# Hello From Katie! **URL:** \ **Category:** Delegates\ **Created:** [May 10, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.ajna.finance/t/hello-from-katie/39 "2023-05-10T18:27:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Katie](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.ajna.finance/katie/32/12_2.png) [@Katie](https://forum.ajna.finance/u/Katie)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.ajna.finance/t/hello-from-katie/39/1 "2023-05-10T18:27:45Z")
![IMG-7785](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/ajna/original/1X/22c4f1ae7b3b19cbb19ba81963dc3d53921dfa93.jpeg) Hi Everyone! My journey into the world of defi began in 2018 when I was hired at the Maker Foundation. In my role as Operations Manager I saw the organization grow from 30 people to over 100, then eventually to 0 with the dissolution of the Foundation and achieving complete decentralization of the protocol. After the dissolution of the Maker Foundation in 2021, I have been with a firm called [udhc.finance](https://www.udhc.finance/) where our goal is to bring defi to mainstream by bridging the gap between tradfi and defi. I also joined the Optimism Collective as a delegate and was head of the first Defi Committee and most recently one of 5 reviewers on the Growth Committee Grants Council. My personal life consists of going to the beach, skiing, running, spending time with family, being a new mom to identical twin boys and hanging with my dog - Stevie Ray Vaughan. Throughout my years in defi, I have had the opportunity to work with the most talented, intelligent and also fun! people in the space. I know the Founders and most of the team at Ajna from my time at Maker and am thrilled to be able to participate in this project!! ---
**Author:** ![Katie](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.ajna.finance/katie/32/12_2.png) [@Katie](https://forum.ajna.finance/u/Katie)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.ajna.finance/t/hello-from-katie/39/2 "2023-11-29T16:21:51Z")
If anyone is looking for a delegate, I would love to be yours! I have a 100% voting rate as a top Optimism delegate, I am a badgeholder and have been on every season of the Grants Council so I have extensive experience as with grant distribution. Looking forward to getting started! ---
**Author:** ![Katie](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.ajna.finance/katie/32/12_2.png) [@Katie](https://forum.ajna.finance/u/Katie)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.ajna.finance/t/hello-from-katie/39/3 "2023-11-29T19:57:19Z")
My delegate address is: 0x75536CF4f01c2bFa528F5c74DdC1232Db3aF3Ee5 Aka katiegarcia.eth