Lead Organizer / Logistics / Food

I began building Websites in 1998. Email lists like Chicago WebWomen and Philly WebWomen were where I met my teachers, mentors, employers and friends.  From when the question was as simple as “How do I make my text blink?” I have always valued community input.

After attending WordCamp NYC in ’09 I was in love with WordPress and its people.  Since then WordCamps have not only been a source of education, they have been a place to meet people from all over the world and make connections long valued.

In my spare time also co-organize our local WordPress Meetup. If you’re in the area please Join Us!

@MrsCRW

Co-Lead Organizer / Sponsor Wrangler

I have been using WordPress since 2012, enjoy meeting other WP Users and learning from them and helping others learn more about WordPress! I am co-organizer of Lehigh Valley Meetup and am regular attendee of Northwest NJ Meetup and Reading WordPress Meetup.

I have attended many WordCamps (Scranton, Philadelphia, Lancaster and WordCamp US in Philadelphia).

You can follow me on Twitter – @kkramer2195

Budget

I am a business owner of a small web design/development/hosting company, with over 30 years of experience operating in the Lehigh Valley. I love to help individual and small to medium size companies bring their dreams into reality with their identity and web presence.

The design and web industry has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years and WordPress has been a driving force for those changes. My initial interest was purely commercial as a survival tactic to stay relevant but I didn’t count on falling in love with the community behind it. I joined the LV WordPress Meetup to participate in the exchange of knowledge and ideas with a group of fantastic individuals learning and creating WordPress sites. I helped with the first two Lehigh Valley WordCamp and attended my very first WordCamp US in Philly. What a fantastic experience!

I live a very busy life with many personal interests such as cooking, reading and the outdoors, which is where you’ll find me when I am not learning about the web, new technologies, and innovations that fascinate me.

You can follow me on Twitter – @ChichiCaldas

Website Lead

I built my first website in 1998 using just a text editor. I have built and run several hobby websites over the years, but I recently decided to make a career change from architectural drafting to web design. I decided to start learning all things WordPress to be able to create better websites.

Last year, I volunteered for my first WordCamp Lehigh Valley and co-designed the event’s website. My years of drafting experience came in handy for drawing the Bethlehem and Allentown skyline banner from scratch as the finishing touch for it. I am honored to be part of this great group of organizers, and am looking forward to working on this year’s event.

I enjoy many other things in my spare time including caring for my cats, riding the local rail trails, reading, writing, Game of Thrones, and cheering on the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

@JamieMakin23

Volunteer Wrangler

I’m a Software Developer and former technical manager.  I’m happy to be a part of the WordPress community in the Lehigh Valley.  People are helpful to each other and I enjoy participating in the WordCamp’s and MeetUp’s to keep up with WordPress and web development.

I’ve only done a couple very small WordPress sites but I have done other larger web sites in raw HTML/ASP.NET etc.  I really enjoy front-end development in JavaScript.

I like to see how WordPress systems can be fast-loading and functional while still being very easy for the site owner to maintain.

I’m on twitter as @MarkHargrove281, but I’m more active on FaceBook here.

Swag / Sponsors

I’ve been training people on processes and systems for 25+ years.  One of my favorite things is to learn new processes or systems to develop documentation, training programs and courses.  I was endearingly called the “SOB” of the “SOPs” ;O . 

How did I get involved in WordPress you ask?  I was assigned our WordPress website about 10 years ago to learn and document.  There is so much to learn and I’ve been hooked ever since!  I also joined the Lehigh Valley WordPress group about 2 years ago after meeting many wonderful and helpful people at my first meetup.

I’ve taken CSS3 and HTML5 courses to help round out my website knowledge.  Nothing beats the feeling you get when you write code for the first time and it works!  And I will be taking PHP and JavaScript courses before the end of this year. 

My philosophy and line in life is “For when you cease learning, you cease living!”  Life is a learning process.

Speaker Wrangler

Eileen is the User Experience and Front End Design half of the design and development team at Sidetrack Studio. She has served as co-organizer of WordCamp Philly, a frequent speaker on WordPress topics and enjoys solving real-life problems through smart design.

Press and Social Media