Everybody has a story. Her story, his story, their story, and our stories are powerful tools for building connections between the diverse individuals that have become the WordPress community. Through Hallway Chats, Topher DeRosia and Nyasha Green aim to dig into and share the stories of this wonderful community.
Chris Ford spent the first 20 years of her career working as an agency and freelance designer. 5 years ago, she took a hard left into project management. Today she’s a hybrid project manager and designer at Reaktiv, a WordPress VIP partner.
Winstina Hughes is an Assistant Regional Planner for the Maryland Department of Transportation. She created her first WordPress blog for a Geographic Information Systems assignment, and followed it soon after with one on community development and suburban planning. She has presented at WordCamp NYC, WordCamp US, and WordCamp Austin. A WordPress Meetup co-organizer, Winstina led WordCamp NYC 2018.
Emily Hunkler is the director of growth at GoWP. She lives just outside Atlanta, Georgia with her two daughters and her husband. When not working, Emily loves running both on the road and trails. On weekends, she also loves hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Annejeanette Washington Collins is a teacher at both the elementary and collegiate level. She teaches children at a school in western Florida, and college students in Fort Lauderdale. Annejeanette is a WordPress advocate, blogger, and WordCamp presenter.
David Zimmerman has been working in SEO for about 12 years, five years on his own as Reliable Acorn. Over the past couple of years, he’s been speaking at WordCamps about SEO and client management.
Caylin White is the growth manager at GoWP. She’s a marketer and an artist who shares her art on CBCinked.com.
