FOSS Backstage 2026

Peculiar C. Umeh

Peculiar C. Umeh is a seasoned Open Source Project Manager and a Community/Project Manager consultant at Superbloom. She serves as a co-chair and project manager for the CHAOSS Education Project, with a strong background in software development, Scrum, and community management. Peculiar has successfully led cross-functional teams, driven innovative solutions, and significantly contributed to different open-source projects. She is passionate about mentoring early-career professionals and training the next generation of the open-source contributors.


Company/organization you are affiliated with::

Superbloom


Session

03-17
12:30
40min
Educating the next generation of open source contributors
Ruth Ikegah, Dawn Foster, Peculiar C. Umeh, Stephen Walli

There are so many open source projects and not enough contributors to sustain them all over the long term. With many open source projects desperate for contributors, how do we educate the next generation of open source contributors to grow the contributor base for all of us?

Growing Open Source
Wintergarten