Alex Pakalniskis

• also known as Paka

• is a product manager at Edge & Node, teaches at California State University Long Beach, and a co-founder at DemandAid

• was as a graduate student in Geography before working as an engineer at SimplePractice and Esri

• is an advocate for diversity and inclusion in software industry

• lives in California's Mojave Desert with his wife Kate and their dog daughters Scout and Ms. Waddles