Monica is an open source community advocate who loves connecting people to help them and their projects succeed. They have worked on the Community Team at Canonical, and currently serve on the Ubuntu Community Council. Right now, they are bringing their A+ gif game to the Thunderbird project as a contract marketing specialist. Their background is in the humanities, with a degree in Ancient Greek from DePauw University, Maritime Studies from East Carolina, and graduate coursework in history at the University of Alabama (insert obligatory Roll Tide here).
A Southern California native, Monica now lives in Atlanta with her husband and burgeoning collection of watercolor paint, tea, and fountain pens.