Bio
Mary Thengvall is a connector of people at heart, both personally and professionally. She loves digging into the strategy of how to build and foster developer communities and has been doing so for over 10 years. In addition to her work, she’s known for being “the one with the dog,” thanks to her ever-present medical alert service dog Ember. She’s the author of the first book on Developer Relations: The Business Value of Developer Relations (© 2018, Apress).
My Talks
Crisis = Opportunity: Lessons in Jumpstarting a Developer Community
After 10+ years of working with developer communities, I've learned you can always turn a crisis into an opportunity. Whether it's an unhappy community member, a failed plan, or an unexpected annou...
Crisis = Opportunity: Lessons in Jumpstarting a Developer Community
After 10+ years of working with developer communities, I’ve learned you can always turn a crisis into an opportunity. Whether it’s an unhappy community member, a failed plan, or an unexpected annou...
Learning to Say No Without Losing Relationships, Respect, or Resolve
Cross-team collaboration is a necessary (and rewarding!) part of a successful DevOps team, but it's important to know when to say no. Where's the line between productive partnership and disruptive ...