2019 WordCamp Miami Speakers: Round Two

WordCamp Miami is proud to announce the second group of confirmed speakers and panelists for WordCamp Miami 2019.

Dr. Tracy Timberlake

Dr. Tracy Timberlake is an Award Winning Digital Strategist, but began her online career as an Award Winning Beauty and Lifestyle Vlogger on YouTube. She went from making videos on her bathroom floor to being a pioneer and industry expert in the field of digital entrepreneurial world. With over 70,000 followers, 3.1+ million video views and a Doctorate in leadership, she focused her academic study specifically in the area of online entrepreneurship so that she can give the most up to date, backed by research processes!!! Dr. TT coaches clients on how to get use their influence and expertise to build successful businesses in the online space. She has collaborated with Forbes, featured in The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, and more. She has also worked with brands such as Herbal Essence, Marc Jacobs, and Cosmopolitan Magazine. Digital Leadership and Transformation is the of the game, and Dr. TT is here to help you every step of the way.

Roberto Remedios

Roberto Remedios is a UX / UI Designer and Frontend Developer who always enjoys learning and sharing his knowledge about WordPress with others. He is a community and WPTV team Volunteer / Speaker / Mentor on WordPress.org and other several Camps across the globe, including: Miami, NYC, Boston, US (Philly/Nashville), Atlanta, Jacksonville, Europa (Paris), Managua, Puebla, CMX, Sao Paulo, Cusco, San Jose organizer at WordPress Meetup Costa Rica. User, designer, developer and evangelizer of WordPress and accessibility since 2006.

Tessa Kriesel

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, 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.
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Adam Soucie

Adam Soucie is the founder and CEO of Impossibly Creative, a small business agency focusing on WordPress. He is also a member of the WordPress Orlando organizing team.

Joe Howard

Hi! Joe here. I’m the Head Buff at WP Buffs, a 24/7 WordPress website maintenance service for serious website owners and white-label partners. Whether you’re looking after 1 site or 1000, we’ve got your back! I also run WPMRR, a robust video course that teaches WordPress professionals how to implement, sell and execute ongoing care plans for their clients and increase their revenue every single month. Or you can just tune into The WPMRR WordPress podcast entirely focused on growing successful WordPress businesses and monthly recurring revenue without taking itself too seriously. Boom!

Beth Livingston

Beth built her first WordPress website in 2009 for a side business, was immediately smitten, and began building websites for other small businesses. In 2016, after a long history as an IT Business Analyst and Instructional Designer, Beth left the corporate world to become a full time WordPress Coach and Designer, and now owns WP Roadmaps and Coaching, providing project and productivity management education to WordPress practitioners.

Beth also administers the WordPress Project Management Facebook group and serves as an organizer for the Triad WordPress Meetup Group where she has hosted several “happiness bar” type events for those needing help.

Kathy Zant

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. For the last three years, she’s been a security analyst for Wordfence, developing services for WordPress users to better understand and manage their site security.

Michelle Schulp

Michelle is an independent graphic designer and frontend developer in Minneapolis. Prior to beginning her career, she studied Visual Communications, with minors in Psychology and Sociology. As her work progressed, she also branched into front-end development and user experience design to round our her skillset. This combination of disciplines led her to adopt a strategy-based approach to design, focused on solving tangible problems and achieving real goals based on how people think.

She loves the open source community, and when she is not working on projects she speaks/volunteers/organizes at events and workshops around the country. Her passions are communication and empowerment, and she believes in the power of “Why?”