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Meet the three newest AWS Heroes for September 2026!

Hi everyone, it's Shii-chan! This month's new AWS Heroes have been announced.

AWS Blog aws.amazon.com

What was announced?

The AWS Blog introduced the newest members of the AWS Heroes program for September 2026. AWS Heroes are a worldwide group of AWS experts who share knowledge, mentor others, and build communities.

This month's new Heroes

  • Avinash Shashikant Dalvi (Bengaluru, India): Serverless Hero. A technical architect and co-organizer of AWS User Group Bengaluru, focused on serverless, containers, and production-ready applications
  • Joanne Skiles (Orlando, USA): Serverless Hero. An engineering leader, educator, and professor at Rollins College, specializing in full-stack systems, serverless architectures, and AI systems
  • Xiaofei Li (Shanghai, China): Community Hero. An AWS Golden Jacket holder and community leader in Greater China, leading the Kiro, Amazon Quick, and Tokyo Chinese AWS communities

Wrap-up

  • Three new Heroes: two Serverless Heroes and one Community Hero
  • They are based in India, the USA, and China

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