Courtney Mayberry

Courtney Mayberry is a Full Stack Software Engineer at WGU Labs, where she builds AI-powered tools designed to transform the higher education experience. With 15 years in information technology and three years focused on education technology at WGU, Courtney has contributed to impactful projects including Open EdX, WGU Academy, and Self-Service Enrollment. She is passionate about solving hard problems, improving system reliability, and putting students at the center of every decision. She spearheaded the proposal for open-source development, securing a dedicated team committed to improving the Open EdX codebase and benefiting learners at WGU and around the world. Courtney holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from WGU, along with certifications in IT Service Management and Project Management. Her professional interests include retrieval-augmented generation, context engineering, and agentic workflows. When she's not at a keyboard, she's most likely hiking, practicing hot yoga, out on the water kayaking, or catching a live show.

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