The Correspondent program recognizes our most trusted and committed Opensource.com contributors. Find out how you can join our team.
The Opensource.com Team
Meet the team
The Opensource.com Team includes the editorial team, the Correspondents, and a select group of advisors who are experts in their fields.
Editorial Team
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Jen Wike HugerJen Wike Huger is the Community Manager for Opensource.com. Catch her at the next open source virtual event, or ping her on Twitter. She lives in Raleigh with her husband and daughters, June and Jewel. |
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Lauren PritchettLauren is the managing editor for Opensource.com. She loves how open source technology and principles help solve all types of problems, particularly those involving education, local government, and citizen engagement. |
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Seth KenlonSeth Kenlon is a UNIX geek, free culture advocate, independent multimedia artist, and D&D nerd. He has worked in the film and computing industry, often at the same time. |
The Correspondents
Red Hat Advisors
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Jason BakerI use technology to make the world more open. Linux desktop enthusiast. Map/geospatial nerd. Raspberry Pi tinkerer. Data analysis and visualization geek. Occasional coder. Cloud nativist. Civic tech and open government booster. |
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Jason HibbetsJason Hibbets is a senior community architect at Red Hat which means he is a mash-up of a community manager and project manager. |
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Jeff MackanicJeff Mackanic has been at Red Hat for more than nine years and is currently responsible for the creative services team at Red Hat. |
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Melanie ChernoffMelanie Chernoff | As Public Policy Manager for Red Hat, Inc., Melanie monitors, evaluates, and works to influence U.S. and international legislation and government regulations affecting open source technologies and open standards. |
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Richard FontanaRichard is Senior Commercial Counsel on the Products and Technologies team in Red Hat's legal department. Most of his work focuses on open source-related legal issues. |
Community Alumni
Alumni contributed to the progress of Opensource.com as participants in past community programs, and continue to advocate for open source stories.