{"id":63,"date":"2010-10-10T10:48:57","date_gmt":"2010-10-10T14:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2010.nyc.wordcamp.org\/"},"modified":"2010-10-16T04:50:30","modified_gmt":"2010-10-16T08:50:30","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nyc.wordcamp.org\/2010\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">WordCamp NYC 2010 will feature a wide variety of local and visiting speakers presenting on everything WordPress, from blogging tips to hardcore development.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#LarryA\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Larry Aronson\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab389d8ab8f3bea4bfdebd989dfd9e4f?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Larry Aronson\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#BaynardB\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Baynard Bailey\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0ace28452d3711e6dcbb69dce13b790d?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Baynard Bailey\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#SheriB\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sheri Bigelow\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eed0e8d62f562daf038f182de7f1fd42?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Sheri Bigelow\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#LizB\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Liz Burr\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bb7e2a940041624f6ceba098adc81b0a?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Liz Burr\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#EricB\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Eric Buth\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a95ac3f3a29e46c3bbed9762cf869503?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Eric Buth\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#SaraC\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sara Cannon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32b34f5d4fdde3f24996bc8c5ec38f10?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Sara Cannon\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#PatrickC\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Patrick Carey\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/623226afb20414a64fe93e69f518af0d?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Patrick Carey\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#JeremyC\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jeremy Clarke\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e59dee8a3306722a0d13be6370770151?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Jeremy Clarke\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#ChrisC\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chris Cochran\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8012f5a12f4bb55030b9a329af200eda?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Chris Cochran\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#AllanC\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Allan Cole\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dbbae494592572421526b0fb9cd223fc?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Allan Cole\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#JohnC\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"John Crepezzi\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5b480b6a4d63cffb5a6a494ee599333f?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of John Crepezzi\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#WilliamP\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"William P. Davis\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0072c6b8c6eaa82c2b8d0b97c68dfb8d?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of William P. Davis\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#JacquelineL\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jacqueline Lee DeVito\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed23db9b9565a57307b2eec684d2dc57?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Jacqueline Lee DeVito\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#RichD\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rich Dikeman\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/151510328d83d60ee59a87b043942e07?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Rich Dikeman\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#JohnF\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"John Ford\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9bc6cdb6b91d0ff23416f0b1cc96666a?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of John Ford\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#MatthewG\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Matthew Gold\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cde91002ebf7c0008f69b6c9cb6d6280?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Matthew Gold\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#JahnG\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jahn Golden\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1583f127a099079935e5843b8d82d1e0?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Jahn Golden\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#BooneG\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Boone Gorges\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9cf7c4541a582729a5fc7ae484786c0c?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Boone Gorges\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#JohnJ\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"John James Jacoby\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7a2644fb53ae2f7bfd7143b504af396c?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of John James Jacoby\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#DeanJ\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Dean Jansen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18e0c01b030fbde6d9bdbba1368b1695?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Dean Jansen\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#AaronJ\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Aaron Jorbin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3e2b94eb305bf95a1bee11bc7705fb7?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Aaron Jorbin\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#KennyK\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kenny Katzgrau\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/053aed11225b557dbc877098912f9048?s=40\" alt=\"Kenny Katzgrau\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#DarylK\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Daryl Koopersmith\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a0e5084d14d7e6dac68114ad9b81ae28?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Daryl Koopersmith\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#MattM\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Matt Martz\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0cceb204e6cfa42aadee1fec717b1d2c?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Matt Martz\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#AmandaM\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Amanda McCormick\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fae5628ee4db1789082d2b59f9c8cedd?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Amanda McCormick\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#AlexM\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Alex Miranda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99489c1260eed4d8cf30a16f70a364da?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Alex Miranda\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#AndrewN\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Andrew Nacin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/01cfe9feaafb068590891bbd1f6a7f5a?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Andrew Nacin\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#GinaN\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gina Nieves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ba1334ad1a54f6084494bf4daf9333?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Gina Nieves\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#SaraR\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sara Rosso\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/39d69f56617c472f02a9b3b16067d390?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Sara Rosso\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#HalS\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hal Stern\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e672cb3f3af68d0c885833de86c5656c?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Hal Stern\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#ScottT\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Scott Taylor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed0f881acb9dc96bee53e4dc61b5558f?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Scott Taylor\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#JoeU\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Joe Ugoretz\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc354f0a0ccc67be96a99f92576b7b36?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Joe Ugoretz\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#LukeW\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Luke Waltzer\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5b608287732b2a8851b08d46939c3c14?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Luke Waltzer\" \/><\/a><a href=\"#TonyZ\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Tony Zeoli\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/78e3e81048d397b4b2bd07fcb86f9ddf?s=40\" alt=\"Photo of Tony Zeoli\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"half\">\n<h3 id=\"LarryA\">Larry Aronson<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab389d8ab8f3bea4bfdebd989dfd9e4f?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Larry Aronson\" \/>I\u2019m the author of \u201cHTML Manual of Style\u201d (Addison-Wesley) The fourth edition of my 1994 best-selling book on Web design and publishing. I\u2019ve been developing websites for over 15 years. I did my first WordPress site 4 years ago and now everything I do is WordPress.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"BaynardB\">Baynard Bailey<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0ace28452d3711e6dcbb69dce13b790d?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Baynard Bailey\" \/>Baynard Bailey is an instructional technologist at Vassar College, supporting the humanities. His department, Academic Computing Services, is inspired by the idea of using WordPress to build a digital academic commons. He believes WordPress has the potential to really transform dialogue, in a positive way, at his institution. Baynard is deeply involved in this effort and works closely with a large number of faculty, some of whom have really embraced the potential that WordPress can offer educational communities.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"SheriB\">Sheri Bigelow<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eed0e8d62f562daf038f182de7f1fd42?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Sheri Bigelow\" \/>I work as a Happiness Engineer for Automattic helping people with their WordPress.com blogs all day every day. I love when people discover something they already love can do even more for them. <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"LizB\">Liz Burr<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bb7e2a940041624f6ceba098adc81b0a?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Liz Burr\" \/>Liz Burr a new media consultant for bloggers, small businesses and startups. She is formerly a front-end web developer and designer, who specializes in providing UX, IA, SEO, OMG and other acronym solutions for her clients. Liz has been blogging for over 10 years, and started developing custom WP themes in 2006.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"EricB\">Eric Buth<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a95ac3f3a29e46c3bbed9762cf869503?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Eric Buth\" \/>Eric Buth is the back end developer and server adminsitrator for the entire Pressible project. He previously worked at BuzzFeed where he created solutions for aggregating and publishing both editor and robot produced content. He is responsible for the architecture and custom plugins that make Pressible unique, along with the workflow and server setup that keep it running and scalable.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"SaraC\">Sara Cannon<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32b34f5d4fdde3f24996bc8c5ec38f10?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Sara Cannon\" \/>I have been working with type on WordPress for years and have been keeping up with the latest web type advancements and trends. I have also previously presented at WordCamps about child themes, advanced typography, and branding. I believe I can deliver a great presentation intersecting these topics into a fast-paced session on typographical considerations when designing, creating, and modifying themes.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"PatrickC\">Patrick Carey<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/623226afb20414a64fe93e69f518af0d?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Patrick Carey\" \/>Patrick Carey has over four years experience working with WordPress both personally and professionally. He has co-developed the popular portfolio theme WPFolio as well as designed and programmed myriad sites in WP for artists, businesses, and institutions. He leads the overall design effort and interaction goals of Pressible.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"JeremyC\">Jeremy Clarke<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e59dee8a3306722a0d13be6370770151?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Jeremy Clarke\" \/>Jeremy Clarke is a PHP, HTML, CSS and WordPress hacker from Montreal. He loves his job working on the nonprofit citizen media site Global Voices, where he manages dozens of WordPress sites, blogs, plugins, themes and a couple of bitchy Linux servers. He has a communications degree from Concordia University, but is mostly a self-taught web developer.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ChrisC\">Chris Cochran<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8012f5a12f4bb55030b9a329af200eda?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Chris Cochran\" \/>Chris Cochran is the senior designer at WebDevStudios. He sees the world in hex values &#038; dreams in code and is no stranger to WordPress. With about 3 years of experience in WordPress he has worked on and developed many themes from and for WordPress VIP clients to food blogs &#038; product sites as well as contributed to core.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"AllanC\">Allan Cole<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dbbae494592572421526b0fb9cd223fc?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Allan Cole\" \/>I\u2019ve been designing and developing themes for about 4 years now both for clients and distribution. I\u2019ve done a lot of things completely wrong which have revealed a bunch of really cool ways to do things right. Now that my hindsight is 20\/20, I\u2019m hoping it can be used for the benefit of the 2010 NYC WordCamp attendees.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"JohnC\">John Crepezzi<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5b480b6a4d63cffb5a6a494ee599333f?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of John Crepezzi\" \/>One of the authors of the highest-rated search plugins for WordPress and WordPressMU (wpSearch and wpSearchMU).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"WilliamP\">William P. Davis<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0072c6b8c6eaa82c2b8d0b97c68dfb8d?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of William P. Davis\" \/>Have developed a half-dozen sites for newspapers using WordPress, and am currently working on a bundle of plugins to tailor WordPress to serve as a complete CMS for a newspaper, including user-generated content. Have worked at four newspapers, most recently as online editor of a midsize daily (6M pageviews\/month). Briefly worked for CoPress (copress.org).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"JacquelineL\">Jacqueline Lee DeVito<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed23db9b9565a57307b2eec684d2dc57?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Jacqueline Lee DeVito\" \/>I am the project manager of WPStartups, a company that not only creates sites for small businesses, but more importantly, shows them how to use and sustain their site. I am able to communicate with my clients, who range from novice to advance levels of web knowledge, how to edit, changes, and manage their new site.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"RichD\">Rich Dikeman<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/151510328d83d60ee59a87b043942e07?s=80\" alt=\"Photo ofRich Dikeman\" \/>Rich Dikeman of CUNY was involved with the Wall of Fame project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"half\">\n<h3 id=\"JohnF\">John Ford<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9bc6cdb6b91d0ff23416f0b1cc96666a?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of John Ford\" \/>John Ford presently works for Automattic, focusing his attention on VaultPress, a realtime backup service for WordPress.org users. Passion for coding is what motivates John, but some people are beginning to question his attachment to his iPad. Mix equal parts beautiful code writer, lover of healthy living, world traveler, living room DJ, and community giver and you&#8217;ll have the geek known as John Ford.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"MikhailG\">Mikhail Gershovich<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e7ba4863942b63a5c23bbed50cb4c03b?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Mikhail Gershovich\" \/>Mikhail Gershovich is the Director of the Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute and a Coordinator of the Writing Across the Curriculum Program at Baruch College, CUNY. Among other duties, he oversees the development and integration into the curriculum of the college\u2019s two newest instructional technology initiatives, Blogs@Baruch and the Video Oral Communication Assessment Tool (VOCAT). He holds a PhD in English from the CUNY Graduate Center and occasionally teaches composition, literature and film courses.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"MatthewG\">Matthew Gold<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cde91002ebf7c0008f69b6c9cb6d6280?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Matthew Gold\" \/>I am the Project Director of the CUNY Academic Commons and I have been fostering the use of BuddyPress in an active community site for several years.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"JahnG\">Jahn Golden<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1583f127a099079935e5843b8d82d1e0?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Jahn Golden\" \/>Jahn Golden is the Chair of Finance for the Undergraduate Student Government of Baruch College, developing BaruchConnect.com to enhance student life. He previously worked as webmaster for the student-run school newspaper, The Ticker, and developed websites for various other student organizations at Baruch.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"BooneG\">Boone Gorges<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9cf7c4541a582729a5fc7ae484786c0c?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Boone Gorges\" \/>I was the lead developer, and resident WordPress guy, for the Anthologize development team.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"SteveG\">Steve Guttbinder<\/h3>\n<p>Bio to come.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"BenG\">Ben Guttman<\/h3>\n<p>Ben Guttmann is the President of the Undergraduate Student Government of Baruch College. Him and his team have developed BaruchConnect.com as part of an effort to improve communication and enhance student life. Ben has previously led multiple other student organizations and has worked in design for several years.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"JohnJ\">John James Jacoby<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7a2644fb53ae2f7bfd7143b504af396c?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of John James Jacoby\" \/>Hi-lighting EventPress and a few components I\u2019ve made for clients. Would explain the how\u2019s and why\u2019s and come with some example code posted somewhere for people to play with.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"DeanJ\">Dean Jansen<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18e0c01b030fbde6d9bdbba1368b1695?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Dean Jansen\" \/>Dean is part of the Participatory Culture Foundation and a co-founder of Universal Subtitles. He has co-organized a variety of conferences over the years, including the inaugural Open Video Conference and the first ROFLCON, among others. Dean likes tacos, motorcycles, and open tech.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"AaronJ\">Aaron Jorbin<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3e2b94eb305bf95a1bee11bc7705fb7?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Aaron Jorbin\" \/>I\u2019ve contributed multiple documentation patches to WordPress and am the technical editor for the WordPress Developers Handbook. <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"KennyK\">Kenny Katzgrau<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/053aed11225b557dbc877098912f9048?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Kenny Katzgrau\" \/>One of the authors of the highest-rated search plugins for WordPress and WordPressMU (wpSearch and wpSearchMU).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"DarylK\">Daryl Koopersmith<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a0e5084d14d7e6dac68114ad9b81ae28?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Daryl Koopersmith\" \/>I wrote a large portion of the menus code in WP 3.0, as well as two JS-intensive Google Summer of Code projects. I presented an introduction to jQuery at WC Savannah 2010, and am itching to share some advanced techniques.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"MattM\">Matt Martz<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0cceb204e6cfa42aadee1fec717b1d2c?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Matt Martz\" \/>I am 6 year WordPress user with 3 years of plugin development and core contributions. I have presented 2 times previously at WordCamp NYC speaking about Intermediate Plugin Development and Contributing to WordPress. I am a Linux Systems Administrator for Rackspace hosting and specialize in high performance web hosting. I spend a large majority of time helping out in the WordPress IRC channel on freenode and as such have dealt with an unimaginable number of possible WordPress and hosting configurations.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"AmandaM\">Amanda McCormick<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fae5628ee4db1789082d2b59f9c8cedd?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Amanda McCormick\" \/>At the Film Society of Lincoln Center, I\u2019ve developed a number of websites for the organization with WordPress as the CMS. Our latest project for the New York Film Festival, weaves the Twitter and Facebook right into all pages, incorporates a Facebook login, and encourage comments and conversation within pages. <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"AlexM\">Alex Miranda<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99489c1260eed4d8cf30a16f70a364da?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Amanda McCormick\" \/>Alex Miranda is the Editor-in Chief at PRUnderground and SEO manager at Marknet Group Inc. He has been doing SEO marketing since 1998. He is Assistant organizer of both The Hudson Vally WordPress Meetup Group and the Westchester WordPress Meetup group.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"AndrewN\">Andrew Nacin<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/01cfe9feaafb068590891bbd1f6a7f5a?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Andrew Nacin\" \/>As one of the core committers, I have intricate knowledge of the dark depths of the WordPress codebase, where few dare to venture. I am also the lead on the API reference team, which aims to document all of these obtuse functions. Raising additional awareness through direct education is an excellent way to encourage developers to push the limits of WordPress.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"GinaN\">Gina Nieves<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ba1334ad1a54f6084494bf4daf9333?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Gina Nieves\" \/>I have over 15 years experience managing software projects and teams. I have implemented robust systems for American Express, Verizon and other Fortune 100 companies. For the past 2 years I have focused on delivering WordPress websites.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"SaraR\">Sara Rosso<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/39d69f56617c472f02a9b3b16067d390?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Sara Rosso\" \/>Sara Rosso is a blogger and photographer, and a serial WordPress user<br \/>\n(she&#8217;s on site #7). She works in VIP Services at Automattic.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"HalS\">Hal Stern<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e672cb3f3af68d0c885833de86c5656c?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Hal Stern\" \/>Have given the talk at WordCamp Chicago and Boulder; co-author of \u201cProfessional WordPress\u201d and this was the problem that got me into the internals of WordPress. And it has coder jokes in it.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ScottT\">Scott Taylor<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed0f881acb9dc96bee53e4dc61b5558f?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Scott Taylor\" \/>Scott Taylor is a software engineer at eMusic in New York City and an active freelance WordPress developer. He has implemented WordPress as a CMS for a plethora of clients, most recently Jampol Artist Management in Los Angeles who manage the estates of The Doors, Janis Joplin, Peter Tosh, Rick James, et al. A musicians, he plays lead guitar in the band Goodbye Picasso (their site is on WordPress).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"JoeU\">Joe Ugoretz<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc354f0a0ccc67be96a99f92576b7b36?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Joe Ugoretz\" \/>Joe developed the concept and the strategy of the Wall of Fame.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"LukeW\">Luke Waltzer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5b608287732b2a8851b08d46939c3c14?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Luke Waltzer\" \/>I run Blogs@Baruch. I AM Blogs@Baruch (along with 6000 of my closest friends)<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"TonyZ\">Tony Zeoli<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/78e3e81048d397b4b2bd07fcb86f9ddf?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Tony Zeoli\" \/>I have given this presentation at both Wordcamp Raleigh and WordPress Westchester. I consider myself and expert in multimedia production and have been a WordPress user for 8-years. I am currently lead developer in the Reese Felts digital newsroom, building a digital news product at the University of North Carolina \u2013 Chapel Hill. I\u2019m constructing an entirely new experience in WP 3.0.1 multi-site with domain mapping.\n<\/div>\n<p>Steve Guttbinder<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"BenG\">Ben Guttman<\/h3>\n<p>Ben Guttmann is the President of the Undergraduate Student Government of Baruch College. Him and his team have developed BaruchConnect.com as part of an effort to improve communication and enhance student life. Ben has previously led multiple other student organizations and has worked in design for several years.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"JohnJ\">John James Jacoby<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7a2644fb53ae2f7bfd7143b504af396c?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of John James Jacoby\" \/>Hi-lighting EventPress and a few components I\u2019ve made for clients. Would explain the how\u2019s and why\u2019s and come with some example code posted somewhere for people to play with.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"DeanJ\">Dean Jansen<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/18e0c01b030fbde6d9bdbba1368b1695?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Dean Jansen\" \/>Dean is part of the Participatory Culture Foundation and a co-founder of Universal Subtitles. He has co-organized a variety of conferences over the years, including the inaugural Open Video Conference and the first ROFLCON, among others. Dean likes tacos, motorcycles, and open tech.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"AaronJ\">Aaron Jorbin<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3e2b94eb305bf95a1bee11bc7705fb7?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Aaron Jorbin\" \/>I\u2019ve contributed multiple documentation patches to WordPress and am the technical editor for the WordPress Developers Handbook. <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"KennyK\">Kenny Katzgrau<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/053aed11225b557dbc877098912f9048?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Kenny Katzgrau\" \/>One of the authors of the highest-rated search plugins for WordPress and WordPressMU (wpSearch and wpSearchMU).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"DarylK\">Daryl Koopersmith<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a0e5084d14d7e6dac68114ad9b81ae28?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Daryl Koopersmith\" \/>I wrote a large portion of the menus code in WP 3.0, as well as two JS-intensive Google Summer of Code projects. I presented an introduction to jQuery at WC Savannah 2010, and am itching to share some advanced techniques.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"MattM\">Matt Martz<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0cceb204e6cfa42aadee1fec717b1d2c?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Matt Martz\" \/>I am 6 year WordPress user with 3 years of plugin development and core contributions. I have presented 2 times previously at WordCamp NYC speaking about Intermediate Plugin Development and Contributing to WordPress. I am a Linux Systems Administrator for Rackspace hosting and specialize in high performance web hosting. I spend a large majority of time helping out in the WordPress IRC channel on freenode and as such have dealt with an unimaginable number of possible WordPress and hosting configurations.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"AmandaM\">Amanda McCormick<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fae5628ee4db1789082d2b59f9c8cedd?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Amanda McCormick\" \/>At the Film Society of Lincoln Center, I\u2019ve developed a number of websites for the organization with WordPress as the CMS. Our latest project for the New York Film Festival, weaves the Twitter and Facebook right into all pages, incorporates a Facebook login, and encourage comments and conversation within pages. <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"AlexM\">Alex Miranda<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99489c1260eed4d8cf30a16f70a364da?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Amanda McCormick\" \/>Alex Miranda is the Editor-in Chief at PRUnderground and SEO manager at Marknet Group Inc. He has been doing SEO marketing since 1998. He is Assistant organizer of both The Hudson Vally WordPress Meetup Group and the Westchester WordPress Meetup group.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"AndrewN\">Andrew Nacin<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/01cfe9feaafb068590891bbd1f6a7f5a?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Andrew Nacin\" \/>As one of the core committers, I have intricate knowledge of the dark depths of the WordPress codebase, where few dare to venture. I am also the lead on the API reference team, which aims to document all of these obtuse functions. Raising additional awareness through direct education is an excellent way to encourage developers to push the limits of WordPress.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"GinaN\">Gina Nieves<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ba1334ad1a54f6084494bf4daf9333?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Gina Nieves\" \/>I have over 15 years experience managing software projects and teams. I have implemented robust systems for American Express, Verizon and other Fortune 100 companies. For the past 2 years I have focused on delivering WordPress websites.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"SaraR\">Sara Rosso<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/39d69f56617c472f02a9b3b16067d390?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Sara Rosso\" \/>Sara Rosso is a blogger and photographer, and a serial WordPress user<br \/>\n(she&#8217;s on site #7). She works in VIP Services at Automattic.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"HalS\">Hal Stern<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e672cb3f3af68d0c885833de86c5656c?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Hal Stern\" \/>Have given the talk at WordCamp Chicago and Boulder; co-author of \u201cProfessional WordPress\u201d and this was the problem that got me into the internals of WordPress. And it has coder jokes in it.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ScottT\">Scott Taylor<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed0f881acb9dc96bee53e4dc61b5558f?s=80\" alt=\"Photo of Scott Taylor\" \/>Scott Taylor is a software engineer at eMusic in New York City and an active freelance WordPress developer. He has implemented WordPress as a CMS for a plethora of clients, most recently Jampol Artist Management in Los Angeles who manage the estates of The Doors, Janis Joplin, Peter Tosh, Rick James, et al. 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