Organizers

As the developer of All in One SEO Pack, one of the most downloaded WordPress plugins, Michael loves his work as much as driving his Audi. With his free time, he tries to fulfill his childhood dream: travel the world and taste good food. Fall is Michael’s favorite season because college football is on and he’s a Hokie. Oh yeah, he studied Computer Science at NC State University, and wore Hokie gear the entire time!

A.K.A, the British guy, Steve has 25 years of management and service delivery experience. Steve started his career in the British Ministry of Defense working for the Army Department. For the past 15 years, he has managed large projects and enterprise clients with a drive to provide the best customer service. Steve made North Carolina his home after he met a lovely lady who is now his wife. Everyone in the office as well as neighboring offices love Steve more than usual on Fridays when he puts on his bartending hat and starts serving drinks at the Semper Fi Lounge while working on the best and original WordPress SEO plugin, All in One SEO Pack!  Steve spends his spare time trying to become an expert grill chef and working on his southern drawl, y’all.

Jen Riehle McFarland is the Web Services Coordinator and team lead for NC State’s OIT Design group. She has worked for the university for over 10 years, starting in the Help Desk, moving into web design/dev and eventually, the agony of management. She’s a WordPress fangirl, a serious beer enthusiast, an adequate technical communicator, and a proud geek chick.

Adam is a native of California, though relocated to North Carolina in 2017.  Currently providing WordPress development and support services through ConciergeWP.com.

He produces 2 weekly podcasts at KitchenSinkWP.com & The Get Options Podcast & was the lead organizer for WordCamp Los Angeles 2016 & 2017.  He also teaches The WordPress Essentials Course for those looking to learn the basics of WordPress.

In his free time, he speaks at industry events sharing his insights & expertise into all things digital.  Married for 19 years to his amazing wife & has 3 wickedly cool kids.

Lisa Linn Allen is a Principal IT Software Developer and Team Lead for the intranet
team at SAS in Cary. She’s been working on the SAS intranet since the days of
NCSA Mosaic. For the last few years, her team has been working on moving large
parts of this intranet into a governed, custom-built WordPress site.

Lisa lives in Cary and enjoys sewing, swimming, and cheering on her husband and son
at Taekwondo tournaments.

Favorite WordPress Accomplishment: Building a continuous deployment
pipeline for WordPress.

Ben is the Senior Support Technician at WordImpress, the makers of GiveWP. He’s also developed several plugins for WordPress, most notably Better Click To Tweet.

When not tinkering with code, you’ll likely find him playing guitar, riding bikes around Cary with his family, or playing disc golf.

Lisa is the founder of BoydPress Solutions where they create custom WordPress websites for storytellers (authors and speakers). Most days, Lisa’s dog and cat keep her company until her daughter gets home from school. They love to chat over Chick-fil-a nuggets and milkshakes until it’s time to tackle homework and build websites. You can find her on the weekends riding motorcycles or listening to her husband’s classic country music band perform locally.