Piper LeMoine's presentation to a group of girls, 9-14 years old, at Latinitas about becoming a web developer, what web developers do, and how to connect those skills to advocacy and using your powers for good.

1. HI, I’M PIPER AND I’M A
WEB DEVELOPER
AND I USE IT TO DO REALLY COOL STUFF THAT HELPS PEOPLE

2. INTRODUCTION
• Who am I?
• How did I become a Web Developer?
• What does a Web Developer do?
• How do I use these powers for good?

3. WHO AM I?
• Piper LeMoine – yes, it’s my real name
• Tulsa, Oklahoma
• University of Oklahoma – Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management
• University of Wyoming – Bachelor’s Degree in French Literature

4. I LOVE MUSIC
• Blues
• Rock
• Country
• Conjunto
• Tejano
• Soul

5. I USED TO CO-HOST A RADIO SHOW

6. I LOVE ANIMALS

7. WHEN I WAS A KID…
• First started using computers around 1985
• LOVED baseball and wanted to manage the Chicago Cubs when I grew up
• LOVED art and wanted to be a political cartoonist when I grew up

8. HOW DID I BECOME A WEB DEVELOPER?

9. JOBS
• Pawnbroker all through college
• First job as a webmaster – 2001 at Wyoming Public Radio
• Other nonprofits

10. MORE JOBS
• REALLY learned how to code at a temporary job at UT
• Texas State Library and Archives Commission webmaster
• For-profit world
• Agency work
• Current role

11. WHAT DOES A WEB DEVELOPER DO?

12. WEB DEVELOPERS…
• Create and maintain public facing websites and/or databases in
the background
• Write code
• Translate designs into HTML, CSS, JavaScript or other languages
• Modify images, video, audio or other multimedia
• Create or configure a content management system for users to
manage their sites

13. WEB DEVELOPERS ALSO…
• Ensure that websites are accessible for blind and visually impaired visitors
• Enable sales teams
• Sometimes develop mobile apps
• Ensure that websites display well on cell phones
• Connect to other websites or online services
• Design sites
• Work weird hours
• Solve problems all day long
• Learn something new every single day

14. WHY I LOVE MY JOB
• I make information available to anyone, everywhere 24/7/365
• Constantly learning
• Always picking up new skills
• I can be creative and analytical

15. HOW DO I USE THESE POWERS FOR GOOD?

16. NONPROFITS
• Websites are crucial for cash-strapped nonprofits
• Help them serve their communities and advertise their services
• When possible, online services and interactive content

17. RANCHO ALEGRE
• 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
• Preserve and promote Conjunto music
• Co-founded with Baldomero Cuellar
• Started as website to advertise his DJ business
• Added a blog
• Noted lack of documentation on Tejano and
Conjunto music

18. RANCHO ALEGRE CONJUNTO FESTIVAL
• Started at Moose Lodge in East Austin
• Continued at Stubb’s downtown on Cinco de Mayo
• The Barn in South Austin in 2019
• Another location in 2020

19. RANCHO ALEGRE INTERVIEWS AND EVENTS
• Started travelling all over Texas interviewing artists
in their own words
• Posted these interviews to our website
• Interviews led to an annual Conjunto music festival
and other live music events

20. TARDEADAS AT ONE-2-ONE

21. AT RANCHO ALEGRE, MY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
• Social Media and Website
• Photography
• Audio recording, engineering and editing
• Video recording and editing
• Grantwriting, reporting and fundraising
• Administrative functions
• Graphic design
• Event and stage management
• Public relations
• Whatever else comes up

22. ALL BECAUSE
• We want to advocate for Conjunto music and document its history before it’s too late

23. QUESTIONS?

24. THANK YOU
• You are more powerful than you will ever know. Embrace it.
• NEVER stop learning, NEVER apologize for being smart or creative, NEVER minimize your intelligence or
creativity for anyone.
• Every experience prepares you for something in the future. Each one gives you some kind of tool or
knowledge to use.
• “You are a very special person. There is only one like you in the whole world. There's never been
anyone exactly like you before, and there will never be again. Only you. And people can like you exactly
as you are.” -- Fred Rogers