{"id":6,"date":"2014-11-26T01:21:42","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T01:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2015\/speakers\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:31:04","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T14:31:04","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Organizers note:<\/em> You can enter content for this page in the Speakers menu item in the sidebar.<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"wcorg-speakers\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-dustin-meza\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-dustin-meza wcorg-track-track-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDustin Meza\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31ab5fbff27b09e6eaecd8207bea0536fb527eb741f54c34ba2778eb332992ed?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31ab5fbff27b09e6eaecd8207bea0536fb527eb741f54c34ba2778eb332992ed?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-dustin-fillippini\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-dustin-fillippini wcorg-track-track-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDustin Fillippini\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/873376107c21d7d985dbb1ffb33bd78dfea7c654d3bf80879cd71452e59f4d1f?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/873376107c21d7d985dbb1ffb33bd78dfea7c654d3bf80879cd71452e59f4d1f?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-andrew-nathan\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-andrew-nathan wcorg-track-track-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Nathan\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db0f90cacb671addcce86a9ff8f0d76dd16a76232708e242fd0148e0cc309a02?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/db0f90cacb671addcce86a9ff8f0d76dd16a76232708e242fd0148e0cc309a02?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-john-james-jacoby\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-john-james-jacoby wcorg-track-track-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn James Jacoby\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo avatar-default' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-bret-cohen\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-bret-cohen wcorg-track-track-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBret Cohen\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0185034f982feb763224fe9bd978a01b9129705f009acff67e9a0d73a9e3ffc1?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0185034f982feb763224fe9bd978a01b9129705f009acff67e9a0d73a9e3ffc1?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>CEO and Co-Founder of emagine, a 50-person WordPress-based Digital Agency. Brett started with his co-founder in 1996 (the dawn of the Web) as a typical &#8220;2 guys in a garage&#8221; web firm with no college degree and no money. Over the past 20 years, Brett has driven emagine&#8217;s growth to become one of the nation&#8217;s leading WordPress agencies focused on Healthcare, High-Tech, B2B and Construction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-michele-butcher\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-michele-butcher wcorg-track-track-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMichele Butcher\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a08c77c23c7b58e6b4d8b9d0b35b696c7fd44bf27364e69214a713645271cf9?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a08c77c23c7b58e6b4d8b9d0b35b696c7fd44bf27364e69214a713645271cf9?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bio: Michele is the Accounts Coordinator for Valet. She is also the Support Guru for GiveWP and a Support Engineer for Yoast. She is from Carbondale, Illinois (the other, prettier area of Illinois. Michele is also the Lead Organizer of The Southern Illinois WordPress Meetup and teaches beginners WordPress for John A Logan College.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-adam-silver\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-adam-silver wcorg-track-track-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAdam Silver\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fea356ff2c99db4c967b96a8cedbf3232188f23bb3cc1ed337dd48863424f385?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fea356ff2c99db4c967b96a8cedbf3232188f23bb3cc1ed337dd48863424f385?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<h2>BIO:<\/h2>\n<p>Adam teaches a beginner WordPress course at his local adult school, presents a monthly WordPress seminar at SBDC, runs the SouthBay WordPress Meetup and produces a weekly podcast over at <a href=\"http:\/\/kitchensinkwp.com\/\">kitchensinkwp.com<\/a>. In spare time he hangs out with his wickedly cool 3 kids &amp; wife, and makes some really bad puns, since someone has to.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-maddy-osman\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-maddy-osman wcorg-track-track-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaddy Osman\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fab741187f44fe58a9cb85370187794d9d9327ff38bd31cfb8459a18c3eca4bb?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fab741187f44fe58a9cb85370187794d9d9327ff38bd31cfb8459a18c3eca4bb?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><a title=\"Posts by Maddy Osman\" href=\"http:\/\/www.branddrivendigital.com\/author\/maddyosman\/\">Maddy Osman<\/a>\u00a0is a digital marketer who has a passion for blogging. Her lifestyle blog,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagocheapass.com\/\">www.ChicagoCheapAss.com<\/a>, shows young adults how the find the best deals and values in Chicago. If you\u2019re more interested in learning how to be more effective with your own blog, check out her website,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-blogsmith.com\/\">www.The-Blogsmith.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-jeff-large\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-jeff-large wcorg-track-track-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJeff Large\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5252813ae70b42b4baf4646a9af29efff2dea4463f5bcd88f5fbf5e50f4beb6a?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5252813ae70b42b4baf4646a9af29efff2dea4463f5bcd88f5fbf5e50f4beb6a?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Professional Bio<\/h2>\n<p>Jeff Large is a digital consultant and strategist. He runs Come Alive Creative, a web and graphic design agency specializing in eCommerce. He also uses his experience as an educator to teach business owners more about web development, podcasting, and digital marketing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-mary-fran-wiley\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-mary-fran-wiley wcorg-track-track-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMary Fran Wiley\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/11f0c1977f344a89a074851abce166621c195935b6183f8b8500a1bb4fa841ab?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/11f0c1977f344a89a074851abce166621c195935b6183f8b8500a1bb4fa841ab?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m an experienced UX\/UI designer from the Second City with a love of all things sci-fi, a bad dancing habit and the ability to speak two (and a half) languages. I also currently write <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicpositivityproject.com\/\">The Chronic Positivity Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-josepha-haden\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-josepha-haden wcorg-track-track-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJosepha Haden\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bd698a357e35f6d2bada942f9785867e3c9d8494ba3267b413acee07a7893949?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bd698a357e35f6d2bada942f9785867e3c9d8494ba3267b413acee07a7893949?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-david-parsons\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-david-parsons wcorg-track-track-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Parsons\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo avatar-default' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-stacy-kvernmo\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-stacy-kvernmo wcorg-track-track-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStacy Kvernmo\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo avatar-default' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-nile-flores\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-nile-flores wcorg-track-track-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNile Flores\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo avatar-default' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-jessica-garbarino\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-jessica-garbarino wcorg-track-track-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJessica Garbarino\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1a83e4e5ddc3e07d162f1b7c640dadcdcb31c58581a8685c11692fb9c50eec80?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1a83e4e5ddc3e07d162f1b7c640dadcdcb31c58581a8685c11692fb9c50eec80?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jessica Garbarino is the founder of Every Single Dollar, a company dedicated to helping single women navigate the world of personal finance. She offers individual financial coaching, speaks on personal finance, and produces video on various financial topics. \u00a0Jessica lives the debt free life in sunny South Florida.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-joshua-alexander\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-joshua-alexander wcorg-track-track-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJoshua Alexander\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a35df3ee0aa17a4c7dc0f8d8a0f81c60c4b65b386667fe2504c5075da8e5761?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a35df3ee0aa17a4c7dc0f8d8a0f81c60c4b65b386667fe2504c5075da8e5761?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m a WordPress Developer in the Chicago suburbs that specializes in working with other tech firms to help them meet work objectives they don&#8217;t have the tech skills for or time to handle. <a href=\"http:\/\/promotionalscience.com\">Website Link<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-ian-wilson\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-ian-wilson wcorg-track-track-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIan Wilson\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37b50f206412cec1091f6127de6b06e1b95c1899a782287aa180b0ac2fad98cf?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37b50f206412cec1091f6127de6b06e1b95c1899a782287aa180b0ac2fad98cf?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bio:\u00a0<\/strong>Co-Owner at build\/create and WordPress user since 2006. \u00a0Ian works as designer, developer, marketer, and erstwhile sysadmin to keep all aspects of site development running smoothly within his team.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-patrick-alexander\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-patrick-alexander wcorg-track-track-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPatrick Alexander\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4e81751e119dd2fd2e06f4895783a56f9d47bb5bbb840ce4b4be81810690e793?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4e81751e119dd2fd2e06f4895783a56f9d47bb5bbb840ce4b4be81810690e793?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 13.7pt 0in 13.7pt 0in\"><b>Patrick Alexander is the CEO and founder of WPBICO.COM, an all in one WordPress platform which provides every tool (domain,email,theme,hosting, plugins &amp; training) required for a WP website at one affordable price. An avid WordPress enthusiast , he advocates that the best part about WP is that there&#8217;s a plugin for everything<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-chris-wiegman\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-chris-wiegman wcorg-track-track-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Wiegman\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aada970ec9667c0dfa34d473bd6067e447e6af4ffe3c789caf8d9f1a04380cfb?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aada970ec9667c0dfa34d473bd6067e447e6af4ffe3c789caf8d9f1a04380cfb?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-jim-birch\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-jim-birch wcorg-track-track-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJim Birch\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7dc1cddfa4a4ee9d05a8d8807447ed89661b1a4e693d70d883d298037eec0948?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7dc1cddfa4a4ee9d05a8d8807447ed89661b1a4e693d70d883d298037eec0948?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jim Birch is a Strategist at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xenomedia.com\/\"> Xeno Media, Inc<\/a> who specializes in planning and developing digital projects for some of the world\u2019s best clients. He is a seasoned writer and technology speaker, a co-organizer of the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/drupalchicago\/\"> Drupal Chicago Meetup Group<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.midcamp.org\/\"> MidCamp<\/a>, and social media liaison for<a href=\"http:\/\/backdropcms.org\/\"> Backdrop CMS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-patrick-elward\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-patrick-elward wcorg-track-track-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPatrick Elward\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3eede4ee53831f77eaac0a6ad4f7bfc1d2e76abec66ecf5b58e9f25208ac9682?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3eede4ee53831f77eaac0a6ad4f7bfc1d2e76abec66ecf5b58e9f25208ac9682?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Patrick Elward of Chicago Web Management specializes in E-Commerce and has worked with Allstate, CDW, 3Com and dozens of small businesses to manage their web sites. A Certified Internet Webmaster, Patrick is able to translate the technical into easy to understand terms for the non-tech savvy. He attended WooConference 2016 in Austin, Texas and also conducts workshops for &#8216;Ecommerce for small business&#8217; at SCORE Chicago since 2012<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-steve-bennett\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-steve-bennett wcorg-track-track-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSteve Bennett\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0de3fac786f66e6d578c8c13737eb6042a65ac2f847270975798a5b230bb7763?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0de3fac786f66e6d578c8c13737eb6042a65ac2f847270975798a5b230bb7763?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Steve is a co-founder of Real Big Marketing in Jackson, MI which leverages WordPress to enhance the web for it&#8217;s clients. Steve has 8 years of experience with the platform and enjoys sharing his enthusiasm at Meetups and WordCamps. You may find him online @BigActual.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-kyle-maurer\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-kyle-maurer wcorg-track-track-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKyle Maurer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/97c61e64b0bb09a8b3bd34ddac5c48bc2d9b83adfb93c9d8d707fe3afeae574e?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/97c61e64b0bb09a8b3bd34ddac5c48bc2d9b83adfb93c9d8d707fe3afeae574e?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kyle is the co-founder of a Jackson, Michigan based firm called Real Big Marketing which\u00a0specializes in using WordPress to solve complicated problems for businesses. He is also the author\u00a0of and a contributor to dozens of WordPress plugins, is the co-organizer of the Jackson WP meetup,\u00a0is a co-organizer of WordCamp Ann Arbor, plays in a band and is an aspiring beer snob.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-boone-gorges\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-boone-gorges wcorg-track-track-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBoone Gorges\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e838cb56dd0d5bc3e35fb23e5df1ec2a820923b023fdebfb39cef5ba2b9cc95d?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e838cb56dd0d5bc3e35fb23e5df1ec2a820923b023fdebfb39cef5ba2b9cc95d?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Boone is a core committer for WordPress and a lead developer for BuddyPress. His consulting firm, Hard G LLC, specializes in WordPress development for universities and academic organizations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-ken-granger\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-ken-granger wcorg-track-track-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKen Granger\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8949d286aae0805300e2b2a995aafd5414678aa1a98ccfbffb125b8ae33781dc?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8949d286aae0805300e2b2a995aafd5414678aa1a98ccfbffb125b8ae33781dc?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ken Granger travels the country to connect with entrepreneurs and help small businesses succeed.\u00a0 Having worked for nearly a decade at Walt Disney World, Ken has a unique way of bringing Fortune 100 experience to small business.\u00a0 Ken runs his own agency and enjoys sharing business and marketing knowledge in a no-nonsense way that everyone can relate to.\u00a0 Ken has spoken at WordCamps coast-to-coast and is excited to help some Chicago Campers impact their business.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-nancy-s-bishop\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-nancy-s-bishop wcorg-track-track-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNancy S Bishop\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4352775f06e1f82a2f9f34a9689de429109e0082bc9fe0eed8a89c9a0d946106?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4352775f06e1f82a2f9f34a9689de429109e0082bc9fe0eed8a89c9a0d946106?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nancy is editor and publisher of Third Coast Review, a Chicago arts &amp; culture website, which was launched in January 2016, and has a volunteer staff of ~40 writers. She\u2019s a retired corporate business writer and a 2014 Fellow of the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O&#8217;Neill Theater Center. 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She is active in the local community and has been running the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Chicago-WordPress-Meetup\/\">Chicago Northside WordPress meetup<\/a>\u00a0since 2011. 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A\u00a0husband, a father, a WordCamp addict, a coffee snob, lover of shiny things, and a California native living in Illinois.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-michelle-schulp\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-michelle-schulp wcorg-track-track-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMichelle Schulp\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/697bb84510ac2d251dcdbc8edf491d2630f090946125b93824b65d55b89c4812?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/697bb84510ac2d251dcdbc8edf491d2630f090946125b93824b65d55b89c4812?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michelle is an independent designer from Chicagoland, living in Minneapolis. 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When he isn&#8217;t building websites, he&#8217;s a professional concert photographer and well-rounded geek.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wcorg-speaker-hilary-fosdal\" class=\"wcorg-speaker wcorg-speaker-hilary-fosdal wcorg-track-track-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHilary Fosdal\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/04d87672c7e83f8e540e6b5a6dba6cc92b01e5cd76b1efb38db68b9f1514ea38?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/04d87672c7e83f8e540e6b5a6dba6cc92b01e5cd76b1efb38db68b9f1514ea38?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bio: Hilary Fosdal is the owner of Red Phone Studio, a design and development company based in Chicago. 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