I’m a “front of the frontend” software engineering leader who loves supporting teams working with React, CSS (😍), design systems, and accessibility.

I’m a former co-host of the devchat.tv podcast React Round Up, and my agency work has been nominated for a Webby and 4x Awwwards. A site I developed in 2018 won the CommArts Interactive Award. I’ve also written for CSS Tricks and LeadDev, and helped grow Netlify's frontend discipline from 2 to 12+ engineers during the startup's early years.

The first line of code I ever wrote was for my LiveJournal theme.

I had a college internship building Drupal and WordPress sites for nonprofits; a few years later, I was developing sites for Nintendo at an NYC ad agency.

As an agency developer, I saw firsthand how the Jamstack would revolutionize the web. I loved it so much that I joined Netlify in 2018 as employee number 30-something, where I worked on the React app that powers app.netlify.com and later managed the burgeoning growth engineering team.

In 2022, I went to work on my other favorite dev tool: GitHub. Combining my love of UI, accessibility, and systems thinking, I joined as an engineering manager to support the teams who build the Primer Design System.

I'm super proud to be a mom, which is the best and messiest job I've ever had. I love to hang out and explore with my son, my (chef) spouse Eli, and our basset hound mix FBI Agent Burt Macklin. I occasionally stop in at the ReactJS Dallas meetup, chat with friends in the Inclusive Tech Coalition Slack, and volunteer at Jewish Family Service. I'm also into board games, D&D, hosting dinner parties, and wine.

• 😄 Pronouns: she/her
• ⚡ Fun facts: I have a hyphenated last name, but neither are names I was born with! I also used to live at a summer camp part-time.
• 💬 Ask me about web accessibility, frontend-focused dev tools, code review practices, board games, and wine.