Sandstorm Highlights Company-Wide Drupal Contribution Day at 2025 Summit
Sandstorm Design dedicated a full day of its annual Sandstorm Summit to contributing to the Drupal community, involving developers, designers, marketers, and leadership in a company-wide contribution day held on September 12, 2025, in Chicago.
The company-wide event was modeled after official Drupal contribution days, featuring morning training, skill-matched task exploration, mentored support lanes, and dedicated time for heads-down work. From developers and project managers to executives, every department played a part.
Notably, Sandstorm’s engineering team released PCI SRI v1.1.0, a Drupal module update that enhances subresource integrity messaging and code clarity—an important tool for PCI DSS compliance. Jay Silverman and Andy Cullen led the update and learned merge request workflows for drupalcode.org.
Design and leadership also made an impact. CEO Sandy Marsico and VP of UX Janna Fiester co-authored a creative brief for a new logo mark for the renamed Canvas project (formerly Experience Builder), aligning visual identity with community direction. Their work now guides community design volunteers.
On the event side, Executive Assistant Alma Meshes committed to becoming a Local Ambassador for DrupalCon Chicago 2026, leveraging her deep Chicago knowledge to support attendees. VP Emily Kodner and others focused on non-code pathways like accessibility, translation, and event planning.
Senior Account Director Laura Chapparo wrote marketing copy for a Drupal AI initiative aimed at Higher Education, helping the community better communicate Drupal's AI capabilities in specific sectors.
Training was led by Product Owner Syd Hunsinger, introducing workflows and tools to first-time contributors. The day closed with team demos, shout-outs, and takeaways, reinforcing Sandstorm's values of curiosity, contribution, and collaboration.
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