernment that works in the 21st Century -- Local governments are changing. Forward-thinking municipalities are embracing technology to make our cities better for everyone. Innovative government staff are sharing resources, best practices, and collaborating on common problems. Code for America provides a broad range of resources, programs and services to support and advance civic innovation._4600f0d4-65da-11e4-97ff-d43e955b75b0SupportSupport civic-minded entrepreneurs and startups._4600f2c8-65da-11e4-97ff-d43e955b75b03EntrepreneursStartupsDevelopersThe CfA Fellowship is a one year residency placing developers, designers, and researchers within local governments.DesignersResearchersLocal Governments_4600f50c-65da-11e4-97ff-d43e955b75b02014-11-06http://www.codeforamerica.org/about/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net