In this special episode of What’s in the SoSS?, we welcome Stacey Potter, the new Community Manager at the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF). Stacey shares her winding journey from managing operations at a vitamin company to becoming a powerful advocate and connector in the open source world. We explore her community-first mindset, her work with CNCF and Platform Engineering Day, and her passion for inclusion and authenticity. Whether you're curious about how to get started in open source or want insight into how community shapes security, this episode is for you. Chapters: 00:00 – Welcome + Introduction 01:06 – Stacey’s Origin Story in Open Source 03:10 – Discovering Community Management at Weaveworks 04:02 – Projects and Evolution Across CNCF and Beyond 05:44 – Co-Chairing Platform Engineering Day 09:06 – Being Openly Queer in Open Source 13:10 – What Stacey Hopes to Bring to OpenSSF 16:20 – Rapid Fire Round 17:36 – Final Thoughts Episode links: Stacey Potter’s LinkedIn page OpenSSF.org/events OpenSSF Community Day Japan OpenSSF Community Day North America OpenSSF Community Day India OpenSSF Community Day North America OpenSSF Community Day Europe Get involved with the OpenSSF Subscribe to the OpenSSF newsletter Follow the OpenSSF on LinkedIn
