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− | Born and raised in New Jersey, Erica Varlese splits her time between the New York-area and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the .blog Shepherd (Policy and Compliance) for Knock Knock WHOIS There, the registry for .blog.
| + | Erica Varlese is based in the New York-area and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the .blog Shepherd (Policy and Compliance) for Knock Knock WHOIS There, the registry for .blog. |
| ==Career History== | | ==Career History== |
| + | Prior to Knock Knock WHOIS There, Erica began in the non-profit sector with a focus on women's health and reproductive rights. |
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| + | In 2011, she joined Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, as a Happiness Engineer. Later, she joined the Happiness Hiring team, leading recruiting and hiring efforts, and lead the Store Happiness team, which focused on upgrades and domains on WordPress.com. |
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| + | In 2016, she joined Knock Knock WHOIS There during the launch of .blog to focus on ICANN policy and compliance, with a focus on the sprit of openness and transparency. |
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| ==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation== | | ==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation== |
| + | Erica is a participant in the Registry Stakeholder Group, and an active member of the Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services (RDS) Working Group. |
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| ==Education== | | ==Education== |
| + | Erica received a Bachelor's with Honors in Anthropology and French from Drew University. |
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| ==Publications== | | ==Publications== |
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| ==Awards== | | ==Awards== |