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Erica Varlese is based in both 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 both the New York-area and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the .blog Shepherd (Policy and Compliance) for [http://my.blog 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. | 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. | 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. | ||
In 2016, she joined Knock Knock WHOIS There during the launch of .blog to | In 2016, she joined Knock Knock WHOIS There during the launch of .blog to work on ICANN policy and compliance, with a focus on the sprit of openness and transparency. | ||
==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation== | ==ICANN and Internet Governance Participation== | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
Erica received a Bachelor's with Honors in Anthropology and French from Drew University. | Erica received a Bachelor's with Honors in Anthropology and French from Drew University. | ||