{"id":8493,"date":"2026-08-14T05:55:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=8493"},"modified":"2026-08-14T05:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:55:47","slug":"kay-lima","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/kay-lima\/","title":{"rendered":"Kay Lima"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kay Lima has spent over 15 years working with WordPress, solving complex problems for Ivy League institutions, Fortune 500 companies, global retailers, and world-changing nonprofits. Along the way, she&#8217;s tackled redesigns, complex migrations, custom APIs and applications, and open source plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Staff Product Strategist at Modern Tribe, Kay leads cross-discipline teams that turn business goals into action, bringing together diverse perspectives to solve tough technical challenges while keeping user needs front and center. 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