Announcing Our Speakers: Round 5

The day draws near and we have more speakers to announce and brag about. We are delighted to have such a smart group of experts participate in WordCamp Las Vegas (WCLV) , generously donating their time and sharing their expertise. We know you’ll benefit greatly from their talks. Tickets are still available. Get yours now. See the full WCLV schedule here.

David Ryan

Dave Ryan is an Interdisciplinary WordPress Developer at Bluehost, where he focuses on helping build WordPress and supporting the WordPress community.

In the past Dave has worked for large publishers and universities, scaling high-traffic WordPress sites by blending his skills in information design, journalism and web development.

Dave lives in Phoenix, loves a good taco and will like every photo of your dog on Instagram.

Presentation: Take Command with Custom WP-CLI Commands

Twitter: @0aveRyan

Sheridan Scott

Sheridan Scott is the Director of Customer Lifecycle Management for Bluehost web hosting, where she develops and maintains communications and marketing strategies for the Bluehost customer base. Spanning a career of over 15 years in publishing, communications, and marketing, she works and lives by the motto “Content is King,” and wields her red pen in the name of grammatical correctness. 

Sheridan’s hobbies include arguing the importance of the Oxford comma to anyone who will listen, attending local poetry slams, and proofreading billboards while riding in cars. 

Presentation: Put Your Best Copy Forward: A step-by-step guide to website writing

Mitko Kockovski

Mitko Kockovski aims for perfection and is eager to expand his knowledge and skill base, so he always looks forward to new challenges. His love for WordPress and the need to stay up to date has driven him to attend WordPress Conferences all over Europe. He’s also benefited from his connection to the small but growing WordPress community in Macedonia. He likes to give back to the WordPress community by adding plugins and helping with core updates. Last year, he founded webpigment.com where they specialize in Woocommerce themes and plugins.

Presentation: Building websites using React.js and WordPress API

Twitter: @m1tk00

Laura Coronado

With a love for all things marketing and communications, Laura Coronado is a communications specialist at WebDevStudios where she manages the blogs, website content, and social media profiles for the WordPress design and development agency and its family of brands. She also runs her own women’s lifestyle blog at LollieShopping.com and freelances as a travel writer covering Las Vegas. She’s writing a book and launching a podcast about divorce, dating, and how there are no nice guys.

Presentation: Who Are You? Using Voice and Tone to Support Your Brand’s Message

Twitter: @lollieshopping

Scott Miller

Scott is a computer consultant with over 25 years experience and owner of Geeks On The Go. From single computers to military  networks and from Excel macros to Web applications for casinos, Scott has worked on them all.

He is a regular contributor to the greynoi.se podcast and has a GSEC certification  from SANS Institute.

Presentation: I installed a security plugin. Now what?

Twitter: @smaction