{"id":342,"date":"2019-03-19T21:10:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T21:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.buffalo.wordcamp.org\/?p=342"},"modified":"2019-04-05T18:27:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T18:27:18","slug":"keynote-address-michelle-ames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/keynote-address-michelle-ames\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Address: Michelle Ames"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.buffalo.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/04\/Michelle-Ames_-26-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Ames\" class=\"wp-image-526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/04\/Michelle-Ames_-26-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/04\/Michelle-Ames_-26-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/04\/Michelle-Ames_-26-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/04\/Michelle-Ames_-26-452x300.jpg 452w, https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/04\/Michelle-Ames_-26-1568x1042.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re pleased to have Michelle Ames here to present this year&#8217;s keynote address, &#8220;The Care and Feeding of the WordPress Community: Me, You &amp; Us.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do we do that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For Myself: by making\nsure I stay healthy both physically and emotionally<\/li><li>For You: by checking in\non my friends and coworkers to help where needed<\/li><li>For Us: by contributing\nto the community in thoughtful and deliberate ways<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This talk will share ideas to keep us all healthy, learning, and flourishing, for the betterment of ourselves, each other, and the WordPress neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Michelle:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.buffalo.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/03\/postcard.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Frechette Ames\" class=\"wp-image-343\" width=\"202\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/03\/postcard.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/03\/postcard-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><figcaption>Michelle Frechette Ames<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Marketing is a passion for Michelle which is why she completed her MBA from the University of Rochester\u2019s Simon School of Business. Michelle has over twenty years of experience in higher education; ten years owning a web design and marketing company, and currently serves as the Head of Customer Success for <a href=\"https:\/\/impress.org\">Impress.org<\/a> (makers of both<a href=\"https:\/\/givewp.com\">GiveWP.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/WPBusinessReviews.com\">WPBusinessReviews.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle is a veteran of public speaking. She\u2019s been an instructor for a wide variety of topics including Using Quantitative Data Analysis Software, Meditative Drawing, Intro to WordPress, and Marketing for Massage Therapy. Michelle speaks at conferences all over North America. You can find many of them recorded on WordPress.tv including \u201cLittle Things That Make a Big Difference\u201d and \u201cHidden Features of WordPress Revealed,\u201d as well as panel discussions on marketing and women in technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Michelle isn\u2019t organizing events, she\u2019s attending them, exploring photography, and mentoring people in her local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle is the author \u201cA Good Firm Handshake (and other essential business tips)\u201d available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Good-Handshake-Other-Essential-Business-ebook\/dp\/B07G9R7P9K\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=a+good+firm+handshake&amp;qid=1553029630&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-spell\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Say hi to Michelle on Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michelleames\">@michelleames<\/a> and check out her photography at <a href=\"https:\/\/clickhappydesigns.com\">clickhappydesigns.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re pleased to have Michelle Ames here to present this year&#8217;s keynote address, &#8220;The Care and Feeding of the WordPress Community: Me, You &amp; Us.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":758144,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paIvej-5w","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/758144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":527,"href":"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342\/revisions\/527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buffalo.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}