In this special episode of What’s in the SoSS?, we welcome Stacey Potter, the new Community Manager at the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF). Stacey shares her winding journey from managing operations at a vitamin company to becoming a powerful advocate and connector in the open source world. We explore her community-first mindset, her work with CNCF and Platform Engineering Day, and her passion for inclusion and authenticity. Whether you're curious about how to get started in open source or want insight into how community shapes security, this episode is for you.
Chapters:
00:00 – Welcome + Introduction
01:06 – Stacey’s Origin Story in Open Source
03:10 – Discovering Community Management at Weaveworks
04:02 – Projects and Evolution Across CNCF and Beyond
05:44 – Co-Chairing Platform Engineering Day
09:06 – Being Openly Queer in Open Source
13:10 – What Stacey Hopes to Bring to OpenSSF
16:20 – Rapid Fire Round
17:36 – Final Thoughts
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