And this is a wrap! Following is the third, and final, round of speakers that we are excited to welcome to WordCamp Minneapolis/St. Paul this August!
Our speakers have prepared talks on many different subjects – ranging from design and development, to content and SEO, to business and humanity. We can’t wait to hear what they have to share with you! Grab your ticket to #WCMSP 2019 today!
Andrew Taylor
Andrew currently works for Pantheon as a Developer Programs Engineer providing consulting to their agency partners around complex workflows and automation. He also enjoys giving back to the open source community through thought leadership, open source development and speaking at conferences.
As a former web developer, Andrew spent his time on large scale projects for clients such as AMC Networks, Frito Lay, National Van Lines and more. With over 10 years of web development experience, specializing in WordPress, he is a seasoned veteran.
Bill Rice
Bill Rice is the Founder/CEO of Kaleidico, a digital agency focused on lead generation. Bill regularly writes and speaks about designing lead generation systems and platforms that deliver consistent sales growth.
Kaleidico’s specialty practice areas include Banking (Lending & Wealth Management), Legal (Personal Injury & Mergers and Acquisitions), Emerging Technology, and Senior Living.
Cari Twitchell
Cari Twitchell has spent more than 12 years helping business owners and professionals harness the power of words to grow their networks, define their brands and increase leads. In 2013, she started Custom Content Solutions LLC (customcontentllc.com) to deliver personalized web copy for professionals that connects with visitors and converts them into paying clients. She’s also the proud creator of the online copywriting course, Write That Site (writethatsite.com).
When Cari’s not working or at Disney World, you’ll find her doing all sorts of fun, geeky things with her husband and son. Warning: She’s a hugger.
Carl Alexander
Heya! I’m Carl. I’m a PHP developer from Montréal, Canada. Whenever I’m not targeted by various memes, I’m helping developers improve their skills. I share a lot of that on my website where I publish articles on a regular basis. I’m often confused with my much more popular and attractive cardboard double.
You can also find me on Twitter and GitHub.
Gary Kovar
A native Floridian, Gary is a backend developer at Modern Tribe. After attending his first WordCamp in 2015, he cleaned up a few of his own plugins and put them in the WordPress repository. Often dabbling in a side project to satisfy his own curiosity, Gary can be found attending and sometimes speaking at Florida WordCamps. He is also one of three hosts of the free-style podcast, Binary Jazz.
When he’s not in front of his computer, Gary is playing with his kids or trying to learn a new obscure stringed instrument.
Jeff Holland
Jeff Holland has been working on Rails and Javascript projects full time since 2011. He has worked in several different spaces including Education, Health Care, and Digital Marketing. He has a variety of work including performance centric Javascript, UI rewrites in React, and managing large scale WordPress deployments.
Jeff is interested in tackling the difficult problems and finding valuable solutions that help the team save time, money, and headaches. He enjoys new challenges such as learning new frameworks or new languages. Jeff also is a big supporter of local dev communities and mentoring new developers. Outside of work he enjoys family time, motorsports and travel.
Joe Thomas
Design Systems are all the rage right now. Drawing from parallels within the culinary world, I want to explore 3 different perspectives that a design system can address within an organization. Most people only tend to think of the first perspective but doing so limits the impact a design system can have.
Lynn Winter
Lynn is a digital strategist who works with nonprofits in the open source community. She combines 19 years of experience in content strategy, user experience, and project management to bring a holistic approach to her work. She has spoken at numerous local and national conferences on a variety of topics and hosts an annual conference for Digital Project Managers called Manage Digital (managedigital.io). You can connect with her at lynnwintermn.com.
Michelle Schulp
Michelle is an independent graphic designer, recently relocated to Minneapolis from Chicago. She was formally schooled in design including print, branding, packaging, etc., with additional education in Psychology and Sociology, all tying together in a love of How To Solve Problems. Lately she has been specializing in WordPress websites, infographics, and high-end presentations for her clients. She loves the WordPress community and speaks/volunteers/organizes at WordCamps and events around the country.
Mika Epstein
Working for DreamHost as a full stack WordPress developer on DreamPress, Mika helps make the internet better for everyone. She is passionate about code, open source technology, open data, and mindful development practices.
The cofounder of LezWatch.TV, the greatest database of queer characters and shows, she develops software and trawls queer representation on television to make the data visible.
You can find her traveling internationally to speak about the intersection of software, fandom, and humanism.
Stacy Clements
Stacy Clements is the owner of Milepost 42, a technology partner for small business owners who want to work on their businesses, not the “techie stuff” needed to support it.
Before starting her business, Stacy spent 23 years in the Air Force, working primarily in cyber operations. Dubbed “a fixer, a problem solver, and a pitbull”, she now focuses on fixing WordPress sites, solving technical problems for small businesses, and relentlessly promoting cybersecurity practices.
Zach Stepek
Founder of Mindsize, an eCommerce and enterprise WordPress consultancy that helps businesses focus on improving their investment in the web by improving customer experience and engaging customers where they live. Head Geek at Geekbotchery. Editor-in-Chief and Lead Photographer at Rock Insider Magazine. Serial Entrepreneur. If you find my free time, let me know! I seem to have misplaced it long ago.
