Mo Jangda
I’m a Code Octopus at Automattic, where I work on a bunch of stuff. I currently live and work in Toronto and really like building things. I also like ice cream.
Todd Dow
Todd Dow is an Author, Geek, CF fundraiser, Cancer Survivor and native Hamiltonian. His wife & kids, faith, baseball, infosec & devops are a few of his favourite things. By day, Todd leads the IT Security team at a Hamilton-based business.
Andy McIlwain
Andy’s adventures in online content began as a nerdy childhood hobby, building forums and fansites with cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Frontpage and Netscape Composer. Andy currently works on content & community at GoDaddy and is a former organizer of WordCamp Toronto and the Toronto WordPress meetup group (2011-2016). You can find him on Twitter, LinkedIn, Medium, and (of course) his WordPress-powered blog.
Shanta R. Nathwani
Shanta is an IT, Web Design and Social Media Consultant and an Instructor in Web Design and Capstone Project at Sheridan College. She is also a principal in Web Weapons, specializing in Web Development, Business Intelligence and Educational Training.
She is a problem solver and have been said to have the patience of a saint. She can explain even the most difficult concepts to the most basic user and has developed training documents that allow clients to learn for themselves. She thrives on understanding the needs of my clients and believes in making social media as simple as possible and making it fun, which allows our clients to seamlessly incorporate it into their organization.
Shanta holds a Certificate in Business Management and a Bachelors of Commerce Degree from Ryerson University in Information Technology Management. Some of her volunteer activities include being the Alumni Advisor for the Women In Information Technology Management program at Ryerson University, Technical Advisor for the Malvern Red and Black Society and Assistant Instructor at the Canadian Martial Arts Centre.
She blogs at shanta.ca and can be found on Twitter @ShantaDotCa
Alan Lok
Alan Lok the owner of WirelessLinx Inc., a consulting company in the GTA area that helps with website development (WordPress, Joomla, Liferay) and stack performance tuning/analysis. He also manages the DevOps team at Mercatus Technologies and have been in most development roles in the past.
Alan has presented in the past at various WordCamps in Ontario on topics of performance optimization and scaling WordPress.
Matt Graham
I’m from Whitby, ON and I’m currently Director of Web Development at RocketCloud Inc, a startup web hosting and web development company. I’ve been a user of WordPress for 10-ish years, and have been developing for 6, almost exclusively with WP for about a year.
Catch me on LinkedIn here: http://mkg.io/linkedin
Facebook: http://facebook.com/themattyg
Twitter: http://twitter.com/themattyg
Christopher Ross
I am a WordPress designer, developer, speaker, teacher, and consultant who enjoys long walks with shortcodes, functional arguments, and playing with other people’s APIs.
Ben Cool
My name is Ben Cool and I work for A2 Hosting as the Application Optimizer / WordPress Evangelist. I have three kids and live across the lake in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. I have given presentations on System Administration topics at WCCBUS and WCA2. I am a co-organizer for WordCamp Ann Arbor in charge of volunteers and contributor day. I am a member of the WordPress.tv team (no badges). As a developer for a Hosting company, I am responsible for developing internal tools and websites as well as performance optimization tools for customers such as A2 Optimized (https://wordpress.org/plugins/a2-optimized-wp). Attending the WordPress community summit was a highlight for me last year.
Shawn Hooper
Shawn Hooper is the CTO at Actionable Books, where he enjoys combining code and data to build intelligent tools for teams and leaders. Hailing from Ottawa, Canada, Shawn has been building web applications since the late 90s, with a focus on WordPress since 2011. As a freelance developer, he has built sites for clients in the public and private sectors in both Canada and United States. He loves making use of great 3rd party APIs, promoting web accessibility and secure coding practices.
Arley McBlain
I’m a front-end developer from Burlington. I’ve been making websites for over twenty years, and WordPress themes for nearly ten! I spend most of my time with Object Oriented CSS, experimenting with streamlining workflows, and optimizing tools. I currently lead a team of developers at Carpages.ca, and love to nerd out about keyboards.
Meagan Hanes
Meagan Hanes is a designer of digital things, photographer, blogger and all around creative gal living in Ottawa. She enjoys creating easy-to-use websites and technology solutions anyone lucky enough to afford her. When she’s not giving back to the community via organizing WordCamps and Meetups, you’ll find her in a sketchbook or behind a camera. @mhanes
Jai Sangha
I am involved in content creation and management in a number of ways. I work in communications at TD Bank, write weekly posts for two eCommerce blogs (SellwithWP.com and ShopStorm.com/blog), and have done copywriting for websites through a marketing agency. I finished my bachelors degree with a focus on communications from University of Toronto.
You can find my social profiles on jaisangha.com
Marie Wiese
Marie Wiese is founder of Marketing CoPilot, a leading Canadian digital marketing agency that helps companies’ increase sales using digital and content marketing. In addition to running Marketing CoPilot, Marie is also an Executive-in-Residence at the Innovation Factory, a Regional Innovation Centre in Hamilton, Ontario where she coaches early stage companies on how to develop digital go-to-market strategies. Marie is author of The Essential Guide to Better Content Marketing and other related marketing guides. She is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, mom and writer. Marie has spoken at industry events for the Canadian Marketing Association and Marketing Sherpa in the United States. She can be found online at https://ca.linkedin.com/in/marketingcopilot
Marcelo Granados
Marcelo has more than 15 years of experience in managing large enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and web development projects. Marcelo is a skilled group facilitator who coaches and empowers his team so they produce high quality products on time and on budget. His background in business administration and software development allows him to identify and prioritize project needs. His commitment to continuous learning keeps him up to speed on new approaches in information technology and Agile methodology. A native of Colombia, Marcelo is fluent in Spanish. He is a certified Agile Scrum Master. www.marcelogranados.com