After 22 (and a half!) years at Apple, I’ll be going on an extended, open-ended sabbatical.

That is, I’m retiring.

I’ve spent my entire career at Apple in Developer Technical Support (DTS), part of Worldwide Developer Relations (WWDR). In my time, I've been fortunate enough to be a (small) part of every OS launch, hardware transition, and WWDC since April of 2001.

I’ve helped developers move from Carbon to Cocoa, Objective-C to Swift, PowerPC to Intel to Apple silicon, a “sweet solution” to native development. I’ve helped them ready apps for the introduction of iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and now Vision Pro.

I worked closely with App Review from its initial launch, and helped launch and lead the Mac App Review team.

I partnered with Inclusion and Diversity and University Recruiting to help bring focus to the hiring, retention, and growth of female and Black engineers across Apple, and I was honored to be on the leadership team for Women@Apple-Tech for two years, and Co-chair of Black@Apple (formerly African-American Employee Association) for seven years.

All of which is to say:

I’ve had the great good fortune to work with hundreds of the smartest people across Apple in pursuit of things that mattered.

Whether it was addressing an issue affecting thousands of developers; crafting and polishing a talk for WWDC, Grace Hopper or NSBE; or exploring race and gender in the industry, every day I was part of remarkable, thought-provoking, insightful discussions with people from across this amazing company.

Those discussions have educated me, challenged me, comforted me.

Steve said “the journey is the reward”. To all of my colleagues past and present, thank you for being a part of my journey, for making it rewarding beyond measure.

What's next?

For the first couple of months, I plan to relax and recharge, to “drain my brain”. After that, I’ll be reconnecting to some long-dormant hobbies, including photography, podcasting, and perhaps some writing.

Sometime next year I plan to launch an organization for the next generation of tech leaders of color. The focus will be on building important non-tech skills, facilitating conversations that go beyond pure engineering and technical discussions, and strengthening networks and community. I’m excited to use my experience and skills in different ways, to be a mentor and coach, to open doors, and show a path upward.