About Merge Forward
I joined the Merge Forward initiative in October 2025. Merge Forward is a CNCF community-driven initiative and home to seven diversity groups. Its mission is to build supportive networks and safe spaces for communities from diverse backgrounds and their allies.
My Role
I lead onsite KubeCon activities, especially for kiosk participants, under the umbrella of the diverse community. This involves coordinating activities that welcome and support underrepresented groups into open source.
Media
I did an interview for TechStrong TV representing the initiative and discussing how we’re working to make open source more inclusive.
Join the Community
Interested in joining? The OSS ecosystem faces a severe human deficit and welcoming underrepresented groups is critically important for the future of our ecosystem.
- Monthly meeting: Every first Tuesday of the month
- CNCF Slack channel: #merge-forward
- Join: community.cncf.io/merge-forward