Victor Ramirez began his foray into the interwebs building websites and email newsletters for various high school art projects. He is currently a lead software engineer at Dow Jones building WordPress projects for the Wall Street Journal. On the side, he runs An Abstract Agency – a WordPress-focused marketing agency. In his free time, he teaches high school students to code & coaches professionals in New York City.

After starting a career in programming, Korene Stuart felt there was more she could do to improve the lives of the community in which she lives. Learning the statistics for people of color in STEM fields was a wake-up call and she now serves as the director of MAScode( Minorities Advancing through STEM), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization she established that exposes both children and adults to the amazing careers of S.T.E.M.(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). She encourages experienced professionals in those fields to give back to communities in need. Her ability to effectively engage offers her the opportunities to serve in different leadership roles such as the Technical Lead for Black Girls Code Miami, serving on the Broward County Schools S.T.E.M Task Force and a facilitator for the Jamaican Diaspora Education Task Force.

Nathan is the Host at iThemes Training where he teaches WordPress and freelance business development topics via live webinar.

As the founder of >ADVANCE Coaching, Nathan works with WordPress solopreneurs and business owners individually and in groups to help them become more successful in their businesses.

Nathan has been working with clients to build websites since 1995. He is based in Birmingham, Alabama where he has been an organizer for WordCamp Birmingham (WP Y’all) for several years.

NILE FLORES

Nile Flores is a long time WordPress designer and Developer. While she grew up a military brat, she’s settled in the St. Louis metro east region. Nile blogs at Blondish.net, where she covers topics on WordPress, Blogging, SEO, Social Media, and Web Design. Nile also works as an Infection Cleanup Specialist at WP Fix It.

She also loves helping people and contributing to WordPress, and that includes speaking at WordCamps across the United States. When Nile isn’t knee deep in coding and design, she’s spending time with her son, who is also a WordPress user. Lastly, here’s a fun fact: Nile has been blogging over 18 years!

Scott is the Founder and Creative Director of Highforge, an Orlando-based service agency focused on helping medium and enterprise businesses lead and succeed online. He’s an Emmy- winning commercial writer that’s sold millions in projects and generated hundreds of millions in new revenues for clients since 2001. He’s been managing commercial WordPress projects since 2009. He loves to solve problems, make clients happy and help creatives achieve their destinies. He digs racquetball, travel backpacking, scuba, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, music festivals, fine tequila and a non-profit called Be the Match that helps save lives.

Tara King is a self-taught developer. She works at Pantheon, where she helps WordPress and Drupal developers build skills and optimize their WebOps processes. She has also worked as a Senior Developer at Universal Music Group, at small digital agencies, and freelanced for countless arts organizations. She loves using the command line and thinks you will, too.

She lives in Albuquerque, NM, where she plays boardgames, writes poems, and tends her garden.

William Jackson, M.Ed. graduate of South Carolina State University earning
a Bachelor’s in Education, furthering his education earning a Masters of Arts
in Teaching from Webster University with a focus on Educational Technology,
Social Media and STEM.