Summary
Gina Likins is a communications and web strategy veteran with 27+ years building intranets, external websites, and digital marketing programs and 11+ years focused on open source advocacy, especially in education. At Red Hat she translated that blend of communications, community-building and project management into university outreach, K–12 STEM volunteer programs, and internal content strategy work that connected technical and nontechnical audiences. She’s a longtime Red Hatter and open source evangelist who champions inclusivity, conflict resolution, and small behavioral changes that make communities more welcoming. Her background as a certified teacher and early web-era practitioner (Netscape 1.0!) gives her a rare mix of instructional design, hands-on web experience, and organizational strategy. Based in Raleigh, NC, she pairs a love of crafting and community with a track record of securing funding and scaling programs that get more people — especially young women — into STEM.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Bachelor of Science - BS Zoology/Animal Biology, Bachelor of Science - BS Zoology/Animal Biology at Duke University
Ravenscroft
MA Journalism & Mass Communications (Public Relations), MA Journalism & Mass Communications (Public Relations) at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill