{"id":8,"date":"2013-06-27T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_organizer&#038;p=8"},"modified":"2013-06-27T11:46:30","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T16:46:30","slug":"aaron-holbrook","status":"publish","type":"wcb_organizer","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2013\/organizer\/aaron-holbrook\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Holbrook"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lead Organizer<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Aaron started crafting websites came at the age of 14, when he built a fan site for his favorite video game: Age of Empires. This passion led to a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics and, befitting the game, a minor in Economics. Aaron cultivated a passion for HTML, CSS and PHP and built his own Content Management System months before discovering WordPress in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>After managing a hospital website for 5 years, Aaron\u2019s passion for engineering online publishing solutions drove him to focus on WordPress full time. Before he knew it, Aaron found himself speaking at 5 WordCamps and leading the organization of WordCamp Chicago 2013. He even managed to make core contributions to WordPress 3.5 and 3.6 and release a few plug-ins on the official repository.<\/p>\n<h2>Tell us something else about yourself:<\/h2>\n<p>When Aaron isn\u2019t rocking WordPress, he\u2019s playing video games (he\u2019ll even cop to watching \u201cprofessional StarCraft matches\u201d), working out, hanging out with his 2 kids, and on at least one occasion, jumping out of airplanes.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Aaron Holbrook:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/aaronjholbrook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"WordPress icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-wordpress-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronJHolbrook\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"twitter icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-twitter-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aaronholbrook\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"LinkedIn icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-linkedin-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/108571455013716468770\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"Google+ icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-google-plus-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"michelle-schulp\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lead Organizer Aaron started crafting websites came at the age of 14, when he built a fan site for his favorite video game: Age of Empires. 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