We had over 520 amazing talks submitted for consideration this year. The organizing team was blown away by the sheer number of submissions and we’re truly honored to be a part of a community that is so passionate about making WordPress the best it can possibly be. To everyone that submitted a talk, thank you. Without the generous contributions of our community, this event isn’t possible.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll introduce you to all of the amazing people that are presenting at this year’s WordCamp US. Once we’ve welcomed all of our speakers, we’ll launch the schedule so that you can find the dates and times each speaker is presenting, in addition to information about their sessions.
Now, the first round of speakers:
Tracy Apps
Tracy has been creating the web for over 20 years, and solving user experience challenges well before the term “UX” was the big thing. She currently owns and operates tracy apps design, a full-service creative agency based in Milwaukee, WI. Tracy’s client list is just as eclectic as she is, ranging from large corporations like Kohl’s and GE Healthcare to colleges, to nonprofits, small businesses… and even a fiddler. Many times her approach is non-traditional, but always focused on pushing design and user experience to higher levels. She ties her own bowties, and could probably deadlift you.
John Blackbourn
John Blackbourn is one of the WordPress core developers, a member of the WordPress security team, and was the release lead for WordPress 4.1. John works as a developer at Human Made in the UK, has over twelve years’ experience developing with WordPress, and is a proponent of open source software.
Jonathan Desrosiers
Jonathan has been using WordPress since 2007 to build sites of all sizes, covering the entire spectrum of local businesses to enterprises and large universities. He has been a contributor to WordPress Core since 2013, and is a WordCamp Boston/monthly Boston WordPress Meetup organizer. He currently works as a WordPress Developer at Bluehost, where a majority of his time is spent contributing to WordPress Core.
Jessi Gurr
Jessi’s love for website development started back in 1993, when at the age of 12 she learned HTML and secured her first dot-com. Remember Geocities, black backgrounds, lime green text, and the running dog .gif? Man, those were the days…
Jessi started Iceberg Web Design in 2005, and grew the business from two employees in her basement to a full staff of 7 in less than two years.
Jessi lives in Ramsey, Minnesota with her husband and two young boys. She enjoys organic gardening, making candles every fall, and vegan cooking.
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. Don’t forget, the printing deadline is November 1st.