{"id":11486,"date":"2019-08-01T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.us.wordcamp.org\/?p=11486"},"modified":"2019-08-05T07:43:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T12:43:15","slug":"announcing-our-speakers-round-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/announcing-our-speakers-round-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Our Speakers Round 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"11518\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/announcing-our-speakers-round-4\/spearker-announcement-blue-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/Spearker-Announcement-Blue-5.png?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Spearker Announcement round 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/Spearker-Announcement-Blue-5.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/Spearker-Announcement-Blue-5.png?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2019.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/07\/Spearker-Announcement-Blue-5-1024x1024.png?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spearker Announcement round 4 photos of speakers\" class=\"wp-image-11518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/Spearker-Announcement-Blue-5.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/Spearker-Announcement-Blue-5.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/Spearker-Announcement-Blue-5.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/Spearker-Announcement-Blue-5.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/07\/Spearker-Announcement-Blue-5.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s right, it&#8217;s day four of speaker announcements for WordCamp US. We can&#8217;t wait to hear these folks present at WordCamp US 2019 in St. Louis, MO. We hope you are as excited as we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more Loop Into More-->\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t already,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/2019.us.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">buy your tickets<\/a>&nbsp;or consider<a href=\"https:\/\/2019.us.wordcamp.org\/call-for-volunteers-form\/\">&nbsp;becoming a volunteer<\/a>&nbsp;and getting a free ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously announced speakers:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/2019.us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/07\/29\/announcing-our-speakers-round-1\/\">Round One<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/2019.us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/07\/30\/announcing-our-speakers-round-2\/\">Round Two<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/07\/31\/announcing-our-speakers-round-3\/\">Round Three<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wordcamp-block wordcamp-post-list has-layout-list wordcamp-speakers alignwide\"><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-brian-thompson\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/brian-thompson\/\">Brian Thompson<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/brian-thompson\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/75bac5a21073598dbd68f7f3b1f1e3ee609bc41d05b8c1bc2e6367a3cca54138?s=200&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Brian Thompson\" \/>\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>Brian currently runs the Web Team at Mindgrub Technologies, a digital services agency in Baltimore specializing in WordPress websites. His life consists of coding, managing his team, having some fun playing video games, and going camping as far away from technology as possible. He started working with WordPress in 2011 as a sysadmin managing servers WordPress websites run on. In 2012, he started learning WordPress development. Since 2012, he&#8217;s been promoted from intern to Lead Software Engineer where he currently co-manages the day-to-day operations of the Mindgrub Web Team. During this time, he&#8217;s launched countless WordPress websites and managed the website and servers for high-profile websites such as those used during charity TV benefit concerts with audiences of 2 billion people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation Title:  <\/strong>From Developer to Manager &#8212; How To Survive <\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rvtraveller26\">@rvtraveller26<\/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-carie-fisher\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/carie-fisher\/\">Carie Fisher<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/carie-fisher\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3990be1de1096f2ee9239923e8e44f0a6cc092ec47680ad7c1915b4c0aa3366?s=200&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Carie Fisher\" \/>\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>Carie Fisher is a Senior Accessibility Instructor and Developer at Deque and has been building websites professionally since 2005. Carie is passionate about front-end development, accessibility, and promoting diversity in the tech world. She is the creator of the Accessibility (A11Y) Style Guide and Accessibility (A11Y) Talks virtual meet-up, designer of the A11y Cats T-shirt, member of the A11y Project and 24a11y teams, and past mentor for the OpenAIR Knowbility Challenge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation Title: <\/strong> User Personas as an Inclusive Design and Development Tool <\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cariefisher\">@cariefisher<\/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-chris-ford\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/chris-ford\/\">Chris Ford<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/chris-ford\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/49347bb021e20e7df0fdb1c24b4ea6c9e969342a2420c2fa5fdf893bf31ed706?s=200&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Chris Ford\" \/>\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>Chris learned about project management the hard way&#8211;running a freelance business focusing on design, branding and UX for 13 years. A year and a half ago, she traded that in for a position as a remote Project Manager at Reaktiv Studios, a WordPress VIP partner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation Title:<\/strong>  Practical Project Management Tips <\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong>   <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ci_chrisford\">@ci_chrisford<\/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-david-wolfpaw\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/david-wolfpaw\/\">David Wolfpaw<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/david-wolfpaw\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d1f5a152b8e9228f47bd2cf627a4c0a81f9f6372c73aa9f98584ff810ca9fc5?s=200&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of David Wolfpaw\" \/>\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>David is a professional web developer focused on WordPress theme and plugin development. He emphasizes helping small businesses, providing ongoing support, and educating users through his service\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fixupfox.com\/\">FixUpFox<\/a>. He helps organize both WordPress Orlando and WordCamp Orlando.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation Title: <\/strong> The Power of CSS: Cool Things To Do With Styles<\/p>\n<p><strong> Twitter:<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidWolfpaw\">@DavidWolfpaw<\/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-olesya-boreyko\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/olesya-boreyko\/\">Olesya Boreyko<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/olesya-boreyko\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef680e6713fb1a46db4da3b5d1c634b7560c1ad5136cb0f39ee78cadd1f60c31?s=200&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Olesya Boreyko\" \/>\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>Olesya is an experienced product designer and researcher. She thrives in fast-paced environments that focus on solving problems and improving usability. She firmly believes that if users can&#8217;t use it, it doesn&#8217;t work. In her free time, she&#8217;s really good at not being a nature person. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation Title:<\/strong>  ROI of UX, How to Assign Money Value to Your Designs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/olesya_ux\">@olesya_ux<\/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-taylor-morgan\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/taylor-morgan\/\">Taylor Morgan<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/taylor-morgan\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/391a6cbd1bdd353f12e4b50132fa14b885e20fc1753212b42d228532ed63e961?s=200&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Taylor Morgan\" \/>\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>Taylor works as a web developer in Cincinnati, OH, where he lives with his wife and family. When not writing code, he can be found trying out new hobbies or rediscovering old ones with his four children. He loves the challenge of learning new things and the joy of being better at them than his kids.<\/p>\n<p>He discovered web development over 20 years ago as a teenager, and it gradually morphed into a lifelong passion and full-time career. He loves developing custom WordPress themes and plugins, and has made some minor contributions to WordPress core. Exploring new technologies and techniques satisfies his inner need to learn new things, and writing good code feels just like a crossword puzzle to him. If it weren&#8217;t his career, it would still be his most loved hobby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation Title: <\/strong> WordPress with Friends: What Board Games Teach Us about Creating for the Web <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Please welcome today\u2019s newly announced speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1403\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/favicon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?fit=488%2C488&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"488,488\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"favicon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?fit=488%2C488&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2019.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?resize=122%2C122&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1403\" width=\"122\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?w=488&amp;ssl=1 488w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 122px) 100vw, 122px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t want to miss out on WordCamp US 2019! There will be speakers, workshops, childcare, an incredible sponsor hall, the annual WordFest party, and more.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2019.us.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">Get your tickets to WordCamp US today!<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s right, it&#8217;s day four of speaker announcements for WordCamp US. We can&#8217;t wait to hear these folks present at WordCamp US 2019 in St. Louis, MO. 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