Sierra Kaplan - Nelson

Sierra Kaplan-Nelson is a Senior Software Engineer at Organizing Empowerment Project, specializing in technology that enhances civic engagement through relational organizing. Previous experience includes a Software Engineer role at Real, focused on redesigning mental healthcare through digital platforms, and a Contract Software Engineer position at Expo, Inc., where development supported React Native app publication. Sierra has also served as a Research Assistant at Stanford University, contributing to distributed systems research, and held software engineering internships at Google, developing features for various projects. Sierra's early career included leading programming education initiatives and working as a Lead Engineer at Verbatm Corporation, which provided digital publishing tools for magazines. Sierra holds a Master's degree and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.