Meet the moderators
Throughout opensource.com, we welcome submissions from anyone, whether they work for Red Hat, a partner, a competitor, or completely outside the technology industry. But each community is moderated by Red Hat employees who are experts in their areas. Questions about a community? Want to contribute? They're the people to talk to. And this is the place to meet them.
Business community
- Jeff Mackanic has been at Red Hat for more than nine years and is currently responsible for the creative services team. He has also spent several years in consulting, IT, and marketing. Learn more about Jeff.
Education community
- Mary Ann Bitter is the project manager for the design team within the Brand Communications + Design team at Red Hat where she coordinates and provides strategic assistance for design projects. She believes there is a lot to learn from the open source values and when applied genuinely, they will (and do) work wonders. Learn more about Mary Ann.
Government community
- Melanie Freeman Chernoff monitors, evaluates, and attempts to influence U.S. and international legislation and government regulations affecting open source technologies and open standards as Red Hat's public policy manager. Learn more about Melanie.
- Gunnar Hellekson is the lead architect for Red Hat Government, where he and his team work with systems integrators and government agencies to encourage the use of open source software in government. He is also a Red Hat Certified Engineer. Learn more about Gunnar.
- Jason Hibbets is a project manager in Brand Communications + Design, at Red Hat, where he leads a team of writers who are the voices of the Red Hat brand. He also is the lead administrator for opensource.com and has been with Red Hat since 2003. Learn more about Jason.
Health community
- Lori Mehen is an Account Manager in Brand Communications + Design at Red Hat. She grew up in Los Angeles, CA and now resides in Durham, NC with her husband and three kids. Lori enjoys water skiing, cooking and car racing. Learn more about Lori.
Law community
- Rob Tiller is vice president and assistant general counsel, managing patent, trademark, and copyright matters. He is a frequent speaker and writer on open source legal issues. Learn more about Rob.
Life community
- Ruth Suehle is a writer and editor in Brand Communications + Design at Red Hat. Previously an editor for Red Hat Magazine, Ruth will now be helping to lead discussion here about the open source way. Learn more about Ruth.
