{"id":474,"date":"2019-09-22T10:32:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T17:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2020.phoenix.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=474"},"modified":"2022-08-31T11:06:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T18:06:27","slug":"organizers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phoenix.wordcamp.org\/2020\/organizers\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wordcamp-block wordcamp-post-list has-layout-list wordcamp-organizers alignwide\"><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-anthony-ferrara\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">Anthony Ferrara<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c24242dec705ea6414b55133f3c128fd53321da6d5c7350b3a61046fc1ccc4a?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Anthony Ferrara\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Design<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Anthony is a problem-solving creative with a knack for Illustration, Identity, and UX Design. Formerly a UX designer at Coplex, Anthony has worked with clients like Pagely, LinkedIn, and Sequoia Capital across <a href=\"http:\/\/andtheknee.com\/\">many different mediums<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When he\u2019s not designing or hiking a mountain in the Arizona desert with his wife, Anthony plays drums for his local church and spends way too much time refining his Fantasy Football team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-carol-stambaugh\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">Carol Stambaugh<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bff30c9524cfb8d0105e2f7774eb998e60c9501a4f77f8adf7146344f174f857?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Carol Stambaugh\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Speakers<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Carol is the&nbsp;Principal and co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/freeupwebstudio.com\/\">FreeUp Web Studio<\/a> and runs RadiateWP maintenance and support service for WordPress websites. She is the current Arizona WordPress Meetup Lead Organizer with a membership of 2500+ around the Phoenix metro area. <\/p>\n<p>In her spare time, she can be found on deck cheering on her 17-year-old at swim meets, or in the stands cheering on her 11-year-old in basketball and baseball. She is the embodiment of the term &#8220;Mom-taxi&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-cory-jenkins\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">Cory Jenkins<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/52e361e71fca7f76199518ac7e57ad625cef21b73ca0517f0acb94435659b487?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Cory Jenkins\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Lunch &amp; Refreshments<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Cory Jenkins hails from mile high Prescott, Arizona and is a Co-Founder\/Developer at <a href=\"https:\/\/aspengrovestudios.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Aspen Grove Studios<\/a> &amp; Managing Partner at Divi Space. He is a WordPress Enthusiast, blogger and lover of all things tech. In his spare time, Cory enjoys spending time with his kids, cheering for the Dodgers, camping\/fishing, and relentlessly hunting for sasquatch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-david-ryan\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">David Ryan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/26325f2aa1a527fcb06f0e020e8be906cc4597300361717e873a8ebc948e7cae?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of David Ryan\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Website &amp; Logistics<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Dave Ryan is an Interdisciplinary WordPress Developer at <a href=\"https:\/\/bluehost.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bluehost<\/a>, where he focuses on helping build WordPress and supporting the WordPress community.<\/p>\n<p>In the past Dave has worked for large publishers and universities, scaling high-traffic WordPress sites by blending his skills in information design, journalism and web development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-jen-miller\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">Jen Miller<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/609494ced3b0752062a070cb233191e87078e4ea791a0d1ed590d3f10f16f297?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Jen Miller\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Content &amp; Outreach<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Jen has served on the organizing boards of WordCamp LA, WordCamp Orange County, and WordCamp Riverside. She founded WomenWhoWP.org, a nonprofit and Meetup to support women in WordPress and she volunteers on the Make.WordPress.org Marketing Team. Jen also actively participates in several civic groups and serves on a county-wide Public Affairs Council for her church and has been instrumental in publicizing civic events in Southern California since 1989.<\/p>\n<p>Combining her lifelong journalism, public relations and website experience, Jen Miller created <a href=\"https:\/\/needsomeonetoblog.com\/\">NeedSomeoneToBlog.com<\/a>, which offers highly-targeted, hyperlocal blogging service and provides additional internet marketing services through her AZ based company, Next Door Marketer Inc. <\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-justin-nealey\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">Justin Nealey<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ffbadf6cedb22fff8e777616c8a1b912757bd93d5e93504e3d2896fcf21d4e25?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Justin Nealey\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Social &amp; PR<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Nealey is a Hosting Channel Manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/godaddy.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">GoDaddy<\/a> by day and a freelance WordPress designer by night. He&#8217;s worked with WordPress for over 9 years and fell in love with the WordCamp community when he first helped at the GoDaddy Sponsor booth. From there, he&#8217;s tried to attend as many meetups and camps as he could, even speaking at a couple!<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s an avid Elementor fan and loves helping others boost their personal brand. If you see him at a camp, come say hi!<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-kathy-zant\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">Kathy Zant<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/01f63ac7039b930d2c85e5c3ffd5ef6618cc0b9d9bba2636cb5f3aeca808c304?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Kathy Zant\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Sponsors<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Kathy Zant is new to Phoenix, but not to WordPress. Coming from the wilderness of far northern California was a big change, but the Phoenix WordPress community is making the desert feel like home. <\/p>\n<p>Kathy is the Director of Marketing at Defiant, the makers of <a href=\"https:\/\/wordfence.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wordfence<\/a>, helping agencies and enterprise users make sense of WordPress security. She&#8217;s also a work-at-home mom to two amazing kids, both of whom play music, know how to pick locks, and recognize obfuscated PHP. When not playing with WordPress, Kathy can be found exploring mountain meadows with a happy golden retriever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-machelle-veenstra\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">Machelle Veenstra<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0b4eaaae867002b59aec230371239ae69c5c3b0693028ce9135aedbfe3684bb6?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Machelle Veenstra\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Volunteers<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Machelle is a Happiness Engineer at Automattic on <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\">WordPress.com<\/a>, helping others share their voice and use WordPress. A mother of a young toddler, puppy and oversized cat, Machelle spends her free time playing saxophone, going to tech conferences and hanging out with her family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-matthew-clancy\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">Matthew Clancy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a513dfc6ed2492935356905579480a24fb040d0b5eb6120f0f171784a42bae82?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Matthew Clancy\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Lead Organizer<\/em><\/h4>\n<p> Clancy started working with <a href=\"https:\/\/godaddy.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">GoDaddy<\/a> in customer support in 2005 and has enjoyed roles from Windows Administration to Agile Project Management. Currently based in Phoenix, AZ he is a Sr. Product Manager for GoDaddy WordPress Hosting. In his free time, he enjoys spending as much time with his 2 kids and lovely wife as possible, tending to his trees and cacti, all things Star Wars\/Tolkien\/Marvel\/Pok\u00e9mon, building Legos and contributing back to the WordPress community. His favorite heroes are The Wasp, Captain America, and Ashoka Tano. <\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-max-clavelli\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">Max Clavelli<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0a02137c782fc42eb59320a5e6d3cb9f98b8e414ab0bf55a218184568118c06e?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Max Clavelli\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><p>Max has been independently making movies since his early teen years and is the Assistant Director of Photography &amp; Editor at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defiant.com\/\">Defiant<\/a>. In the past, he has worked with media production companies including Helikon Media in Northern California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-mike-bruch\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">Mike Bruch<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a2e815078bb9d4b11034e76e221cf198a0e531d738bc75b16c2230e52dcc58d9?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Mike Bruch\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Printing &amp; Swag<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>A Technical Writer at <a href=\"https:\/\/goadddy.com\">GoDaddy<\/a>, Michael Bruch, helps folks inside and outside the organization better understand Hosting and WordPress. Nearly all of his time away from the office is spent with friends and family, traveling or both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-nathan-atkinson\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">Nathan Atkinson<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9bb8ea27fd020d30468b425ebc2eb389c0b2702b82f6bd9e64c2f92334f8e165?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Nathan Atkinson\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Budget<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Nathan Atkinson is a Sr. Software Engineer at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bigyam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">BIG YAM, The Parsons Agency<\/a>.&nbsp; While there he&#8217;s been able to work on tons of projects using different technologies, including WordPress.&nbsp; In his spare time he helps out with tech conferences and film festivals.&nbsp; He&#8217;s hyped to give back however he can to the tech community, especially here in the Valley.&nbsp; It&#8217;s because of Meetups that he&#8217;s a developer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-organizer wordcamp-organizers__post slug-raquel-landefeld\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-organizers__title\">Raquel Landefeld<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-right\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cb33a3f0efe577b9f685ca2bb248d1f3476ab6435257975d3f6c9ddc9091f939?s=180&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Raquel Landefeld\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-organizers__content is-full\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Venue &amp; Parties<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Raquel Landefeld is the Event Coordinator for Elegant Themes and a serial volunteer with a young soul. In 2010 she co-founded Mode Effect, a Phoenix-based WordPress agency that specializes in WooCommerce integration. Intentional about community building, she believes that wherever her feet are is where the building happens. Currently, she is active in several communities from tech to government to neighborhoods and more. On the personal side of her life, she is a wife &amp; mum, an active dancer, a music lover, an amateur photographer, and has a 20-year-curated Wonder Woman collection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14504468,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-474","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenix.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenix.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenix.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoenix.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14504468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoenix.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/phoenix.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5139,"href":"https:\/\/phoenix.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/474\/revisions\/5139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenix.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}