Akshay Roongta

Akshay Roongta is a design researcher, and has worked in the areas of renewable energy, water, sanitation and hygiene amongst others. He is currently working on systems for involving grassroots workers in development planning using ICT and researching how organisations working in development planning build and share knowledge. He is doing this through various projects, from trying to map water commons, engaging citizens in solving local issues to helping organisations restructure internal communications.
Area(s) of Expertise: Design Thinking, Human centred Design, Strategy, Social Impact
Cohort C
@clownbigmole
@akshayroongta

Alissa Nedossekina

Alissa Nedossekina is a User Experience Architect at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN USA. Since 2006 Alissa has been a senior web developer of HUBzero project - a popular open source platform for scientific collaboration developed at Purdue. She now leads UX design for the HUBzero-based medical device informatics platform, REMEDI.
Area(s) of Expertise: design and web development
Cohort A
@snowwitje
@snowwitje

Amel Ghouila

Bioinformatician @Institut Pasteur de Tunis/H3ABionet Technovation Regional ambassador
Area(s) of Expertise: Bioinformatics
Cohort A
@AmelGH
@AmelGhouila

Ana Raquel Oliveira Martins

Pharmacist, turned neuroscientist, turned healthcare consultant, turning health tech aficionada
Area(s) of Expertise: being an academic researcher, neuroscience, healthcare, LGBTQ, gender-equality
Cohort B
@aromartins
@_aromartins

Anna Krystalli

I'm an ex-Macroecologist and current Research Software Engineer at the University of Sheffield. I help researchers do more with their code and data :)
Area(s) of Expertise: rstats, open science, reproducibility, research software
Cohort A
@annakrystalli
@annakrystalli

Baratang Miya

I dedicate myself to digital inclusion of women and girls. Founder and CEO Girlhype Coders. I extremely enjoy teaching girls how to code.
Area(s) of Expertise: Mentoring and Coaching early stages Tech Startups.
Cohort C
@baratang
@baratangmiya

Bastian Greshake Tzovaras

PhD student in applied bioinformatics and the co-founder of openSNP. Bastian works on all things open* and participatory science.
Area(s) of Expertise: a little bit of everything (does that even qualify as expertise?)
Cohort C
@gedankenstuecke
@gedankenstuecke

Chris Hartgerink

PhD-candidate in methods and statistics, focusing on meta-research and in particular detecting data fabrication. Shifting focus now towards incentivizing valid science practices based on which researchers can actually be evaluated properly. Enthusiastic about loads of things!
Area(s) of Expertise: Reproducibility/replicability, open access, open science, statistics, R, bash, linux, not having a Google account ;-)
Cohort A
@chartgerink
@chartgerink

Chris Otta

Tech community builder, founder and Club Captain Mozilla Maseno, version control aficionado and trainer, open source advocate, Computer Science graduate from Maseno University, Kenya.
Area(s) of Expertise: If there's ever anyone using Git and GitHub or wants to version control their projects using Git or collaborate on GitHub, I am happy to advise.
Cohort C
@ottagit
@otta_chris

Chris Ritzo

I've spent my career in tech support, teaching, web development and information science work in a variety of public interest organizations like K12 schools, libraries, higher education, membership based advocacy orgs and for the past few years at New America's Open Technology Institute. At OTI I work primarily on the Measurement Lab project but have also assisted with other initiatives like Ranking Digital Rights and Commotion Wireless. Broadly, I'm interested in socio-technical issues as they affect public resources and institutions, particularly libraries and schools.
Area(s) of Expertise: technical support, communications, web development, content strategy, information architecture, project management
Cohort C
@critzo

Daniela Saderi

Daniela is a PhD Candidate in Neuroscience at Oregon Health and Science University. In her doctoral work she explores how attention and effort affect sound representation in the auditory midbrain. Daniela is an open science advocate, passionate about research and making scientific output available to everyone to advance knowledge and improve transparency. She is excited to be part of the awesome Mozilla community of change catalyzers.
Area(s) of Expertise: Open Curriculum, Version Control (Git) and GitHub experience for project management, Community Building, Event Organization, Open Program Management
Cohort C
@dasaderi
@Neurosarda

Danielle Robinson

Advocacy for science, open data, and the open web / 2016 @MozillaScience Fellow / PhD in neuroscience / hangs with librarians / party mom / @wispdx / GitHub @daniellecrobinson
Area(s) of Expertise: Community organizing, science policy, open data
Cohort B
@daniellecrobinson
@daniellecrobins

Dano Morrison

Dano has experience in both neuroscience and software development. Originally a researcher in the field of memory and neuroplasticity, Dano pivoted to building apps and websites that involve the brain once he realized he could have the greatest impact with code. Coding experience in React Native, React.js, and Python.
Area(s) of Expertise: App development, neuroscience, community building
Cohort A
@jdpigeon
@sequencedc

David Bild

David has been working at the Nature Museum since Fall 2011. His work focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of formal and nonformal programming for middle through high school-aged students and teacher professional development. Since Fall 2012, he has served as the coordinator and lead educator for the Nature Museum’s “Teenagers Exploring and Explaining Nature and Science (TEENS)” program. David is also part-time faculty in the Environmental Sciences & Studies Department at DePaul University, teaching an undergraduate experiential learning course in Environmental Education on behalf of the Nature Museum. Prior to joining the Nature Museum, David taught 7th and 8th grade science and social studies in Phoenix, Arizona for two years. David was a Teach for America corps member and earned his Master’s of Education (MEd) in Secondary Education from Arizona State University in 2011. David currently serves on the Leadership Committee for the Chicago STEM Ecosystem. He previously served on advisory committees for the Hive Chicago Learning Network and the Art Institute of Chicago’s NSF-funded “Art+Science” project. Before becoming a formal educator, David was an archaeologist in the Southwest US and Mexico for 10 years, supervising survey and excavation projects for academic institutions, government agencies, and environmental consulting firms. David earned his BS in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Area(s) of Expertise: Science Education, Environmental Education, Connected Learning, Secondary Education, Out-of-school time learning, Youth-led mapping
Cohort B
@dbild
@dbild

David Ross

Originally hailing from a banana farm in Australia, David now lives in London where he's lived half his life. He's developing a open source endurance sports platform. Always growing as a tech community member, matching that with over a decade of flagship management experience, excited by operations and improvements, a transparently active community builder, and a rather vocal barrier smasher.
Area(s) of Expertise: Overcoming adversity, customer service, staff management, meetups & events, group training sessions, Github, but most of all: walking it all off.
Cohort C
@bunnybooboo
@sw1ayfe

Dellicia Shorter

Mozilla College Campus Regional Coach
Area(s) of Expertise: College Campus Open Source
Boston Cohort

Drashti Pandya

Area(s) of Expertise: digital inclusion, especially local collaborative and approaches
Cohort C
@drashti4
@drashtipandya1

Edoardo Viola

Edoardo Viola is a Technical Office Manager for a little Biotech Corp and a Tutor within the University of Cagliari in Italy. Besides him formal activities,he's a singer, a community coach and help the citizens to build and improve their digital skills as he leading the very first Mozilla Club in Italy!
Area(s) of Expertise: Management, ICT, Community, Electronic
Cohort A
@edovio
@edovio

Fredrick Sigalla

Before joining DOT Tanzania as an IT & Digital Engagement Manager, Fredrick worked with different organizations, including Techno Brain Group and Medical Education Partnership Initiative Project as a web developer. Fredrick is enthusiastic about information technology and internet entrepreneurship, and has founded various IT initiatives, including Kasuku, a mobile business directory.
Area(s) of Expertise: Web Literacy (platform and content), Internet Enterpreneurship
Cohort C
@mwakaswanga
@mwakaswanga

Grant R. Vousden-Dishington

A computer scientist turned neuroscientist, aiming to make sense of the brains electrical bits.
Area(s) of Expertise: Machine Learning, Computer Science, Neuroscience
Cohort B
@GrantRVD
@usethespacebar

Harry Smith

Student at Lancaster University studying Natural Sciences specializing in Maths and Physics
Area(s) of Expertise: Well science wise Physics and Mathematics, I also work on organising events and how to approach starting things like charity campaigns or schemes.
Cohort B
@Zebetus
@Zebetus

Ipsha Bhidonia

Area(s) of Expertise: Advocating for an open, decentralized web. Importance of mentoring and why we should get it right. Outreach.
Cohort C
@ipsha21
@ipsha21

Julia Vallera

I have been working in the arts as an educator, printmaker, public engagement artist, community manager and consultant for 15+ years. I am a technology enthusiast that collaborates with many people and organizations to invent new learning pathways and innovative educational practices for youth, educators, families, artists, technologists and more.
Area(s) of Expertise: Media, art, community networks, teaching
Boston Cohort
@jvallera
@colorwheelz

Julian Pistorius

I build software for the Web and mobile devices. I have a pragmatic approach to software development, with an emphasis on automated testing and reliability. I am passionate about the potential for technology to empower people to improve their lives. I enjoy building beautiful, high-quality software which not only adds value to people’s lives, but which they love!
Area(s) of Expertise: Data Modeling, Programming (Coding in general), Tech Leadership, Archiving data, Distributed Systems, Software Quality and Performance
Cohort B
@julianpistorius
@jpistorius

Kade Morton

I'm a senior consultant for Deloitte in the Risk Advisory division by day and an open source evangelist by night.
Area(s) of Expertise: information security, community management
Cohort B
@KadeMorton
@cypath

Kelly Clancy

Neuroscientist interested in open science and inclusion in academia
Area(s) of Expertise: Neuroscience
Cohort B
@kellybclancy
@kellybclancy

Kirstie Whitaker

Turing Institute research fellow studying adolescent brain development and Mozilla Science Lab fellowship alumna. Passionate advocate for reproducible research and improving diversity in STEMM fields. In her spare time she hangs out with her dog in the Lake District.
Area(s) of Expertise: graph theory; neuroscience; reporting reproducible analyses; mental health; simple web development; hand holding through new and uncharted (by the mentee) waters
Cohort A
@KirstieJane
@kirstie_j

Kristyn Sonnenberg

I am a user experience designer and web developer in Detroit Michigan. I work with the Detroit Community Technology Project (DCTP) and engage in the work of community-building in order to keep the creation and governance of tech within neighborhoods and cities. I am interested in building shared artifacts through participatory design practice, and I prefer to think of myself as a design facilitator rather than a solitary designer.
Area(s) of Expertise: UX design and research, web development
Cohort C
@skristyn

Kshitiz Khanal

Currently involved in research (Open map infrastructure for Sustainable Development); and developing and trying out progressive curriculum on open science, open maps and open data.
Area(s) of Expertise: Open source software, open hardware, open data, mechanical engineering, energy and sustainability
Cohort A
@kshitizkhanal7
@kshitizkhanal7

Kumaresan.C.S

Mozilla Reps,Mozilla Kerala Community liaison ,CAC Member,RAL,SuMo Lead
Area(s) of Expertise: Curriculum development, Open Data (for sustainable development)
Cohort A
@cskumaresan
@cskumaresan

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher

PhD student in physics @ University of Toronto studying CRISPR systems, UofT Scientific Coders president :)
Area(s) of Expertise: study groups, Git/GitHub, Python, open projects, leadership
Cohort A
@mbonsma
@mbonsma

Marcos Vinícius Carneiro Vital

Biologist and Quantitative Ecologist, work as a Lecturer and Researcher at Universidade Federal de Alagoas. I have a broad interest in several themes related to Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (usually working with quantitative methods to investigate those themes), and over the last few years I have grown concerned about Scientific Communication and Open Science.
Area(s) of Expertise: R language and Biostatistics; Working with git and GitHub (still consider myself at a beginner level with Git and GitHub); Scientific Outreach.
Cohort B
@marcosvital
@marcosvcvital

Maryann Wangari

I am Nairobi based multi-disciplinary creative designer, digital crafter and storyteller emphasizing on user experience, design thinking, human centered design, interaction Design, User Interface Design and product designs. I love creating products that engage, inform and inspire people.
Area(s) of Expertise: Design, UX, Product Design, Web literacy, Human Centered Design
Cohort B
@maryannkareh

Minn Soe

Software Engineer and Generalist. Working on creating open things as a byproduct of for-profit activities. Used to work at CERN where I focused on improving tools for open access. King's College London alumnus.
Area(s) of Expertise: Software Development (Python, Java, Javascript and other web technologies), Hardware Prototyping (2D/3D CAD/CAM, CNC Machining, Laser Cutting), Graphics and Motion Graphics (Adobe Creative Suite), Developer Operations (Version Control, Continuous Integration and Deployment using Travis and GitLab CI)
Cohort B
@MinnSoe
@minn_so

Mmaki Jantjies

Researcher and senior lecturer focusing on the development and use of education technology to enhance teaching and learning. Also research on Human Computer Interactions and ICT4Development. I am also a regional club co-ordinator and mentor club leaders who are graduate students to teach web literacy skills to young girls clubs, boys and co-ed clubs in schools through their clubs.
Area(s) of Expertise: Women and web literacy, education technology, technology contextualization and adoption, digital inclusion.
Cohort C
@MmakiJ

Monica Granados

I am a postdoctoral fellow harnessing food web theory to forward conservation and a champion of open science. I study the structure of who-eats-whom in ecosystems and how the strength and location of these connections are changing in response to climate warming. As an open science advocate I not only work in the open but I develop tools to make data more accessible particularly to communities where climate change will have the greatest impact.
Area(s) of Expertise: Open Source development, Introduction to Git and Github, Privacy and Security, Decentralization, Internet Freedom, Academia
Cohort C
@Monsauce
@Monsauce

Paul Villoutreix

Postdoctoral fellow @ Princeton University and visiting fellow of the Center for Data Arts @ The New School. Interdisciplinary research at the intersection of developmental biology, mathematics and data art.
Area(s) of Expertise: Data science/applied mathematics - Image processing - Interactive visualizations
Boston Cohort
@paulvill
@paulvilloutreix

Peter Grabitz

Medical student from Berlin. Former Associate Technical Officer @WHOatEU. Access to knowledge.
Area(s) of Expertise: Access to medicines/ Open (health) data
Cohort C
@petergrabitz
@petergrabitz

Peter Omondi Ochieng

A resident of the Great County of Kisumu next to Lake Victoria, a Network technician by profession, certificate in Management Information Systems, Former ICT Administrative Officer at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital Kisumu-(6 Years), Community Volunteer at Lakehub Community, Village Code mentor, Technovation Mentor-(Arya Primary School), upcoming Web Developer, technopreneur, 3rd OLT Mentee and finally a businessman, preacher and convert of open source and champion to young professionals to always strive to work in an exciting ICT environment that offers both responsibilities and prospect for growth.
Area(s) of Expertise: Network technician, Management Information Systems, System Administration, currently learning Ruby on Rails
Cohort B
@pomochieng
@pomosly

Philipp Bayer

Co-founder openSNP, bioinformatics postdoctoral researcher at UWA, Perth
Area(s) of Expertise: Open (source) science, biology, bioinformatics
Cohort C
@philippbayer
@philippbayer

Priyanka Nag

I am Priyanka, a Mozillian for a little more than 5 years now. Professionally I am a Technical Writer, working with Red Hat. I am an Open Source enthusiast, an irregular blogger, a Mozilla Reps mentor and a movie addict...well, these are a few from the list of my hobbies.
Area(s) of Expertise: Professionally I am a technical writer...but I love to do community building and evangelism as a hobby.
Cohort A
@priyankanag
@priynag

Riccardo Iaconelli

Riccardo is a physicist and free software developer since the age of 13 from Milano, Italy. Hardcore KDE developer, FSFE Fellow and Mozilla Tech Speaker. He has been an advocate of open principles for more than 10 years. He now leads WikiToLearn, an initiative to open and share creative content produced in universities, schools and research centers.
Area(s) of Expertise: Technical tools for collaboration, Introduction on open practices
Cohort A
@ruphy
@ruphy

Sara Todaro

Volunteer localizer for Mozilla Italia since 2012, currently working on a open source-friendly localization guide
Area(s) of Expertise: localization
Cohort C
@kitsunenosarat

Shreyas Narayanan Kutty

Shreyas Narayanan Kutty works as a community manager with HasGeek. He's been a Mozilla contributor for over 5 years. He's passionate about the open web and contributes to the Mozilla Learning Netowrks to teach the web.
Area(s) of Expertise: Community building, online communities, events, conferences, social media, collaboration, leadership
Cohort A
@dunebuggie
@dun3buggi3

Siddharth Prakash Rao

@FordFoundation @MozillaAdvocacy Open Web Fellow @edri. PhD candidate @AaltoUniversity. Ex
Area(s) of Expertise: Privacy, Security, Cryptography, Data Science, Machine Learning, Open source anything.
Cohort A
@sidtechnical
@sidnext2none

Sydney Swaine-Simon

Born and raised in Montreal, my mission in life is to: Catalyze innovation, Push for accessible Neurotech, Empower people through education in entrepreneurship and technology. About three years ago I cofounded one of the larger incubators in Quebec called District 3 which provides free support for startups. I fell in love with the maker ideology in 2013 during a visit to my first maker fair in New York which shifted my energy towards pushing for accessible neurotechnology. Currently, I'm a co-founder of NeurotechX, a non-profit organization which is facilitating the advancement of Neurotechnology by offering networking opportunities and learning resources and open source tools.
Area(s) of Expertise: Neuroscience, project management, team building
Cohort B
@syswsi
@syswsi

Tim Head

Scientific brain for hire. Used to work at CERN, now a data science consultant and open-sourcer
Area(s) of Expertise: thinking with data, scientific thinking for problem solving (keep breaking your problem down till you can start solving something), all sorts of programming, AI,
Cohort A
@betatim
@betatim

Tom Hohenstein

data services librarian - nice person
Area(s) of Expertise: open data, project management,
Boston Cohort
@tomhohenstein
@tomhohenstein

Zannah Marsh

I live in Gainesville, FL where I work as a learning strategist for the Mozilla Science Lab. I also ride bikes, write and draw comics, drink tea, and do everything in my power to keep my houseplants alive.
Area(s) of Expertise: Strategy and design for learning experiences; content development and curriculum creation.
Boston Cohort
@zee-moz