My name is Emma, and I'm a 👩💻 developer + 🖼️ visual artist living in NYC.
I care about decentralization and building technology embedded with compassion.
- Currently working as Program Manager for Ripple's University Blockchain Research Initiative
- Studied Computer Science + Visual Arts @ the University of Kansas
- Awarded 2024 Sara and Mary Edwards Paretsky Award for Creativity
- University Scholar
- Fall 2024 Developer Advocate @ Ripple
- Founder @ the Kansas Blockchain Fellowship (watch our recap video!)
- Awarded Ripple UBRI Impact Award
- Summer 2024 SWE @ Spotlight AR
- 2022-2024 President @ the KU Blockchain Institute
- 2021-2023 SWE @ Security Benefit
- Solo Hackathon Winner @ HackKU 2024 with Listart
- 1st Prize General Track
- 1st Prize XRPL Track
- ETHDenver 2024 Best New Subgraph with @hudsonhrh for Poa
- ETHGlobal SF 2024 Most Creative Use Case on Story Protocol (2nd Place) for my own words



