{"id":166,"date":"2017-11-22T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/organizers\/"},"modified":"2018-03-07T21:41:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T03:41:14","slug":"organizers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/organizers\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the WordCamp Kansas City Organizers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the people that working hard to bring you WordCamp Kansas City 2018!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizers\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Travis Pflanz<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travis.pflanz.me\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2728\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/11\/travis-pflanz-200x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Travis Pflanz | WordCamp KC 2018 Organizer\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2017\/11\/travis-pflanz-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2017\/11\/travis-pflanz-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2017\/11\/travis-pflanz.jpeg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Travis Pflanz is a search engine optimization strategist and owner of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webworksofkc.com\/\">WebWorks of KC<\/a>. Travis specializes in SEO for small businesses who target local customers and clients. Travis is also a co-organizer of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpkansascity.org\/\">WordPress KC<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the Kansas City area WordPress enthusiasts Meetup group \u2013 and has been on the WordCamp Kansas City organizing team since 2014, serving as Lead Organizer in 2015 &amp; 2016. When not building WordPress websites and creating SEO strategies, Travis volunteers at Wayside Waifs Humane Society, serves on the Spay &amp; Neuter KC Advisory Council and organizes the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcdogclub.com\/\">Kansas City Dog Club<\/a>\u2013 a social club for dog lovers and their pooches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team: Content, Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Attend Travis&#8217;s WordCamp KC 2018 Session<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/session\/travis-pflanz-before-you-blog-everything-your-wordpress-website-is-missing\/\">Before you Blog: Everything your WordPress Website is Missing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Connect with Travis<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/travis.pflanz.me\/\">travis.pflanz.me<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/travispflanz\">@travispflanz<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/travispflanz\">\/in\/travispflanz<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/webworksofkc\">@webworksofkc<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Jeff Potts<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2020creative.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2717\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/02\/jeff_potts-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Jeff Potts | WordCamp KC 2018 Organizer\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/02\/jeff_potts-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/02\/jeff_potts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/02\/jeff_potts-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/02\/jeff_potts.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneur, owner of <strong>2020creative, Inc.<\/strong> Helping businesses look great and also be effective on the Web.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Team:\u00a0Website,\u00a0Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Connect with Jeff<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/2020creative.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">2020Creative.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffpotts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jeffpotts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/2020creative\">\/in\/2020creative<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Leslie Scott<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2020creative.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2836 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/03\/leslie_scott-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Leslie Scott | WordCamp KC 2018 Organizer\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/leslie_scott-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/leslie_scott-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/leslie_scott-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/leslie_scott.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hopeless bleeding-heart liberal trying desperately to be the change I wish to see while juggling an endless stream of foster dogs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Team: Swag<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Connect with Leslie<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lscott1967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@lscott1967<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lscott1967\/\">\/in\/lscott1967<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Jim Grant<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simplycreativemedia.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2740\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/11\/jim_grant-200x207.png\" alt=\"Jim Grant | WordCamp KC 2018 Organizer\" width=\"200\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2017\/11\/jim_grant-200x207.png 200w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2017\/11\/jim_grant-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2017\/11\/jim_grant.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Entrepreneur, owner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplycreativemedia.com\">Simply Creative Media LLC<\/a> and Jim Grant Media. Helping small businesses Get Found, Get Social and Get Beautiful on the Web.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Team: Lead Organizer,\u00a0Logistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Connect with Jim<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplycreativemedia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">simplycreativemedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Grant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Jim_Grant<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/jimgrant\/\">\/in\/jimgrant\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Jeff DeBoer<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jeffdeboeronline.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2721\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/12\/jeff_deboer-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Jeff DeBoer | WordCamp KC 2018 Organizer\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2017\/12\/jeff_deboer-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2017\/12\/jeff_deboer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2017\/12\/jeff_deboer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2017\/12\/jeff_deboer.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Jeff is a Kansas City native with a love of all things internet and web media. He is currently working in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) with a solid foundation in SEO fundamentals including writing keyword rich content, optimized meta titles and descriptions, and keyword expansion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Jeff&#8217;s interests also include front-end web development, HTML, CSS, Javascript and internet-based media, and (of course) WordPress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Team:\u00a0Website,\u00a0Design, A\/V<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Connect with Jeff<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/jeffdeboeronline.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jeffdeboeronline.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mighty_jeff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mighty_jeff<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeffdeboer\/\">\/in\/jeffdeboer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Brianna Privett<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brianna.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2737\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/11\/brianna_privett-200x200.png\" alt=\"Brianna Privett | WordCamp KC 2018 Organizer\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2017\/11\/brianna_privett.png 200w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2017\/11\/brianna_privett-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>A passion for the web as a medium for art is the foundation for a twenty-year long career in web development and UX design. Founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/technosiren.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">TechnoSiren<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/utopian.net\">Utopian.net<\/a>, Brianna Privett helps web users become web creators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Team:\u00a0Website<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Connect with Brianna<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/brianna.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">brianna.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/briannaorg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@briannaorg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn: <a href=\"http:\/\/linkeding.com\/in\/briannaorg\">\/in\/briannaorg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Karissa Skirmont<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kissaskreations.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2666\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/03\/karissa_skirmont-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Karissa Skirmont | WordCamp KC 2018 Speaker\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/karissa_skirmont-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/karissa_skirmont-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/karissa_skirmont-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/karissa_skirmont.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Karissa tames technology for women entrepreneurs who are overwhelmed and tired of trying to figure it out by themselves. She does this through\u00a0through WordPress websites, branding and strategic systems.<\/p>\n<p>As an experienced web developer\/graphic designer &amp; business strategist,\u00a0she\u00a0has helped hundreds of small business owners and entrepreneurs build and improve their businesses since 2005. She has over\u00a010 years experience working with WordPress,\u00a0specializes in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Create_A_Network\">WordPress MulitSite<\/a>, founded the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/wordpressmultisitecommunity\/\">WordPress Multisite Community Facebook Group<\/a>\u00a0and is obsessed with all things purple.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Team:\u00a0Website,\u00a0Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Attend Karissa&#8217;s WordCamp KC 2018 Session<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/session\/karissa-skirmont-how-to-brand-your-wordpress-website\/\">How to Brand your WordPress Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Connect with Karissa<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kissaskreations.com\/\">kissaskreations.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeetKarissa\">@MeetKarissa<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/meetkarissa\">\/in\/meetkarissa<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/meetkarissa\">@meetkarissa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><!-- .wcorg-organizers -->\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the people that working hard to bring you WordCamp Kansas City 2018! &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5271984,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-166","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9l3jo-2G","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5271984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2720,"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166\/revisions\/2720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}