Organizers

Courtney is a community organizer for the WordPress open source project with Automattic. She has a background in arts and technology, including design, photography, filmography. Her background and passions led her to pursue work in entertainment, games, and software. She loves to figure out which dish to cook and which cocktail to mix for you. Courtney is on almost every social networking site imaginable as courtneyp (or courtneypk).

Jamie is a freelance WordPress Architect and Project Manager. She has a background in Information Architecture, Web Development and UX design, but her true calling is having way too much fun doing content strategy and architecture for all the interesting projects that come her way.

I’m a full-stack front-end developer and consultant working primarily in Genesis. I’ve presented at WordPress meetups and attended WordCamps in PDX, Seattle and Denver. I’ve also taught WordPress classes for Girl Develop It PDX. My company, Wired Pinecone, turned 6 this year; I much enjoy consulting and developing for local colleges and small businesses alongside international nonprofits.

Nick is the founder of Gameflow Interactive, a web and experience design agency that builds WordPress platforms that activate audiences for cultural organizations – performing arts centers, film festivals and museums. Nick developed Gameflow’s approach to content strategy and customer experiences – driven by storytelling and game mechanics to motivate audience behavior – through fifteen years experience as a theatrical producer, sound designer, and web technology “therapist” in Chicago.

Maja has worked as a marketing specialist from large Fortune 100 to small startups across multiple marketing disciplines involving marketing, branding, messaging, sales, product development, graphic design, social media and digital content. Maja is a Certified StoryBrand Guide with an MBA degree from the University of St. Thomas. You can find her leading marketing- and business-building workshops and meetups in the Portland OR/Vancouver WA area.

Justine is a web & digital marketing professional who loves to communicate through online channels to help others get the information they need. She is a WordPress advocate because of the community, the flexibility of the software, and that it allows her to build websites for non-technical users to empower them to update content without them having to learn to code.

Eva Garber is a graphic designer and web site designer with a passion for storytelling and problem solving. She helps nonprofits and small business owners tell their story through smartly crafted design for print and web. She focuses on creating beautiful deliverables that share your vision, and articulate your voice and value.

Doug is a WordPress freelancer and musician. Before 2016 Doug enjoyed deep dives as a Business Technology Analyst, Systems Auditor, Multi-value Database Administrator, Web Administrator etc.; and has now transitioned to the therapeutic world of WordPress.

“After an early foray into the world of web and UX design, I have always wanted to return – – WordPress and its community make it dreamy”.