Karissa Skirmont<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"Karissa](\"https:\/\/2019.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/01\/Karissa-Skirmont-300x300.png\")
<\/a>Karissa helps multi-passionate entrepreneurs reduce tech overwhelm by building profound websites, designing beautiful brands and taming technology.<\/p>\nAs an experienced web developer\/graphic designer & business strategist, she has helped hundreds of small business owners and entrepreneurs build and improve their businesses since 2005 in her business Profoundly Purple<\/a>. She has over 10 years experience working with WordPress,\u00a0specializes in\u00a0WordPress MulitSite<\/a>, founded the\u00a0WordPress Multisite Community Facebook Group<\/a>\u00a0and is obsessed with all things purple.<\/p>\nTeam:<\/strong> Lead Organizer, Logistics, Website\/Design Team<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Connect with Karissa<\/h3>\n\n- Website:\u00a0profoundlypurple.com<\/a><\/li>\n
- Twitter:\u00a0@MeetKarissa<\/a><\/li>\n
- LinkedIn:\u00a0\/in\/meetkarissa<\/a><\/li>\n
- Facebook:\u00a0@meetkarissa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n
Organizers<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tSarah Humphrey<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"Sarah](\"https:\/\/2019.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/01\/Sarah-Humphrey-300x300.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSarah is the owner of 94 West, specializing in website development, search engine optimization, and digital marketing. She develops WordPress-based websites that drive leads, support sales, and build customer confidence and trust. She loves working with diverse businesses and constantly expanding her skill set to meet their\u00a0needs.<\/p>\n
Sarah is a native Kansas Citian and received her B.A. and M.U.P. at the University of Kansas.<\/p>\n
Teams:<\/strong>\u00a0Afterparties, Speaker dinner\/gift, Media\/PR<\/p>\nConnect with Sarah<\/h3>\n\n- Website:\u00a094westdesign.com<\/a><\/li>\n
- LinkedIn:\u00a0\/in\/sarah-humphrey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
Justice Anderson<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"Justice](\"https:\/\/2019.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/01\/theLab_pic-1.jpg\")
Justice is a former college professor who was tasked with selecting and teaching a content management system which brought him to WordPress. Justice has been working with WordPress on and off since 2009. After a brief time away Justice is reigniting his love affair with WordPress and plans to launch several new websites this summer and fall – stay tuned!<\/p>\n
Outside of technology Justice enjoys being the number one fan at his kids sporting events and learning about nutrition and fitness.<\/p>\n
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Jim Grant<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jim](\"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2024\/12\/jim_grant.png\")
<\/a>Jim is an accomplished expert sales professional turned full-time entrepreneur with business endeavors in online retail, social media consulting, marketing and web development. With his 30+ years of experience in business and technology, he helps his clients navigate the waters of digital media to reach their target market on the internet and drive increased customer revenue and develop new customers.<\/p>\nHe is the owner of\u00a0Simply Creative Media LLC<\/a>\u00a0where he helps\u00a0small businesses Get Found, Get Social and Get Beautiful on the Web. SCM takes clients unique value proposition and leverages the latest tools and techniques to build, grow and measure their online efforts.<\/p>\nTeams:<\/strong> Sponsors, WP Basics<\/p>\nConnect with Jim<\/h3>\n\n- Website: simplycreativemedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n
- Twitter: @Jim_Grant<\/a><\/li>\n
- LinkedIn:\u00a0\/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\n\t\t\t\t
Jeff Potts<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jeff](\"https:\/\/2019.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/01\/Jeff-Potts-300x300.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nEntrepreneur, owner of 2020creative, Inc.<\/strong> Helping businesses look great and also be effective on the Web.<\/p>\nTeams:<\/strong>\u00a0Design Lead, Website<\/p>\nConnect with Jeff<\/h3>\n\n- Website:\u00a02020Creative.com<\/a><\/li>\n
- Twitter:\u00a0@jeffpotts<\/a><\/li>\n
- LinkedIn:\u00a0\/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\n\t\t\t\t
Travis Pflanz<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"Travis](\"https:\/\/2019.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/01\/Travis-Pflanz.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTravis Pflanz is the founder of Search Centered Digital Marketing. Search Centered puts SEO at the center of every type of marketing campaign they create manage and implement for clients of all sizes – from WordPress SEO services<\/a> to SEO managed WordPress hosting.<\/a><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n
Travis has been an organizer of the WordPress KC<\/a> Meetup since 2013 and an organizer of WordCamp KC<\/a> since 2014.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n
When not SEOifying businesses online or creating WordPress websites, Travis can be found hiking through the woods while leading the pack at Kansas City Dog Club, training new Dog Socializer volunteers at Wayside Waifs, or helping run the pet food pantry at Spay & Neuter KC and serving as a member of the Advisory Council.<\/p>\r\n
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\u2022 Attend Travis’s WordCamp KC session Simple SEO Content Creation Strategies for your Business Website<\/em><\/a> on Saturday, June 29th at 2pm.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Connect with Travis Pflanz<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Website: searchcentered.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n
- LinkedIn: \/in\/travispflanz<\/a><\/li>\r\n
- Twitter: @searchcentered<\/a><\/li>\r\n
- Facebook: @searchcentered<\/a><\/li>\r\n
- Instagram: @travispflanz<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
Eileen O’Hara<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"Eileen](\"https:\/\/2019.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/01\/Eileen-OHara-300x300.jpg\")
<\/a>Eileen focuses on content strategy and writing, energy efficiency marketing\/awareness, and workforce development\/coaching.<\/p>\nTeam:<\/strong>\u00a0Content Writing<\/p>\nConnect with Eileen<\/h3>\n\n- Website:\u00a0efficiencygirl.com<\/a><\/li>\n
- LinkedIn:\u00a0\/in\/eileenohara<\/a><\/li>\n
- Facebook:\u00a0@eileen.ohara.31<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
Jeff DeBoer<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"Jeff](\"https:\/\/2019.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/01\/Jeff-DeBoer-300x300.jpg\")
<\/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>\nJeff’s interests also include front-end web development, HTML, CSS, Javascript and internet-based media, and (of course) WordPress.<\/p>\n
Teams:<\/strong>\u00a0A\/V Lead, Website,\u00a0Design<\/p>\nConnect with Jeff<\/h3>\n\n- Website: jeffdeboeronline.com<\/a><\/li>\n
- Twitter: @jefftdeboer<\/a><\/li>\n
- LinkedIn: \/in\/jeffdeboer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n
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As an experienced web developer\/graphic designer & business strategist, she has helped hundreds of small business owners and entrepreneurs build and improve their businesses since 2005 in her business Profoundly Purple<\/a>. She has over 10 years experience working with WordPress,\u00a0specializes in\u00a0WordPress MulitSite<\/a>, founded the\u00a0WordPress Multisite Community Facebook Group<\/a>\u00a0and is obsessed with all things purple.<\/p>\n Team:<\/strong> Lead Organizer, Logistics, Website\/Design Team<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sarah is the owner of 94 West, specializing in website development, search engine optimization, and digital marketing. She develops WordPress-based websites that drive leads, support sales, and build customer confidence and trust. She loves working with diverse businesses and constantly expanding her skill set to meet their\u00a0needs.<\/p>\n Sarah is a native Kansas Citian and received her B.A. and M.U.P. at the University of Kansas.<\/p>\n Teams:<\/strong>\u00a0Afterparties, Speaker dinner\/gift, Media\/PR<\/p>\n Outside of technology Justice enjoys being the number one fan at his kids sporting events and learning about nutrition and fitness.<\/p>\n Teams:<\/strong>\u00a0A\/V,\u00a0WP Basics, Swag Lead<\/p>\n He is the owner of\u00a0Simply Creative Media LLC<\/a>\u00a0where he helps\u00a0small businesses Get Found, Get Social and Get Beautiful on the Web. SCM takes clients unique value proposition and leverages the latest tools and techniques to build, grow and measure their online efforts.<\/p>\n Teams:<\/strong> Sponsors, WP Basics<\/p>\n Entrepreneur, owner of 2020creative, Inc.<\/strong> Helping businesses look great and also be effective on the Web.<\/p>\n Teams:<\/strong>\u00a0Design Lead, Website<\/p>\n Travis Pflanz is the founder of Search Centered Digital Marketing. Search Centered puts SEO at the center of every type of marketing campaign they create manage and implement for clients of all sizes – from WordPress SEO services<\/a> to SEO managed WordPress hosting.<\/a><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Travis has been an organizer of the WordPress KC<\/a> Meetup since 2013 and an organizer of WordCamp KC<\/a> since 2014.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n When not SEOifying businesses online or creating WordPress websites, Travis can be found hiking through the woods while leading the pack at Kansas City Dog Club, training new Dog Socializer volunteers at Wayside Waifs, or helping run the pet food pantry at Spay & Neuter KC and serving as a member of the Advisory Council.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n \u2022 Attend Travis’s WordCamp KC session Simple SEO Content Creation Strategies for your Business Website<\/em><\/a> on Saturday, June 29th at 2pm.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Team:<\/strong>\u00a0Content Writing<\/p>\n Jeff’s interests also include front-end web development, HTML, CSS, Javascript and internet-based media, and (of course) WordPress.<\/p>\n Teams:<\/strong>\u00a0A\/V Lead, Website,\u00a0Design<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Meet the people that working hard to bring you WordCamp Kansas City 2019! Lead Organizer Organizers <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7184932,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-177","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PheI1D-2R","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7184932"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3831,"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/177\/revisions\/3831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>Karissa helps multi-passionate entrepreneurs reduce tech overwhelm by building profound websites, designing beautiful brands and taming technology.<\/p>\nConnect with Karissa<\/h3>\n
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Sarah Humphrey<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Justice Anderson<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
Justice is a former college professor who was tasked with selecting and teaching a content management system which brought him to WordPress. Justice has been working with WordPress on and off since 2009. After a brief time away Justice is reigniting his love affair with WordPress and plans to launch several new websites this summer and fall – stay tuned!<\/p>\nConnect with Justice<\/h3>\n
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Jim Grant<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/a>Jim is an accomplished expert sales professional turned full-time entrepreneur with business endeavors in online retail, social media consulting, marketing and web development. With his 30+ years of experience in business and technology, he helps his clients navigate the waters of digital media to reach their target market on the internet and drive increased customer revenue and develop new customers.<\/p>\nConnect with Jim<\/h3>\n
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Jeff Potts<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Travis Pflanz<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Eileen O’Hara<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/a>Eileen focuses on content strategy and writing, energy efficiency marketing\/awareness, and workforce development\/coaching.<\/p>\nConnect with Eileen<\/h3>\n
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Jeff DeBoer<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/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>\nConnect with Jeff<\/h3>\n
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