Technical.ly is a news organization that connects and challenges a community of technologists and entrepreneurs who are invested in where they live.

We believe that innovation can come from anyone anywhere to ensure all communities thrive, and we contribute to that vision with local journalism on entrepreneurship, tech careers and economic opportunity. In addition to national trends, we publish daily in Washington DC, Baltimore, Delaware, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and have produced reporting series in a dozen other US cities to an audience spanning more than 20 US states.

Our audience is made primarily of experienced technologists and entrepreneurs, aspiring peers and their supporters.

Our products and services help our clients, customers and supporters reach this audience. We do that most commonly with native advertising, newsletter marketing and events. If you need entrepreneurs and tech leaders to buy your services, technologists to hire or professionals to know about your ecosystem, Technical.ly has the biggest and most engaged audience in the mid-Atlantic. Learn more about our services at technical.ly/services.

Charitable giving to our Technical.ly Journalism Fund ensures our information remains free and accessible for residents to discover workforce programs and entrepreneurship pathways.

Our professional reporting is primarily distributed in three ways: our Technical.ly website, which attracts 150,000 monthly unique visitors, our daily newsletters, which average 35%+ open rates to 35,000 professionals and on social media, where we engage more than 50,000 followers. We additionally host our annual Technical.ly Builders Conference and a popular 5,000-person public Slack community. Subscribe to our free newsletters at technical.ly/subsribe.

Founded in 2009 by three young journalists, our team of 15 is welcoming, connective, challenging and diverse. We’re pretty fun too.

Christopher Wink | Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer

Christopher Wink is a journalist and entrepreneur. He is the Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer of Technical.ly, the news organization that serves a community of technologists and entrepreneurs. In that capacity, he is a co-organizer of Philly Tech Week, cofounder of Baltimore Innovation Week and other events that bring smart people together. He has been honored as among the country's 100 most innovative media leaders, as a community advocate and for his commitment in diversity. He writes Technical.ly's weekly Culture Builder newsletter on building better companies and curates a personal monthly newsletter of ideas and links here. He frequently speaks and writes about innovation economies, tech workforces and local journalism. Previously, Wink worked for a homeless advocacy nonprofit and was a freelance reporter for a variety of publications. The bicycle commuter loves cities, whiskey and squabbling about neighborhood boundaries.

Aileen Connolly McNulty | Director of Client Services

Aileen Connolly McNulty brings over a decade of experience of building impactful partner relationships and driving business development in the media space. As Director of Client Services, her focus is to create impactful and meaningful connections between Technical.ly's clients and the community that TM has built over the past fifteen years. A Delco native, Pitt Panther and current South Philly resident, she appreciates the variety of pizza and pasta options at her doorstep and considers herself a carb connoisseur.

Danya Henninger | Editorial Director

Danya Henninger is a Philadelphia-based journalist who believes local news is essential for thriving communities, and that its format will continue to evolve. She became Technical.ly's editorial director in December 2023. She spent six years before that overseeing both editorial content and revenue generation at Billy Penn, a startup acquired by public media organization WHYY, and is a former food and beer writer with bylines in local and national publications. With her husband, she co-owns Imagic Digital, a commercial photo-video firm operating since 1997.

Sameer Rao | Editor

Sameer Rao is an editor at Technical.ly, principally overseeing coverage of Baltimore and DC. He joined the team in February 2022 following a position reporting on the legal industry and access to justice issues for Law360, an online news outlet aimed at an international audience of legal professionals, and several years as an arts and culture reporter for such outlets as The Baltimore Sun and Colorlines. A former resident of Philadelphia and Connecticut, he now resides in Baltimore, near Patterson Park.

Katie Malone | Editor

Katie Malone edits for Technical.ly's Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Delaware markets. She joined the team in April 2024 with tech journalism experience at Engadget, Business Insider, Industry Dive and other publications. Based in Philly, Katie spends her free time baking excessively.

Alice Crow | Lead reporter, Pittsburgh

Alice Crow is the lead Pittsburgh reporter for Technical.ly. She joined the newsroom in September 2024 after working as a reporter for the Waco Tribune-Herald, where she covered city government, health and education. She has also contributed to Pittsburgh City Paper and Gazette 2.0. A Pittsburgh native and Chatham University graduate, Alice was an award-winning student journalist and served as editor in chief of Chatham's student-run media outlet.

Kaela Roeder | Lead Reporter, DC and Baltimore

Kaela Roeder is the lead DC and Baltimore reporter at Technical.ly. She’s an award-winning journalist, previously working as a freelance reporter. She was formerly the deputy editor at Street Sense Media, a local newspaper covering homelessness and housing in DC. She's written for publications including Washington City Paper, DCist/WAMU and the Washington Blade. She holds a B.A. in journalism and anthropology from American University and was a Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow.

Sarah Huffman | Lead Reporter, Philadelphia

Sarah Huffman is a Technical.ly reporter covering Philly tech and entrepreneurship, with a focus on access and equity. She joined the newsroom through the Report for America program and is a 2022-2023 corps member. She graduated from Fordham University in 2021 with degrees in journalism and communications. She was previously an editor at the student newspaper, The Fordham Ram and a freelancer at the Norwood News in the Bronx. Sarah is a secret theater kid and a not-so-secret Swiftie. She is originally from NJ and her favorite things to do when visiting home are getting bagels and taking her dog on long walks through the woods.

Holly Quinn | Lead Reporter, Delaware

Holly Quinn is Technical.ly's reporter-at-large and Delaware reporter. Settled in on Wilmington's West Side, this AIHS grad attended Temple University’s Tyler School of Art, back when it was located on an old estate in Elkins Park (not to date herself or anything). She started writing for a living at Wilmington's long-defunct music paper, Big Shout magazine, and spent years as a freelancer before joining the Technical.ly team in 2017.

McKenzie Morgan | Audience Product Manager

McKenzie Morgan is the product manager for Technically Media. A Philly native and recent graduate from Temple University, McKenzie has previously worked as a data journalist for DataDesk as well as an editor for two of Temple’s student-run magazines, REFINE Magazine and 14th Street Magazine. When she’s not writing stories or lines of code, she’s rewatching the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy or trying to perfect her chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Sam Markowitz | Production Manager

Sam Markowitz is the Production Manager for Technical.ly. Previously, he had several years of experience in video, media and storytelling. He is an alum of NYU and the NBC Page Program. When not working, you can find Sam cooking delicious vegan food, making terrible puns, and attending concerts. He owns an appropriate number of cats.

Na'Tosha Wyles | Payroll + Benefits Administrator, Creator in Residence

Na’Tosha Wyles is the Operations Manager for Technical.ly. Previously, she had several years of experience in public relations, customer service, video production and media.She is an alum of Rider University, originally from New Jersey but resides in Philadelphia. When not working, Na’Tosha does standup and sketch comedy in different cities.