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Teaching and mentorship come naturally to dog-lover and Developer Outreach Manager at Pantheon, Tessa Kriesel. She wears many hats in her life — all with sass and finesse — including instructor for Girl Develop It, lead organizer for WordCamp Minneapolis, and founder of Outspoken Women and Coders of TMRW.

Tessa has spoken on many topics including helping beginners with workflow, mentorship, teaching on configuration management, and shedding light on continuous integration and deployment. She has also been a panelist on a wide range of topics at Conferences and Meetups.

When Tessa isn’t working on her development chops or mentoring junior developers, she is using her extroverted super hero skills to make people feel welcome and included at whatever event she attends.

We’re thrilled to have Tessa onboard as a speaker at WordCamp Sacramento 2018 asked a few questions to help you get to know more about her. Check out our mini interview with Tessa below:

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Bluehost has been a WordPress partner since 2005 and powers over 1 million WordPress sites worldwide. Their objective is to help customers, whether novice or pro, create a thriving online presence at an affordable price. With a team of in-house tech experts available 24/7, Bluehost dedicates time and resources to providing the best support and services in the industry. Join millions of other site owners and see what Bluehost can do for you and your online presence.

Alonso Indacochea is the CEO of 11 Online, a full service digital agency in Albuquerque, NM. At 11 Online, Alonso lives and breathes WordPress, where he and the team build, fix and maintain websites for their clients. He and his team recently launched Block Party, a Gutenberg block membership site.

We’re thrilled to have Alonso onboard as a speaker at WordCamp Sacramento 2018 asked a few questions to help you get to know more about him. Check out our mini interview with Alonso below:

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Kathy Zant is a seasoned digital executive with over 20 years of web development experience for companies large and small. She’s been using WordPress for over a decade. In the last two years, she’s been a security analyst for Wordfence, developing services for WordPress users to better understand and manage their site security. She currently lives at the base of Mount Shasta in far northern California.

We’re thrilled to have Kathy onboard as a speaker at WordCamp Sacramento 2018 asked a few questions to help you get to know more about her. Check out our mini interview with Kathy below:

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28% of all online stores are powered by WooCommerce. Built on WordPress, WooCommerce is a fully customizable, open source eCommerce solution.

• 1+ million active installations
• 16+ million downloads
• 400+ extensions to add functionality

Whether you’re selling a few handcrafted items to a niche market, taking an existing business online, or going global with an enterprise level eCommerce business — WooCommerce will get you set up and selling fast and scale securely as you grow. Plus your content will be forever yours and customizable down to the finest button color.

Developed and supported by a distributed team, WooCommerce is powered by Automattic, the creators of WordPress.com.

Andrew currently works for Pantheon as a Developer Programs Engineer providing consulting ro their agency partners around complex workflows and automation. He also enjoys giving back to the WordPress community through the hosting group, plugin development and speaking at WordCamps. As a former web developer, Andrew spent his time on large scale projects for clients such as AMC Networks, Frito Lay, National Van Lines and more. With over 10 years of web development experience, specializing in WordPress, he is a seasoned veteran.

We’re thrilled to have Andrew onboard as a speaker at WordCamp Sacramento 2018 asked a few questions to help you get to know more about him. Check out our mini interview with Andrew below:

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Jim Kaspari has a background in biochemical engineering and has used this strong left-brained capacity combined with right brained communication skills to help business owners understand and easily implement complex processes like website design and SEO. He has been a business coach for 12 years, coached over 500 clients in 9 countries. During this time, he observed that over 80 percent of small business owners desperately need help with online marketing, so he has dedicated his time and practice to this expertise.

We’re thrilled to have Jim onboard as a speaker at WordCamp Sacramento 2018 asked a few questions to help you get to know more about him. Check out our mini interview with Jim below:

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At SiteGround, we craft web hosting solutions for personal websites, online businesses and enterprise projects that our customers love. Since 2004 we empower webmasters to build better, faster, safer websites without worrying about hosting. We are proud to be officially recommended by WordPress.org and have 97% customer happiness rate.

Part of our mission is to be actively involved in the WordPress community, helping, attending, and speaking at WordCamps around the world. We are excited to be part of WordCamp Sacramento and we can’t wait for all the talks and inspiration we always experience at these events. This unique gathering of amazing professionals and masters of the craft of WordPress always reminds us how far we’ve come as a community!

The SiteGrounders on the spot, Stan & Ivan, who are among our WordPress veterans, will be at our booth, happy to chat about any projects and ideas you may have. They have also prepared a fun WordPress themed game and some really cool giveaways!

Taylor Waldon is the Content Writer for GiveWP, a WordPress product company focused on providing solutions for nonprofit websites. She has a passion for WordPress and over 8 years of professional experience in marketing, website content management, and article and documentation writing and editing. She spent the past 2-3 years traveling and living in various locations around the United States while supporting herself through remote content management and social media management work. Recently, Taylor resettled in her hometown of San Diego, where she lives with her two dogs and explores San Diego through mini hiking adventures.

We’re thrilled to have Taylor onboard as a speaker at WordCamp Sacramento 2018 asked a few questions to help you get to know more about her. Check out our mini interview with Taylor below:

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Tyler Smith is a freelance web developer who specializes in building WordPress websites for marketing agencies and small businesses. A technology hobbyist his whole life, he became familiar with WordPress while working at a digital marketing agency. He enjoyed working with WordPress so much that after a year and a half at the digital marketing agency, he left to become a full-time web developer.

We’re thrilled to have Tyler onboard as a speaker at WordCamp Sacramento 2018 asked a few questions to help you get to know more about him. Check out our mini interview with Tyler below:

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