• Photo: G Lodise

      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.

       

      A "Year of Gratitude": bit.ly/gratitudeyear

      Send "inspire" to 213-261-0305 for an inspiring quote

       

    • ABOUT

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

      Monica S. Flores facilitates the development of digital products as a technical project manager, on staff at Lullabot.

       

      Since 2004, she has supported US & global organizations on how to connect with their online communities, make sales, & share information for projects in e-commerce, national/global community-building, and customer engagement.  

      Flores has built 200+ websites, and she is a proponent of using technology 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 sustainability, entrepreneurship, education, and technology & science.

       

      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."

       

      Flores is on the board of Green America.

         

          She is an instructor for NTEN, teaching data management for the Non-profit Technology Professional Certificate.

           

          A member at The Wing, she supports women-focused ventures through the Female Founders Network.


          On Drupal since 2008 and agile since 2014, her clients/projects include IBM, Green America, Dept. of State GIST Network, and Ashoka: Innovators for the Public.

           

          • VALUES

            ~ connecting as humans in the new millennium ~

            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.

             

            Sharing

            Identify your unique gift 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

             

          • RECENT EXPERIENCE

            Monica has worked in technology as a web developer since 1999, leading digital platform development for national and international teams. Career highlights:

            • December 2019 - Arcadia Ambassador
               
            • December 2019 - Pantheon Hero
               
            • November 2019 - TechWomxn.com Launch
               
            • July 2019 - Technical Project Manager, Lullabot
               
            • April 2019 - Host at Tech-I Global Pitch Competition, Global Entrepreneurship Congress Bahrain, emcee for finalists competing for $230k in cash and prizes
               
            • March 2019 - Conversion / web launch for Center for Sustainability Solutions
               
            • June 2018 - Team lead for Green Business Network redesign
               
            • October 2017  -  Nonprofit Technology Network Course Instructor, "Diversity and Inclusion" and "Develop Good Data Practices"
               
            • June 2016 - July 2019: Director of Digital Products for GreenAmerica.org redevelopment ColdFusion to Drupal 8
               
            • January 2016 - May 2018: Database architect and engineering lead for redesign of GistNetwork.org
               
            • January 2015- December 2016: Product team lead for Drupal 7 redesign for changemakers.com 

            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)

              Courses/Books/Videos

              2000-2002: The Odyssey World Trek for Service and Education, leader for pilot Mexico visit, travel team backpacking worldwide for 18 months creating educational content

               

              http://bit.ly/monicasfloresbooks


              http://bit.ly/monicasfloresvideo

               

              • Six Ways to Fail Forward
                Learning how to fail is essential link
                 
              • 10 Tips Learned Backpacking the World
                Ten tips learned from the road. link

              • Articles

                Blogging since 2007.

                Highlighted

                More Posts

                Archives

              • Recent Speaking Engagements

                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

              • Testimonials

                Thanks to conference organizers

              • Public Engagements

                Speaker

                • 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

                • Drupal Hawaii Organizer '20
                   
                • Moderator, Holding Space for LGBTQIA Inclusion in Technology:  Global Entrepreneurship Week DC '19
                   
                • Host, GIST Tech-I Pitch Competition Bahrain '19
                   
                • DC Startup Week, Advisor '17
                   
                • Princeton Social Impact Judge '18, '17, '16
                   
                • NASA Goddard '15 social media coverage
                   
                • DrupalCamp Hawaii Organizer '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-current

                Videos / YouTube

              • BIOGRAPHY

                Since 2004, Monica S. Flores (@monicasflores) has built websites and led teams for large-scale digital projects, supporting U.S. and global clients such as IBM, Green America, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, Changemakers.com, the U.S. Department of State, Global Entrepreneurship Network, the GIST Network, and over two hundred projects for government, public agencies, trade associations, non-profits, e-commerce, and startups.

                 

                Because of her interest in online communities, she frequently advises those building new products, and she consults with leadership teams on building and leading effective teams, understanding business processes, prioritizing functional specifications to budget, creating database architecture, & implementing systems.

                Her current focus is on managing large-scale web development projects, including redesign, refactoring, and digital platform buildout, as well as building and supporting teams of designers, developers, and coders.

                 

                She is passionate about leadership, sustainability, entrepreneurship, education, and technology and science as tools for positive social change. She speaks and writes about web development, diversity/equity/inclusion, entrepreneurship, and women in business.

                Flores has served on the board at Green America and chaired the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion board committee.

                She is on the faculty of the Nonprofit Technology Network's Professional Certification.

                 

                She started the Female Founders Network (https://femalefounders.network), which offers networking, connections and resources at bit.ly/femalefoundersLinkedIn

                 

                She co-founded 10K Group web consulting (2004-), founded and sold A Successful Woman (2006-2012), co-founded Gramercy & Co. (2010-2017), sits on the board of a family real estate group (2015- ) and was an advisor to MAAN Softwares Inc. (2016).

                 

                She received the NTENny award (2018 and 2019) for "going above and beyond in their commitment to our sector, driving our community forward and tirelessly working for excellence."

                 

                Flores builds community, fosters connectedness, and advances technology to create a better world.

                ~ Images ~

                Headshot credit: G Lodise
                Speaking credit: G Bell

                Flickr photostream: monicadear

              • 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

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