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    <h2>Interested in being a Mentor?</h2>
    <p>We're looking for mentors from all programming languages and other
        technical arenas, experienced speakers, conference organizers and
        others to join us in our <a href="mission.html">mission</a>.
    </p>
    <p>Being a mentor might be as little as answering questions on the mailing
        list, or IRC. Or you might do Skype chats with people in need of help
        coaching, lead or participate in local meetups, google hangouts or other
        areas. You can put in as much, or as little time as you want.
    </p>

    <h2>Want to sign up?</h2>
    <p>It's simple! Subscribe to <a href="http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/talk-mentorship">the list</a>,
    and send an introduction email including a brief bio, experience, and where you'd like to help. Rather than
    waiting for someone else to add you to this page - after you sub to the list
    - do a <a href="https://github.com/jnoller/talk-mentorship">pull request</a> to add
    yourself to this page!</p>

    <h2>Current Mentors</h2>
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            <h1><a href="http://jessenoller.com">Jesse Noller</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Python, PyCon US, Python Software Foundation.
                <a href="mailto:jnoller@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/jessenoller">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://justin.abrah.ms">Justin Abrahms</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Python, Django, Editors, Learning.
                <a href="mailto:justin@abrah.ms">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/justinabrahms">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://alexgaynor.net">Alex Gaynor</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Python, Django, Compilers, PyCon US.
                <a href="mailto:alex.gaynor@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/alex_gaynor">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://www.BrentOzar.com">Brent Ozar</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Microsoft SQL Server, VMware, storage.
                <a href="mailto:brento@brentozar.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/brento">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://mattspitz.me">Matt Spitz</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Python, High-scale webapps, "Big Data".
                <a href="https://twitter.com/mattspitz">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://chesnok.com/">Selena Deckelmann</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: PostgreSQL, education, open source community, user groups.
                <a href="mailto:selenamarie@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/selenamarie">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://seanoc.com/">Sean O'Connor</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Python, Django, user groups, DjangoCon US, public speaking
                <a href="mailto:sean@seanoc.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/theSeanOC">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://theycallmeswift.com/">Swift</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Developer relations, Javascript, Hackathons, APIs.
                <a href="mailto:theycallmeswift@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/swiftalphaone">twitter</a>.
             </p>
            <h1><a href="http://roguelynn.com/">Lynn Root</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: PyLadies, Python, Django, Learning, public speaking
                <a href="mailto:lynn@lynnroot.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/roguelynn">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://scovetta.com/">Michael Scovetta</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Security, Django
                <a href="mailto:michael.scovetta@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/scovetta">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://roguelynn.com/">Lynn Root</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: PyLadies, Python, Django, Learning, public speaking
                <a href="mailto:lynn@lynnroot.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/roguelynn">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://pydanny.com/">Daniel Greenfeld</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Python, Django, PyCon US, DjangoCon, public speaking
                <a href="mailto:pydanny@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/pydanny">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://quietstars.com/">Adrian Howard</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Agile, UX, Perl, conference org, workshops, public speaking
                <a href="mailto:adrianh@quietstars.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/adrianh">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://lvh.cc/">Laurens Van Houtven</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Python, Twisted, cryptography, public speaking
                <a href="mailto:_@lvh.cc">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/lvh">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway">Jon Galloway</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: ASP.NET, virtual conferences, podcasting, public speaking
              <a href="mailto:jongalloway@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/jongalloway">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://gazit.me">Idan Gazit</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Design, UX, Django, public speaking
                <a href="mailto:idan@gazit.me">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/idangazit">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="http://www.craigkerstiens.com">Craig Kerstiens</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Python, Django, Postgres, Product
              <a href="mailto:craig.kerstiens@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/craigkerstiens">twitter</a>.
           </p>
           <h1><a href="http://www.jenmyers.net">Jen Myers</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Design, CSS, Girl Develop It, beginner tech education
              <a href="mailto:hello@jenmyers.net">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/antiheroine">twitter</a>.
           </p>
          <h1><a href="http://mahdiyusuf.com/">Mahdi Yusuf</a></h1>
          <p class="where">Specialties: Python, Django, PyCon CA
              <a href="mailto:yusuf.mahdi@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/myusuf3">twitter</a>.
          </p>
            <h1><a href="https://coderanger.net/">Noah Kantrowitz</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Python, Django, Front-end, JavaScript, operations
              <a href="mailto:noah@coderanger.net">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/kantrn">twitter</a>.
            </p>
            <h1><a href="https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~cmartens/">Chris Martens</a></h1>
            <p class="where">Specialties: Functional programming, logic programming, academia
                <a href="mailto:chrisamaphone@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="http://twitter.com/chrisamaphone">twitter</a>.
            </p>
          <h1><a href="http://leto.github.com">Jonathan "Duke" Leto</a></h1>
          <p class="where">Specialties: Git, Virtual Machines, Perl, Scientific Computing, Hackathons
              <a href="mailto:duke@leto.net">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/dukeleto">twitter</a>.
          </p>
          <h1><a href="http://garann.com">Garann Means</a></h1>
          <p class="where">Specialties: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Node.js
              <a href="mailto:garann@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/garannm">twitter</a>.
          </p>
          <h1><a href="http://chris.neugebauer.id.au">Christopher Neugebauer</a></h1>
          <p class="where">Specialties: Python, PyCon Australia, Linux.conf.au, Android, Science (& presenting science)
              <a href="mailto:chrisjrn+speakupio@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/chrisjrn">twitter</a>.
          </p>
          <h1><a href="http://www.theunixronin.com">Evan Cofsky</a></h1>
          <p class="where">Specialties: Python, Haskell, SQL, programming.
              <a href="mailto:evan@tunixman.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/tunixman">twitter</a>.
          </p>
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          <h1><a href="http://limedaring.com">Tracy Osborn</a></h1>
          <p class="where">Specialties: Design, HTML/CSS, Django, Python, Public Speaking
              <a href="mailto:tracy@limedaring.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/limedaring">twitter</a>.
          </p>
          <h1><a href="http://adam.goucher.ca">Adam Goucher</a></h1>
          <p class="where">Specialties: Testing, Web Automation, Continuous Delivery
              <a href="mailto:adam@goucher.ca">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/adamgoucher">twitter</a>.
          </p>
          <h1><a href="http://dougma.com">Doug Napoleone</a></h1>
          <p class="where">Specialties: Python, Django, Scientific Computing, PyCon US, Python Software Foundation.
              <a href="mailto:doug.napoleone@gmail.com">email</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/dougnap">twitter</a>.
          </p>
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