• About Me

    Making a measurable positive difference. 

    Passion

    I currently manage large-scale enterprise projects as an employee-owner at Lullabot.

    I maintain the Certified ScrumMaster® and IAAP Certified Accessibility Professional designations.

     

    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 at as large a scale as possible.

     

     

    Board Service:

    Drupal Association (2022-2024)

    DC FemTech (2020-2022)

    Green America (2018-2020), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion board committee chair (2018-2020)

     

    Awards:

    Hack for Good (2021)

    Impact Award, Lightning Awards (2021)

    NTENny Award (2019 & 2018)

     

    Community:

    Keynote, Drupal Diversity Camp (2021)

    Pantheon Hero (Nov 2019 - Aug 2024)

     

     

     

    updated: Aug 12, 2024

  • Biography

    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 and certification badge from the International Association of Accessibility Professionals in 2022.

     

    She supports U.S. & international organizations on how to connect with their online communities, make sales, & share information. Flores has built 200+ websites, and champions the use of technology eto solve problems, bring people together, build effective change-making teams, and create a better world.

     

    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.

     

    Flores is the recipient of the 2021 "Hack for Good" Award, the 2021 "Lightning Award" from Pantheon, and 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

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    Communication

    I make space for a diversity of opinions, freely expressed and carefully considered, by a wide variety of individuals.

     

    Thoughtful input typically creates a better end 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, determine what makes alignment with others, and think about the greater good.

     

    I solve for my current project's pressing needs.

     

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

     

  • 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

      • Articles

        Blogging since 2007.

        More Posts

      • Recent Speaking Engagements

        #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 2021

        Building a Mutual Aid Network on Drupal (on Pantheon)

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        The Women in Technology World Series 2021

        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

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        • 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

      • Public Engagements

        Speaker Highlights

        • 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
           
        • 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
          Non-Profit Summit
          DrupalCon 2022 Portland
        • 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
      • 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

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        instagram

        /nikkiflores2051

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        youtube

        bit.ly/monicasfloresvideo

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        venmo

        /monicadear