Passion Projects with Melissa Severini
Join us on Thursday, December 12th, for our last Passion Projects talk of the year with Melissa Severini. Melissa was GitHub’s first employee and led business operations for its first…
Join us on Thursday, December 12th, for our last Passion Projects talk of the year with Melissa Severini.

Melissa was GitHub’s first employee and led business operations for its first four years of life. She’s an incredible generalist and co-founded Org Org, tech’s first community for organization organizers. Along with being its first employee, Melissa held down the fort as GitHub’s first ever Lady Hubber. Her strengths lie in her ability to organize and inspire people and being prepared in the event of every emergency, no matter how big or small. You can find Melissa on GitHub and Twitter.
About the event:
- When? Thursday, December 12th from 6:30-9:00pm
- Where? GitHub HQ, 88 Colin P. Kelly Junior St., San Francisco, CA
- Space is limited — you must register to attend this event.
- Food and beverages will be provided, along with a
🎶 live musical performance🎶 by Mara Hruby, before and after the talk.
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