Jake is currently a Technical Account Engineer at Automattic on the WordPress.com VIP team. He has spent more than a decade building editorial tools for publishers. He has a deep love of podcasting and wants to hear about your favorite show. Formerly of Condé Nast, Make: magazine, and Maker Faire.

Adam Schweigert is a person on planet earth. His job doesn’t define him, but his love for pineapple on pizza sure does. It is often the secret to the perfect sweet/savory balance. He is also Director of User Experience at Mother Jones. He and Steph Yiu are the co-creators of WordCamp for Publishers.

Alexis is wrangling all things WordPress while working with the WordPress.com VIP team at Automattic. She lives in New York, NY, and can be found quarterly at BigWP NYC. This serial retweeter can also be seen on Twitter @alexiskulash.

Aaron Jorbin is a polyhistoric man of the web that knows rabble rousers get shit done.  Currently, he is Director of Editorial Technology for PMC, purveyor of fine brands such as Rolling Stone, Variety, and Robb Report. Aaron is also a WordPress Core Committer focused on improving developer happiness and making the internet usable and enjoyable by everyone. His free time pursuits tend to be focused on art, beverages, and international politics. He tweets at @aaronjorbin and writes regularly at daily.jorb.in.

Steph lives in Somerville, MA and is passionate about all things journalism and technology. She is the head of support and professional services at WordPress.com VIP, and previously worked on the editorial teams at America’s Test Kitchen, Chicago Tribune, and The Boston Globe. You can find her on Twitter @crushgear, or on her WordPress blog, stephyiu.com. She and Adam Schweigert are the co-creators of WordCamp for Publishers.

Andres Escobar is a Senior Software Engineer at Penske Media Corporation. He is a self-taught digital architect who believes in the WordPress mission to democratize publishing.

In his spare time, Andres volunteers teaching kids how to code in his home town of Hoboken, NJ.

Brad drives process, delivery and strategy for Alley and its clients while also managing large-scale news media projects. Brad led the New York Post’s monumental rebuild of its website in 2013 and subsequent redesign in 2015, executing two of the largest launches in the history of WordPress. He also lead the relaunch of POLITICO Europe after POLITICO’s acquisition of Alley client European Voice. Most recently, Brad led the relaunch of TwinCities.com for Digital First Media.

Libby is a Senior Project Manager at Human Made. She loves working with clients and development teams to build outstanding projects using WordPress. Before her introduction to the WordPress community, Libby worked primarily in film and television, most notably with The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the Food Network. In 2014 she and her husband moved from New York City to Vermont where she enjoys hiking, great local food and being involved in the local tech community.

Ben is a news apps developer at the Institute for Nonprofit News, where his responsibilities include supporting The Largo Project and helping member organizations with their projects.

Matt is the co-founder and CTO of Alley Interactive, where he works on large media and publishing sites, focusing on data visualizations and advanced front-end experiences. He has overseen projects for clients including The Brookings Institution, The Guggenheim Museum, Foreign Policy magazine, and The New Republic. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is @xmatt on Twitter.