In our darkest hour, these superheroes banded together to join our ranks and defeat the evil of the Internet!
Ok, no one can truly do that – but they are helping expand our knowledge of accessible site design, proper SEO, good coding, and most of all, the importance of open source!
Alicya Simmons
Brain Health Expert & Hypnotherapist: Affiliate of Dr. Daniel Amen Clinics
12 years of Hypnotherapy experience in helping people go into trance in their own mind to break patterns and behaviors that no longer serve them- business – personal – and self -identity. Data on your brain is supplemented by science based evidence that clinically supports brain wave speed, regions of your brain that is not working hard enough and that is working too hard. Solutions and strategies to function at optimal levels and enjoy doing it.
Rob Ruiz
Rob Ruiz has been doing web design/development for over 10 years now and a WordPress user for five years. He’s been developing plugins and themes for a little over three years now. Rob also does a lot of graphic design, UI/UX design, and teaching. He is also the lead organizer for WP Omaha and co-organizes Wordcamp Omaha.
He works a full-time position at Orion Advisor Services as a WordPress Software Engineer developing custom WordPress-based solutions that integrate a variety of web services and REST APIs with an industry leading Investment Advisor software platform. He is also the owner of Bizzle Designs, which specializes in extremely customized WordPress-based websites for small-to-medium-sized businesses of all kinds.
Thomas Giella
Thomas is the owner of Complete I.T. Service and Solutions. A company whose sole goal is to provide businesses simple website solutions and office network solutions. Thomas began his career with a degree in design in 2006, leading to a degree in management in 2011. Thomas is also the developer behind Divi Mobile Menu, a popular Divi Theme Plugin. He has also been a WordCamp Tampa organizer since 2014, and was the lead WordCamp Tampa organizer in 2016.
Joshua Walker
Joshua Walker is an honorable Army Vet turned tech looking to shake up the world with Cloud, Code and Big Data.
Adam Soucie
Adam Soucie is a WordPress developer based in Orlando, FL. Adam has participated on the core WordPress Accessibility Team and is also a member of the WordPress Orlando & WordCamp Orlando organizing teams.
For more information on Adam, visit adamsoucie.com or impossiblycreative.com.
James Tryon
The Creative Director & founder of Easily Amused, lead ambassador of Wapu.us, Husband and father of 3. James is also one of the co-organizers of WordCamp Orlando and the WordPress Orlando meetup group. He’s been in the creative industry for more than 18 years and has an eye for design & usability. He also possesses the know-how to plan, design, code, and market it all if needed.
An avid collector of random awesomeness, thrift-store artifacts, and some just plain weird crap, James is always finding something interesting to spark his creativity. When he’s not working, you can find him building/creating something, playing with toys, or hanging with friends and family.
Angel Yarde
Angelica Yarde is the co-founder of Sevenality, a brand strategy agency, located in Orlando, Florida. She is also the owner of Studio 404 Paper and co-host of the Heart + Hustle Podcast, a weekly podcast focused on giving creative entrepreneurs the tools they need to achieve with life-work balance. She has been a designer and developer for over a decade and is passionate about helping brands achieve their goals using design and user-experience based solutions.
Andrew Norcross
Andrew (or Norcross, as most know him) is a Senior Engineer and Developer Advocate at Liquid Web, focusing on internal product development and being a voice inside the WP community itself.
Previously, Norcross was the founder and lead developer of Reaktiv Studios, an agency focused on solving complex problems with killer WordPress solutions. After quite a few years in the finance industry, Norcross switched to coding and hasn’t looked back. He’s got experience in both the service game — Reaktiv Studios is a WordPress VIP Featured Partner, helping top-tier clients with their WordPress development— and the product game, with Reaktiv’s flagship plugin, Design Palette Pro, continually being developed and supported. An organizer for WordCamp Tampa, Norcross loves to keep giving back to the WordPress community with free plugins, education talks at conferences, and core contribution to WordPress. Norcross lives in Tampa, Florida with his amazing son and a rescue dog that believes he’s a human.
Another great group of speakers! Looking forward to their talks.