WordCamp Ottawa 2014 is a not-for-profit event created, organized and run by volunteers. This event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors, many volunteers, meetup members and local businesses.
WordCamp Ottawa 2014 Lead Organizers
Stéphane Boisvert
Stéphane Boisvert
Stéphane Boisvert has been using WordPress for four years now. He’s passionate about how WordPress can help you make the world a better place. Stéphane now works for Automattic as a VIP Ninja. @stephBoisvert
Troy Chaplin
Troy Chaplin
Troy Chaplin is a passionate WordPress theme developer who enjoys pushing the envelope with each new project. With over 10 years of experience in creative environments, Troy has dedicated the last six years to working with WordPress in a variety of different ways. Troy currents works as a WordPress theme developer at Carleton University, assisting in enhancing their online brand and web presence and providing content editors with intuitive tools to promote their various initiatives and activities. @troychaplin
Michael Corkum
Michael Corkum
Mike Corkum is seasoned web developer with over 14 years of experience. Currently, he works at Carleton University where he and a small team manage 250+ WordPress sites. When he’s not up to his neck in code or banging his head against his desk, he enjoys playing music and jumping out of perfectly good airplanes. @cuweb
Meagan Hanes
Meagan Hanes
Meagan Hanes is a designer of digital things, photographer, blogger and all around creative gal living in Ottawa. Thorough her company Love Digimedia, she enjoys creating easy-to-use websites and technology solutions for artists, entrepreneurs and other creatives around the world. When not giving back to the community, you’ll find her behind a laptop or smartphone screen. @mhanes
Richard Martin
Richard Martin
Richard Martin is an online entrepreneur. He builds online businesses that find, engage, convert and retain customers. Before going online, Richard worked in Silicon Valley with Apple, Cisco and Broadcom. He lives in Ottawa and is one of the WordCamp Ottawa organizers. He has presented at WordCamps in Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal. He can be found at richardgmartin.me and on Twitter @richardgmartin.
Rick Radko
Rick Radko
Rick Radko has been creating web sites and applications since 1996. He launched his first WordPress site in 2008. Rick is at home coding plugins, designing custom themes, building multilingual sites and teaching others to do all of those. His involvement in the WordPress community began when he became a co-founder of the Ottawa WordPress Meetup Group and spoke at WordCamp Toronto around the same time in 2011. Since then he has been a repeat presenter at WordCamps Toronto and Montréal, and launched WordCamp Ottawa in 2013. Rick is the founder of R-Cubed Design Forge, where he develops and designs web sites and applications using open source software. @r3designforge
Jasmine Vesque
Jasmine Vesque
Jasmine is a WordPress evangelists who enjoys helping people share their most important stories and ideas. She loves teaching and regularly contributes as both an instructor and a mentor to The Ottawa WordPress Group and Ladies Learning Code . This is her second year as a WordCamp Ottawa organizer, and if you’ve ever engaged with us on Twitter (@wpottawa) you were most likely talking to her. Jasmine is a freelance web specialist, consultant, and trainer. Her work experience includes government, small businesses, arts groups, and non-profits. She also volunteers for the charity, The Forget for a Moment Foundation, as the VP of Communications and Webmaster. She is passionate about digital communications, social media and web design. @jasmineVesque
