This Week In AWS Community: 2023 Year In Review

Here are the absolute best takes as an AWS Community Builder this 2023!

Accomplishments

· February 8, 2023 — Submitted my AWS Community Builder renewal application

· March 2023 — Served in the inaugural AWS New Voice cohort

· March 2023 — Spoke at the Belize National Library during Women’s History Month

· May 2023 — Got accepted for year 3 of the AWS Community Builders

· Getting 1 Medium article added to AWS Plain English publication

· Getting 1 Medium article added to GoPenAI Medium publication

Submitted my AWS Community Builder renewal application

I didn’t wait til April 2023 to submit my renewal. I knew that I was writing This Week in AWS Community weekly blog series so I just provided two links and resubmitted. I got accepted in May 2023. Personally, looking back, I now think that early submittal positively set me up for AWS New Voices selection

Served in the inaugural AWS New Voice cohort

One of the AWS Community Builder program managers selected me as a member of the first cohort. It clearly came out of the blue. I admit that the end of 2022 and start 0f 2023 were weird for me; but, I was happy…