Lauryn Menard
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Lauryn is a software engineer at Kandra Labs (the company that stewards and financially supports Zulip), as well as an alum of Outreachy. Prior to her journey as a software developer, Lauryn worked in ESL education and arts non-profit administration, bringing with her a strong background in community and volunteer engagement.