Speakers

Aaron D. Campbell

Aaron is an international speaker, open source advocate, and outgoing introvert. He’s been a regular contributor to WordPress for more than a decade, and is currently employed by GoDaddy as the head of WordPress core and ecosystem. He has over eighteen years of web development experience and worked with clients ranging from small local businesses to Google, Yahoo, Disney, and Harvard. He’s been called both a coffee snob and a beer snob, but considers both to be compliments. When not buried in code, he enjoys spending time with his wife and son, riding his motorcycle, and reading sci-fi/fantasy books.
Aaron Reimann

Aaron is a PHP developer that started and sold the agency called sideways8.com. He is currently running ClockworkWP, a custom hosting company. He has built sites for companies of all shapes and sizes, ranging from small nonprofits to Fortune 100 companies, since beginning his work with WordPress in 2008. An organizer for WordCamp Atlanta and the Atlanta WordPress Meetup, Aaron provides leadership and speaks regularly at events throughout the WordPress community. Most recently, Aaron has been serving as the technical lead for 48in48.org, an organization that builds 48 websites for 48 nonprofits in 48 hours at events around the world. You can hear Aaron regularly on his WordPress podcast at wpsquareone.com.
Adam Sewell

Protecting #WordPress sites with http://tinyshield.me and helping solve technology problems with http://mygeeknc.com. Husband, Father, Speaker, Developer, and Business Owner.
Aida Marie Correa

Aida is a modern-day renaissance woman who brings her love of teaching and creative background together to help women live more inspired lives! She is especially known for being an artist with a passion for her AfroLatinx culture, a floral designer, a speaker, and poet. She is currently a Ford VIP Experiential Blogger and is a published author.

Aida regularly teaches kids at STEAM workshops and speaks at WordCamps and community events locally, nationally and internationally. Besides speaking on blogging, inclusivity, and the overall fun of WordCamps, Aida is an Organizer at WordCamp Jacksonville and loves to volunteer at any WordCamps she attends, especially at KidsCamps!

When she is not traveling or getting into shenanigans with her honey, she enjoys downtime at home, scrolling through Pinterest, hanging out at Starbucks or enjoying a crafty activity. She also has a thing for wapuu.

Say hi to her on Twitter @lovebuiltlife and check out her site at https://lovebuiltlife.com. Follow her adventures with William at https://thatwordcamplife.com
Aisha Adams

Aisha Adams is an influencer with a heart for community economic development and the founder of Aisha Adams Media Group & Equity Over Everything, where they are advancing social equity through the Asheville View and equity in entrepreneurship through The Entrepreneurial Accelerator. Her work serves as a resource to social change advocates, thought leaders, and courageous disruptors.
Alex Sanfilippo

Ah. The dreaded speaker bio! Where do I begin? I’ll mention a few things I love. Helping people, Star Wars (Ep. 1-6 only), content creation, and community building. (In that order) Oh, and public speaking. I love speaking and sharing my experience because I know it helps people – and that’s what I’m all about; adding value to other people’s lives and helping them go further!
Allison Boaz

Allison Boaz has been helping organizations communicate effectively for 20 years. She writes content that clearly articulates product and service benefits, addresses customer pain points with empathy, and provides the reassurance potential clients need to take the next step.

Allison has collaborated with New Tricks and the Atlanta WordPress community since 2012.
AmyJune Hineline

AmyJune is an active contributor in the open source world. As the Open Source Community Ambassador at Kanopi Studios, AmyJune helps to ensure her team remains connected to open-source communities.

AmyJune co-organizes various open source camps and conventions throughout North America, all while helping each of the communities be more inclusive. This focus enables others to forge deep community connections that benefit the whole. As a self-described non-coder, she helps communities discover how they can contribute back in more ways than code.

In addition to her work building community connections, AmyJune is an avid geocacher, noted Volkswagen enthusiast, and eats with her elbows on the table.
April Wier

April is heavily involved in the Atlanta WordPress community, as a co-organizer of the Woodstock WordPress Meetup and as a former organizer for WordCamp Atlanta. For fun, she runs Sugar Five Design, a digital marketing company in Woodstock, GA, specializing in serving small businesses and medical clinics.
Bill Sterrett

As a consultant, strategist, technologist and trainer, I work with small to mid-sized companies to implement website and internet marketing strategies that increase revenue, market share and profits. In my role, I work with our clients to create marketing strategies that produce measurable results.
Bobby Kircher

Bobby owns Papaya Search, an Atlanta-based search marketing consultancy specializing in search engine optimization and marketing. He is a 20+ year web veteran who picked up SEO in 2002. Today, he helps businesses grow by connecting them to potential customers online.
Charles Johnston

Charles is a self-proclaimed and well earned “digital ninja” on a mission to help entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations change their communities. After spending the last few decades in the corporate IT industry he started a web design and digital marketing agency called HeartWired Digital Solutions, where they focus on putting compassion back into technology. His passion is helping nonprofits and small business owners share their stories on the web.
Chip Edwards

Love’em or Hate’em, Smart Speakers like Amazon Alexa are being used by millions of people. Even more people are talking to their phones using Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri. Voice Technology is everywhere and is changing how people consume content. I’ve helped many well-known people like Seth Godin, William Jackson, and The Blind Blogger make their content available on Smart Speakers and Smart Phones using Voice Technology. If you’re interested in making your WordPress content available through Voice Technology, let’s talk.
Chris LaFay

Chris started programming sites in 5th grade and became a WordPress junky in college. One of his favorite volunteer activities is working with the Crews Middle School Entrepreneurship program, where he works with students on developing their business plans. He is founder and CEO of Classic City Consulting and is co-host of the Web6 podcast.
Christine Laikind

Christine Laikind, founder of SCS Digital Marketing, has over 18 years of traditional and digital marketing background. SCS Digital Marketing is a virtual agency catering to professional keynote speakers and affiliated industry partners nationwide. As an deaf woman entrepreneur, Christine has owned and operated two brick and mortar businesses before setting up a virtual agency. She is active in WordPress community as a co-organizer for Woodstock WordPress Meet up and Kennesaw WordPress Meet up. She is also speaks on web accessibility, advocacy and business related topics among her community. In her spare time, she enjoys riding behind her hubs motorcycle to the mountains, reading mystery novels and painting watercolor monoprints.
Christopher Wells Ph.D.

As a long-term virtual worker and distance leader, Dr. Wells knows a few things about building trust online. As a high school science teacher, an instructional designer, and now as a proposal developer, Dr. Wells studied the differences between face to face leaders and virtual leaders (difference #7 will shock you!). He currently works with small- to medium-sized companies and teams as they struggle with distributed team dynamics. He can be reached through his website, DistanceLeader.com or on Twitter: @distance_leader.
David Wolfpaw

David is a professional web developer focused on WordPress theme and plugin development. He emphasizes helping small businesses, providing ongoing maintenance and support, and educating users through his service FixUpFox.
David Zimmerman

David Zimmerman has been consulting with companies on their SEO strategies and tactics for over 12 years. He’s helped everyone from publicly-traded companies to mom-and-pop businesses. 5 years ago, David started his own SEO company in Charlotte, NC- Reliable Acorn, LLC. Recently he launched TheSEOGamePlan.com, to share what he’s learned about SEO best-practices with others.
Donata Kalnenaite

Donata Kalnenaite is a privacy and technology attorney, and the President of a software as a service company that has generated thousands of Privacy Policies. She is also the Chair of the Chicago Chapter of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the newsletter editor of the American Bar Association’s ePrivacy Committee. She excels at breaking down complex topics such as privacy law into easy to understand and implement information and tips.
Eddy Pareja
Eileen Violini

I’m a designer and developer of user experiences and interfaces for WordPress websites and products. With over seven years experience building WordPress solutions, I currently put my skills to work for clients and agencies as cofounder at Sidetrack Studio and WPBlockShop and as the User Success Advocate with Castos and the Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin.
Frank Corso

Frank has founded and sold multiple software companies and is, currently, the founder of WP Health, the simple WordPress monitor for creators. He is the organizer of Gainesville’s Digital Marketing Meetup and also teaches as an adjunct professor at the University of Florida. In his spare time, he co-founded a local coworking space.

Above all else, he enjoys spending time with his daughter.

Follow him on Twitter or Instagram: @fpcorso
Heidi Lynne Kurter

Heidi Lynne Kurter is a paid Forbes Contributor, Leadership Coach and Workplace Culture Consultant passionate about developing individuals into impactful leaders and improving workplace cultures. She’s also a domestic violence mentor, volunteer leadership coach for Babson College students and an active advocate speaking out against workplace bullying.
Jeff Hilimire

Jeff Hilimire is an accomplished entrepreneur who has launched multiple successful for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and who has successfully sold two companies. His current business, Dragon Army, is one of the fastest-growing digital agencies in the nation. Over the course of 20 years, Jeff has applied his knowledge of entrepreneurship and innovation to help guide leaders from some of the most well-known global brands to mobilize growth using an entrepreneurial mentality. He is also the co-founder of 48in48, a global nonprofit that produces hackathon events to build 48 nonprofit websites in 48 hours.

When Jeff isn’t running Dragon Army, mentoring, or volunteering at 48in48, he is working hard as the founder of Ripples of Hope, a collection of for-profit and nonprofit organizations focused on business as a force for good in the world. Jeff is also an accomplished author, and his book, The 5-Day Turnaround, is a reflection of his drive and personal purpose to have an outsized, positive impact on the world.

Jeff lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his lovely wife, Emily, and their five children.

See the many other ways he’s worked to help leaders increase their satisfaction and success via his personal blog, jeffhilimire.com.
Jeff Louella

Jeff Louella has been professionally working on the internet since the mid-1990’s. From web designer to developer, accessibility consultant to SEO engineer, his career had touched every aspect of a website’s lifecycle. Recently, Jeff has moved to Atlanta from Philadelphia and is a Sr Platform Engineer and Technical SEO at Search Discovery, where he helps guides his clients through complex site builds and replatforming.
John Cornthwait

John Cornthwait is the Partner + Director of Products at Firefli and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Virginia Western Community College. He holds a MS in Information Architecture and UX from Kent State University. John has presented “How to Win at Information Architecture” at WordCamp DC and WordCamp Raleigh.
Judith C Knight

Judi is the founder and chief at New Tricks Web Design. She brings an unusual wealth of experience to New Tricks clients with her background as a Ph.D. Psychologist and serial entrepreneur.

Judi’s been very active in the WordPress community for over ten years as an founding organizer of the Atlanta WordPress Users Group, a lead organizer of WCATL and a speaker at WordCamps across the country.

Judi and the New Tricks team work with companies to create effective business websites designed to attract the target visitors and convert them into clients. Judi has a commitment to teaching and developed the WP Web Design Mastery Course to help aspiring web designers navigate the path to pro.
Karen M. Hilyard Ph.D.

Karen is an award-winning communication strategist, trainer, and facilitator for client organizations both large and small in the private and public sector.
Kathryn Lang

Hopesmith. Dream ignitor. Focus coach. Aficionado of inappropriate laughter. “Always find a way to laugh. Laughter sparks hope and once hope finds a way in then it all becomes possible.”

Kathryn encourages finding your unique way one little bit at a time.

“Have fun. Make friends. Find ways to be relentlessly helpful. It doesn’t have to be any more complicated than that.”
Kerriann Kogelmann

A former freelance web designer turned course creator, Kerriann now tours the Southeast US hosting live workshops where she teaches people how to create their own WordPress Website-in-a-Weekend!
Kimberly Lipari

Kimberly is CEO of a WordPress Agency that provides top-tier Consultation, Support, and Development. She has spent the better part of a decade conquering remote work, business operations and infrastructure, and balancing work and family life.
Kori Ashton

Kori Ashton has been listed as one of seven women who run tech startups in San Antonio, Texas, to watch. She started her first company at the age of 12, and has had an entrepreneur’s heart ever since. She built her first HTML website in 1998, and was instantly hooked on Web design.

Currently Kori is the a brand ambassador for Liquid Web, co-founder & CEO of WebTegrity, a growing WordPress agency, and hosts a weekly giveback to the WordPress community on her YouTube Channel. And you can network with her via PressTribe – an online slack channel that she started in 2019 for WordPress freelancers and agency owners.

In every workshop or webinar, Kori is determined to share actionable takeaways to our growing community.
Latesha Lynch (Neely)

Latesha Lynch is a 15-year marketing veteran and brand strategist based out of Atlanta, GA. A serial creator and proud entrepreneur, she’s evolved her 7-year-old business, Latesha Lynch Designs, over the past year and is now exclusively focused on brand strategy and website design. Latesha has been featured in Forbes, Atlanta Tech Edge, GPB Radio, Motherhood Magazine, and Vox to share her experience with marketing technology, apps, blogging, working remotely, budgeting, business, working motherhood, and entrepreneurship.
Laura Byrne Cristiano

Laura began her career with non-profits, where marketing the mission was part of everyone’s job. After dabbling in FrontPage for a few years, Laura found WordPress in 2006 when she and a friend unexpectedly created a viral website. Thrust into a vortex of website management meets Hollywood, her marketing arsenal exponentially grew with new skill sets in SEO, social media strategy, podcasting, event management, and more. Today, she’s Bet Hannon Marketing’s content specialist. Find her online at NewYorkerLaura.com. Laura currently resides in Philadelphia, PA with her husband, Kevin, and dog, Scully.
Lee Drozak

Lee Drozak is a WordPress Teacher, Doer and Fixer at LeeDrozak Biz, founded with tenacity and grit In 2008. She’s what some call a unicorn – designer, developer and strategist who feels user-friendliness and planning are where design starts. When she’s not working on WordPress websites, you can find Lee in her RV touring the back roads and countrysides somewhere in the US.
Lew Ayotte

Lew has been a Server Administrator and PHP developer for over a decade. In May of 2013, he joined the iThemes team as a plugin developer working on iThemes Exchange and iThemes Sync and is now manages the developer team. He lives on a small farm in a small town in Georgia with his wife, three kids, and a growing number of animals (25 and counting). Apart from coding, he enjoys hanging out with his family, eating delicious foods, tending to his farm, and listening to podcasts. He dislikes illogical arguments, laugh tracks, and corporatocracies.
Marco Berrocal

I am a self taught developer out of San Jose, Costa Rica. I actively participate in the WordPress community as an organizer and love to contribute to WordPress in both my community and abroad. I am passionate about design, code, and people.

When I am not working, I cherish time with my family. And when it’s time to relax, a cup of coffee or a bottle of good wine will do (yes, not a glass, a bottle).
Marion Owen

Marion Owen is a Podcast Producer helping ambitious businesses and individuals who want to start a podcast but feel stuck and overwhelmed. He helps to empower you to create a successful podcast that positions you as the expert, grow your audience, and potentially make a profit!
Maryann Davidson

Maryann’s bucket list is currently 7 pages long and growing. The first photograph she sold was to a newspaper, in 1992. Her first camera was the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye, which she still has. She lives by 2 mottos: Passion Fuels Purpose and Carpe Diem.

You can find Maryann at www.MaryannDavidson.com or contact her directly at Connect@MaryannDavidson.com.
Melanie G Adcock

Melanie G Adcock is an Agency Owner who brings her artistic skill and web development background together to help Small Businesses and Nonprofits. She began her digital consulting career in 2010 and is now co-owner of Adcock Creative. She is especially known for creating beautiful church websites, providing excellent support to her clients , and being a creative problem solver. Melanie G Adcock regularly speaks on various web design business topics at local WordPress Meetups and WordCamps . Besides speaking on business processes, software training, and design, Melanie volunteer at her church and runs the local WordPress Meetup Chapter. When she is not creating stunning websites, she is reading, binging on BBC murder mysteries, cooking, or fishing. Say hi to Melanie on Twitter at @melaniegadcock.
Micah Wood

A professional WordPress developer for over a decade, Micah has worked on sites for Fortune 100 companies, has released over a dozen WordPress plugins, is a frequent speaker at WordCamps, is a WordCamp Atlanta organizer, is a co-host on the WP Square One podcast, and shares his knowledge by blogging on WordPress development topics. Currently, Micah works at Bluehost and spends most of his time contributing back to WordPress.
Michelle Schulp

Michelle is an independent graphic designer and frontend developer in Minneapolis. Prior to beginning her career, she studied Visual Communications, with minors in Psychology and Sociology. As her work progressed, she also branched into front-end development and user experience design to round our her skillset. This combination of disciplines led her to adopt a strategy-based approach to design, focused on solving tangible problems and achieving real goals based on how people think.

Now, she collaborates on projects with clients ranging from solopreneurs to enterprise. She loves the open source community, and when she is not working on projects she speaks/volunteers/organizes at events and workshops around the country. Her passions are communication and empowerment, and she believes in the power of “Why?”
Mickey Mellen

As a founder and partner of GreenMellen Media, Mickey is regarded as the token “tech guy” and his insights are greatly valued on the GreenMellen team. With over 15 years of WordPress experience and a passion for helping others, you will often find Mickey leading a North Atlanta-based MeetUp, A Brighter Web.He is also highly involved in social media and knows the ins and outs of everything from Facebook to Search Engine Optimization and has spoken at many events around the country. You can also find Mickey coaching his daughter’s soccer team, playing softball or enjoying ice cream with his two girls and wife, Kelly.
Mike Demo

Former MousePlanet MouseStation Podcast co-host Mike “Demo” Demopoulos is a lover of open source first, specific tools later. Because of this, he speaks at Ignite! Conferences, Meetups, WordCamps, Joomla! Events, and more. Mike volunteers with The Joomla! Project as the former treasurer of Open Source Matters (the not for profit organization for Joomla!) as well as serving on the Joomla! board.

Mike Demopoulos has spoken on various open source topics including WordPress and Joomla! in addition to marketing related talks which include A/B testing content.

Before coming to BoldGrid as a community evangelist, Mike spent years building a strong client base in the financial and insurance industries. He believes in sharing his business acumen and marketing insight as it fits within his main goal of building a community.

When he’s not spending time with his wife Kayla, you may find Demo at a Disney Theme park, collecting artwork, or hanging out with his dog B’Elanna.

Be sure to say hi to Mike Demopoulos on Twitter at @MPMike.
Naomi C. Bush

Naomi’s been working with WordPress as a professional developer since 2005, and you can currently find her over at https://gravityplus.pro where she specializes in using WordPress form builders to quickly deliver custom business functionality at a fraction of the cost.

She contributes back to the WordPress project through the core code, documentation, free plugins, organizing the WordPress Gwinnett developer meetup, organizing WordCamp Atlanta, and speaking at WordCamps.
Nathan Allotey

Nathan is a web designer and digital marketing strategist based in Houston, TX. He first started working with WordPress in 2009 after taking a position at one of the leading web hosting companies. Since that time he founded inPhocus Media, an independent web design studio that uses WordPress as a part of their digital marketing strategy.

Nathan holds an MBA from the University of Houston and has been freelancing for 10 years.

Nathan is the author of Freelance Jumpstart, a clear step by step guide to the business of freelancing for creative entrepreneurs. You can find Nathan teaching on business, creativity and marketing on YouTube as well as the Freelance Jumpstart Podcast.
Nathan Ingram

Nathan is the Host at iThemes Training where he teaches WordPress and freelance business development topics via live webinar.

As the founder of >ADVANCE Coaching, Nathan works with WordPress solopreneurs and business owners individually and in groups to help them become more successful in their businesses.

Nathan has been working with clients to build websites since 1995. He is based in Birmingham, Alabama where he has been an organizer for WordCamp Birmingham (WP Y’all) for several years.

You can learn more about Nathan at https://nathaningram.com.
Navin Kulshreshtha

Navin Kulshreshtha is a communication professional with a diverse background in web design, filmmaking, and multimedia production. He resides in Orlando, FL and has over 12 years of professional experience in web development, graphic design, and film/video production and is the founder of Devi Studios. He is passionate about helping his clients find an audience and grow their businesses online! He has a Masters in Public Communication and Master of Fine Arts (in Film & Digital Media) from American University, where he deepened his understanding of art, design, and communication. He also maintains a YouTube channel under the name Web Guru where he regularly posts tutorial videos.
Nev Harris
I’m a speaker and educator, passionate about translating overly complex financial speak* into plain English so Freelancers and Agency Owners can understand it.

*I call it “accountant-ese” – an overly complex language that is most often spoken by financial planners and accountants.

I could, literally, talk all day. So here is the short version of “The Life of Nev”.

6 facts about me…
1. I’m an Agency Owner and I teach other Agency Owners and Freelancers how to understand their money so they can use it as a tool to make better decisions, have less stress, more freedom, and higher profits. In non-copy speak, I show businesses how to know their numbers (so they can make heaps more money without trying that hard).
2. I’m a speaker and I travel internationally to talk to agencies and freelancers about understanding money and using that knowledge as a tool to grow profits. I really, really like talking about and teaching people about money (which is great because I suck at almost everything else).
3. I figured out a few years ago that I HATE having a boss so I turned my talents to something that really lit a fire under my ass: Improving the financial literacy of Agency Owners and Freelancers.
4. I get really (REALLY) angry at how inaccessible and complicated the finance niche makes money out to be. It definitely doesn’t have to be like that. In fact, I could rant on that all day. And sometimes I do.
5. When I’m not spending my time talking about money, I spend my time working out, drinking smoothies and reading the Wall Street Journal. Yes, I’m incredibly wholesome but don’t let that turn you off working with me. I’m a wicked Cards Against Humanity player and always up for a “robust” discussion paired with a robust glass of red.
6. I firmly believe money talk doesn’t need to be scary. Or boring. Or something you do behind closed doors with an accountant who looks like your dad wearing his funeral suit. Life’s too short for that stuff. Know your numbers, create your freedom. Easy!
Peter Bloeme

Jack of all trades, (mostly) master of none. World Champion, World Record holder, Hall of Famer, author, photographer, video producer, world traveler, small business owner, performed for Queen, former neighbor of John and Yoko Lennon, attended the first Earth Day in NYC, and loves WordCamp Atlanta/WordCamp US (not necessarily in that order).

Worked for Connecting Point selling computers/software which led to becoming District Sales Manager then Eastern Marketing Manager for Letraset’s Graphic Design Software. Opened Atlanta’s first indoor rock climbing gym (Atlanta Rocks!). Been a long time entrepreneur and self-taught in html, css, WordPress, and everything else tech/computer/software related. Currently focused on my two businesses: Hyperflite (flying discs for dogs) and Skyhoundz (world’s largest canine disc competition series).

Looking to give back to the WordPress community by providing you some ideas/direction in your journey.
Robert Jacobi

Robert Jacobi ran 3.5% of the internet. With 20 years experience as an open source executive (President Joomla), entrepreneur, and evangelist, Robert works with small to Fortune 500 companies as a Global Strategist and Solution Ambassador to increase revenue and market awareness.
Sandy Edwards

Owner of Data Driven Labs, WordPress Developer, and Educator. She loves helping kids find their passion with technology. Can be found at @sunsanddesign and at her websites floridasunadventures.com, datadrivenlabs.io and sandyedwards.me
Shelly Peacock

Shelly is the Digital Lead for Zimmer Broadcasting. Having worked with WP for over a decade, she specializes in DESVELOPMENT- design mingled with code.
Sheridan Scott

Sheridan Scott is the Director of Customer Marketing for Bluehost web hosting, where she develops marketing strategies for the Bluehost customer base. Her hobbies include arguing the importance of the Oxford comma to anyone who will listen, attending local poetry slams, and proofreading billboards while riding in cars.

In her session, Sheridan will discuss the ins and outs of website copy, and how to make your mark on the web through your own words.
Stephen DeLorme

I’m a Digital Media Director at Delineator, where I do video production and web development for manufacturers, scientists, and tech companies. In my free time, I direct independent films, raise chickens, tinker with cryptocurrencies, and volunteer for WordPressTV and the Atlanta WP community.
Steve Schwartz

I have been a professional photographer since 2004 shooting real estate, architecture, and products. I’ve traveled all over the Carolinas teaching adults (and kids alike) how to not fear the advanced functionalities of their cameras and learn how to embrace them to shoot high quality images.
Su Schaer

Su Schaer is a longtime graphic designer (print and brand identity) who fell in love with WordPress about a decade ago. Originally from Milwaukee (yep, a native cheesehead!), Su is active in the Atlanta WordPress community and enjoys the collaboration with colleagues to create websites that work hard for small businesses.

Outside of business hours, Su loves to cook, bake and travel with her CNN video-guy husband, and watch any shows about the British royalty.

Her logo, print, and WordPress work can be found at nimbledesignteam.com
Tara Johnson

Tara Johnson is the founder of AlchemyThree: a digital agency focused on the empowerment of women owned businesses. She’s committed to humanizing the online experience by way of smart design, compelling content and elevated branding.

In her free time Tara loves to knit, ride bikes, hang out with her 2 kids and watch scary movies.
Todd Chambers

Todd is a UX specialist and inclusive design advocate heading up the Atlanta studio of Moonraft Innovation Labs. He has 15 years of experience leading design teams and collaborating with clients to discover, identify and solve business problems. He does this by directly engaging business owners and end-users with research and design-thinking methodologies including heuristic evaluations, usability studies, discovery workshops, and design sprints.

He believes that designing products and services that make a positive and lasting impact on our communities is one of the noblest callings. His client roster spans Fortune 500 brands and scrappy non-profits alike, including: Vanguard Charitable, UPS, AT&T, Tractor Supply Co., Wounded Warrior Project, Fresh-n-Fit, and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
Topher DeRosia

Topher DeRosia is Senior Developer Advocate at BigCommerce, where he works to enhance the communication between BigCommerce and developers. He brings more than 25 years of experience as a web developer, over a decade of which has been spent building out WordPress sites. In addition, Topher has extensive knowledge of WooCommerce development, helped make Easy Digital Downloads and curates HeroPress.com. Fun fact: Topher is responsible for making the official International Space Station Windows95 desktop theme.

He currently lives in Grand Rapids, MI with his wife Cate and two daughters, Ema and Sophia. You can find Topher on Twitter (@topher1kenobe) talking about ecommerce, web development, general technology, and culture. He’s also a regular on the Make WordPress and Post Status Slack channels.
Tricia Clements

Tricia Clements is a social media manager that focuses on Local SEO, Google My Business, and business branding & reputation management.

Since attending her first WordCamp in 2012, Tricia has been an active member of the WordPress Community and enjoys finding out all that WordPress has to offer to help her business and her clients.

Tricia combines her love for pets, especially her rescue mutt Margi, with her business by specializing in pet businesses. She is the Chief Fur Wrangler with MuttButs.com.
Wesley Lewis

Wesley is an experienced speaker, leader, and WordPress enthusiast who, after unexpectedly losing his job several years ago, set out on a journey to do WordPress full-time. Today, he is the owner of One Eighty Digital, a small boutique digital agency in Jacksonville Florida focused on serving local small businesses and non-profits.
William D Jackson

Graduate of South Carolina State University earning a Bachelor’s in Education, Masters of Arts in Teaching from Webster University with a focus on Educational Technology, Social Media and STEAM.

Past teaching with NASA as an Internet and technology instructor in collaboration with higher education. Past technology consultant with the
Florida Department of Education teaching educational access to the Internet to teachers in Northeast Florida and presented at major conferences in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

Involved in the field of education over 30 years in elementary and higher education teaching Physical and Health Education and STEAM.

Yes that is right he is a PE Teacher.

William has been involved with WordCamp conferences since 2011 and appreciates the WordCamp community and the “service” the open source community provides. William shares his experiences with students at his school and across Jacksonville in free tech workshops. His personal blog is located at: My Quest To Teach – https://myquesttoteach.com/

You can hear his blog on Alexa and Google provided by Create My Voice
William keeps active in the Jacksonville community involved in Mentoring Programs for multiple groups and co-developer of WPJaxKids Meetup group with Aida Correa.

Having a passion for Blogging, William has been Blogging over 12 years. He promotes, advocates, blogs, sponsors, WordCamp conferences when and where he can.
Zac Gordon

Zac Gordon is a Community Builder for Static and Headless WordPress at Strattic. He has a background in education with a Masters in Curriculum Development and years of experience teaching at high schools, colleges, bootcamps and online learning sites like Treehouse, Udacity, Frontend Masters and Udemy. His site JavaScript for WordPress is a leading resource for folks learning JavaScript with and alongside the WordPress CMS. In addition to his work with technology, Zac teaches Yoga and topics on healthy living and spirituality. Visit OfficeYoga.tv for his free classes on stretching, breathing and meditation.

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