I've moved to a new Fedihome! That means it's time for a new #intro post.
Welcome to Kattstodon! I'm Kattni (she/her).
I am a maker, photographer, programmer, mentor, community builder and maintainer, intermittent chef, air plant cultivator, fledgling synth nerd, and collector of excellent bags. I am #neurodivergent and #queer from many angles. I am tolerated by a cat who continues to let me live with her.
I am a content creator, creating approachable information, project builds, and tutorials. I am passionate about sharing what I learn and know with others who are interested, and this is my opportunity to do that full-time. Everything I find interesting is a potential topic, which means anything from history, to community, to tech, to programming, to photography, to biology, to office organisation, and onward. You can find me on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/kattni) and [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/kattni). I am currently sharing all of my content on my blog, [kattni.com](https://kattni.com). I am working to build a community around my content, so please consider joining me on my new adventure.
I am Conference Chair for [PyOhio](https://pyohio.org). 2024 is the first time I'd done any kind of volunteering or conference organising of any kind, and it has been an adventure full of a ton of work. I am grateful to my amazing team, all of whom have made this situation possible for me.
I've done various speaking engagements, including being a 2019 keynote speaker at PyOhio, even though public speaking terrifies me. My most recent engagements were at two summits at PyCon US 2025: the Education Summit, and the Community Organisers Summit. It was great to share things I was passionate about.
I left my job in September 2023 to pursue my passions. I spent the previous six years working with the CircuitPython project. I was an open source community leader, technical writer, new contributor coordinator, embedded software developer, CircuitPython library codebase manager, and embedded hardware designer, among other things.
There is definitely more to me than this, but I think this is a solid introduction to my current situation. Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you around the Fediverse!