Betsy Waliszewski
Owner Of Heart's Desire
Santa Rosa, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBetsy Waliszewski is a seasoned events, sponsorship, and community-building professional with nine years focused on open source and nonprofit stewardship, notably coordinating fundraising and logistics for the Python Software Foundation and PyCon US. She has deep trade show and partner management experience from senior roles at O'Reilly Media and as Director of Sustainability at the Open Source Initiative, where she grew corporate sponsorship programs and designed signature fundraising events. Based in Santa Rosa, she also channels a creative design sensibility into Heart's Desire, a vintage home décor venture that demonstrates her eye for pattern, curation, and small-business operations. Betsy combines strategic market research and relationship-building with hands-on event execution, and is known for turning underused programs into high-engagement offerings. Her background in theater and fashion informs a flair for experiential events and distinctive attendee experiences.
9 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Professional Certificate Program, Event & Meeting Planning, Professional Certificate Program, Event & Meeting Planning at San Francisco State UniversityBachelor of Science, Theater Arts, Bachelor of Science, Theater Arts at University of OregonCTSM, Certified Trade Show Marketing, CTSM, Certified Trade Show Marketing at Northern Illinois UniversityAssociate of Arts, Fashion Design, Associate of Arts, Fashion Design at Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Github Skills (7)
python10
jekyll3
bootstrap2
sustainability2
sass2
open-source1
backbonejs1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
python/pythondotorg
Aug 2016 - Nov 2019
Source code for python.org
Contributions:3 commits, 3 pushes, 5 comments in 3 years 2 months
pythonpython3psf
PyCon/pycon2019
Jan 2018 - Jan 2020
Website for PyCon 2019
Contributions:4 issues in 2 years
pythonpycon
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