{"id":12,"date":"2015-08-19T17:51:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T17:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.atlanta.wordcamp.org\/organizers\/"},"modified":"2016-01-20T17:14:14","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T22:14:14","slug":"organizers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2016\/organizers\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizers\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Kathy Drewien<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bea150b73b508fa095592d71e3e007b1782541ed672ea67a8903409358ab718a?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bea150b73b508fa095592d71e3e007b1782541ed672ea67a8903409358ab718a?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lead Organizer<br \/>\nBest known for teaching beginners how to use WordPress in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/wpatlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\">Meetup<\/a>\u00a0she has facilitated since 2011, (<em>and self-proclaimed WordCamp Queen of Registration for 6 years<\/em>), Kathy is\u00a0the Executive Producer of <a href=\"http:\/\/atlantawpcoach.com\" target=\"_blank\">Kathy Drewien &amp; Company<\/a>, a web development firm offering WordPress services for creatives, bloggers, consultants, and coaches with bold dreams.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy\u00a0is a professionally trained listener skilled in\u00a0helping business owners grow. And, she loves to talk! You can find her on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kdrewien\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Slack<\/a> channels for the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">make.wordpress.org<\/a>\u00a0Community and Training teams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Carel Bekker<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0ae00b03c304581f51a5b98443e925a05e2e99c5b9f52c1ae5f2fd34bd6199d1?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0ae00b03c304581f51a5b98443e925a05e2e99c5b9f52c1ae5f2fd34bd6199d1?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sponsors<br \/>\nThis is Carel&#8217;s fourth year helping to organize WordCamp Atlanta. He loves this community, &#8220;<em>Everybody is very friendly and always willing to help. We were overwhelmed by the interest from sponsors and have a great list of sponsors this year!<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He is the owner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clickhost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ClickHOST.com<\/a>. &#8220;<em>We love to educate our customers on how to get the most out of their websites; including how to use mobile websites to generate more leads, more business, and ultimately more profits for their businesses.<\/em>&#8221; They specialize in WordPress friendly hosting and many other web hosting services.<\/p>\n<p>PS: Fun facts about <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/cbekker\" target=\"_blank\">Carel<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Born in South Africa, and now a US Citizen.<\/li>\n<li>Speaks 3 languages, English, Afrikaans, and German.<\/li>\n<li>Lived and worked in South Africa, Germany, and now the US.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Renee Dobbs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fe302d815541306e6595cf58d01dad6d227692ac5ce3d70192277192e3ac2456?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fe302d815541306e6595cf58d01dad6d227692ac5ce3d70192277192e3ac2456?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social Media<br \/>\nRenee Dobbs is a self-proclaimed Domestic Goddess who loves to eat, drink, and dig in the dirt. She started blogging to share and connect with the world. Renee\u00a0loves both cooking and baking and is equally happy chopping vegetables as whipping frosting. She is\u00a0always on the search for the next great recipe to make, delicious wine to taste, new restaurant to try, beautiful flower to plant,\u00a0and nice place to visit. Her\u00a0blog is <a title=\"Magnolia Days\" href=\"http:\/\/magnoliadays.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Magnolia Days<\/a> and you can follow her on <a title=\"Renee Dobbs on twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reneedobbs\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a title=\"Renee Dobbs on Google+\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+ReneeDobbs\/posts\" target=\"_blank\">Google+<\/a>, <a title=\"Renee Dobbs on Pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/reneedobbs\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a>, <a title=\"Renee Dobbs on Instagram\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/reneedobbs\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a title=\"Renee Dobbs on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MagnoliaDays\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Mickey Mellen<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/88cbc0d4f77a3f6c1f35e06ff7ec10ba52926d38aa73f40343ea08f80a7c6bbe?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/88cbc0d4f77a3f6c1f35e06ff7ec10ba52926d38aa73f40343ea08f80a7c6bbe?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Speakers<br \/>\n\u201cThought leader\u201d is one of those accolades that many aspire to, but few deserve. Mickey is the real thing \u2013\u2013 a widely acknowledged thought leader in the WordPress space. He follows more than 500 blogs to stay current on every aspect of digital media. He\u2019s also a sought-after teacher, sharing his expertise across Metro Atlanta on all aspects of technology, social media and analytics through monthly WordPress-focused Meetups and other gatherings of experts and learners. He\u2019s competitive but generous as he helps others develop their skills. Along the way, he has retained the stamina and determination of the long-distance runner he used to be.<\/p>\n<p>Away from his three-screen workstation, he coaches his daughter\u2019s soccer team, plays softball and enjoys ice cream with his wife, Kelly, and their two girls.<\/p>\n<p>You can find him on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mickmel\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mickmel\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/108896556048763968559\/posts\">Google+<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mickmel\">LinkedIn<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Aaron Reimann<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7a19c033e1e829b7b9daeb9d13dac8974714b82a125f34e9ca82359ac5eead46?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7a19c033e1e829b7b9daeb9d13dac8974714b82a125f34e9ca82359ac5eead46?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Website Developer<br \/>\nBorn and raised in Atlanta, Aaron is one of the co-founders of <a href=\"https:\/\/sideways8.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sideways 8<\/a> and the lead geek on most projects. His\u00a0background is all over the place\u2014built first computer at age 12,\u00a0started first job as a 3D animator in high school,\u00a0designed first website in 1996, on and off did web design and I.T. support.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron\u00a0started developing a while back, but in 2001 is when he\u00a0first started actually writing code that was dynamic. From that point on he has\u00a0been a huge fan of building things that make sites \u201cdo stuff\u201d instead of a just a static page. He is an active contributor to the WordPress project as co-organizer of the first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/wordpress-atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta WordPress Meetup<\/a>, a frequent WordCamp speaker, and plugin developer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Nicky Pink<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b960cb50581daf2d0b24b77361dcbf6cf9b7693ed06738791aa2497a65b9275?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b960cb50581daf2d0b24b77361dcbf6cf9b7693ed06738791aa2497a65b9275?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Design<\/p>\n<p>Nicky breeds unicorns. She\u00a0wants to live in a world where culture is taught as a core class, a rainbow includes all 152 Crayola colors, and the words\u00a0technology and beauty become synonymous.<\/p>\n<p>As a <a href=\"https:\/\/nickypinkandco.com\/\">Brand Specialist and Website Designer<\/a>, she\u00a0been trusted to create the brands\u00a0of business and organizations all across the country\u2014amazing solopreneurs and bigger names like Days Inn, Comfort Inn, Frito Lay and Aveda.<\/p>\n<p>When not obsessing over difference between sunrise pink and sunset pink, you can find Nicky\u00a0studying Vogue while binge-watching Hulu, road-tripping to a stationery store two states away that she\u00a0saw on a postcard, or hot-gluing her\u00a0fingers together while trying to conquer her\u00a0last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/nickypinkandco\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a> post.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Judi Knight<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34348745bf8681bb44b87b5d39cbceefb2416e0d129f69d8aa096c7fcf617518?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/34348745bf8681bb44b87b5d39cbceefb2416e0d129f69d8aa096c7fcf617518?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mentor, Lead Organizer (2012-2015)<br \/>\nNot your typical web developer, Judi brings an unusual wealth of experience to her work at her company, <a href=\"http:\/\/newtricks.com\" target=\"_blank\">New Tricks<\/a>, with a background that includes being a Ph.D. Psychologist and serial entrepreneur.\u00a0 Judi hosts the Atlanta WordPress Users Group with over 2,200 members, as well as mentoring\u00a0 WordCamp Atlanta. She is a blogger, frequent national speaker, and publishes <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/qFgX\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Just a Digital Minute<\/i><\/a>, a popular weekly newsletter providing actionable digital marketing tips.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><!-- .wcorg-organizers -->\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3004019,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3004019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":211,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}