Pooja Derashri, a developer and co-founder of a plugin company, shares her journey from an engineering background to becoming an influential figure in the WordPress community. She discusses the essential role of user experience in plugin development and the competition between block editors and page builders. Pooja highlights the importance of accessibility and community engagement, especially in revitalizing local efforts post-COVID. Her passion for contributions is evident as she encourages others to connect and grow within the WordPress ecosystem.

About Elena Brescacin: Elena Brescacin works as Inclusive Designer at Tangity, a NTT Data design company. Totally blind since birth, her passion for technology allows her to find best solutions to everyday life’s challenges; there’s no tech gadget she doesn’t own, or at least know. Other hobbies include playing chess, word games, true crime podcasts […]

About Lesley Sim: Lesley Sim was a government employee, ad agency suit, freediving instructor… And then she found WordPress. She built sites on WordPress as part of her digital marketing agency before switching to building plugins. Now, she focuses on Newsletter Glue and MailerGlue – both are email plugins for WordPress. Find Lesley Sim: | […]

About Tammie Lister: Tammie Lister is a product creator focusing on WordPress. She has a hybrid background across product, design, psychology and development. She contributes to WordPress and is passionate about Open Source, community and drinking tea. Find Tammie Lister: | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

About Rene Morozowich: Rene helps established service providers create their first digital product so they can gain an additional income stream, grow their impact without increasing 1:1 work, and experience more time freedom. She’s the host of Your First Digital Product, a podcast and YouTube show where she talks to business owners who have launched digital […]

About Birgit Olzem: Birgit is a renowned WordPress Specialist and a dedicated advocate for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) within the tech community. As the founder of CoachBirgit Media, she provides expert WordPress and Personal Branding services, helping clients elevate their online presence with her vast knowledge and experience. In addition to her work […]

Michelle Frachette discusses her journey as a nature photographer and host of multiple podcasts in the WordPress community. Topics include podcast creation processes, community building, promoting diversity in tech, and encouraging women to start podcasts with confidence.

About Isabel: Isabel Doran, or Issy, is currently a senior at the New Jersey Institute of Technology studying Mathematics and an Intern at Rocketgenius for Gravity Forms. She is based out of North New Jersey and has been amongst the WordPress community since 2013, attending her first WordCamp: Minneapolis. Outside the classroom, Issy has also […]

About Winstina Hughes: Winstina Hughes is a WordPress Community member, Core Contributor, and Speaker. She works in Regional Planning for the Maryland Department of Transportation. You can learn more about Winstina at winstinahughes.com Find Winstina Hughes: Planning Write | Twitter | LinkedIn

About Kat Zarabanda: Catherine Zarabanda, most known as Kat Zarabanda, is originally from Bogotá, Colombia and currently lives in Mexico with her family of 2 children (7 and 1 y/o), my husband, and 3 cats. She’s a proudly Colombian expat. Kat is a freelance UX and graphic designer who works for companies in the US […]