{"id":1672,"date":"2020-08-18T11:59:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T15:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/?p=1672"},"modified":"2020-08-18T12:17:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T16:17:32","slug":"speaker-announcement-round-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker-announcement-round-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Announcement Round 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"color:#1c547f\">Meet the WordCamp Philly 2020 speakers!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re thrilled to be announcing our first round of speakers for this year&#8217;s WordCamp Philadelphia! The majority of our speakers are local to Philadelphia, and this first batch brings plenty of expertise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#1c547f;font-size:25px\">Without further ado&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wordcamp-block wordcamp-post-list has-layout-list wordcamp-speakers\"><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-bud-kraus\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/bud-kraus\/\">Bud Kraus<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/bud-kraus\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/864fb505453bafc6774395bf6251392b3887599d2257172c4a6703ceb0e32d74?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Bud Kraus\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more than 12 years, Bud Kraus has been teaching WordPress and developing sites for small businesses and organizations. He is the creator of two online courses where over 1000 people have learned WordPress the world over at no cost. His site projects include a wide variety of re-design work. He is very active in the WordPress communities in New York City and northern New Jersey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-colby-fayock\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/colby-fayock\/\">Colby Fayock<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/colby-fayock\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8a1234d9c9bc7e3a3ce590613a2fb9c593e7576d20312cf0958913ea745edc39?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Colby Fayock\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colby Fayock is a lead front end engineer and UX designer at Element 84 in Alexandria, Virginia. He&#8217;s passionate about tackling challenges that can help save people\u2019s lives and make the world a better place. Some of the projects Colby and his team have worked on include NASA and commercial satellite mapping interfaces, video streaming on multiple platforms, and helping first responders with disaster response solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-jarrett-gucci\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/jarrett-gucci\/\">Jarrett Gucci<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/jarrett-gucci\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/844d837cd421995ceea4e5693fcebf9e433ec41b9fc7413943eaa71a93b628a5?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Jarrett Gucci\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jarrett Gucci, also known in the WordPress support world as Quicksilver, has the superhuman ability to troubleshoot WordPress issues at great speeds. He is a mutant that was born in the darkest depths of open source with superhuman support powers. He is the product of a genetic experimentation with the goal of solving WordPress issues as fast as possible. Jarrett Gucci, Quicksilver is most commonly known as the owner and founder of WP Fix It where he and his superhero team have serviced over 232,000 WordPress issues since 2009. <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-kerch-mcconlogue\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/kerch-mcconlogue\/\">Kerch McConlogue<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/kerch-mcconlogue\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fe1721314a0bbd18f29d7ba32a9597029156bd7d1f2607f2e8bbf214c2ef65aa?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Kerch McConlogue\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kerch McConlogue is a retired ADHD coach and frontend developer. She has been writing code by hand for 20 years and using WordPress since version 1.5. Her passion is helping WordPress novices to understand the basic care and feeding of their own sites and to get them past their fears of breaking the internet. A one-person shop building sites mainly for small to midsized businesses, she handles a lot of the design work.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-kim-white\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/kim-white\/\">Kim White<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/kim-white\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f9ca81cbd3f532ef64f3d4eaa8a21f318ad3193a0186f44b48748fee9ea2b02?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Kim White\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a background in education, it\u2019s no wonder why Kim White has a passion for building community, teaching people, and managing websites. Her extensive career in web design working with graphic artists has impacted many in a positive way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim loves the WordPress community and is a long-time organizer for the Lehigh Valley Meetups and WordCamps. She has also spoken about how to find good hosting, getting started with WordPress, and how to choose and manage images on your site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When she\u2019s not helping people solve support issues for Paid Memberships Pro, you can find Kim spending time with her children and her husband of 30-plus years, finding the best brews, and sharing photos of their cats on Instagram. Say hi to Kim at @MrsCRW and check out her blog at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/pixelpaper.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">pixelpaper.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-scott-wittrock\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/scott-wittrock\/\">Scott Wittrock<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/scott-wittrock\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/62dc27f3037925d865cf7591e7f0bc21a223ceaa07c7fab10590c7714855ea41?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Scott Wittrock\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scott Wittrock is a product manager at Banno, a digital banking platform providing banking apps to local banks and credit unions. He is also a developer and entrepreneur launching many apps over his career. Most recently, he has been working launching a meal planning business to help nutritionists connect more with their clients. He\u2019s been in Philadelphia for the last two years. When he\u2019s not working, you\u2019ll find him hiking or playing pickleball. <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the WordCamp Philly 2020 speakers! We&#8217;re thrilled to be announcing our first round of speakers for this year&#8217;s WordCamp Philadelphia! The majority of our speakers are local to Philadelphia, and this first batch brings plenty of expertise. 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