{"id":1127,"date":"2018-06-20T16:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2018-06-21T11:20:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T15:20:41","slug":"get-to-know-the-speakers-245-and-3pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2018\/get-to-know-the-speakers-245-and-3pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know the Speakers: 2:45 and 3PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Peter Dehaan<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">speaking at 2:45PM on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/session\/the-broken-link-checker-plugin-dont-let-broken-links-drag-your-site-down\/\"><b>The Broken Link Checker Plugin: Don\u2019t Let Broken Links Drag Your Site Down<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\"><b>General<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> track<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of our hometown speakers and full-time blogger, Peter is a consistent source of quality content information at our wordcamps. He is dedicated to helping beginners populate their WordPress sites with effective content, the lifeblood of any site. With a dozen sites for his business and writing, he is not only sold on WordPress, but demonstrates the power of intentional, well-written words.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='525' height='295' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/qYIrUuHg?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Author site-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorpeterdehaan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.authorpeterdehaan.com<\/a><br \/>\nPersonal site &#8211;\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peterdehaan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.peterdehaan.com<\/a><br \/>\nLinkedIn-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pdehaan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pdehaan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frederick Polk<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">speaking at 2:45PM on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/session\/advanced-custom-fields-for-beginners\/\"><b>Advanced Custom Fields for Beginners<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\"><b>Developer<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> track<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Frederick is a regular supporter of our local meetup and the owner of One Black Crayon, a front-end web development shop. His shop is able to help with the project whether it involves WordPress or other CMSs. With a dedication to putting the client\u2019s needs first, One Black Crayon is able to build something new, work with an existing team, or help maintain a current site. \u00a0By helping clients get the results they need for their businesses, he has been turning clients into friends for over nine years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Business site-\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oneblackcrayon.com\">http:\/\/oneblackcrayon.com<\/a><br \/>\nLinkedIn-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/frederickpolk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/frederickpolk<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Sophia DeRosia<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">speaking at 3PM on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/session\/replacing-facebook-a-case-study-of-buddypress\/\"><b>Replacing Facebook: A Case Study of BuddyPress<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\"><b>General<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> track<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sophia originally learned WordPress to be able to attend WordCamp Chicago in 2014. At the time she never considered that she\u2019d actually put it to use. Three years later when she saw a need in her community of friends, she was able to use her skills and the friends she\u2019d made in the community to help her solve the problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When she\u2019s not being a reluctant developer, she is an artist and musician who uses the flexibility of being home schooled to indulge her love of spoken languages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Car9InNHfT4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>HeroPress post-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/heropress.com\/essays\/growing-up-with-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/heropress.com\/essays\/growing-up-with-wordpress<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Steve Grunwell<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">speaking at 3PM on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/session\/up-and-running-with-wp-cli\/\"><b>Up and Running with WP-CLI<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\"><b>Developer<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> track<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From Columbus, Ohio, Steve is a regular speaker at WordCamp Grand Rapids and an enthusiastic community member who is currently a Senior Software Engineer at Liquid Web. He has numerous plugins in the WordPress.org repository and, as a specialist in WordPress and application development, has the opportunity to work with organizations like Microsoft, TED, and Experience Columbus, to name just a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his off time, he enjoys music, hiking, and writing about writing software on his blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='525' height='329' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/K2if9OpA?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>About-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/stevegrunwell.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/stevegrunwell.com\/about<\/a><br \/>\nLinkedIn-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stevegrunwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stevegrunwell<\/a><br \/>\nSpeaking-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/stevegrunwell.com\/speaking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/stevegrunwell.com\/speaking<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Peter Dehaan speaking at 2:45PM on The Broken Link Checker Plugin: Don\u2019t Let Broken Links Drag Your Site Down in the General track One of our hometown speakers and full-time blogger, Peter is a consistent source of quality content information at our wordcamps. 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