• About Me

    Passion

    I believe we have the opportunity to use technology to solve problems, connect communities, and build more effective change-making teams, and I'm committed to do so at as large a scale as possible.

     

    I currently manage government projects as an employee-owner at Lullabot. I also support data reporting, collection, and analysis for the Lansing Economic Area Partnership, which works with small businesses in Michigan's capital region.

     

    Leadership/Board Service:

    2022-2024: Drupal Association Board of Directors

    2020-2022: DC FemTech Advisory Board

    2018-2020: Green America Board of Directors

    2013-2020: Background-checked Girl Scouts troop leader and volunteer: San Diego, CA, Arlington,VA

     

    Awards:

    2024: Government Experience Award 2nd place for State of iowa

    2021: Hack for Good, FutureHack, New Relic

    2021: Impact Award, Lightning Awards, Pantheon

    2019, 2018: NTENny Award, NTEN

     

    Community:

    2025: Organizer, DrupalGovCon

    2021-2024: Speaker, DrupalCon North America

    2019-2024: Pantheon Hero

    2021: Keynote, Drupal Diversity Camp

     

     

     

    updated: Nov 27, 2024

  • VALUES

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    Communication

     

    Making space for a diversity of opinions, freely expressed and carefully considered, by a wide variety of individuals, typically leads to a better outcome.

     

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

     

    There are no stupid questions.

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    Honesty

     

    When I face challenges and obstacles, being honest means I evaluate, accept where I currently stand, create a plan, and move forward --with others-- to make things better.

     

    One day at a time...

    One moment at a time.

     

    The truth always sets me free.

     

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    Integrity

     

    I strive to uniquely hone my gifts and determine what makes a more harmonious alignment with others.

     

    I solve for my current project's pressing needs.

     

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

     

  • Articles

    Blogging since 2007.

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  • Speaking Engagements

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    Capital Area Tech

    "Be SMART: Improve the Visual Display of your Reports"

    DrupalCon Portland 2024

    Layout Builder: Practical Advice from the Field

    #Belonging - Beyond Inclusion: Building a Culture of True Equity, at DrupalCon 2023 Pittsburgh

    Speaker with Ellie Fanning about belonging and inclusivity

    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 - 2021

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    The Women in Technology World Series

    Online Festival, 2021: Introduction to Drupal on Pantheon

    Florida Drupal Camp

    Case Study: Converting an Environmental Nonprofit to Drupal, 2021

    Drupal GovCon

    100% Remote - Tips for Managing a Fully-Distributed Workforce, 2020

    Introduction to Drupal on Pantheon

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

    #LGBTQIA in Tech - GEW 2019

    Moderator for panel discussion on #LGBTQIA in technology

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    Topics

    • Case Study: Converting to Drupal: Architecture, timeline, requirements to move a website onto Drupal 8. 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

  • Public Engagements

    Speaker Highlights

      • Drupalcon 2024, Portland:
        Co-presenter, DriesNote
        Panelist, Layout Builder Practical Advice
    • Co-Speaker, Beyond Inclusion, DrupalCon 2024, Portland
    • Co-Speaker, Beyond Inclusion, DrupalCon 2023, Pittsburgh
    • Speaker, National Center for Employee Ownership Conference 2022, Seattle
    • DrupalCon 2022, Organizer, Non-profit Summit, Portland
    • 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

  • EDUCATION

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    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

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    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

    Connect with a question, comment, or feedback

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    linkedin 
    /monicaflores