{"id":2002,"date":"2025-05-27T13:29:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?page_id=2002"},"modified":"2025-05-27T13:33:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:33:36","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1760 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/54fd19483422cb36e6652b11986f5094dbf43da5f40ab83edab0a3f5b34848f0?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Allie Thorpe\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/allie-thorpe\/\" target=\"_self\" >Allie Thorpe<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Allie has been managing projects and teams for over 15 years and has more than a decade\u2019s experience in web development. They lead with clear and transparent communication, and break down individual silos to share important information across all project sources. Allie loves clean documentation and enjoys a good well-structured gantt chart. Allie and their&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/we-have-fun-and-get-things-done-remote-work-practices-for-small-teams\/\">We have fun and get things done: Remote work practices for small teams<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 9:00 am in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-auditorium\">Auditorium<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-797 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4a9e054fb560ecbfe16a415be04a7717f143fe807563bdcfc7eb757d2418f02e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Baljinder Singh\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/baljinder-singh\/\" target=\"_self\" >Baljinder Singh<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Baljinder Singh is a dynamic professional in the WordPress and WooCommerce world. With over 12 years of industry experience, he\u2019s a master at both Frontend and Backend tasks. Baljinder Singh is the managing owner of WPSPIN LLC, a WordPress plugin collaborator, and an expert in online business and website models. He hosts local WordPress meetups&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/sell-solutions-not-the-code-ai-proof-your-wordpress-development-career\/\">Sell Solutions, Not the Code: AI-Proof Your WordPress Development Career<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 2:00 pm in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-classroom\">Classroom<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1804 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/19aaaab5b8bd4e69e658865958076e39950c4162f5f884ef9bcda3bed3f8e010?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Beth Soderberg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/beth-soderberg\/\" target=\"_self\" >Beth Soderberg<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Beth Soderberg is a web developer, artist, and entrepreneur with a passion for open-source technologies, feminism, brussels sprouts, and critically ranking formulaic, Hallmark-style holiday movies. By day she is the CEO and Lead developer at Bethink Studio, which is a web development agency building websites that clients can manage and sustain on their own. In&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/my-process-for-building-a-custom-wordpress-theme-in-2025\/\">My Process for Building a Custom WordPress Theme in 2025<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 4:00 pm in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-auditorium\">Auditorium<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1348 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/588302ceaba2e5e24a299b8413eaddc50ed53cac0ac1a991d2b0194a92ff420d?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Clare Parkinson\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/clare-parkinson\/\" target=\"_self\" >Clare Parkinson<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Clare has been working with WordPress since 2010 and is the WordPress Development Lead at DevCollaborative. Her specialty is the WordPress back-end: getting all the parts to play nicely together so the user experience is as simple as possible. She is the organizer for the WordPress Naperville Meetup in Chicago\u2019s western suburbs. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/we-have-fun-and-get-things-done-remote-work-practices-for-small-teams\/\">We have fun and get things done: Remote work practices for small teams<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 9:00 am in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-auditorium\">Auditorium<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1343 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e7b27b178ff5a141aa26976d2f17272a6483508f92d4fc6a210bcf8df560921f?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Courtney Robertson\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/courtney-robertson-evan-herman\/\" target=\"_self\" >Courtney Robertson<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Courtney Robertson, an accomplished Open Source Developer Advocate at GoDaddy, a dedicated WordPress.org contributor, and a co-founding board member of The WP Community Collective, effortlessly engages audiences with her relatable insights on getting involved and supporting contributors in the open source community. Staying true to her roots as a professional educator, Courtney seamlessly merges her&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/accelerate-your-agencys-workflows-ai-tools-for-accelerated-development-and-maintenance\/\">Accelerate Your Agency\u2019s Workflows: AI Tools for Accelerated Development and Maintenance<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 10:00 am in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-auditorium\">Auditorium<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1822 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/49dbc28667105e97abb5a9ea3f4e876f1b18ee292e6d2efa126152cc3644dacd?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Evan Herman\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/evan-herman\/\" target=\"_self\" >Evan Herman<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/accelerate-your-agencys-workflows-ai-tools-for-accelerated-development-and-maintenance\/\">Accelerate Your Agency\u2019s Workflows: AI Tools for Accelerated Development and Maintenance<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 10:00 am in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-auditorium\">Auditorium<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-621 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9d028bf58ecf0c180a3c074deb1fd9a0308e1f1ddae9d5af2475b42cd2f83d5?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Jodie Fiorenza\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/jodie-fiorenza\/\" target=\"_self\" >Jodie Fiorenza<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Jodie brings twenty years of sales and marketing experience to the WordPress space. Her marketing expertise and ability to restructure and to systematize businesses has been recognized by business leaders in many fields including media, consumer product goods, and nonprofits. She was on the organizing team for WordCamp US in Philadelphia and can be found&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/partnering-with-purpose-how-to-build-a-successful-partnership\/\">Partnering with Purpose: How to build a successful partnership.<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 2:00 pm in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-auditorium\">Auditorium<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1171 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/96ae813550879b6696702767bdb4de1d252a15a2ab3c62ce7c8123d4c627fded?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Joe Simpson, Jr.\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/joesimpsonjr\/\" target=\"_self\" >Joe Simpson, Jr.<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">After a life-threatening heart event in 2017, Joe A Simpson Jr&#8217;s paradigm shifted. While on leave, he attended his first Meetup, volunteered for WordCamp Los Angeles, beginning a whirlwind of giving back to the WordPress community. He spent the early part of his career with Fortune 500 brands as a designer in corporate identity groups&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/a-journey-from-page-builders-to-blocks-in-wordpress\/\">A Journey from Page Builders to Blocks in WordPress<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 11:00 am in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-auditorium\">Auditorium<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1357 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ab1bdc5f8ad708b49f9a77a5c6afdb7c2665c8c198da384b66976936d58cb8e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"John Matsuya\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/john-matsuya\/\" target=\"_self\" >John Matsuya<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Director of Content Performance and Analytics for Penske Media Corporation. I&#8217;m also a writer, native Southern Californian, and cat lover. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/practical-ai-for-content-performance\/\">Practical AI For Content Performance<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 11:00 am in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-classroom\">Classroom<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1184 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a41d9ef83dde2c7a2de5fd17714b9c135d9cce6a7ec331b95ae971ad633f3517?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Keanan Koppenhaver\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/keanan-koppenhaver\/\" target=\"_self\" >Keanan Koppenhaver<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Keanan is a long-time WordPress developer is passionate about helping agency owners and freelancers level up in their careers and development knowledge. Most recently, he started FloorboardAI, where he helps agency owners learn about AI and leverage it in their businesses to make themselves and their team more efficient and able to deliver even higher&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/agencies-in-the-age-of-ai-evolution-not-extinction\/\">Agencies in the Age of AI: Evolution, not Extinction<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 1:00 pm in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-auditorium\">Auditorium<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-589 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c02135b6783c4481855645790679c9f507acc5831356ab6c8f637815d1d56c7?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Laura Byrne\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/laura-byrne\/\" target=\"_self\" >Laura Byrne<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Laura started off her career with educational non-profits, where marketing was part of everyone&#8217;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&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/essential-content-centric-plugins-for-your-wordpress-website\/\">Essential Content-Centric Plugins for Your WordPress Website<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 3:00 pm in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-auditorium\">Auditorium<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-597 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/81a6b2654d01c066770c4825a96efce4e5089a45f5ae566afda168c703291ee9?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Lucas Alvarado\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/lucas-alvarado\/\" target=\"_self\" >Lucas Alvarado<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I am a software developer, project manager, and seasoned speaker with deep expertise in web technologies, SEO, and software development. Currently leading projects at Nationwide Transport Services, I have a strong background in building and optimizing WordPress websites, enhancing security protocols, and managing large-scale web infrastructure. With experience speaking at WordCamp Minneapolis and various coding&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/enhancing-wordpress-security-insights-and-strategies\/\">Enhancing WordPress Security: Insights and Strategies<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 9:00 am in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-classroom\">Classroom<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1808 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/88fe3386461fdb2748d5bce3b1433aa0c9efae8bf8e79bd30d8c98ac71e220ed?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Matt Litzinger\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/matt-litzinger\/\" target=\"_self\" >Matt Litzinger<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Matt Litzinger is a web developer who builds tools to help organizations better engage with customers and improve website accessibility. He is the owner of Litz Digital and holds a Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) certification from the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). <\/p><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/why-you-might-not-need-an-accessibility-specialist\/\">Why You Might Not Need An Accessibility Specialist<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">June 28, 2025 at 4:00 pm in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-classroom\">Classroom<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-804 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:96px;height:96px;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57d03e2faf421544ed0d4ba19ec6f9fa9638e802b9a20a22973b81538263e717?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Meeky Hwang\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.wordcamp.org\/2025\/blog\/speaker\/meeky-hwang\/\" target=\"_self\" >Meeky Hwang<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Meeky Hwang is the CEO &amp; Partner at Ndevr, a WordPress development agency trusted by leading digital media and large-scale enterprise companies. With 20+ years of experience in web development and open-source technology, Meeky specializes in optimizing complex digital ecosystems, streamlining workflows, strengthening DevOps, and fostering collaboration between teams. 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