Andrea is a content consultant, translator, information designer and all-around WordPress enthusiast.

She started using WordPress in 2013 and in two short years, went from knowing nothing to using WordPress full-time for a variety of projects and clients. Continue reading →

“I am the director of DevOps at Mercatus Technologies, a Toronto-based company that provide SaaS based eCommerce platform for grocery retailers. I also own WirelessLinx Inc., a consulting company in the GTA area that helps with website development (WordPress, Joomla, Liferay) and stack performance tuning/analysis. Previously I was the developer advocate for YellowAPI, development manager for Mercatus Technologies and have worked on almost all development roles.” Continue reading →

Élise Desaulniers rediscovered the pleasure of writing with WordPress and has been blogging (in French!) for more than 6 years. She is a founding partner at Desaulniers Simard, a boutique consulting firm based in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She has trained hundreds of people to use WordPress and has developed dozens of sites. She has been a speaker at all WordCamp Montréal conferences since 2012 and she thinks multilingual sites are to blame for her grey hair.

Alexandre built his first of many websites in 1998. His browser of choice was Netscape 2.02 and he really liked BBEdit. Since 2009, Alexandre Simard has been making a living as an independent WordPress developer. He has spoken at (almost) all WordCamp Montréal editions. In 2014, he founded Desaulniers Simard with Élise Desaulniers.
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Meagan Hanes is a designer of digital things, photographer, gamer and all around creative gal living outside Ottawa. She enjoys creating easy-to-use websites and technology solutions for businesses big and small. When not giving back to the community, you’ll find her working on catching all 721 Pokémon. Continue reading →

Shanta R. Nathwani is a Consultant and Instructor in Web Design and CCIT Capstone at Sheridan College, which includes teaching WordPress. The ICCIT program is a joint program with the University of Toronto at Mississauga. She thrives on teaching beginners, as well as content architecture.

Shanta has spoken at numerous WordCamps over the last four years, including Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles and three times at Toronto, so far. In Milwaukee this year, she delivered most of the beginner track for Foundation Friday and then delivered her Content Architecture talk on Saturday for a total of five talks in a single weekend. She was a co-organizer for WordCamp Hamilton’s second event this year and has now joined Toronto’s team. She has spoken at five WordCamps this year and seven last year. Continue reading →

“I am a Happiness Engineer, working for Automattic, Inc. I am on the live chat team and specialize in mobile support. I also am a moderator in the Blogging University classes, and that’s a passion for me. I LOVE seeing how those in the WordPress community work together to make sites stronger and get their voices heard.” Continue reading →

“Hey! My name is Andrew, and I am a geek. I’m committed to open source values, and love working with WordPress. I fell in love with WordPress in 2008, and have been working with it in some capacity since then. I am a husband, a father, a WordCamp addict, a coffee snob, lover of things shiny, and a California native in Illinois.” Continue reading →