{"id":8498,"date":"2026-08-14T05:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=8498"},"modified":"2026-08-14T05:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:58:19","slug":"jason-zinn","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/jason-zinn\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Zinn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jason Zinn is a Staff Front-End Developer at Modern Tribe and based in Houston, TX. He has been building websites with WordPress since 2016. Over the years, he&#8217;s worked on higher education websites for institutions like Harvard, Stanford, and CUNY, helping teams create scalable, user-friendly digital experiences. These days, he&#8217;s especially interested in the intersection of WordPress and AI, exploring how agents and AI-powered tools can make life easier for content creators, end users, and organizations. 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