Board of Directors

 

Joel Walker - President

  • Founder and CEO of Industrial Revolution

  • Founder of Pubforge

  • Steward and Owner of Central PA Open Source Conference

  • Co-creator of Thaddeus Stevens College Computer Engineering Tech Associates Degree Program

  • LEAD STEM Fellow representing Lancaster STEM Alliance

  • PA STEM Ambassador

  • PA State Workforce Development Boards Subcommittee of Career Pathways and Apprecenticeships

  • Co-creator of Lancaster Tech Industry Partnership

 

Matt Glick - Treasurer

Matt is a Software Development Manager at Amazon Pharmacy, working to reduce cost and increase availability of medications to patients across the country. He has a background in Healthcare Technology, previous working with precision medicine startup, Syapse and Amazon Diagnostics. He’s a Lancaster county native with a passion for volunteering, he also serves as a board member for the Lancaster Science Factory.

 

Elyse Ewing

Elyse Ewing is a tech lead for a company in the government data space, working to use technology to improve the civic process and help organizations advocate for their causes. She is a long-time Lancaster tech community enthusiast, including as a CPOSC organizer, co-founder of Pub Standards Lancaster, founder/instructor of Girls Code Club at the Lancaster Science Factory, and volunteer + attendee of many other programs, meetups, and events. She is a founding member of Local Area Networks Board of Directors and when not doing all of the above, can be found exploring parts of the world both far and near with her husband and son.

 

Ken Richard

Engineering Lead - thehug.xyz (Zuckerberg Media)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardken/

Ken has been obsessed with software development since learning to program his first computer in the third grade. He has built and led teams developing and scaling software platforms for pharmacy, manufacturing, education, live streaming, and Web3. His passion is creating systems to make the world a little bit better. Ken works from home in Amish country Pennsylvania with his wife and his dog. You will often hear the dog on zoom calls.