More Core Functions You (Maybe) Don’t Know Exist

Nicole is a software developer at Alley Interactive, a full-service digital agency focused on news media, where she develops WordPress sites for high profile clients such as Digiday and The New York Post. She also contributes to WordPress as part of the Documentation Team, and has spoken at Detroit area meetups and several WordCamps across the U.S. and Canada.

Fighting Censorship with WordPress

John is an Enterprise Support Specialist at WP Engine in Austin, Texas. He supports premium and enterprise customers’ wide array of issues and also offers global insight to those trying to reach difficult overseas web markets. John also spent the better part of four and a half years living Singapore, South Korea and China, where he worked as a technical editor, writer, teacher and web developer before coming back to the U.S.

WordPress Accessibility: The fundamentals of Web Accessibility

Jordan Quintal is a seasoned WordPress Developer, Contributor and Community Member with over 10 years of Web Development experience. He is currently the President of GeniusMedia, the Founder of AgentAccelerate, as well as a Freelancer through JordanQ.ca. Jordan is also a huge Web Accessibility advocate and very active in various #a11y Communities. He has presented and attended dozens of Meetups, Camps, and Conferences across Canada and the U.S.

Themes That Make You Go Hmm:  Theme Strategies for Designers

Elana is the Founder and Creative Director at Design Is Yummy, a graphic design studio based in Montreal, Quebec. She has been passionately communicating brand messaging across web and print mediums for over a decade. Elana brings insight into using WordPress to build profitable websites from the perspective of a designer, project manager, former freelancer and studio owner. She eats way too much chocolate and still believes high fives are cool. 

Immaculate Consternation

Alex  is the Agency Principle at DigiSavvy and is also a WordPress developer with 10+ years experience developing solutions for the web. He can’t resist a Hendricks or a good pair of running shoes.

Escape from New York

Tom work’s his days as a VIP Wrangler at WordPress.com VIP for Automattic. He is also a community moderator at WordPress Stack Exchange, project lead for the WordPress The Right Way ebook, open-source developer via GitHub, and occasional conference speaker. You can follow Tom on Twitter.

WP-CLI: Save Time by Managing WordPress from the Command Line

Shawn has been developing web applications for the past 20 years. He is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Actionable Books, overseeing a suite of web sites all built in WordPress. A lifelong computer geek, he has experience building applications for clients in government, non-profit and the private sector in both Canada and the United States. Outside of the office, Shawn can be found on the ski hills, at a campground, or occasionally packing a dance floor as a DJ.

Building and Leveraging Your Reputation

Aaron has over fifteen years of web development experience. He has been a regular contributor to WordPress for the last eight years, and even co-lead the WordPress 3.6 release. He’s committed to writing quality code that is both fast and scalable, and has a knack for translating ideas and goals into functional sites. Aaron has worked with clients ranging from small local businesses to Google, Yahoo, Disney, and Harvard. 

Multilingual Content and WordPress

Élise rediscovered the pleasure of writing thanks to WordPress and has been blogging (in French!) for more than 6 years. She is a founding partner at Desaulniers Simard, a boutique consulting firm based in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She has trained hundreds of people to use WordPress and has developed dozens of sites. She has been a speaker at all WordCamp Montréal conferences since 2012 and she thinks multilingual sites are to blame for her grey hair.

Alexandre built his first of many websites in 1998. His browser of choice was Netscape 2.02 and he really liked BBEdit. Since 2009, Alexandre Simard has been making a living as an independent WordPress developer. He has spoken at (almost) all WordCamp Montréal editions. In 2014, he founded Desaulniers Simard with Élise Desaulniers.