Websites from D.C., United States

Steve Alvesteffer is a writer living in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. He graduated from Virginia Tech with an MBA in information technology, a B.S. in computer science, and minor degrees in history, mathematics, and studio art. He has worked in publishing, intellectual property law, and software engineering. He owns and operates StormShock Media. He enjoys baseball, Dungeons & Dragons, and other creative pursuits.

Adam Reed Rozan is a museum professional, educator, and writer based in Washington, D.C. He currently works at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. His work focuses on audience and civic engagement, staff learning and culture, and Gen Z participation. He is a founding and steering committee member of the International Audience Engagement (IAE) Network and serves on the CoMuseum International Advisory Board. In the United States, he serves as National Programming Chair for Made By Us and as the Mid-Atlantic Regional Lead for Civic Season. He previously taught a course on museum audience engagement at Harvard University’s Extension School. In 2025, he received the Smithsonian Education Achievement Award for founding the Staff Learning Series. In 2023, he was named one of Blooloop’s Top Ten Museum Influencers. He holds a Master of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in studio art from Elon University.

Kallman Parry writes to think, reflect, feel, remember, forget, see patterns, find gaps, believe, reject, and understand. He aims to make sense of the world and invites others to join him. He observes and listens, occasionally having profound realizations that he shares in hopes of helping others. Kallman works in philanthropy and resides in Washington, D.C.

Jeffrey A. Clark (Alex) is the President and Co-Founder of ACLARK.NET, LLC. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Loyola University in Maryland. Since 1998, Alex has worked as a Subject Matter Expert, Network Engineer, Software Engineer, Systems Administrator and Technical Team Leader. He is also the President & Executive Director of DC Python, a non-profit organization he co-founded in 2008. Alex created Pillow, a software development fork of the Python Imaging Library, in 2010 and was a Lead Organizer and Host of Plone Conference 2008. He is also the author of "Plone 3.3 Site Administration."

Jake James is currently working on True Pros Media, tinkering in tech, traveling, and sailing around the Chesapeake Bay. He has previously worked as a snowboard instructor, bartender, tech startup manager, and submarine warfare officer. He enjoys music, business books, movies, and traveling. He has lived in many places across the US and Singapore, but currently calls Washington D.C. home. He is a dad to a daughter and owns an English Bulldog. He is interested in crypto, AI, sailing, and entrepreneurship.

Sean Kelly is an officer in the US Space Force currently assigned to the Pentagon in Washington D.C., where he leads change in the commercial space sector and strengthens the space industrial base. Previously, he was an Olmsted Scholar in Seoul, South Korea. He has experience in satellite and launch vehicle processing and integration, Model-Based Systems Engineering focused on CubeSat architecture design, and as an Operational Test Engineer. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an MS in Space Systems Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He also attended USAF Test Pilot School, Space Test. His hobbies include outdoor adventures, cycling, cooking, astrophotography, and 3D printing.