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Girls Write Now is a nationally award-winning nonprofit, media incubator, and multi-generational community. For nearly three decades, we have broken

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Niki Selken (she/her) is a new media artist, curator and technologist. She manages the tech culture programs at Intuit. Niki spent over a decade working across game design, physical computing, experimental theater, interaction design and education. As a designer and technologist, Niki worked with nonprofits that focus on inclusion, social impact, and art. These organizations include Gray Area, Goethe Institute, Buckminster Fuller Institute, and Leonardo. She's currently the board chairperson at Gray Area. She is a pioneer in the blockchain and NFT space, helping artists learn how to engage with the latest technologies and monetize their art. She has designed immersive experiences for tech industry leaders such as Apple, Google, and Intuit. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, Niki has taught at her alma mater, at St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn, at the University of San Francisco, at the Bay Area Video Collective and others. Niki is considered one of the foremost Emoji experts in the world and has earned global recognition for her emoji work as well as her gaming and wearables projects. She founded the Emoji Foundation, created the Emoji Dictionary, and VR game EmojiFlower VR. Niki is the co-founder of the Emoji Foundation, an organization that promotes, explores, and translates the written word into the pictorial alphabet of Emoji. Niki's work has been featured by Yahoo Tech, CBS, Make Magazine, Wired, San Francisco Examiner, and Adafruit, among others. Niki identifies as Latina and hails from a long line of Mexican artists and craftsmen.

Alyson Greenfield

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Alyson Greenfield is a multi-disciplinary creator whose projects have been seen and/or heard on Fox, Lifetime, WNYC, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Huffington Post, LA Examiner, Glamour, Teen Vogue, and more. She is the founder of the Tinderbox Music Festival, and has shared the stage with artists including NPR Tiny Desk Winner Gaelynn Lea, Beatboxing Legend Rahzel, and Actress/Rapper Awkwafina. In addition to being an artistic creator, she is also the Director of the Arts Management and Leadership Certificate Program at Hunter College in NYC where she helps prepare students for careers in the arts. Find out more at: www.alysongreenfield.com.

Natalia Vargas-Caba

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I am fascinated with uncovering the intersections between human and computer languages. Understanding how to write and speak for a technical audience, whether in code or the written word, is my strongest career goal. Fluent Spanish speaker, reader, and writer. Expert product and API documentation writer. Fluency in JavaScript, Node.js/Express, React, MongoDB. Familiarity with Python, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes. API enthusiast, and writing well-crafted API documentation.

Deborah Embaie, MPA

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Experienced executive with a demonstrated history of working in the sports and entertainment industry. Skilled in Venture Capital, Nonprofit Organizations, Event Planning, Strategic Planning, Public Speaking, Sports Management and Marketing. Strong leader and professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Public Administration from NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Kuldeep Gohel, MFA, MSIT, Ph.D. Candidate

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Designer - Crypto Startup | AI Coach | Ph.D. Candidate | Fidelity Labs | Blockchain | Web 3.0 | AI | Music | Photography

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Recent Franklin & Marshall College graduate with a degree in Creative Writing, now leveraging storytelling to craft compelling product narratives in the tech industry.

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