Organizers

Andrew Wikel

Really likes coffee.

Has worked with WordPress for about 9 years, with roles ranging from dabbling for fun, to working full-time with WooCommerce now.

Co-organizes the Rockford WordPress meetup, and has been involved with WordCamps since WordCamp Chicago 2012.

Clare Parkinson

Heather Acton

Creator of Josh and Addie. Founder of Helio Interactive. Lover of WordPress. Busy crafting web solutions that help people.

Ryan Erwin

Ryan is a web strategist at Orbit Media Studios. Before joining the company and becoming an Orbiteer, Ryan founded Internet Marketing Chicago, a web design, development, and digital marketing company in Chicago. His passion is learning about different digital operations and applying them to Orbit’s success. His skills are rooted in analysis, strategy, problem solving and mobilizing all parties involved around the accomplishment of the objectives.

He brings years of experience with WordPress to Orbit, ranging from speaking at and organizing WordCamps to building and marketing successful enterprise websites. Ryan is the current lead organizer for both WordCamp Chicago and hackhunger, a hackathon by the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

WordCamp Chicago 2018 is over. Check out the next edition!