Twilio Developer Evangelist Sam Agnew's journey began at HackRU, a Rutgers hacker community event that inspired him to start building things on his own. He grew the community through his involvement and eventually became its director. After working with hackNY, a fellowship program that pairs college hackers with summer internships at NY-based startups, he landed a job as a developer evangelist at Twilio, an organization that aligns with his passion for inspiring developers. Through his experiences, Sam has gained leadership skills, mentorship, and technical growth, which he now uses to supercharge the developer community in NYC and beyond.