Writing Workshop (WSC Seattle)

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We're partnering with our Seattle Chapter for virtual "Write" themed meetup! We'll be hearing brief talks on the intersection of tech and writing from Ritika Bhasker and Rebecca Abara, followed by a brief writing exercise facilitated by Nancy Hawa.

Ritika Bhasker
Ritika Bhasker is a data scientist with DevResults and a freelance sports writer. They spend most of their time trying to find more and more ridiculous ways to link the two. You can find their work at Unusual Efforts, SB Nation, Howler Magazine, and StatsBomb. If you (inexplicably) want to know more about them, you can find them on Twitter @mostlyinane.

Rebecca Abara
As the Senior Manager of Strategy & Operations for Engineering, Rebecca is responsible for building out a new operational function for the Engineering (550+ admin) organization. During her tenure, she successfully ran the FY 2020 Annual Operations Planning (budget, strategy, and headcount) for the entire Engineering organization and rolled out OKR usage and scoring to 100% of all Engineering teams. Her mission in this role is to create and lead strategic, transformational efforts that enable our leaders - both management and admin - to be empowered, to promote inclusiveness and diversity, and to fearlessly craft Etsy's suite of products.

Rebecca graduated with Honors from Northwestern University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Education and Social Policy, specializing in Learning and Organizational Change. She hails from Dallas, TX but currently resides in Oakland, CA with her partner, her bike and her
many plant babies.

Nancy Hawa
Nancy spent seven years as a teacher in Brooklyn Public Schools before attending The Flatiron School. She's currently a Software Engineer at Etsy, but she's excited to dust off her teacher toolbox to share a (hopefully fun!) writing exercise with the group.

Agenda:
7:00 - 7:10 Welcome from organizers
7:10 - 7:20 Ritika Bhasker
7:20 - 7:30 Rebecca Abara
7:30 - 7:55 Writing Exercise with Nancy Hawa
7:55 - 8:00 Wrap-up