Ginnyย Katz
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolGinny Katz is the founder and CEO of HazAdapt, Inc., with eight years of experience building community-centered resilience technology that bridges public health, emergency management, and human geography. She leads product and research teams to create actionable, accessible tools for disaster preparedness and emergency ICT, emphasizing "humanity-friendly" and responsible tech. Ginny combines academic rigorโas a PhD candidate and MPHโwith hands-on field work, radio reporting, and data-visualization practice to translate complex hazards data into usable community resources. She also serves as treasurer for the U.S. Emergency & Disaster Management Congress and advises aspiring emergency managers, reflecting a commitment to professional standards and equitable governance. Known for being annoyingly nitpicky about AI safety, she brings a practical, people-first approach to innovation that prioritizes ethics and real-world usability.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
University of Texas at San AntonioDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Geography, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Geography at Oregon State UniversityPre-Medical, Healthcare and Medicine, Pre-Medical, Healthcare and Medicine at San Antonio CollegeIntroduction to Primary Health care- Primary Health Care Worker Certificate, Primary health care,HIV and STI prevention, patient education and counseling for undersevered areas, Introduction to Primary Health care- Primary Health Care Worker Certificate, Primary health care,HIV and STI prevention, patient education and counseling for undersevered areas at University of the Nations
English, Spanish
Github Skills (1)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ginnykatz/purewaterbrew
Apr 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:31 commits, 23 pushes in 11 months
ginnykatz/internship
Jun 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
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