Jessica Dearie (jdearie)

My new gig (Feb 2024) is with the FDIC as a Content Strategist and Drupal Site Builder.

My previous job at the EPA introduced me to Drupal in 2012. I ran the Office of Research and Development's Drupal-based intranet and was a technical lead on the agency's Intranet implementation of Drupal 9. I also supported the alignment of the public-facing and internal Drupal platforms. My passions are usability and accessibility and I'm working hard to grow those skills.

I am an organizer with Drupal4Gov that works to connect and empower Government employees. We've held multiple Drupal Government Days events, Drupal Global Training Days, and hosted our second virtual Drupal GovCon scheduled in the fall of 2021. We were back in-person in 2023 and are actively looking for a venue for 2024.

Drupal4Gov also sponsors webinars and half-day events throughout the year. While we tailor many of our messages to government employees, almost everything we cover is useful to regular drupalers and open source evangelists! Remember, Govies are people too!

Drupal GovCon is a free event that everyone should attend! EVERYONE!

We shape most of our work around Drupal but do look to open Government to the use and contribution to open source development in general.