The Wāhine
Freelance Alliance Team

Marion Ano is the owner and developer for Wahine Coder. She has nearly a decade of experience as a freelance mobile and website developer for Hawaiʻi based clients. Additionally, she specializes in information architecture including organizational and business strategies around the implementation and integration of technologies. Besides working for her amazing clients, Marion teaches coding and visual design for mobile applications at the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu for the Academy of Creative Media & writes children’s books with her son!

Jess Manapul is a freelance graphic designer who has experience working with brands of all sizes to create effective websites and digital marketing campaigns. After earning her Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Creative Media from the University of Hawaii–West Oahu, Jess began her career in the digital design field by joining one of Hawaii’s largest marketing agencies. She continues to work independently with her clients, using her design and UX skill set as well as freelance freedom to focus her time creating online experiences and digital content for small businesses. She is passionate about community-focused projects where she can lend her professional experiences to help other women navigate through the digital world and reap the benefits of freelancing.

Paola Martin is a self-taught, multi-disciplinary graphic designer and web developer with over a decade of digital design and WordPress development experience. She works as the lead designer and developer for a wide breadth of clients ranging from local start-ups to nationally recognized franchise brands. Paola is passionate about helping others succeed through the services she provides, as well as through mentorship and collaboration. This passion has led her to wonderful opportunities(such as this!) and close relationships with amazing teams. Her success as a full-time freelancer with no formal education is something she looks forward to sharing in hopes of inspiring other women to begin their journey towards personal and financial freedom via WordPress design and development.

Vera Zambonelli is a Hawaiʻi-based independent filmmaker and researcher. Vera founded Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking in 2011 to advocate for women and girls telling their stories through film and provide a space for wāhine filmmakers to connect, collaborate, and support each other. Currently, thanks to a prestigious grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Vera is the pre-production of REEL WĀHINE OF HAWAIʻI Season 4, a short doc film series that redresses gender inequity in the film industry by documenting the real-life stories of Hawai‘i women filmmakers, and is gearing up for a summer full of social justice-oriented filmmaking programs for young women. Vera loves floating in the ocean and can eat pizza every day.