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The Team

We are a group of tech-veterans who believe the next transformative industry to call the Upstate home will be software technology companies. This will happen through local startups as well as remote-workers looking for a great place to call home.

RefactorGVL Board

Leading our mission to build the Upstate's tech community

Robert Roskam

Board President

Leader of software teams, mainly at SaaS products.

Richard Lawson

Board Secretary

Distinguished Engineer at CoLinx.

David Siglin

Board Treasurer

Product & Design leadership with experience at startups and international companies alike.

Hack Greenville Committee

Organizing events and fostering the developer community

Pamela Wood Browne

HackGreenville Committee Member. OpenWorks Coworking Lead Member. Code for the Carolinas Core Team. Former Women Who Code Greenville Director/Founder.

Bogdan Kharchenko

Husband, father of two, Laravel developer & UpstatePHP organizer

Eric Anderson

Professional Developer for over 25 years and occasional Upstate Ruby organizer.

UpWiSE Committee

Supporting and empowering women in software engineering

Em Blitstein

Director of Communications

Leading communications and outreach initiatives for UpWiSE

Jen Bauer

Executive Director

Guiding strategic vision and operations for the organization

Kara Mansel

Director of Technical Empowerment

Developing programs and resources for technical skill development

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