I'd go to every possibly relevant meetup and try to find someone that needs her services and offer them for free. Or start a meetup of her own to attract exact

I'd go to every possibly relevant meetup and try to find someone that needs her services and offer them for free. Or start a meetup of her own to attract exactly the sort of people she wants to meet. Find a place nearby and its actually cheaper to pay meetup its fee than spend an hour traveling to someone else's meetup. Contracting might also be the way to go. If they can get rid of you easily, an employer can take more risk.