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Monica S. Flores

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      Mission

      My personal mission is to make a measurable positive difference by using all of my knowledge and talents to advance fairness, justice, safety, health, sustainability, wellbeing, and education.

       

      Monica "Nikki" Flores (@monicasflores) facilitates the development of digital products as a Certified ScrumMaster® and technical project manager at Lullabot, a strategy, design, and development agency supporting redevelopment/new rollouts for Fortune 500 brands, government agencies, higher education, publishers, and enterprise technology companies.
       

      Since 2004, she has developed over 200 websites for clients and employers including the redesigns for Green America, the GIST Network for the U.S. Department of State, and Changemakers for Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. As a full-stack developer, using Drupal since 2008 and working with agile methods since 2014, she is a proponent of using technology to solve problems, connect communities, and build more effective change-making teams.


      She serves in leadership for DC FemTech and was formerly a board member at Green America, where she chaired the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion board committee 2018-2020. She teaches for the Nonprofit Technology Professional certificate, started Techwomxn, and co-founded 10K Webdesign. She supports women-focused ventures through the Female Founders Network.


      A recipient of the 2018 and 2019 NTENny Award, Flores speaks at conferences and panels on technology, management, and entrepreneurship. She keynoted the first annual Drupal Diversity Camp. Flores is a Pantheon Hero and an Arcadia Ambassador.
       

      updated: January 20, 2022

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    • ABOUT

      ~ making a measurable difference through technology, teams, and communities ~

      M. "Nikki" Flores facilitates the development of digital products as a technical project manager, on staff at Lullabot since 2019. She earned her Certified ScrumMaster® status in 2020.

       

      Since 2004, she has supported US & global organizations on how to connect with their online communities, make sales, & share information.

      Flores has built 200+ websites, and she is a proponent of using available tools to solve problems, bring people together, and build effective change-making teams.

       

      She believes each of us has an ability to use our knowledge, ideas, and talents to make a measurable difference.

       

      Flores builds and leads teams, prioritizes specifications to budget, creates data architecture, & implements systems.

      She speaks, writes, and presents on technology and how to build websites using Drupal on Pantheon.

       

      She received the 2018 and 2019 NTENny Award, for those "who have gone above and beyond in their commitment to our sector, driving our community forward and tirelessly working for excellence."

       

         

        • VALUES

          Communication

          It's important to make space for a diversity of opinions, freely expressed and carefully considered, by a cross-section of individuals.

           

          This creates a better end outcome.

           

          Communication means brainstorming, sharing, and evaluating all options to find the best solution.

           

          There are no stupid questions.

          Honesty

          We each face challenges and obstacles.

           

          Honesty means we evaluate, accept where we currently stand, make a plan, and move forward, together.

           

          One day at a time...

          One moment at a time.

           

          The truth always sets us free.

           

          Integrity

          Identify your unique gifts and align with others to solve the world's pressing needs.

           

          Be as clear as possible about

          • what you need
          • what you offer
          • how best to collaborate

          "Don't compromise yourself. You're all you've got." - Janis Joplin

           

        • EXPERIENCE

          Flores has worked in technology since 1999, leading digital platform development for national and international teams. She is currently a staff technical project manager at Lullabot, working to support digital delivery and engagement with customers, for some of the most well-known brands in the world.

          Green Business Network
          GIST redesign - content architecture only
          CVSAN
          CSOBOM Princeton
          Gramercy & Co
        • Additional Experience

          • January 2004 - January 2014: Principal Developer/Managing Director, delivering 200+ websites for public agencies, membership groups, e-commerce, non-profits 
            (Drupal 6, 7, 8) (view list)

             
          • 2002-2004: Policy Analyst evaluating community-based organizations serving children, youth, families for the City & County of San Francisco through JMPT Consulting
           

          Founder/Co-Founder Experience

          • 2010-2017: Co-founder, Gramercy & Co. e-commerce for home & fashion​
             
          • 2006-2012: Founder of A Successful Woman for success-oriented women 
             
          • 2004-2005: Founding board member, APA for Progress
            (1st internet advocacy group for Asian Pacific Islander Americans)

            Educator Experience

            2000-2002: The Odyssey World Trek for Service and Education, leader for pilot Mexico visit, travel team backpacking worldwide for 18 months creating educational curriculum (K-12 CA Standards)

             

            http://bit.ly/monicasfloresbooks


            http://bit.ly/monicasfloresvideo

            • Articles

              Blogging since 2007.

              Highlighted

              • From Pandemic to Community Power: Mutual Aid Network Wins FutureHack for Good
                (New Relic Blog, 06/09/2021)
                 
              • Using Technology to Solve Community Problems
                (Pantheon Blog, 06/07/2021)
                 
              • How we Determined Lullabot's Engineering Values
                (Lullabot, 06/19/2020)
                 
              • Using Drupal Permissions to Manage Access in Central Organizations with Subsidiary Groups
                (Lullabot, 06/11/2020)
                 
              • Fostering Inclusion in Technology
                (Lullabot, 03/06/2020)
                 
              • Ten Tips for Effective E-commerce
                (The Nook Online, 10/10/2019)

                 
              • Twelve Tips for Planning
                 your .edu Drupal Development
                 
                (Lullabot, 09/27/2019)
                 
              • Top 12 Hiring Tips: Find Better Candidates for your Available Job 
                (The Nook Online, 09/27/2019)
                 
              • Mental Health on Campus - Five Ways to Support One Another
                (Fund Your College, 08/05/2019)
                 
              • 7 Truths about Being a Mom Entrepreneur
                (AmazeM, 01/02/2018)
                 
              • 5 Steps to Implement a Diversity and Inclusion Plan at your Nonprofit
                (Make a Positive Difference, 11/08/2017)

              More Posts

              • Seven Tips for a Successful Website Redesign Process
                (NTEN, 09/12/2017)

                 
              • 300 Reasons to be Grateful
                (Make a Positive Difference, 07/11/2017)

                 
              • 5 Learnings about the Website Redesign Process
                (Medium, 04/19/2017)

                 
              • An Open Letter to my 5th Grade Teacher
                (Make a Positive Difference, 10/04/2016)

                 
              • Building My Facebook Messenger Bot
                (Chatbots Magazine, 10/3/2016)

                 
              • 10 Ways to Build Community
                (Green America, 09/15/2016)

                 
              • My Advice, in 28 Tips for Living (Github, 02/01/2016)

                 
              • 25 Tips on How to Behave (FemaleFounders.info, 08/19/2015)

                 
              • Five Things all Founders Need (LinkedIn Pulse, 03/04/2015)

                 
              • 8 Steps to Narrow the Cone of Uncertainty (Pulse, featured in Software Engineering, 12/28/2014)

                 
              • The Difference between being Racial and being Racist (Pulse, 12/13/2014)

                 
              • Failure is always an Option (LinkedIn Pulse, 12/05/2014)

              Archives

              + LinkedIn archives
              + Medium archives
              + Women on Business archives
               
              • 22 Excellent Tips for New Drupal Developers
                (2012, Six Revisions, now WebFX)
                 
              • 20 Drupal Modules to Boost your Website's Functionality (2012, Six Revisions, now WebFX)

                 
              • 4 Steps to Building a Portfolio Website with Drupal (2012, Six Revisions, now WebFX)

                 
              • 6 Ways Green Businesses Make a Difference
                (Women on Business, 10/19/2012)

                 
              • How to make your Workplace Millennial-Friendly: What We can Learn from Vin Diesel (Vistage, 09/09/2010)
                 

               

              • Chatbots Magazine - Writer
                 
              • Women in Social Enterprise - Editor
                 
              • Hashtag Female Founders - Contributor
                 
              • WomenonBusiness.com - Guest Blogger (2009-2012)
                 
              • TheGreenGirls.com - Guest Blogger (2010-2012)
                 
              • BlogTalkRadio - Interview (2012)
            • Recent Speaking Engagements

              a11y talks: Fostering Inclusion in Technology

              Ten tips for fostering more inclusion in technology, based on a compilation of tips presented through a previously-published blog series.

              Drupal Diversity & Inclusion Camp - Keynote

              Building a Mutual Aid Network on Drupal (on Pantheon)

              The Women in Technology World Series

              Online Festival, 2021: Introduction to Drupal on Pantheon

              Florida Drupal Camp 2021

              Case Study: Converting an Environmental Nonprofit to Drupal

              DrupalGovCon2020

              100% Remote - Tips for Managing a Fully-Distributed Workforce

              Introduction to Drupal on Pantheon

              Setting up Drupal on Pantheon
              slides - bit.ly/introtodrupal
              video - http://bit.ly/drupalonpantheon-video 

              Future of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - GEW 2019

              Panel discussion on #diversity, #equity, and #inclusion

              #LGBTQIA in Tech - GEW 2019

              Moderator for panel discussion on #LGBTQIA in technology

              • Case Study: Converting to Drupal: Architecture, timeline, requirements to move a website onto Drupal 8. link
                 
              • Five Tips to Increase Leadership Capacity: For women in leadership link
                 
              • Developing Good Data Practice
                Data structures, content types, and planning for data collection link
                 
              • Action Plan for Diversity, Equity,& Inclusion 
                How to integrate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into an organization link

              Speaker Request Form
            • Testimonials

            • Public Engagements

              Speaker Highlights

              • Drupal Diversity and Inclusion Camp '21, Keynote
                 
              • Women in Technology World Series '21
                 
              • DrupalCon '21
                 
              • Florida DrupalCamp '21
                 
              • Pantheon Inclusive Leadership '21
                 
              • Tech Rebalanced '21
                 
              • MidAtlantic Women in Tech Summit, Speaker '20
                 
              • The Future of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Technology: Panelist, Global Entrepreneurship Week DC '19
                 
              • Raleigh Women in Tech Summit, Speaker '19
                 
              • Startup Weekend DC '16 Speaker and Judge
                 
              • STEEAMnista NYC Speaker Panel '16
                 
              • Net2DC Speaker '16
                 
              • DC Web Women '15 Entrepreneurship Series
                 
              • Working Mother Video Series '15 #WorkMom
                 
              • Philly Women in Tech Summit, Panelist '15
                 
              • DrupalCamp Hawaii Speaker '11
                 
              • WordCamp Hawaii Speaker '08

              Moderator / Host / Judge / Advisor

              • Organizer
                DrupalCamp Hawaii '20
                (cancelled due to COVID-19)

                 
              • Moderator
                Holding Space for LGBTQIA Inclusion in Technology:  Global Entrepreneurship Week DC '19

                 
              • Host emcee
                GIST Tech-I Pitch Competition Bahrain '19

                 
              • Advisor
                DC Startup Week '17

                 
              • Judge
                Princeton Social Impact '18, '17, '16

                 
              • Social media ambassador
                NASA Goddard '15 
                social media coverage
                 
              • Organizer
                DrupalCamp Hawaii '11

              Community Involvement

              • NTEN Coaching, '21
                 
              • DC Fem Tech Leadership Team, '20 and '21
                 
              • NTENny Awardee '18, '19
                 
              • Session Advisory Committee, NTEN '19
                 
              • Campbell Elementary PTA VP Programs '19
                 
              • Board Chair, Green America Subcommittee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion '18
                 
              • Green America Board Member, '18, '19, '20
                 
              • Girl Scouts Leader: 2008-2017

              Videos / YouTube

              • Why Being a Role Model is So Important for Women in Tech
                 
              • What Career Opportunities Exist for Girls Interested in Tech?
                 
              • What’s Most Fulfilling About a Career in Tech?
                 
              • My Best Advice for Girls Considering a Career in Tech
                 
              • What Motivated me to Launch a Tech Career?
                 
              • How can a #WorkMom Thrive in a Tech Career?
                 
              • What Special Qualities do Working Mothers offer?
            • MEDIA

            • EDUCATION

              Cornell University

              B.S. in Environmental Systems Technology,
              Division of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
              Cornell University

              Team win for contest in student engineering: "A Learning Car for Kids" - technology for children with developmental disabilities


              Activities: Work Study
              Entrepot Deli, Risley Dining, Blauvelt Lab, PEWS ILR
              Pianist at Catholic Mass
              Praxis Literary Journal

              Institute for Shipboard Education

              Spring Semester at Sea, University of Pittsburgh

              Travelled to 10 port cities in 100 days on the SS Universe


              Itinerary:

              Nassau, Bahamas
              La Guaira, Venezuela
              Salvador, Brazil

              Cape Town, South Africa

              Mombasa, Kenya

              Madras, India

              Penang, Malaysia

              Hong Kong

              Keelung, Taiwan

              Kobe, Japan

              Seattle, Washington, USA

              Activities: Yearbook, Shipboard Auction

            • CONNECT

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