{"id":8,"date":"2017-04-13T20:17:28","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T20:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.orlando.wordcamp.org\/speakers\/"},"modified":"2017-09-10T11:14:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T11:14:15","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orlando.wordcamp.org\/2017\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"wcorg-speakers\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-aaron-reimann\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-aaron-reimann wcorg-track-design\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAaron Reimann\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f3294954a0b3a9ff9777f206decb51966ce3801bbc8db56ec4b6dba63fe5701?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f3294954a0b3a9ff9777f206decb51966ce3801bbc8db56ec4b6dba63fe5701?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aaron is a designer that turned into a developer and now an agency owner (but he still tries to write code when he can). He&#8217;s been working with WordPress since 2008 and has worked with a couple of Fortune 100 companies but also with the local sewing machine shop. Aaron co-leads a WordPress developer Meetup and the Atlanta WordPress Meetup.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-adam-soucie\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-adam-soucie wcorg-track-users wcorg-track-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAdam Soucie\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a3dcee27a3a0b7a14ad12ba7926451a6761962d134b8a16b9e38119eb8178bdb?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a3dcee27a3a0b7a14ad12ba7926451a6761962d134b8a16b9e38119eb8178bdb?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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 &amp; WordCamp Orlando organizing teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information on Adam, visit adamsoucie.com or impossiblycreative.com.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-alex-sanfilippo\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-alex-sanfilippo wcorg-track-users\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Sanfilippo\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8043f93fb1e5dcb0c4354f887747563bb9b679509ebe9c7dabf1fcc930787d09?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8043f93fb1e5dcb0c4354f887747563bb9b679509ebe9c7dabf1fcc930787d09?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alex specializes in business consulting and life coaching. He&#8217;s also passionate about WordPress! His purpose is to help businesses and individuals grow and develop into their full potential. His vision is to help you achieve yours.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-alicya-simmons\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-alicya-simmons wcorg-track-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAlicya Simmons\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f35ffebb76cd6f4ab09fe3956fd88b25e3e85fc84c237dc60a726943f7da7c2?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f35ffebb76cd6f4ab09fe3956fd88b25e3e85fc84c237dc60a726943f7da7c2?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brain Health Expert &amp; Hypnotherapist: Affiliate of Dr. Daniel Amen Clinics<br \/>\n12 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 &#8211; personal &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-andrew-norcross\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-andrew-norcross wcorg-track-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Norcross\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/67f7f168df011ff48e8aac62e84915553e6c516a84ab6716ef4f3778fdaeeb2a?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/67f7f168df011ff48e8aac62e84915553e6c516a84ab6716ef4f3778fdaeeb2a?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Andrew (or Norcross, as most know him) is a Senior Engineer and Developer Advocate at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liquidweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liquid Web<\/a>, focusing on internal product development and being a voice inside the WP community itself.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Norcross was the founder and lead developer of\u00a0<a title=\"Reaktiv Studios\" href=\"https:\/\/reaktivstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reaktiv Studios<\/a>, 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\u2019t looked back. He\u2019s got experience in both the service game \u2014 Reaktiv Studios is a WordPress VIP Featured Partner, helping top-tier clients with their WordPress development\u2014 and the product game, with Reaktiv\u2019s flagship plugin,\u00a0<a title=\"Genesis Design Palette Pro\" href=\"https:\/\/genesisdesignpro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Design Palette Pro<\/a>, 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\u2019s a human.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-angel-yarde\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-angel-yarde wcorg-track-users wcorg-track-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAngel Yarde\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ee01d2b81e5b65638616b584911fe4b1ac477d997f0e1b50a1480bb3ab0ddbf?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ee01d2b81e5b65638616b584911fe4b1ac477d997f0e1b50a1480bb3ab0ddbf?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>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. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-brian-richards\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-brian-richards wcorg-track-development\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBrian Richards\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ddbadd6eb75766bc27b66104fd7b6c620abb00639707806c6f7c4bff5be67204?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ddbadd6eb75766bc27b66104fd7b6c620abb00639707806c6f7c4bff5be67204?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brian Richards, creator of WPSessions.com, has been using WordPress since 2007 and training and leading development teams since 2011. In addition to investing his time into training, Brian has had the opportunity to work with many amazing WordPress agencies and experts over these last several years. This has allowed Brian to help develop sites for Microsoft, Disney, TIME, YMCA, and numerous others. Brian has an affinity for self-directed learning and helping others to develop skills and workflows to better solve important and complicated problems. He can\u2019t resist helping good people do great things.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-carol-gann\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-carol-gann wcorg-track-development\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCarol Gann\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6caf99b64c9f02f7f19b4be75710eb14215b7cc05a814c61c3c9ad2549a6e503?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6caf99b64c9f02f7f19b4be75710eb14215b7cc05a814c61c3c9ad2549a6e503?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carol understands the beauty and power of WordPress, that it can give a voice to people who otherwise may not be heard. Carol is a WordPress developer, public speaker, consultant and WordPress trainer. She is a Lead Generation Specialist and Project manager for Orlando Web Wizard a local WordPress hosting and development company.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-chad-windnagle\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-chad-windnagle wcorg-track-development\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChad Windnagle\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/28ef659dd99b6f58c97155fde98b024b2f851aabefbfcc52e563fb6a0733fed5?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/28ef659dd99b6f58c97155fde98b024b2f851aabefbfcc52e563fb6a0733fed5?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chad Windnagle is an experienced software engineer who has experience working with a wide array of software development teams, languages, and organizations. He has worked with nearly every well known, and even some obscure CMS on the market &#8211; examples include WordPress, Joomla and Drupal. He spent nearly 10 years working with the Joomla Project with roles varying from the Joomla Framework Development team, Google Summer of Code coordinator, and documentation team member. He is currently working as an software engineer in Port Orange, Florida.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-chris-edwards\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-chris-edwards wcorg-track-design\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Edwards\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e8a7de82813db925b866d7cd19d3269e1a823f1fecbb581b3cfef196ca2362fb?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e8a7de82813db925b866d7cd19d3269e1a823f1fecbb581b3cfef196ca2362fb?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chris is co-owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/cesquared.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CE Squared<\/a>, a WordPress Maintenance and Marketing agency. He is a 17-year Internet marketing veteran with experience in web design &amp; development, search engine optimization, online marketing, social media marketing and mobile development. He specializes in WordPress custom development utilizing either Genesis Framework or underscores and is very active in the WordPress Orlando community. Chris has held development and Internet marketing positions in some of Orlando\u2019s top technology companies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-chris-wiegman\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-chris-wiegman wcorg-track-design\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Wiegman\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4fc8935afd2a43102021b4b89fd52d9c45f72c53d91f5520efc974576f04c4e?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4fc8935afd2a43102021b4b89fd52d9c45f72c53d91f5520efc974576f04c4e?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chris is a developer for UF Health at the University of Florida who has been working on WordPress since 2008. Over the years he built one of the largest security plugins on WordPress.org as well as numerous other plugins, themes and other solutions. When not coding Chris loves to teach and has presented at numerous WordCamps and other conferences as well as taught computer security for St. Edward\u2019s University and other University courses ranging from computers to aviation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-christina-siegler\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-christina-siegler wcorg-track-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChristina Siegler\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/52ffa6683c81c647b2022f754d25390723bca5f388f48f6c79ba375621bcd6aa?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/52ffa6683c81c647b2022f754d25390723bca5f388f48f6c79ba375621bcd6aa?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Christina is the Director of Operations and Project Management at Crossfield Digital. What does that mean? She plans out resourcing and leads the project teams on all of the awesome sites and apps being built. Christina loves process and thinks it is important to provide a fun and rewarding working environment for all team members and clients. She has over 8 years of Project Management experience and is a certified Scrum Master. Yay process!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-david-laietta\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-david-laietta wcorg-track-design\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Laietta\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0c98613d21ef8a3d484c21c40270582abbe2d91ae279dcaf171d4845de01802?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0c98613d21ef8a3d484c21c40270582abbe2d91ae279dcaf171d4845de01802?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>David has been a professional web developer for well over a decade, with the last nine years being focused on WordPress development. His focus is on helping small businesses, providing ongoing support, and educating users. He helps organize both WordPress Orlando and WordCamp Orlando.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-dwayne-mcdaniel\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-dwayne-mcdaniel wcorg-track-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDwayne McDaniel\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/688bf9191c5c148e03c0fd3e3e1735641967a20d193325c1c8435777ef5c8833?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/688bf9191c5c148e03c0fd3e3e1735641967a20d193325c1c8435777ef5c8833?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dwayne has been working in tech and open source sales since 2005. He\u00a0knew as soon as he started working with Java middleware developers he never wanted to work outside of open source ever again. Dwayne first started building in Drupal and WordPress when he needed to build projects for the San Francisco Improv scene. He fell in the love the community of developers and then found his position at Pantheon at the end of 2013.<br \/>\nAs a Community and Agency Success Manager he has had the privilege of presenting at Stanford DrupalCamp,\u00a0Drupal Northern Lights (Iceland), WordCamp Europe and many other conferences.<br \/>\nOutside of tech he loves producing and performing improv theater, and also loves comic books and karaoke!!!<br \/>\nReach out at https:\/\/mcdwayne.com or on twitter @mcdwayne<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-irina-blumenfeld\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-irina-blumenfeld wcorg-track-panel wcorg-track-users\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIrina Blumenfeld\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6b7cb6e8af42e7420e80a424dc0e6c264b637bfe3a4cb7f70a2d15b6001a02b3?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6b7cb6e8af42e7420e80a424dc0e6c264b637bfe3a4cb7f70a2d15b6001a02b3?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Irina Blumenfeld is a founder of Netmagik, a WordPress development company, based in Orlando. She has been building sites for more than 15 years.<br \/>\nPrior to beginning her career, Irina studied Management Information Systems and Computer Science. Over the years, she branched out her skills to responsive design with focus on website speed and security. Irina loves helping people learn more about the Web.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-james-tryon\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-james-tryon wcorg-track-users wcorg-track-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Tryon\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/508bf242f40df8610b0a8223a1df6497d15a3d48927099af19568686e80a8f02?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/508bf242f40df8610b0a8223a1df6497d15a3d48927099af19568686e80a8f02?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m Creative Director &amp; founder of Easily Amused, lead ambassador of Wapu.us, Husband and  father of 3. I\u2019m also one of the co-organizers of WordCamp Orlando and the WordPress Orlando meetup group. I\u2019ve been in the creative industry for more than 18 years and have an eye for design &amp; usability. I also possess the know-how to plan, design, code, and market it all if needed.<\/p>\n<p>An avid collector of random awesomeness, thrift-store artifacts, and some just plain weird crap, I\u2019m always finding something interesting to spark my creativity. When I\u2019m not working, I am more than likely building\/creating something, playing with toys, or hanging with my friends and family<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-john-hughes\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-john-hughes wcorg-track-development\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Hughes\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2832ce92836f97be4e7b4a1167ddca0283e2d45736fd5ed258602386f7363f4c?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2832ce92836f97be4e7b4a1167ddca0283e2d45736fd5ed258602386f7363f4c?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>John Hughes is a PGA Master Professional and an Orlando-based full-time golf coach.\u00a0 He serves as Vice President of the North Florida PGA Section, is a PGA National Award Winner, and an avid WordPress user.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>What began 3+ years ago as an immediate need to build a website, with zero capital due to a loss of employment, John embarked on what became a meteoric journey to build his initial website as well as a supporting cast of landing page sites, using WordPress and its various resources. John credits WordPress and the WordPress community in building his successful golf coaching practice in Central Florida, that routinely brings him clientele from around the globe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-joshua-walker\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-joshua-walker wcorg-track-development\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJoshua Walker\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2da526915dc1a3c1be8c228a78e57e4889611eae4e4e102cc2491a4e0f195850?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2da526915dc1a3c1be8c228a78e57e4889611eae4e4e102cc2491a4e0f195850?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joshua Walker is an honorable Army Vet turned tech looking to shake up the world with Cloud, Code and Big Data.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-micah-wood\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-micah-wood wcorg-track-development\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMicah Wood\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae89dc177002c2f67341cde2d525e3f3c5b1d6aaaf07df15257a284f001c5551?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae89dc177002c2f67341cde2d525e3f3c5b1d6aaaf07df15257a284f001c5551?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Micah Wood is the Technical Director at Narwhal Digital, an agency in Atlanta. He&#8217;s written and publicly released over a dozen WordPress plugins, is a core contributor and specializes in enterprise WordPress development. He has a passion for learning best practices and sharing his knowledge with the greater WordPress community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-michelle-schulp\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-michelle-schulp wcorg-track-panel wcorg-track-development\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMichelle Schulp\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/697bb84510ac2d251dcdbc8edf491d2630f090946125b93824b65d55b89c4812?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/697bb84510ac2d251dcdbc8edf491d2630f090946125b93824b65d55b89c4812?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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 &#8220;Why?&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-mike-demo\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-mike-demo wcorg-track-development wcorg-track-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMike Demo\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8fccd014127012f131dbb832d2bb211e5e55ab48b85f753117bd92ee10f44819?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8fccd014127012f131dbb832d2bb211e5e55ab48b85f753117bd92ee10f44819?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mike &#8220;Demo&#8221; Demopoulos is a longtime lover of Open Source Software. He currently works at BoldGrid (a WordPress Site Builder) as an Evangelist. He has spoken at numerous open source events around the world. Mike is also a contributor to Huffington Post as well as other publications. He also volunteers as Treasurer for Open Source Matters.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-miles-lifton\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-miles-lifton wcorg-track-development\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMiles Lifton\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6d7285c2af818796863c747875817f0482f94b7f3195a22a0f89527fd140e640?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6d7285c2af818796863c747875817f0482f94b7f3195a22a0f89527fd140e640?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Miles, who is currently 11 years old, lives to learn about tech. With several years of study already under his belt, Miles specializes in C++ and web development languages, but also finds time to study object oriented programming.<\/p>\n<p>Miles contributes as a passionate committee member for Be The Difference Foundation, Sophia\u2019s Hope, and Polyblox Totems educational toys.<\/p>\n<p>When hanging out at home, Miles can be found solving Rubix cubes of all shapes and sizes, practicing American Sign Language, and working on his newest web project using WordPress <a href=\"http:\/\/www.languageisnotabarrier.com\">www.LanguageIsNotaBarrier.com<\/a> a site devoted to helping people around the world foster world peace. You can find him on Twitter at @KidCoderDev.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-nathan-ingram\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-nathan-ingram wcorg-track-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNathan Ingram\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dbf9ce7e77d2fb01888139b8c48fa479800daf13a787138de1e42a585ca1cd50?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dbf9ce7e77d2fb01888139b8c48fa479800daf13a787138de1e42a585ca1cd50?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nathan is the Host at iThemes Training where he teaches WordPress and freelance business development topics via live webinar.<\/p>\n<p>He is also the creator of &gt;ADVANCE Coaching. He works with WordPress web developers individually and in groups to help them become more successful in their freelance businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan has been a freelance web developer since 1995, and is based in Birmingham, Alabama where he is the lead organizer of WordCamp Birmingham and co-organizer of the Birmingham WordPress Meetup.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about Nathan at https:\/\/nathaningram.com.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-neha-patel\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-neha-patel wcorg-track-users\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNeha Patel\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4664c463ec1c12270498ae99f4d84fd66837d5177073302bd2e46bc6e625a0c?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e4664c463ec1c12270498ae99f4d84fd66837d5177073302bd2e46bc6e625a0c?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Neha is a Web Developer and Designer by profession, an Artist and an Entrepreneur at heart. She is a WordPress Enthusiast who runs and operates a Business of her own in Montreal, Canada and work at a multi million dollar marketing firm as a Digital projects specialist. She likes how WordPress is such an amazing platform to build great things and how millions of people can use it to achieve their passion with a little bit of dedication. She also mentors at a non profit organization called Ladies Learning Code and other such organizations that make a difference.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kpatelneha23\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kpatelneha23\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.web247.solutions\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-olivia-skrzypek\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-olivia-skrzypek wcorg-track-design\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOlivia Skrzypek\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/793c06286a3a7a9a1d6262cfb9b1e2495168bec1b517b8ad284ba0fc805f57b2?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/793c06286a3a7a9a1d6262cfb9b1e2495168bec1b517b8ad284ba0fc805f57b2?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Energetic, intelligent, fast learning and devoted\u2026 Those are just a few words to describe Olivia. She is very passionate about learning and exploring new things, is very motivated, and not afraid to take new challenges.<\/p>\n<p>She worked for a large corporation for 12 years. It was okay, but Olivia always felt like she was missing something. Her husband worked from home as a Freelancer at the time, and every day when she had to leave for work and saw him in his pajamas by the computer, drinking his coffee and listening to the music \u2013 she was simply jealous. One day she just decided to do something about it.<\/p>\n<p>Olivia decided to start her own company and ever since then she has been working as a Web Designer and Search Engine Optimization consultant. She loves working with different businesses and helping them their business endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>Olivia&#8217;s keys to success are good time management and organization.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-patrick-alexander\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-patrick-alexander wcorg-track-design\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPatrick Alexander\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4e81751e119dd2fd2e06f4895783a56f9d47bb5bbb840ce4b4be81810690e793?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4e81751e119dd2fd2e06f4895783a56f9d47bb5bbb840ce4b4be81810690e793?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Patrick Alexander is the CEO and founder of WPBICO, an all in one WordPress platform which provides every tool (domain,email,theme,hosting, plugins &amp; training) required for a WP website at one affordable price. An avid WordPress enthusiast and lover of all things tech, Patrick has devoted himself to the tech industry for over 15 years gaining extensive experience in Programming, Web Development, System Administration and Technician; and a resume with related positions in the U.S military, Universities and several Internet Start Ups. He is also the founder of several startups <a href=\"http:\/\/www.balambico.co\">www.balambico.co<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbico.com\">www.wpbico.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegepaperreview.com\">www.collegepaperreview.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-pratik-ghela\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-pratik-ghela wcorg-track-development\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPratik Ghela\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0eabd88d40b834de91e9b67d13063eb40d7b5eef17c6d3fd72ee85484ad89490?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0eabd88d40b834de91e9b67d13063eb40d7b5eef17c6d3fd72ee85484ad89490?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Working as a CTO at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psdtomanythings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PSD To Manythings<\/a>\u00a0and Founder at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressmate.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PressMate<\/a>, Pratik has been actively involved with WordPress since 2012. While working at PSD To Manythings, he and his team has managed to develop about 500+ WordPress websites. Programming since 2008, he lately moved into the role of Customer Happiness and makes sure his customers are happy. His core interests revolve around Frontend Development , WordPress &amp; PHP.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/teampressmate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-rob-ruiz\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-rob-ruiz wcorg-track-development\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRob Ruiz\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16910cc0576f7c4bd46f9a057f3ecfc169bcfca8f5d820ec5f4747b0ecd57236?s=160&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16910cc0576f7c4bd46f9a057f3ecfc169bcfca8f5d820ec5f4747b0ecd57236?s=320&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-160 photo' height='160' width='160' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rob Ruiz has been doing web design\/development for over 10 years now and a WordPress user for five years. He\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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. 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