{"id":1077,"date":"2019-08-18T20:18:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T03:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2019-08-26T16:18:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T23:18:06","slug":"announcing-our-speakers-round-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/announcing-our-speakers-round-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Our Speakers: Round 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The day draws near and we have more speakers to announce and brag about. We are delighted to have such a smart group of experts participate in WordCamp Las Vegas (WCLV) , generously donating their time and sharing their expertise. We know you&#8217;ll benefit greatly from their talks. <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">Tickets<\/a> are still available. Get yours now. See the full WCLV schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">David Ryan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/08\/146442ee1acbedede19d4dd1d7a08bb6-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/146442ee1acbedede19d4dd1d7a08bb6-1.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/146442ee1acbedede19d4dd1d7a08bb6-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave&nbsp;Ryan&nbsp;is an Interdisciplinary WordPress Developer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bluehost<\/a>, where he focuses on helping build WordPress and supporting the WordPress community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past Dave has worked for large publishers and universities, scaling high-traffic WordPress sites by blending his skills in information design, journalism and web development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave lives in Phoenix, loves a good taco and will like every photo of your dog on Instagram.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentation: <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/session\/take-command-with-custom-wp-cli-commands\/\">Take Command with Custom WP-CLI Commands<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0aveRyan\">@0aveRyan <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sheridan Scott<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/08\/Scott_Profile-Pic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Scott_Profile-Pic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Scott_Profile-Pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Scott_Profile-Pic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Scott_Profile-Pic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Scott_Profile-Pic.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheridan Scott is the Director of Customer Lifecycle Management for Bluehost web hosting, where she develops and maintains communications and marketing strategies for the Bluehost customer base. Spanning a career of over 15 years in publishing, communications, and marketing, she works and lives by the motto \u201cContent is King,\u201d and wields her red pen in the name of grammatical correctness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheridan\u2019s hobbies include arguing the importance of the Oxford comma to anyone who will listen, attending local poetry slams, and proofreading billboards while riding in cars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentation: <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/session\/put-your-best-copy-forward-a-step-by-step-guide-to-website-writing\/\">Put Your Best Copy Forward: A step-by-step guide to website writing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mitko Kockovski<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/08\/photo-las-vegas-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/photo-las-vegas-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/photo-las-vegas-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/photo-las-vegas-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/photo-las-vegas-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mitko Kockovski aims for perfection and is eager to expand his knowledge and skill base, so he always looks forward to new challenges. His love for WordPress and the need to stay up to date has driven him to attend WordPress Conferences all over Europe. He&#8217;s also benefited from his connection to the small but growing WordPress community in Macedonia. He likes to give back to the WordPress community by adding plugins and helping with core updates. Last year, he founded&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/webpigment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">webpigment.com<\/a>&nbsp;where they specialize in Woocommerce themes and plugins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentation: <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/session\/building-websites-using-react-js-and-wordpress-api\/\">Building websites using React.js and WordPress API<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m1tk00\">@m1tk00<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laura Coronado<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/08\/Summer-2019-profile-pic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Summer-2019-profile-pic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Summer-2019-profile-pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Summer-2019-profile-pic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Summer-2019-profile-pic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Summer-2019-profile-pic.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With a love for all things marketing and communications, Laura Coronado is a communications specialist at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/webdevstudios.com\/\">WebDevStudios<\/a>&nbsp;where she manages the blogs, website content, and social media profiles for the WordPress design and development agency and its family of brands. She also runs her own&nbsp;women\u2019s lifestyle blog at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lollieshopping.com\/\">LollieShopping.com<\/a>&nbsp;and freelances as a travel writer covering Las Vegas. She\u2019s writing a book and launching a podcast about divorce, dating, and how there are no nice guys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentation: <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/session\/who-are-you-using-voice-and-tone-to-support-your-brands-message\/\">Who Are You? Using Voice and Tone to Support Your Brand\u2019s Message<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lollieshopping\">@lollieshopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scott Miller<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/08\/scott-miller-wclv-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/scott-miller-wclv-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/scott-miller-wclv-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/scott-miller-wclv-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vegas.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/scott-miller-wclv-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott is a computer consultant with over 25 years experience and owner of Geeks On The Go. From single computers to military&nbsp; networks and from Excel macros to Web applications for casinos, Scott has  worked on them all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is a regular contributor to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/greynoi.se\/\" target=\"_blank\">greynoi.se podcast<\/a> and has a GSEC certification&nbsp; from SANS Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentation: <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.vegas.wordcamp.org\/session\/i-installed-a-security-plugin-now-what\/\">I installed a security plugin. Now what?<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smaction\">@smaction<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The day draws near and we have more speakers to announce and brag about. We are delighted to have such a smart group of experts participate in WordCamp Las Vegas (WCLV) , generously donating their time and sharing their expertise. We know you&#8217;ll benefit greatly from their talks. Tickets are still available. 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