Adam Silver
Adam is a native of California, though relocated to North Carolina in 2017. Currently providing WordPress development and support services through ConciergeWP.com. He produces 2 weekly podcasts at KitchenSinkWP.com & The Get Options Podcast & was the lead organizer for WordCamp Los Angeles 2016 & 2017. In his free time, he speaks at industry events sharing his insights & expertise into all things digital. Married for 20 years to his amazing wife & has 3 wickedly cool kids.
Chris Celek
Chris Celek is a senior writer for gyro, a global marketing agency with offices in eight countries and 15 cities, including Cincinnati. Chris researches and develops content for high-tech and manufacturing companies. He specializes in crafting compelling, humanly relevant website content, blogs, white papers, e-newsletters, e-books and magazine articles.
Chris is a reformed journalist, having worked as a reporter and editor in print and digital roles at traditional media companies. Chris founded Celek Media Consulting, providing web content, website design using WordPress, social media and online video for small businesses.
Jocelyn Mozak
Jocelyn Mozak has over a decade of experience building, running and wrangling a Multi-6-Figure WordPress Website Design Agency all while having two boys at home under the age of thirteen.
While her degrees in Electrical Engineer from Cornell & Stanford University certainly contribute to her outstanding skills as a website developer; it is her passion for what she does her clients fall in love with.
Kyle Maurer
Kyle works at Sandhills Development on Easy Digital Downloads which is a WordPress plugin that makes selling digital products ridiculously simple. He’s a native of Jackson, Michigan, co-hosts the Get Options podcast, and helps organize meetups and WordCamps in the region while brewing fine beer and playing guitar as often as possible.
Chuck Lovelace
Chuck’s career spans 40 years in business and business development. He has held executive leadership roles in the corporate arena as well as the non-profit sector that involved sales, marketing, and operations. Before starting his own company, he spent 15 years in the income tax industry and was most recently the Vice-President of Strategic Initiatives for a publicly traded income tax franchisor. One of his many responsibilities was to acquire and manage CPA firms across the country. He is the co-founder of Run For Food International, a charity that works to eradicate hunger in Nicaragua. Chuck lives in Virginia Beach, VA with his wife of 44 years, Debbie. He has two happily married children and four grandchildren.
Elizabeth Pampalone
Elizabeth Pampalone began her journey into the web design world over 18 years ago. In 2007, She started her first company, The Jax Computer Chic. Elizabeth and her husband, Joseph, worked side by side in this company for 5 years and it was their sole income. As they grew their residential business, she longed to serve the Business Community of Jacksonville. Elizabeth learned about Business Networking, a new concept to her, and began attending 3 meetings a day of over a year. She made it her goal to be one of the most recognizable names in Jacksonville, FL. In 2014, she was named “Queen of Jacksonville Networking” by the Jacksonville Business Journal. During this time, She led 13 meet-up groups per month for almost 2 years. Her volunteering with SCORE and OLLI has allowed her to stay connected to the small business community. She is a frequently requested guest lecturer at the Coggin College of Business (UNF) and a regular speaker at the Small Business Development Center. Her Pug Obi-Wan keeps her company as she works. Elizabeth and Joseph love to travel and cruise!
Keanan Koppenhaver
Keanan Koppenhaver is CTO at Alpha Particle, a digital consultancy that helps plan and execute digital projects that serve anywhere from a few users a month to a few million.
He enjoys helping clients build out their developer teams, modernize legacy tech stacks, and better position themselves as technology continues to move forward. He believes that more technology isn’t always the answer, but when it is, it’s important to get it right.
Seth Alling
Seth Alling is a Detroit-based developer turned designer turned developer, who has been working with WordPress since 2009 and currently works as a Senior Publisher Engineer for Mediavine. When he’s not developing (or designing), you can find him playing soccer, running or spending time with his wife and kids.
Alex Gustafson
Alex Gustafson is a full-stack web developer based out of Louisville, KY. He’s been using WordPress for a decade, co-organizes the Louisville WordPress meetup, and was a Happiness Engineer at Automattic from 2014 to 2017. After a tour at a local web agency, he now does freelance development full-time.
If you come to see Alex’s talk there’s a good chance you’ll leave with some new code under your fingers and smile on your face. Maybe a sticker too if you ask nicely.
Steve Grunwell
Steve Grunwell is a Senior Software Engineer at Liquid Web, working primarily on the Managed WordPress and WooCommerce platforms. Specializing in WordPress and web application development, he has a passion for teaching and contributing back to the development community through speaking, blogging, and open-source work.
When he’s not writing tests or finding new ways to automate the world around him, Steve is off spending time with his family, enjoying a fine cup of coffee, playing guitar, or otherwise getting away from the keyboard.
Nathan Ingram
Nathan is the Host at iThemes Training where he teaches WordPress and freelance business development topics via live webinar.
He is also the creator of >ADVANCE Coaching, working with WordPress business owners individually and in groups to help them become more successful in their businesses.
Nathan has been a freelance web developer since 1995, and is based in Birmingham, Alabama where he is an organizer for WordCamp Birmingham.
You can learn more about Nathan at https://nathaningram.com.