Gertrude Abagale Added to BPD Council

Congratulations to Gertrude Abagale for recognition and consideration for the BPD Council!

Gertrude Abagale is a Cybersecurity engineer and an active contributor to community-led open-source initiatives across Africa. She works extensively with Python to build secure backend systems and enterprise integrations. Beyond her professional work, she volunteers with PyLadies Ghana, Python Ghana, AWS User Group Accra, and Everything Open Source. Through mentoring, speaking, and community event organization, she supports women and underrepresented groups transitioning into tech, with a focus on creating accessible pathways and fostering sustainable, inclusive tech ecosystems.

The BPD council is the sounding board for decisions that need to be made in Black Python Devs. They are the advisory group who share how our actions can impact their communities. The council is made up of organizers, BPD leaders and those in leadership positions around the Python world.

Congratulations again to Gertrude!

About Jay Miller

Jay is a Staff Developer Advocate based out of Atlanta, GA and the Founder and Executor of Black Python Devs. When away from the keyboard, Jay can often be found cheering on their favorite baseball team.