Anne Petersen
Product & Program Lead Information Technology Specialist
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolAnne Petersen is a product and program lead with nine years of experience specializing in design systems, UX, content strategy, and accessibility for government and civic technology. She has led experience and product teams across TTS, 18F, and the broader U.S. Web Design System ecosystem, translating policy and stakeholder complexity into usable, sustainable digital services. Known for blending research-driven user experience with clear web governance and content strategy, she brings a writer’s sensibility (MFA in English) to technical product leadership. Based in Chicago, Anne pairs agency and enterprise practice with creative work in photography and independent design projects, a background that informs her focus on beautiful, understandable interfaces. She’s also attentive to the small but critical details—like inclusive copy and governance—that make government technology actually work for people.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
M.F.A. English, M.F.A. English at Penn State UniversitySummer Intensive: Techniques for Better Design, Summer Intensive: Techniques for Better Design at Copenhagen Institute of Interaction DesignB.A. Literary Studies and Creative Writing, B.A. Literary Studies and Creative Writing at Beloit College
Github Skills (76)
slack-bot10
devrel10
javascript10
gulp10
recurly10
clarity10
telegram-bot10
uswds10
policies10
active10
geometric10
documentation-generator10
copying10
documentation10
accessibility10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
annepetersen/public
Oct 2016 - Apr 2024
Contributions:15 pushes in 7 years 7 months
annepetersen/handbook
Apr 2024 - Dec 2024
The home of policies and guidelines that make up TTS.
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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