Alisa is a dev advocate, former software architect, a meetup organizer, and a volunteer who is passionate about increasing diversity in tech and creating safe spaces for women to learn. She is an Angular GDE, a ngGirls core team member, co-organizer of AngularKC, and Curriculum Director for Coding & Cocktails, a program by Kansas City Women in Technology that teaches women web development basics. When not coding, she enjoys learning new things, cooking, watching K-Dramas, and drinking a glass of wine.