Speakers

Damon Cook is a Developer Advocate at WP Engine, specializing in WordPress engineering solutions. With over 10 years of experience, he bridges the gap between developers and end-users, providing technical guidance and innovative solutions. A passionate advocate for open-source technologies, he actively contributes to the WordPress community through speaking engagements and direct code contributions. Damon…

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I’ve been a WordPress developer for about 12 years, working for media and publishing companies of various sizes. Before that, I worked at newspapers, writing, editing, producing and developing tools to improve editorial workflow. Sessions

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Danielle Zarcaro is the queer nonbinary founder of Overnight Website and Kinetic Iris. They’ve been developing and maintaining custom WordPress websites for over a decade. They’ll get excited any time there’s a gadget to tinker with or a puzzle to put together. They love snuggling their cat, husky, and fiance, and there’s nothing better than…

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david wolfpaw (they/them) is a professional web developer focused on WordPress theme and plugin development. They emphasize helping small businesses, providing ongoing maintenance and support, and educating users through their service FixUpFox. david has been a proud and happy SiteGround client since 2013, and is a partner in the SiteGround WordPress Ambassador program. Sessions

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Chef, Leader, Packet Whisperer. After working in professional kitchens for decades, Jerry decided it was time to take his knives on the road. The destination? The internet, where the stakes were just as high but he could leave work smelling the same as he did when he clocked-in. Luckily, the Venn Diagram of skills overlapped…

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By day, Kimberly Pater is a Senior Technical Account manager for WP Engine. She is passionate about best practice development, keeping the internet open and accessible, and open-source technologies. A lover of classic sci-fi, her two furry technical assistants are named Isaac and Asimov. Sessions

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I own Add A Little Digital Services where I provide website design services – I volunteer as a content creator with the Learn WordPress training team – I am a team rep for the training team for 2024 – I am a member of several WordPress Meetups – I am a previous robotics and Lego…

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Laura started off her career with educational non-profits, where marketing was part of everyone’s job description. After dabbling in in Microsoft FrontPage for a few years, Laura found WordPress in 2006 when she and a friend decided to build a website with a blog and forum for fans to discuss a then little-known book called…

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Michelle Frechette is the Director of Community Engagement for StellarWP at Liquid Web. Michelle was called “The busiest woman in WordPress,” by Matt Mullenweg at WCUS 2022. In addition to her work at StellarWP, Michelle is the Podcast Barista at WPCoffeeTalk.com, cofounder of underrepresentedintech.com, creator of WPSpeakers.com creator of wpcareerpages.com, the Executive Director at PostStatus.com,…

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Rachel Winchester, or Win for short, is an independent product designer, public speaker, and the founder of The Focus Assistants, a Brooklyn-based startup. Catch her hosting the Philly WordPress Meetup virtually every month and The WWW (Work with Win) Livestream on LinkedIn every week. Win started Visual Webmaster L.L.C. where she pursues a variety of…

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