I’m a consultant with REVSYS, focusing on Django and Django REST Framework. I’ve been coding since 2011, mostly in Python and Django. I help organize DjangoCon US, and in the past I’ve coached and organized workshops with Django Girls and taught courses for Treehouse. I love explaining complex topics to new audiences and helping tricky concepts go from “intimidating” to “totally doable.”
In 2018, my colleague Jeff Triplett and I co-wrote a monthly Python column for Open Source Way. Check them out!
By far my most widely-read piece, this article comes up right behind the official Django documentation when you search for “Django ManyToManyField.” This article takes you through creating the ManyToMany relationship, adding a “through” models, and adding and removing objects from either side of the ManyToMany relationship.
I speak at events all over the world on Django, Django REST Framework, the intersection of tech and the humanities, Docker, public speaking, and professional skills. Want me to speak at your event? Get in touch!
10 Reasons You Would Make a Great Youth Mentor
Djangocon US 2022 (Lightning Talk) | Slides
What You Should Know About Django REST Framework
PyCascades 2021 | Slides | Video
PyLadies Vancouver January 2021 (Virtual)
How to Propose a Conference Talk
DjangoCon Europe 2018 (Lightning Talk) | Slides | Video
What if Jane Austen had been an engineer?
PyGotham 2018 | Slides | Video
An Intro to Docker for Djangonauts
DjangoCon Europe 2018 | Slides | Video
DjangoCon US 2018 | Slides | Video
What the Wagtail Docs Don't Tell You
Wagtail Space US 2018 | Slides | Video
Closing Remarks
DjangoCon US 2017 | Slides | Video
With a Little Help From My Network
ACT-W Portland 2017 | Slides
Hogwarts is a Terrible Learning Environment
Open Source Bridge 2016 | Slides
Your First Conference Proposal
PyLadies Remote January 2016 | Slides | Video
Hermione Granger and the Wizard Information System
DjangoCon Europe 2016 | Slides | Video
A Newcomer's Guide to Open Source Contribution
PyDX 2015 | Slides | Video
Jane Austen on PEP8: An English Major's Tips on Writing Better Code
DjangoCon US 2015 | Slides | Video
Open Source and Higher Education
Postgres Open 2015 (Keynote) | Slides | Video
A More Accessible Django Girls
Django Birthday 2015 | Slides | Video
Interviews, podcast appearances, etc. Want me to come on your podcast? Let’s chat about that!
Lacey Williams Henschel: Building websites and databases, After/Words (interview)
Episode 103, Test & Code (podcast)
Learning to Love Django Tests, Django Chat (podcast)
PyDev of the Week, MouseVsPython (interview)
Colophon | Gallery photos by Bartek Pawlik