{"id":1265,"date":"2019-10-26T17:30:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T00:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.riverside.wordcamp.org\/?p=1265"},"modified":"2019-10-24T21:21:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T04:21:06","slug":"wordcamp-riverside-2019-speakers-round-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wordcamp-riverside-2019-speakers-round-four\/","title":{"rendered":"WordCamp Riverside 2019 Speakers: Round Four"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This group will join our other speakers for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/2019.riverside.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">3 days of sessions<\/a>&nbsp;on November 8th &#8211; 10th. We hope you\u2019ll join us for their sessions. View the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/2019.riverside.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Full Schedule Here<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/2019.riverside.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">Get your ticket today!<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress is more than a platform for building websites. It provides the tools you need to target your audience and build a brand.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wordcamp-block wordcamp-post-list has-layout-list wordcamp-speakers\"><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-amber-hewitt\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/amber-hewitt\/\">Amber Hewitt<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.riverside.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/10\/Amber-Hewitt-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Amber Hewitt\" class=\"wp-image-1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/Amber-Hewitt-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/Amber-Hewitt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/Amber-Hewitt.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amber Hewitt is the founder of Graphicgoo, a full-service graphics partner specializing in graphic design and front-end web development. As a designer, website expert, and social media master, she helps businesses navigate and break through the clutter by telling their unique stories through the lens of their own brand and brand goals.<\/p>\n<p>Amber has a BFA in Graphic Design from ArtCenter College of Design and since graduating has gained 15 years of experience in an ever changing industry. In that time, her career has given her the opportunity to truly develop a passion for brand development, UI\/UX design, typography, and all things design related.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/finding-your-type-using-the-right-fonts-for-your-wordpress-website\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinding Your Type: Using The Right Fonts For Your WordPress Website\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 10, 2019 at 2:30 pm PST in Arts\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-brian-jensen\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/brian-jensen\/\">Brian Jensen<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.riverside.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/10\/Brian-Jensen-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Jensen\" class=\"wp-image-1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/Brian-Jensen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/Brian-Jensen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/Brian-Jensen-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/Brian-Jensen.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the past 13 years, I&#8217;ve been helping businesses succeed online. I&#8217;m passionate about marketing and love WordPress as a CMS. I&#8217;m a father of two and the founder of Congruent Digital, a boutique, full-service agency located in Temecula, CA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/improve-your-wordpress-seo-performance-with-google-search-console\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImprove Your WordPress SEO Performance With Google Search Console\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 9, 2019 at 1:30 pm PST in Arts\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-david-mayne\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/david-mayne\/\">David Mayne<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.riverside.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/10\/David-280x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/David-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/David.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>David Mayne is the Digital Strategist and COO for PIMedia LLC (pimedia.me), a Las Vegas digital marketing agency.<\/p>\n<p>He has extensive experience as a WordPress designer (2009) and he is certified in multiple marketing technologies. His career began in corporate computing and business application development. Today, he leads his team in website design and strategy for business marketing with WordPress at the core. He works with startups and companies that need a \u201cDigital Marketing Turn Around\u201d. David is a creative thinker and very entertaining presenter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSession\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/wordpress-at-the-heart-of-your-strategy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress at the Heart of Your Strategy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 9, 2019 at 9:00 am PST in Arts\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-glen-ingram\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/glen-ingram\/\">Glen Ingram<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.riverside.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/10\/Glen-Ingram-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Glen Ingram\" class=\"wp-image-1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/Glen-Ingram-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/Glen-Ingram.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Founder of WebSearchPros. I have 12 years of experience in online marketing. I worked for a large Yellow Page company for 10 years and launched Web Search Pros 7 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>We have built over a thousand of websites and ranked hundreds of sites for thousands of phrases to page 1 of Google. We specialize in building websites that meet W.C.A.G 2.1 AA standards. This means sites that work for those with disabilities and help protect businesses from lawsuits and increase their reach. I am a member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tSessions\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/website-accessibility-what-it-is-why-its-so-important-and-the-benefits-for-seo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWebsite accessibility What it is &amp; why it\u2019s so important and the benefits for SEO\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 9, 2019 at 2:30 pm PST in Innovation\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wordcamp-speakers__sessions-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-link\" href=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/accessibility-panel-discussion\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccessibility Panel Discussion\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wordcamp-speakers__session-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 10, 2019 at 12:30 pm PST in Innovation\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-joe-a-simpson-jr\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/joe-a-simpson-jr\/\">Joe A Simpson Jr<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.riverside.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/10\/Joe-Simpson.png\" alt=\"Joe A Simpson Jr.\" class=\"wp-image-1146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/Joe-Simpson.png 331w, https:\/\/riverside.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/10\/Joe-Simpson-300x258.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>During sun-soaked days he works at Metro LA, one of the largest transit agencies in the country, fighting the good fight to ease gridlock around Los Angeles County. When their lead developer and CSS specialist both left to pursue other opportunities, Joe inherited a Headway-themed design (sans child theme) and the rest is history. Over ten years later, he manages a WordPress blog network consisting of dozen project-specific or transit news sites and growing. 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