Brian DiChiara

Sponsor Wrangler

Hello. I am a PHP web developer and designer from Alabaster (Birmingham), Alabama. I specialize in WordPress and WooCommerce development, but have experience using custom systems as well. I also have a ton of experience with HTML, CSS/SASS, Javascript & jQuery, and MySQL. I have a wife, 2 boys, and 2 girls.

Nathan Ingram

Lead Organizer

Nathan is the Host at iThemes Training where he teaches WordPress and freelance business development topics via live webinar. He has been a freelance web developer since 1995. He is also the creator of >ADVANCE Coaching and works with WordPress web developers individually and in groups to help them become more successful in their freelance businesses.

BJ Keeton

Content Wrangler

B.J. is a staff writer and content creator for Elegant Themes from Florence, AL. He is a runner and fitness junkie, geek and gamer. He is pretty much always writing something, whether it’s a weird CSS doohickey, a blog about running, or a tweet about video games. He is the co-host of the Geek to Geek Podcast and the host of the Elegant Themes livestream, This Week in WordPress.

Kathryn Lang

Venue Wrangler
Content Wrangler

#Hope builder. #Dream inspirer. Master of “it’s all about #relationships.” Aficionado of inappropriate laughter, Kathryn Lang has been helping others find the time to make their dreams come true. As an award winning author, master multi-tasker, and encourager extraordinaire, Kathryn shares with people that are trying to walk the tightrope of family, work, and faith – and keep them all in the right balance.

Ryan Marks

Volunteer Wrangler / Speaker Wrangler

Ryan is the Director of Operations & Infrastructure at Randall-Reilly and the Co-Founder and Organizer of Spark Tuscaloosa, a community group for techies and creatives.

Ryan Brewer

Volunteer Wrangler

Hi! As an aspiring developer, I joined the WordPress community at the 2017 Birmingham WordCamp and have been steadily working toward a Computer Science degree ever since (my second Bachelor’s).  I love education and helping others! I currently work in corporate training as an Instructional Designer by day.  After hours, I teach piano (my first Bachelor’s) and study coding (javascript, C++, Java, etc). I live in Pelham, AL with my wife and two children.

Jacob Crawford

Content Writer

Jake writes and translates. He’s currently seeking publication for his translation of La Mandragola by Niccolo Machiavelli. When he isn’t doing that, he copywrites and optimizes content for the web. He uses WordPress every day.

He lives in Tuscaloosa, AL.