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This page will be updated as we continue to add and tweak roles. Please feel free to reach out as a volunteer<\/a> if you think you can help join or assist these teams!<\/p>\n

TEAM LEAD<\/h2>\n

The team lead helps keeps things organized. A team lead is picked every year, and a team lead can lead no more than two years in a row. \t

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David Bisset<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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David is a developer living in South Florida, and works for a company called Envira Gallery LLC<\/a> which makes WordPress plugins used on hundreds of thousands of WordPress installs. He\u2019s a WordPress developer and specializes in BuddyPress sites\/applications along with stand-alone PHP work. Also a speaker, meetup organizer, conference organizer, and father of three. [davidbisset.com<\/a> | @dimensionmedia<\/a>]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n

CONTENT & COMMUNCATIONS TEAM<\/h2>\n

This team handles both posts to the website, the content that goes into the pages you see, and the maintenance of the website during the conference. This team also monitors our Slack channel and provides relevant updates to over 400+ who are in various channels. \t

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Elizabeth Reiher<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Elizabeth Reiher is a volunteer with the Content Team. She is a paralegal and Certified Scrum Master. You can find her on twitter at Tononomoshia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Rick Tuttle<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Rick Tuttle is the developer of the Wapuu bot. You can find him on the web at Papasoft.com<\/a> and on twitter at ricktuttle<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n

SPONSORS TEAM<\/h2>\n

The Sponsors Team is responsible for procuring relevant and exciting sponsors. Our team also checks in and helps with sponsor related items during the conference. \t

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Eddie Solar<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Eddie is a web developer from Miami, FL who specializes in Front-End and Back-End Development. He supports the local tech community, enjoys learning new things and loves to play with CSS. You can find him on Twitter at @esolar07<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Patrick Alexander<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Entrepreneur,\u00a0 System Administrator, Software Engineer,\u00a0 Web Developer,\u00a0 WordPress Enthusiast, and founder of All-In-One WP solution WPBICO. [ wpbico.com<\/a> | @balambi <\/a>]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n

KIDS TEAM<\/h2>\n

This team handles everything to do the kids workshop, events, and meals during the entire event. \t

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Sandy Edwards<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Owner of Data Driven Labs, WordPress Developer, and Educator. As a home school mom who is passionate about education, she loves helping kids find their passion for technology. She can be found at @sunsanddesign<\/a> on Twitter and Instagram and on her business website<\/a>, a family blog<\/a> and personal blog<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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William Jackson<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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William Jackson graduated from South Carolina State University earning a Bachelor\u2019s in Education degree. He furthered his education earning a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Webster University with a focus on Educational Technology, Social Media and STEM. William\u2019s career involves past teaching with NASA as an Internet and Technology instructor as well as technology consultant with the Florida Department of Education. He is currently Professor with Edward Waters College teaching Educational Technology, Social Media and STEM. He has been involved in the field of education for over 25 years in elementary and higher education. William has been involved in blogging as a national and international writer, writing in media in the United States, Europe and on the African continent. Using the #myquesttoteach as a foundation to share content that is diverse in the way information can be applied and integrated in many areas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n

DESIGN TEAM<\/h2>\n

The Design Team handles logos, web design, stage decoration, badges, swag, and more. \t

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Roberto Remedios<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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UX UI Designer & Frontend Developer. WordPress fan since 2006. Always looking to learn and share his knowledge about WordPress with others, accessibility advocate, speaker, community and WPTV wrangler.<\/p>\n

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EVENT\/VENUE TEAM<\/h2>\n

The local team handles logistics and coordinates local vendors and venues for the conference, speaker\u2019s dinner, after parties, and any other aspects of the event such as catering. \t

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Anthony Miyazaki<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Anthony is a brand-builder and spends his time building brands for people, programs, and organizations. He founded and currently directs the FIU Master of Science in Marketing program, the only one in the world with a three-part focus on Digital Marketing, Brand Development, and Marketing Analytics. He leads FIU\u2019s Marketing and Logistics department, and was appointed as the college\u2019s Executive Director of Marketing and Analytics. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Jean Felisme<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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#<\/s>OpenSource<\/a>\u00a0Dev (#<\/s>WordPress<\/a> & #NodeJS<\/a>) | #<\/s>gamedev<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0#<\/s>twitchstreamer<\/a>\u00a0| Co-Organizer of\u00a0#<\/s>WCMIA<\/a>\u00a0| Co-founder of\u00a0@<\/s>RateMyBarber<\/a>\u00a0| God gives, Family keeps and Hip-Hop is life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Valerie Pierce<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Experienced Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the health and wellness, technical, and automotive industries. Also, skilled in customer service, nonprofit organizations, negotiation, event planning, marketing planning, social media: strategy, implementation, and coaching, strong professional training with an Associates Degree in Accounting from Chattahoochee Technical Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n

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PHOTOGRAPHY TEAM<\/h2>\n

Our Photography Team will be there for all the moments, captured in both photographs and videos, that we want to memorialize for this momentous 10th year of WordCamp Miami. \t

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Chris Edwards<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Chris is co-owner of Data Driven Labs<\/a>, a WordPress Maintenance and Marketing agency. He is a 19-year Internet marketing veteran with experience in web design & development, search engine optimization, online marketing, social media marketing and mobile development. In addition, he is involved in videography and photography. He specializes in WordPress custom development utilizing either Genesis Framework or underscores and is very active in the WordPress Orlando community. Chris has held development and Internet marketing positions in some of Orlando\u2019s top technology companies.<\/p>\r\n

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Nakeesha Charles<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nakeesha Charles is the writer and editor-in-chief of cnakeesha.com. Over the last 5 years, she has participated in WordCamp Miami as an attendee, a volunteer, and a speaker on the topic of writing for the web. She has been creating with WordPress since 2009.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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SIGNAGE TEAM<\/h2>\n

This team helps with all signage during the event. \t

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Windy Pierre<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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A studious and dedicated eCommerce and Digital Marketing Professional that develops and implements digital marketing strategies for organizations, ensuring their messages, products and services reach all the right targets.<\/div>\n
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VOLUNTEERS TEAM<\/h2>\n

Volunteers keep WordCamp Miami rolling. Without volunteers, there would be no WordCamp Miami. Many of our volunteers have been with us for multiple years. The Volunteer Team has the critical job of recruiting, training, organizing and managing our incredible team of volunteers. \t

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Nakeesha Charles<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nakeesha Charles is the writer and editor-in-chief of cnakeesha.com. Over the last 5 years, she has participated in WordCamp Miami as an attendee, a volunteer, and a speaker on the topic of writing for the web. She has been creating with WordPress since 2009.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Steven Alig<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Steven Alig is the President and owner of SoFla Web Studio<\/a>. He is a graduate of FAU College of Business and has been professionally involved in the internet industry since 1997.\u00a0Steven\u2019s unique ability to understand the programming, design and marketing of web technology enable him to create effective and powerful web strategies that work.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Jim Wells<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Social media marketer for non-profits and WordPress newbie looking for opportunities to learn while doing. [ Twitter: @jim_wells2<\/a> ]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n

SOCIAL TEAM<\/h2>\n

This team handles social media before and during the event. They help with updates and responding to questions on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. \t

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Colleen Brady<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Loves creating solutions that solve business problems. Delights in WordPress’ power and flexibility. Enjoys mini-vacations in Miami. Connect with Colleen at @colleenmbrady<\/a> and at her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n

COMMUNITY TEAM<\/h2>\n

This team handles outreach, marketing, and communication with groups that work together with WordCamp Miami to support our local communities. \t

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Ptah \u201cPirate\u201d Dunbar<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Open source hacker, full stack web developer and curious learner of ALL THE THINGS! #piratelife<\/b><\/a>[ptahdunbar.com<\/a> | @ptahdunbar<\/a>]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n

FOOD TEAM<\/h2>\n

This team handles food and coffee for the weekend. \t

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Allie Nimmons<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Allie first attended WordCamp in 2015 and has been a regular attendee ever since. She has been working with websites since 2013 and has gone from self-taught novice to business owner. She owns two web design businesses and works with everyone from momtrepreneurs to non-profit organizations. Find her at pixelglowwebdesign.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Oswaldo Arratia<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Oswaldo is an electronics engineer, sysadmin and full stack developer who has specialized in the telecommunications area since 1999.<\/p>\n

As the owner of VoIPExperts.net LLC, Oswaldo has been designing applications and building networks for telecommunication companies focused on the VoIP technology.<\/p>\n

He participates and likes to volunteer at several tech events and conferences. As a hobby, he uses telecommunications to build and interact with applications for small IoT projects.<\/p>\n

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SPEAKER TEAM<\/h2>\n

This team handles interactions with speakers, Room MCs, and similar responsibilities. \t

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Ester \u201cEtty<\/span>\u201d Sims is a freelance web developer and a social media and marketing coordinator. She specializes in WordPress website development and other platforms for small businesses. In addition, she is the Social Media coordinator and a tutor for the Computer Science and Engineering Department in Broward College. This is her third WordCamp Miami.<\/div>\n
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George is an educator teaching Python, JavaScript, PHP and WordPress for the Computer Science department at Broward College. He is the WordPress administrator for the Computer Science and BC Hackathon web sites and mentors Broward College students who intern at the Computer Science department working on WordPress plugins and themes for the department web sites.<\/p>\n

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Jesse Velez has over 15 years experience designing, coding and leading development web teams. In his spare time he enjoys playing rpg\u2019s like StarCraft 2 (and Minecraft) to keep his brain fresh; and developing plugins for non-profits to better help manage people resources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/p>\n

MASCOT<\/h2>\n\t
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Cafec\u00edto Wapuu<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our very own WordCamp Miami mascot is named Cafecito Wapuu after the Cuban coffee shots that seem to be part of his biology. Cafecito Wapuu is an expert in the local Miami dialect and seeks to educate all visitors to our wonderfully diverse South Florida community. Follow him on Twitter @cafecitowapuu<\/a> and cafecitowapuu on Instagram. D\u00e1le! For real bro.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n

IN MEMORIAM<\/h2>\n\t
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Todrick Moore<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Todrick Moore was one of the strongest members of the South Florida WordPress community. After coming to meetups, Todrick quickly volunteered and became a WordCamp Miami organizer in\u00a02015<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a02016<\/a>. Todrick primarily contributed in the areas of logo design and signs for the event, as evidenced by items he shows\u00a0on his website<\/a>. Todrick passed away<\/a> on September 25, 2018.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Efrain Rivera<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our dear friend, Efrain passed away<\/a> on January 28, 2018. WordCamp Miami will never be the same without him. Several years ago, Efrain revamped our registration process transforming it from utter chaos into a finely tuned happy place run by smiling volunteers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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