Cemal is an enthusiastic WordPress proponent who is an active participant in the WP community. He is one of the Moderators of WordPress TV and has been a speaker at several WordCamps. Cemal is an experienced WordPress website designer, specializing in small businesses and focusing on the needs of senior citizens. Cemal can be found at Orange County WordPress Meetups, Women Who WP meetings, as well as contributing to WPwatercooler and WPblab and @tashan on Social Media. He is a regular guest on Turkish radio discussing “all things tech.”

Priscilla has been on the WordCamp Orange County organizing team since 2015 wrangling the volunteers. She also helped out with the inaugural 2018 WordCamp Riverside organizing team serving in this same capacity. In 2004, Priscilla served as Vice Chairwoman for a much larger public event held in North Orange County (the La Habra High School 50th Anniversary). She loves connecting with the WordPress community and welcomes the opportunity to help it grow whenever and wherever possible.

Brandon Dove is a co-founder of Pixel Jar and the lead developer of a commercial plugin, AdSanity. He is the co-leader of the OC WordPress Developer meetup and former lead organizer of WordCamp Orange County. He’s an active member of the WordPress Community team and has recently been deputized to help bring more WordCamps to more places for more people.

David was the lead organizer for WordCamp Orange County in 2015 and 2016. He has also volunteered for WordCamp Los Angeles and Orange County. In his day job, Dave is the project manager at Pixel Jar and he thrives on organization. He’s not a strong swimmer, but loves Bill Murray.

Jen served on the organizing boards of WordCamp LA, WordCamp Orange County, and WordCamp Riverside. She founded WomenWhoWP.org, a nonprofit and Meetup to support women in WordPress. She volunteers on the make.WordPress.org Marketing Team. Jen also actively participates in several civic groups and serves on a county-wide Public Affairs Council for her church and has been instrumental in publicizing civic events in Southern California since 1989.

Combining her lifelong journalism, public relations and website experience, Jen Miller created NeedSomeoneToBlog.com, a highly-targeted, hyperlocal blogging service. As host of Be Seen Blogging and co-host of Community Connections, a WP Watercooler network show, Jen helps people gain skills and share their stories.

Robert served as a volunteer for WordCamp Orange County in 2010 and 2011 and has been a Co-Organizer since 2012. He also attends and participates in the Orange County WordPress Meetups. Robert is a co-owner and the Creative Director of Nien Studios, a branding and digital solutions agency focused on providing meaningful designs and usability for both print and web.

Leo Postovoit an open source advocate, designer-developer and coffee geek. He is also an organizer for WordCamp Los Angeles, an organizer for the Los Angeles WordPress Meetup, a contributor to WordPress Core’s Accessibility team and works as a WordPress consultant for XWP. In the 11 years he has used WordPress, Leo’s work has appeared in publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle, the Denver Post, and Lowrider Magazine. Beyond journalism, he’s worked in marketing, education and the film industry (and even spent a few years as an American Sign Language interpreter.) He also double majored in Journalism and Anthropology at San Jose State University.

Bridget Willard is a marketing consultant who brings her teaching and accounting background together to help small businesses. She began her marketing career in construction, then worked in franchise development, nonprofits, and tech. She is especially known for her brand building for Riggins Construction, GiveWP, and the Make WordPress Marketing Team.

Bridget co-hosts WPblab with Jason Tucker — a podcast and live YouTube show on the WPwatercooler network.

Besides speaking at WordCamps near and far, Bridget was a organizer for Los Angeles for a few years and Orange County since 2017.

When she’s not writing about marketing or social media, she is spending time with her Sully Dog, learning languages on Duolingo, or walking by the ocean.

Say hi to her on Twitter at @youtoocanbeguru and check out her site at bridgetwillard.com.

Samantha is the VP of operations at H-Wave, a medical device company focused on chronic pain. She holds an MBA in organizational leadership and change management from Pepperdine University. She is a co-organizer of the OC WordPress Meetup and has been a speaker at OC WordCamp and Women Who WP.

Steve founded Zeek Interactive in 1995 and he has been the creative technologist behind the Huntington Beach based company since its inception. Under his direction, Zeek has grown from an apartment bedroom to one of Southern California’s leading WordPress and mobile development shops. Steve is a past lead organizer of WordCamp Orange County and the organizer of the OC WordPress Meetup. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and has taught interactive courses at UC Irvine, USC, the American Film Institute, and Cal State Long Beach. Steve has a BA in Film from Cal State Northridge.

Jeff helped start WordCamp Orange County and has been on the organizing team as a lead or a co-organizer since its first event. He has also been on the organizing team for WordCamp San Diego and WordCamp Riverside. Additionally, he has served as a mentor to first-time organizers of WordCamp Boston, Sacramento, and Las Vegas. He has volunteered and spoken at numerous WordCamps since 2010. Jeff started Pixel Jar with Brandon Dove back in 2004 as a web development agency. They began to focus on WordPress development in 2007 and have since contributed to Core and participated in annual Community Summits. Aside from WordPress, Jeff is a avid camper, loves surfing and mountain biking, is a boardgame-aholic, and will freely give out high-fives to anyone who asks.

Dave loves to work with clients to help their websites be the hub of their marketing wheel! He’s invested years learning the technical aspects of WordPress web design as well as writing copy to help make client’s messages clear and not confusing.

He also partners with Larry Broughton, CEO of broughtonHOTELS on several projects and businesses, including coaching and masterminding.

Prior to Pro Website Creators, Dave worked at a semiconductor company for almost 30 years, led teams across multiple continents, and holds six patents. He also has co-created several iPhone apps.

Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, working out, attending Mariners Church in Irvine, CA, and is a certified John Maxwell team coach.

He’s married to his amazing wife of 35+ years, Cheryl, who is Chief Program Officer at Irvine Public Schools Foundation.