{"id":2435,"date":"2020-09-11T13:17:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T17:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/?p=2435"},"modified":"2020-09-12T20:14:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T00:14:46","slug":"speaker-announcement-round-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker-announcement-round-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Announcement Round 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our <strong>fifth and final<\/strong> speaker announcement features several talented folks who will be directing or moderating interactive community sessions! <\/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-david-zimmerman\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/david-zimmerman\/\">David Zimmerman<\/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\/david-zimmerman\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b083b104ffc48cbb648735285a97c02db919e375af11bab0379ba18a25b17f54?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of David Zimmerman\" \/>\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\">David Zimmerman has been consulting for companies on SEO strategies and tactics for more than 12 years. He\u2019s helped everyone from publicly-traded companies to mom-and-pop businesses. Five years ago, David started his own SEO company in Charlotte, North Carolina called Reliable Acorn, LLC. Recently he launched CuriousAnts.com to share what he\u2019s learned about SEO best-practices with others.<\/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-josh-pollock\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/josh-pollock\/\">Josh Pollock<\/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\/josh-pollock\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/49ce6f509c945b9c9009f75cae274d4d827e26b25616141df82e4fbdfaa207c8?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Josh Pollock\" \/>\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\">Josh is a PHP and JavaScript developer from the best city in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. He helps build Ninja Forms, Caldera Forms, SendWP and more at Saturday Drive. He is also a WordPress core contributor and the author of a ton of tutorials about web development.<\/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-meg-phillips\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/meg-phillips\/\">Meg Phillips<\/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\/meg-phillips\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c81957e39d5dc165328739c2fdf0bef2719777708279e843c28a89d7e19879f2?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Meg Phillips\" \/>\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\">Meg Phillips is a mom, marketer, and web developer. Before having children, Meg worked in apparel product development and was part of the team that launched the Soma Brand for Chico\u2019s FAS. Since becoming a mom, Meg continues to work as a product developer focused on technology and marketing for start-up ideas. Most recently, the Covid-19 crisis inspired Meg to found SchoolListIt &#8212; what&#8217;s due and when for any school, anywhere. You can find Meg on Making WordPress Slack, Twitter, and Youtube with the handle @MegPhillips91.<\/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-michelle-frechette\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/michelle-frechette\/\">Michelle Frechette<\/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\/michelle-frechette\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b67a9887981776223596b6132bbfa9b70f6428e876ff6e9229127b1bd3a9786?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Michelle Frechette\" \/>\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\">Michelle has more than twenty years of experience in higher education and ten years owning a web design and marketing company. She currently serves as the head of customer success for Impress.org (developers of GiveWP.com and WPBusinessReviews.com). She is the podcast barista at WPCoffeeTalk.com. Michelle is the author of (ironically) \u201cA Good Firm Handshake (and other essential business tips),&#8221; which is available on Amazon.com. Say hi to Michelle on Twitter at @michelleames and check out her website at worksbymichelle.com.<\/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-william-d-jackson\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/speaker\/william-d-jackson\/\">William Jackson<\/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\/william-d-jackson\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2bda2c96c5f9c08da25bc52be899b7a21bfc84edda82740a56fdad03b6c0921b?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of William Jackson\" \/>\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\">William graduated from South Carolina State University with a bachelor\u2019s degree in education and earned his master&#8217;s degree in teaching from Webster University with a focus on educational technology, social media, and STEM. William has worked as an internet and technology instructor at NASA, as a technology consultant with the Florida Department of Education, and as an instructor of Educational Technology, Social Media and STEAM at Edward Waters College. William has spoken at many webinars discussing topics including cyberbullying, sexting, and social engagement. He and his fiance are the teachers for WP Jax Kids Meetup for youth, teens, and young adults.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our fifth and final speaker announcement features several talented folks who will be directing or moderating interactive community sessions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18039610,"featured_media":2437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-speakers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/files\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-11-at-1.17.28-PM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18039610"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2436,"href":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435\/revisions\/2436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}