{"id":661,"date":"2019-10-05T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.slc.wordcamp.org\/?p=661"},"modified":"2019-10-05T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T16:14:00","slug":"announcing-our-2019-wordcamp-slc-speaker-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slc.wordcamp.org\/2019\/announcing-our-2019-wordcamp-slc-speaker-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing our 2019 WordCamp SLC speaker lineup!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;re thrilled to announce our lineup of speakers for this year&#8217;s WordCamp SLC!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brett Palmer <\/strong>is a software developer and says he has the best parent job of &#8220;traveling around the country watching my daughter compete in Big Mountain ski events &#8211; much more fun than dance recitals.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3e09ce653854e9ec46c5a921f018f4f?s=80&amp;r=r\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"clear\"><strong>Ryan Sullivan<\/strong> founded WP Site Care in 2012 and enjoys writing&#8230;really!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2256536524b05f831cef1c6d2e2cff80?s=80&amp;r=r\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"clear\"><strong>Andres Arias<\/strong> is a full stack developer who&#8217;s also a drummer, coffee drinker and cat lover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e6c0a0ecb51c9d67263485a1713294d?s=80&amp;r=r\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"clear\"><strong>Chris Reynolds<\/strong> is a Senior Engineer at Human Made and a loyal Utah Royals FC season ticket holder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b56caeb30157e1e1dd6c7d0a7ad00d78?s=80&amp;r=pg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"clear\"><strong>Velda<\/strong> is an artist raised by geeks and can snap her toes but has spent most of her life not knowing how to snap her fingers properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16ef830fb513259b339f8847d655bf1b?s=80&amp;r=pg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"clear\"><strong>Dustin Nay<\/strong> has started a number of businesses over the years in marketing, web design and event planning, plays Dungeons &amp; 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