GROUPS & CONFERENCES

Lansing Area Software Testers (LAST)

I have been an active member of this group for several years. I have presented for this group as well as hosted meetups.

This group has helped me network with other testers in the area as well as network with other tech groups locally.

Mason Symphony

I have been an active member of this symphony for over 10 years. I play viola in the group and love making music come off the page to life.

St. Johns Student Parish | Music Ministry

I have been a member of this group on and off over 10 years. I have played violin, viola, and sung in this group. I like having a talent to be able to contribute to the parish.

Giving Jar | Non Profit

I have a friend who started a non-profit to spotlight other non-profits and help them with their technology needs and marketing.

I am on the board for the non-profit and am currently the secretary.

Technology Slack Groups

I have been a member of several technology Slack groups. The make me feel connected to a larger tech community all over the world.

Lansing Codes
Women in Tech
L.A.S.T.
DATCODE

Information Technology Student Alliance (ITSA) | Lansing Community College

I am a founding member of this group and one of the original co-Presidents.

We wanted to get students information about tech in the working world and how to connect the dots between book learning and applying it.

I setup job shadowing, tech tours, and career fair presentations. I organized presentations from database administrators, security leaders, and HR directors. I was a guest speaker on software testing as well.

Talks | Presentations

I have done the following presentations to groups around the area.

Lansing Area Software Testers

Remote [Work] : Make it Click
Panel: Hacking Your Software Testing Career Development
How to Effectively Work in Different Workspaces
Panel: Tough Problems in QA: Interactive Test Clinic

E-Pathways | Lansing Community College

Guest Speaker, New Student New Year Kickoff

ITSA | Lansing Community College

Guest Speaker, Software Testing Career

Conferences

I love attending tech conferences that help me grow as a QA professional. I also love more about coding and agile methodologies.

I have been to the following conferences over the years:

Agile and Beyond
Beer City Code (formerly Grand Rapids Dev Day)
Kalamazoo X
CAST (Conference Association for Software Testing
Detroit Dev Day

Teresa Potts

Lead QA Engineer