In less than 60 days, we’ll be meeting together in Nashville to celebrate, learn, and connect with our fellow community members. Are you planning to join us? Make sure you get your ticket soon! On Novmeber 1st, we’ll be sending our attendee badges to the printers, so if you want a printed badge, purchase a ticket tot WCUS before then.
And now, our seventh round of speakers:
Tammie Lister
Tammie works at Automattic, where she is donated to the WordPress.org project full time and is the design lead for the editor focus of Gutenberg. Her background is varied and includes psychology, art, design, development and user experience. She is passionate about Open Source and community.
Joost de Valk
The founder & CEO of Yoast, Joost has a background as both a web developer and digital marketer. Before starting Yoast he was active as a consultant for some of the world’s biggest brands. At the same time he was a committer for the WebKit project, figuring out how CSS3 should be supported by browsers.
Joost is married to Marieke, who is also active on the board of Yoast, and together they have 4 kids. In his spare time, he is an avid supporter of his kids different sports teams and other activities.
Marieke van de Rakt
I studied Sociology and Communication Sciences at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. I obtained a PhD in Social Sciences in January 2011. Since then, I worked as a researcher as well as a teacher at multiple universities.
Currently,I am one of the partners at Yoast and the founder of Yoast Academy. I run the marketing, content and academy departments at Yoast. I also write blog posts, eBooks and develop online courses. My expertise is on SEO copywriting and site structure.
Drew Gorton
Drew began working on the web in 1996, founded a web firm in 2001 and ran it until joining Pantheon in 2015. His experience as a developer, CEO, product owner, consultant and more help guide Pantheon as we continue to grow and evolve.
As Pantheon’s Director of Developer Relations, Drew spends time working with developers all over the world, sharing best practices and helping us all get the most out of the Open Source tools we all share.
Drew has a broad range of interests, has lived and worked in Asia, Europe and North America and speaks several languages. He has an advanced degree in the martial art of Aikido and a liberal arts degree from St. Olaf College.
He’s also a nice person.
Check back soon for the next round of speaker announcements! While you’re at it, purchase a ticket to WCUS if you haven’t already.