Rhea Eckman

(pronunciation: "RAY") Relatively new transplant to tech from science, I am a people-focused systems thinker who has worked in cross-functional teams to identify, mitigate, and resolve problems at ground level from within mutual aid organizational structures for 8+ years. I am deeply interested in ongoing ethical debates within the rapidly evolving ML field as well as the field of technology as a whole, and am thankful for the opportunity to learn from others with more/different experience than my own as we all work towards building the future we will share. I hold many concurrent and overlapping identities, which at the moment include but are not limited to: - Community Leader/Group Facilitator/Event Organizer - Scientist (B.S. majoring in Biology/Spanish) - Philosophy/Sociology/Psychology nerd - Dog Parent - Software Engineer in Test - Neurodivergent - Mentor/Mentee - Street Medic - Warming Shelter Volunteer