Keynote Address: The Care and Feeding of the WordPress Community: Me, You, and Us

The WordPress community is comprised of people and their relationships with one another and the open source CMS itself. Combined we are a global neighborhood, complete with volunteers, freelancers, employees, a marketplace, and a multitude of opportunities; opportunities for relationships, working, learning, teaching, sharing, volunteering, and more.

At its foundation, its most fundamental part, this neighborhood is built by every individual member. We are each an integral part of this growing, morphing phenomenon, so it is up to us to ensure that it is a robust living organism.

How do we do that?

  • For Myself: by making sure I stay healthy both physically and emotionally
  • For You: by checking in on my friends and coworkers to help where needed
  • For Us: by contributing to the community in thoughtful and deliberate ways

This talk will share ideas to keep us all healthy, learning, and flourishing, for the betterment of ourselves, each other, and the WordPress neighborhood.

Speaker

Published by Michelle Frechette

Director of Community Engagement at StellarWP Director of Community Relations at Post Status Creator of WPCareerPages.com and WPSpeakers.com Organizer: WordCamp US 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Organizer, WordCamp Europe 2022 Organizer: WordCamp Buffalo 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023 Lead Organizer: WordCamp Rochester 2016, 2017, 2023 Organizer: WordCamp Rochester 2018 Organizer: Rochester WordPress User Meetup Organizer: WordFest Live 2021, 2022 Organizer: WP Career Summit 2022 WordCamp Mentor WordPress Photo Team Podcaster: WPCoffeeTalk.com, Underrepresented In Tech, WPMotivate, Audacity Marketing, WP Constellations Board President: Big Orange Heart Speaking History: (2024) Wordcamp Asia. (2023) WordCamp Asia; Kadence Amplify; WordCamp Phoenix; WordCamp Montclair; WPCampus; WordCamp Buffalo; WordCamp Rochester; WordCamp Europe. (2022) WordCamp Montclair; WordFest. (2021) WordCamp India; WordCamp Northeast Ohio; WordCamp Santa Clarita Valley, WordCamp Taiwan. (2020) WordCamp Miami; WordCamp Kent; WordCamp Denver. (2019) WordCamp Buffalo (keynote); WordCamp Hamilton; WordCamp Kent (keynote); WordCamp Ottawa; WordCamp Montreal, WordCamp Rochester; WordCamp Niagara. (2018) WordCamp San Diego; WordCamp Buffalo; WordCamp St. Louis; WordCamp Kent, WordCamp Boston, WordCamp Hamilton, WordCamp Rochester, WordCamp Montreal. (2017) WordCamp Portland, Maine; WordCamp Ottawa; WordCamp Montreal, WordCamp Toronto, WordCamp Providence, WordCamp Rochester. (2016) Hiring Your New Superintendent: Process, Stakeholders, and Applicants, Oh My!, New York State School Boards Association Annual Convention and Trade Show in Buffalo, NY; The Hidden Features of WordPress, WordCamp Buffalo, WordCamp Ottawa, WordCamp Toronto, WordCamp Pittsburgh; Writing Better Email, Genesee Valley BOCES District Clerks Conference; (2015). Effective School Board Study Sessions, New York State School Boards Association’s Annual Convention and Trade Show in New York City, NY; (2010). Board Self-Evaluation - How Are We Doing? New York State School Boards Association’s Annual Convention and Trade Show in New York City, NY; (2013-2016) Rochester Business Alliance/Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce: Customer Service, Writing, Business Communication, Presentation Skills, Listening Your Way to Increased Productivity.

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