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Kevin Moser<\/strong> is the webmaster for Peru State College in Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in psychology, but learned web development from the school of hard knocks. He is so passionate about WordPress that he built Peru State\u2019s new website on it. Work tends to dominate his life, but when he has free time he enjoys photography, bicycling, and writing.<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Elgin, Neb.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>: peru.edu<\/a> | @VinMoser<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarianne Worthington\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Marianne loves super hero shirts, sequins, selfies and exclamation points! She is also the founder of Work Warrior LLC, a company that helps small business owners build highly functional teams by empowering their employees to become self sufficient. For over a decade Marianne has been fortunate enough to build teams that have exceeded benchmarks, saved client relationships, increased sales\u2026done things most thought were impossible. By focusing on the tangible aspect of team building she has helped teams make the seemingly impossible. \u00a0In 2010, Marianne received her Master\u2019s in Organizational Development from Avila University.<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Kansas City, Mo.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>:\u00a0work-warrior.com<\/a> | @work_warrior<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFrankie Jarrett\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Frankie Jarrett<\/strong> is a full-stack developer from St. Joseph, Missouri who has been building PHP web applications and WordPress products since 2007. He is Senior WordPress Product Engineer at GoDaddy<\/a> and loves the fact that he gets to work with WordPress every single day.<\/p>\n

From launching his own theme shop in 2011, to building large-scale enterprise websites, authoring dozens of plugins, and now creating amazing product experiences on GoDaddy’s managed hosting platform – WordPress has always been at the center of Frankie’s career, and he plans to keep it that way!<\/p>\n

Outside of work, Frankie is the director of music and worship at his local church. He enjoys being a new dad to his newborn son, Rivers, traveling with his wife, Gracie, smoking his own BBQ and yelling at the TV during sports games.<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>: St. Joseph, Mo.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>: frankiejarrett.com<\/a> | @frankiejarrett<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWilliam M. Riley\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Hi, I\u2019m a\u00a0full-stack developer\u00a0and\u00a0open tech\u00a0evangelist. I’m a developer at the design company Grain & Mortar<\/a>, and I’m Director of New Media at\u00a0AIGA Nebraska<\/a>, an organization focused on connecting designers.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m passionate about educating people on the direction tech has been, and is\u00a0going, through good design.<\/p>\n

Wearables, The\u00a0Internet of Things, location-based services, mobile, and serendipitous social discovery: Those are my\u00a0focuses among others, and\u00a0tend to be grouped into the term\u00a0\u201ccontext.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Omaha, Neb.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>:\u00a0williamriley.me<\/a> | @bill_riley<\/a>
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJosh Collinsworth\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Josh Collinsworth<\/strong> is a graphic designer and WordPress developer from Omaha, Nebraska. In his free time he serves as Director of Communication and Marketing on the board of AIGA Nebraska, dabbles in illustration, and blogs on design-related topics on his website. Josh’s outside passions include iced coffee, craft beer, local food and growing a beard \u2014 so in order to avoid being mistaken for a hipster, he listens to pop music on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Omaha, Neb.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>: joshcollinsworth.com<\/a> | @jjcollinsworth<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTyler Golberg\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Tyler Golberg<\/strong> is a commodity trader by day and web design enthusiast by night. He started programming websites in 2005 working on bigger projects, like HomeSpot HQ. In 2011 he started using WordPress and discovered a love of using the platform to help small businesses and organizations find a home on the web.<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Alexandria, Minn.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>:\u00a0cybersprout.net<\/a> | @cybersproutnet<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJulie Kuehl\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Hey there! I am a freelance WordPress developer and own\u00a0straightFORWARD Web Solutions<\/a> where I build kick-ass websites for awesome people.<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>:\u00a0Moorhead, Minn.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>:\u00a0juliekuehl.com<\/a> | @JulieKuehl<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAnthony Burchell\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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I am a designer and a developer. I spend my time creating new and exciting things with WordPress and am a Core Contributor. Since I was 8 years old I have been obsessed with design and programming. I worked in advertising from the age of 15 to 22 and since then I have shifted my focus to the world wide web and am working at WP Engine to make WordPress more awesome!<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>:\u00a0antpb.com<\/a> | @antpb<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTrevan Hetzel\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Trevan Hetzel<\/strong>\u00a0is a front-end developer with a background in design and adaptive layouts. He lives in Glenwood, Iowa with his wife, Katie, and two young boys, Ryder and Reid. Outside of his job at Flywheel<\/a> as a front-end engineer, Trevan spends his nights and weekend designing, developing and selling client websites and tinkering with the latest technologies. When he\u2019s not goofing off with his son or tackling home projects with his wife, Trevan gets his mind out of the code editor by firing up his dirt bike and hitting the motocross track.<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Glenwood, Iowa<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>: trevan.co<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0@trevanhetzel<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDave Navarro, Jr.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Dave is the Digital Media Director for WIBW Radio in Topeka, Kansas and KGNC Radio in Amarillo, Texas where he builds WordPress web sites for the radio industry. He has specialized in mobile web development using PHP and CSS to build plugins and child-themes for WordPress. He is engaged to the love of his life, with whom he shares custody of their dog, Zoey.<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Topeka, Kan.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>: navarraojr.com<\/a> | @dnavarrojr<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChristoph Trappe\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Christoph Trappe<\/strong> is a career storyteller who has worked as a journalist, a nonprofit executive, and a content marketing strategist and consultant. His digital initiatives have been recognized globally. He is currently helping hospitals across the United States share their authentic stories.<\/p>\n

He is a globally-recognized content marketing expert who frequently speaks at global conferences \u2013 including Content Marketing World \u2013 about social media, blogging and executive buy-in. The Content Marketing Institute acknowledged him as a 2014 and 2015 Top 100 Most Influential Content Marketer. Among other awards, he was also named a most influential content marketer on Twitter by London-based Axonn Media.<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Marion, Iowa<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>:\u00a0authenticstorytelling.net<\/a>|\u00a0@ctrappe<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMichelle Schulp\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Michelle<\/strong> is an independent graphic designer in Minneapolis (formerly Chicago). Her formal education is in design including print, branding, packaging, etc., with additional education in Psychology and Sociology, all tying together in a love of How To Solve Problems. Lately she has been specializing in WordPress websites and high-end presentations for her clients. She loves the WordPress community and speaks\/volunteers\/organizes at WordCamps and events around the country.<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Minneapolis, Minn.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>:\u00a0marktimemedia.com<\/a> | @marktimemedia<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Beil\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Dan<\/strong> has been working with WordPress since 2009 and loves focusing on clean and performant code.\u00a0 At Alley Interactive, he spends his time making enterprise level themes and plugins for large media clients.\u00a0 His free time is mostly taken up with his two Siberian Huskies, video games, and the “joy” of home ownership.<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>:\u00a0Minneapolis, Minn.<\/p>\n

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