Meet-ups

You will hear from :

1. Melea Seward, Digital Talent Manager at The Hired Guns - "Navigating Job Moves in an Uncertain World"
2. Yulia Ovchinnikova. OpenHub founder, GDG Hudson, WTM - "Elemental Leadership: lead with your strengths"
3. Liz Hubert, Founding Partner for CX by Design - "Owning You're an Expert
4. Noelle Kimble McEntee, founder of tech startup HelloLegado. offers talks about: 
   • Building a tech-platform as a non-technical founder
   • Deathtech, what the heck is it?
   • Growing up in the Hudson Valley and building a startup here
5. Judith Rohatiner, full stack software engineer, WTM - talks  either about
   • "my career journey /  story" or
   • a good talk on walking through Cloud Skills Boost (badges and learning paths, certifications) that is very helpful to new devs.

and will have a chance to network and give / get some career guidance and coaching to each other.

We know it is a lot, and we don't want to limit ourselves to the only one WTM event per year.

One day we expect to continue this important group gathering with:

1. Linda Kovacs  software engineer at Accenture, GDG Capital Region, WTM - TBC
2. Julianna Rusakiewicz director of engineering, WTM - TBC
3. Lisa Neyen, lead software developer - TBC
4. Meg Thompson, technology advisor and IT consultant -TBC
5. Maria Reyf, IT strategist - TBC
6. Grace Riario, CEO of Ramapo Catskills Library System - TBC
7. Mimi Flynn, principal software engineer, Open Source Advocate - TBC

Melea Seward, Managing Partner and Director of Recruiting at The Hired Guns, will give a talk Navigating Job Moves in an Uncertain World 
In her upcoming talk, Navigating Job Moves in an Uncertain World, Melea will share her insights on how professionals can confidently navigate career transitions amidst ongoing global challenges. Drawing from her deep experience in recruitment and strategic communications, she’ll provide actionable advice on assessing job opportunities, adapting to new environments, and leveraging transferable skills to find growth in uncertain times. From automation, remote work, economic downturns, pandemics, uncertainty can create opportunities as well as challenges for career progression. 

• Understanding Uncertainty in the Job Market: 
• Assessing Your Current Career Situation
• Leveraging Flexibility and Adaptability:
• Building a Strong Network
• Create a Learning Environment
• The Role of Mental and Emotional Well-being for Building a Resilient Career

Liz Hubert, Founding Partner for CX by Design - "Owning You're an Expert"

• her journey/current role.
• turning her  business from two solo ladies to a team of interns
• Describe the big moment "oh I'm the expert, leader, etc. I need to present that way"
• the lesson for women: we are experts. we can own our expertise. it is uncomfortable at first due to our conditioning. - here's how I navigated these waters. 

If you have questions or want to join us - Welcome to join our Slack channel here: https://bit.ly/OH_Slack1

Please RSVP using this Meetup page:  https://www.meetup.com/web-development-coding-computing/events//

We also want to learn from you:

1. What topics you'd like to learn about?
2. What topics you'd like to give a talk?

Please feel out this form to let us know, what technology you are interested in learning and what you are willing to teach/share.