We are super thrilled with our amazing lineup of speakers and are excited to see them all present at WordCamp DC. This post is introducing group four. If you missed it, check out the speakers we’ve already introduced in parts one, two, and three!
Rebecca Wyatt
Rebecca Wyatt is a skilled trainer, web content strategist, and product owner who is focused on empowering teams and maximizing learning. Rebecca is a self-described “learning addict” who is at her best collaborating with and inspiring teams to greater success. In her free time, Rebecca spends her time chasing around two very active mutts, trying semi-successfully to keep them out of trouble.
Pascal Birchler
Pascal is a student and Core Developer based in Zurich, Switzerland. He’s been working with WordPress for half of his life and passionate about helping other people and cooking. Most recently he’s been improving i18n in WordPress, as well as translating WordPress into a language only 50,000 people understand.
Teia Atkins
I’ve wanted to be in technology since before I can remember. Following in my fathers footsteps was my dream. For me, going to Georgia Southern University and graduating with a BS in Information Technology was a no brainer. I continued my journey moving to the DC area and getting a job in web development. Over 5 years I worked at a variety of creative agencies doing WordPress and Front end development, until I found my home at Ghost Note Agency.
Kyle Jennings
Kyle Jennings is a full stack WordPress developer and enthusiast, who has been building web sites in DC for both the public and private sectors since 2008.
Kyle now works with the GSA to make WordPress a viable option in the federal government by helping run the Sites (sites.usa.gov) program.
Kyle loves to craft fun DC oriented niche such as streeteatsdc.com and uses WordPress as an application framework with his plugin Tidy Templates.
Josepha Haden
Since college, Josepha has gathered together people with similar interests to learn more and create better communities. In 2008 that passion for connecting people spread to technology and she’s never looked back. With a training in music, and a background in data, she is a digital literacy advocate who talks about WordPress, the Open Source Software community, and non-traditional paths to STEM fields. Josepha works at Automattic as a community organizer for the WordPress open source project and can be found on Twitter as @josephahaden.
George Stephanis
George is one of the folks behind the Jetpack plugin and a frequent core contributor to the WordPress software. He is also a regular on the WPWatercooler podcast and a frequent WordCamp Speaker. When not behind a computer, he enjoys making things out of solder and wood or spending time with his family.
Christie Chirinos
Christie Chirinos is a Partner in & the Business Manager at Caldera Labs, a WordPress plugin company. Caldera Labs is the company led by Josh Pollock behind Caldera Forms, a leading drag-and-drop form builder for WordPress, and a handful of other free and premium plugins. Christie started selling online at the age of 14, and has launched her own ecommerce site, sold on third-party platforms, monetized a blog, created sites for lead generation for service businesses, and then focused in for 3 years on tech for nonprofit organizations. Now, she has moved on to digital downloads. Christie received her Master of Business Administration degree with a specialization in information systems management from Florida State University, and is currently based out of New York City.
Ken Fang
Ken Fang is the President of Mobomo, primarily overseeing the strategy and operations of the company. He works closely with clients to create mobile digital transformation solutions to meet their strategic needs, and is adept at designing and developing mobile, web, and cloud products on all major platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and responsive web. In addition to running Mobomo, Ken is the founder and chairman of Altum, Inc., the market leader of enterprise grants management and performance management solutions for federal and philanthropic organizations. In 2009, the Washington Business Journal recognized Ken as one of the D.C.-metro area’s top minority business leaders; additionally, he has published a number of titles and articles in educational software and advanced computing technology. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Computer Science from Pennsylvania State University, an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a certificate in Bioinformatics from Stanford University.
Lauren Jeffcoat
Lauren has been building WordPress websites for almost a decade and is currently part of the OnTheGoSystems WPML Customer Support team. She enjoys creating WordPress websites and has worn many hats in the world of web development including Project Manager, Customer Service Representative, Account Strategist, and Web Designer.
Originally from New England, she now lives in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Lauren enjoys sharing her knowledge along with tips and tricks that she has learned either through furthering her education or personal experience.
Lauren is the organizer of WordPress Meetup Myrtle Beach, a co-organizer of WordCamp Wilmington, a WordCamp Speaker and a lover of all things WordPress.
Desi Gonzalez
Desi Gonzalez writes, researches, and makes things at the intersection of art and technology. She currently lives in Pittsburgh, where she leads digital engagement at the Andy Warhol Museum. Before that, she designed educational tech at La Victoria Lab in Peru, developed interpretive experiences at the Museum of Modern Art, and managed a kids website at the Whitney Museum of American Art. She has a B.A. in art history and linguistics from Emory University and an M.S. in comparative media studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Marty Spellerberg
Marty Spellerberg is the principal at Spellerberg Associates, a consulting practice that offers interactive design, development and communications assistance to artists and museums. He is also the director of Spellerberg Projects, a contemporary art gallery in Lockhart, Texas. Marty has 19 years experience in interactive design, including 9 years working specifically with museums. He is co-leader of the National Museum Website Visitor Motivation Study, which tracked usage of two dozen cultural websites across the US and Canada. He has consulted for several museums including the the Clyfford Still Museum, Denver; the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; the Santa Cruz Museum of art & History; the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. He is a graduate of OCAD University, Toronto.
Antti Koskenrouta
Antti Koskenrouta is a WordPress developer and web consultant. Originally from Finland, he’s called Washington DC home for the last 10 years.
Since 2011, Antti has been a full-time freelancer and has built custom WordPress sites and plugins and advised clients in their web strategy. His clients range from small companies to a Fortune 500 corporation. In addition to client work, Antti stays busy by running his own websites and making hand-popped kettle corn and roasting coffee in a Roanoke, VA -based company he cofounded, called Two Roosters.
Outside work Antti enjoys taking his beagle Logan out for long walks in Rock Creek Park, traveling wherever and whenever possible, and having an occasional gin and tonic.
Jay De Lanoy
James De Lanoy is a Software Engineer at the Oracle Data Cloud. He likes working on test infrastructure and cardinality estimation, among other things. He was previously at PIXIA, working on geospatial image and video products. He has BSs in Mathematics and Earth Science from George Mason University.
We have one more speaker announcement left, so stay tuned! If you haven’t yet, get a ticket to WordCamp DC!