New York

October 15–17, 2025

Berlin

November 3–4, 2025

Valerie has worked in the technology industry for nearly a decade as both a leader and individual contributor. She currently works on data infrastructure at Heroku and speaks often at conferences about Ruby, Rails, and other topics. In addition to programming, she will gladly speak at length about running, American musical theater, vegan cooking, and podcast recommendations. Her dog’s name is Seymour.

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