Staff | CNCF

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Chris brings more than 15 years experience as The Linux Foundation’s vice president of Developer Programs. His work is focused on working with developer community to advance open source projects at scale. Previously Chris served as Twitter’s head of open source, where he led a team of developer advocates and was responsible for Twitter’s open source engineering, strategy and culture. He has also contributed to Gentoo Linux and served on the Eclipse Foundation’s Board of Directors and the Java Community Process Executive Committee. An engineer by trade, Chris brings a passion for both open source and community development to the organization.
Joanna Lee is the Vice President of Strategic Programs and Legal at CNCF and the Linux Foundation, where she manages strategic programs that are designed to support the health, growth, and sustainability of open source ecosystems. Joanna also oversees legal and policy initiatives, governance, and code of conduct incident response. Prior to joining the Linux Foundation and CNCF, Joanna served as a legal and strategic advisor to open source software foundations, tech standard setting organizations, and a broad range of technology companies.
Jeffrey (@jeefy) is Head of Projects at the CNCF, with a focus on improving community and project automation. Before that, he’s worked at Red Hat and the University of Michigan focusing on Cloud Native technologies and CICD patterns. Jeffrey has been a contributor to upstream Kubernetes, helping in SIG-Contribex, SIG-Release, and SIG-UI. He passionately advocates for open source development and recognizing and alleviating burnout.
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Nate is the CNCF’s Head of Mentorship and Documentation. He leads the TechDocs team, which includes a group of writers, designers, and web developers. Together, they deliver high-quality documentation that supports the cloud-native ecosystem. Nate and the TechDocs team help CNCF projects organize and write documentation, ensuring clarity, consistency, and accessibility.
Beyond his work in documentation, Nate also oversees the CNCF mentorship programs. Working with the TAG Contributor Strategy Mentoring Working Group, he helps CNCF projects prepare for mentorship programs such as LFX Mentorship, Google Summer of Code, and Outreachy. He also administers CNCF’s participation in the LFX Mentorship program, working with the Linux Foundation to foster the growth and development of new contributors.
Before joining CNCF, Nate worked as a Senior Creative Technologist at AKQA, where he helped build, install, and support interactive installations for retail spaces, conferences, and other events. His diverse background includes technical writing, systems administration, and embedded software development roles.
Andrea is a Membership Solutions Representative at the Linux Foundation, working with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). She focuses on ecosystem engagement and business development, helping organizations understand the value of CNCF membership and connecting them to the broader cloud native community. Andrea brings a background in B2B SaaS sales and a genuine passion for open source. Originally from Colombia, she speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese, and is currently based in Bruges, Belgium.
Ashley is an Event Planner at The Linux Foundation, helping with the fulfillment of sponsorship benefits for Kubecon + CloudNativeCon events.
Ashley has been in the events industry producing and coordinating global meetings and conferences since 2011. She has worked in the private, public and non-profit sectors strongly focused on exhibits and sponsorships. Ashley received her BAA from Central Michigan University.
Over the past eleven years, Audra has evolved from organizing global events, to empowering others to do the same, to becoming a speaker herself. For seven of those years, she led programming for both major tech conferences and intimate summits at O’Reilly Media.
Audra’s passion for community building and her expertise in event management have made her a sought-after speaker at conferences such as KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, DevOpsDays, and DevOps World. She has also been a featured speaker at the Open Source Summit, where she shared her insights on the intersection of open source and community engagement.
Since 2022, Audra has served as a Community and Outreach Manager at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), where she drives global initiatives like Kubernetes Community Days (KCDs), Cloud Native Community Groups (CNCGs), the ChatLoopBackOff (CLBO) livestream series, and CNCF’s member video and streaming programs.
Audra is fueled by a commitment to elevate emerging voices and deepen community engagement. Her passion lies in connecting industry leaders, spotlighting technical innovators, and creating platforms where ideas spark, grow, and resonate globally.
Bob Killen is the Director of Technical Program Management at the CNCF, focusing on open source strategy, supporting project success, and connecting maintainers with end users. He previously served on the Kubernetes Steering Committee, chaired Kubernetes Contributor Experience, and managed open source strategy at Google’s OSPO. Bob’s work connects cloud infrastructure, HPC/AI/ML, and academic outreach, alongside active advocacy for Open Source, Open Science, and four-legged companions.
Celia is a Senior Manager of Events at The Linux Foundation, bringing over 20 years of experience in the hospitality and events industry. With a proven track record of managing everything from high-profile social events to large-scale tech conferences, she plays a pivotal role in executing impactful events for The Linux Foundation’s collaborative projects. Celia holds a Bachelor of Science in International Hotel & Tourism Management from Johnson & Wales University and is passionate about delivering seamless eve