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Keynote

Inspired thinkers covering agile design and responsive design pattern principles
Ethan Marcotte

Ethan Marcotte

Independent Web Designer, Author @ Ethan Marcotte

Over the years, Ethan has been a featured speaker at many conferences, including An Event Apart, Webstock, and SXSW Interactive. His clientele has included New York Magazine, the Sundance Film Festival, The Boston Globe, and People Magazine.

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Kelly Albrecht

Kelly Albrecht

Web Developer, Project Manager, Product Owner and Certified ScrumMaster @ Last Call Media

As a Web Developer, Project Manager, Product Owner and Certified ScrumMaster, Kelly has been implementing web-based IT solutions for over a decade and has extensive experience in all aspects of information design and development.

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Featured Trainers

Innovative courses in design, theming, and practical application
Chaz Chumley

Chaz Chumley

Technology Manager, Front-end @ Forum One

Consultant, Instructor, Author, Web Developer, Trainer, and Drupalist. Chaz has participated in such ventures as Lynda.com developing Drupal training videos,  Authoring Drupal books for Packt publishing including Drupal 8 Theming with Twig

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JP McNeal

JP McNeal

Developer @ Raka Creative

For as long as he can remember, JP has been interested in technology. As a child, he attended computer/tennis camp, but never picked up a racket. After college, he spent the first ten years of his career in the non-profit world.

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Christina Costello

Christina Costello

Developer @ Redfin Solutions

Christina does front-end and back-end development at Redfin. She is pursuing a Master's in Computer Science.

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Kay VanValkenburgh

Principal @ OwnSourcing

Entrepreneur in new media. Developer of instructional courses. Avid sailor; sighted guide for competitive blind sailors.
Specialties: Drupal development. Drupal training. Mentorship structures for mentee and mentor growth.

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Leslie Glynn

Lead Trainer @ OwnSourcing

Leslie is the Lead Trainer at OwnSourcing, providing training to enterprise and higher education clients as well as other development shops. As a certified PMP, Leslie provides project management services and has expertise in Drupal site building

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Chris Wells

Chris Wells

Owner, Developer @ Redfin Solutions

Chris is an owner-developer at Redfin and focuses his efforts on ensuring the development process and quality of work delivered is exceptional. His belief is that Redfin exists to be the best business it can be.

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Ruth Leopold

Ruth Leopold

Lead designer @ Redfin Solutions

Ruth is Redfin’s lead designer and UX expert. She also bridges the rare gap between design and front end programming. Ruth recently finished her final year at the University of Maine’s New Media program.

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Featured Speakers

Key leaders and top trends impacting Drupal design
Suzanne Dergacheva

Suzanne Dergacheva

Co-Founder @ Evolving Web

Suzanne Dergacheva is one of the co-founders of Evolving Web, a Drupal shop based in Montreal, Quebec. At Evolving Web, she leads the front-end development team and gets to work with all kinds of clients, big and small.

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Michael Herchel

Michael Herchel

Senior Front-End Developer @ Lullabot

Mike Herchel is a senior front-end developer at Lullabot. He is one of the lead organizers of Florida Drupalcamp and is always willing to advocate for the Drupal. He’s also a host of the Lullabot podcast, which is a bi-weekly podcast on Drupal.

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Kenley Obas

Kenley Obas

Co-Founder, Director of Creative Services @ Kindred Technology Group

Co-founder and Director of Creative Services for the Kindred Technology Group, LLC, a web development firm. Leveraging technology and a global workforce, the Kindred Technology Group the leading provider of web services focusing on B2B and Govt.

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Jill Grozalsky

Jill Grozalsky

Marketing Strategist @ Genuine Interactive

Jill Grozalsky is an award-winning digital marketer and expert in personalization, user segmentation, social media strategy, and comprehensive marketing strategies.

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Jacob Rockowitz, built and maintains the Webform module for Drupal 8

Jacob Rockowitz

Developer/ Software Architect @ JACOB ROCKOWITZ

Jacob Rockowitz is a Drupal developer/Software architect who built and maintains the Webform module for Drupal 8.  He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife, adorable kids, and a dog named Ralph.  Learn more about Jake at www.jrockowitz.com.

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BreAnn Kopcza

BreAnn Kopcza

Digital Strategist

As a senior digital strategist, BreAnn Kopcza focuses on establishing effective digital experiences for clients in a variety of industries, especially B2B technology, healthcare and financial services.

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Micky Metts

Micky Metts

Drupal Hacker @ Agaric

Michele Metts has been a involved with Drupal since 2006. Her previous experience includes creation and development of diverse online communities, small and large websites.

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Jim Fisk

Jim Fisk

Web Design & Tech Consulting @ Jantcu

Jim has been building sites using Drupal since version 6 with a focus on configurable interfaces. Jim founded Jantcu in 2015 to provide technical training and dev support to organizations undertaking complex projects.

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Victoria Merriman

Victoria Merriman

Creative Director and Partner @ Digital Loom

Victoria's three proudest accomplishments are surviving her dairy farm upbringing, bicycling across the US by herself, and founding Digital Loom. She attributes Digital Loom’s success to consistently delivering sophisticated design and technology.

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Jason Enter

Jason Enter

Front-End Lead @ Acquia

Jason works as the Front-End Lead in Professional Services for Acquia. His core duties revolving around his experience with interface frameworks for enterprise Drupal projects.

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Lauren Werner

Lauren Werner

Director of UX @ Genuine Interactive

As director of UX, Lauren Werner seamlessly translates business objectives into imaginative visual concepts for Genuine’s clients.

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Dustin Younse

Dustin Younse

Software Engineer @ Acquia

Dustin, a former 4th grade LOGO Programming champion, discovered View Source in 1997, and has been making websites ever since.

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Donna Bungard

Donna Bungard

Digital Strategist @ Mediacurrent

Donna is a Digital Strategist at Mediacurrent with a unique blend of creative and technical skills. She is a goal driven, passionate individual who enjoys professional growth by helping others be their best.

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Richard ("Rick") Hood, Drupal lead

Richard ("Rick") Hood

Drupal lead @ Common Media

In 2000 Richard left the company to launch a new career in web development, video, and graphic design. In 2011 Rick joined Common Media. Rick is currently Drupal lead at Common Media http://commonmedia.com/. 

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Dwayne McDaniel

Dwayne McDaniel

Community and Agency Success Manager @ Pantheon

As a Community and Agency Success Manager at Pantheon, I have had the privilege of presenting at MidCamp (Drupal), WordCamp Milwaukee, WordCamp Baltimore, Drupal Northern Lights (Iceland), Stanford DrupalCamp and other conferences. 

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Christina Inge

Christina Inge

Founder @ Thoughtlight

Christina is Founder of Thoughtlight.  We’re here to make technology friendly. With decades of experience building great websites, creating engaging online training, and launching digital marketing and analytics programs that drive results.

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Liz Mackie

Liz Mackie

Front End Developer @ Acquia

Liz has been building websites for more than 15 years. She started out as a graphic designer. Liz joined Acquia through the AcquiaU talent development program in 2014 and now works as a Frontend Developer.

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J. Hogue

J. Hogue

Director, Design, and User Experience @ Oomph Inc.

I'm dedicated to the latest web standards, accessibility, responsive web design and progressive enhancement. I love typography, readability, and making the web flexible and future friendly. I geek out on front-end code and enjoy larger conversations.

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Bryan Hirsch

Bryan Hirsch

Director of Technology @ MassGov

Director of Technology for GovNext at @MassGov (GovNext is the new tech lab for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts)

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Anton Staroverov

Anton Staroverov

Product Manager, UX Designer and Frontend Developer @ Wondrous

Professional Product Manager, UX Designer and Front End Developer, three-in-one who is able to bring a wealth of experience in managing complex web development projects.

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Thomas M. Charging Hawk

Thomas M. Charging Hawk

Senior Frontend Developer @ Pegasystems

Thomas M. Charging Hawk is a father, a nerd of prey, a small-town guy with a big heart, and a full stack open source web developer with a passion for crafting enterprise-level digital experiences.

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Jennifer Smith

Jennifer Smith

UX Training and Consulting @ American Graphics Institute

Jennifer Smith is a user experience designer, Photoshop expert, educator, and author based in Boston. She is the author of more than 20 books on design tools and processes. She has been awarded a Microsoft MVP three times for her work with UX Design

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Aaron Manire

Aaron Manire

Director of Web Development @ Isovera

In my current role at Isovera, I oversee the lifecycle of project planning, responsive web design, development and release management. My approach is based on continuous improvement, second order learning and tightening feedback loops.

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Antonio Savorelli

Antonio Savorelli

Drupal Developer @ Digital Loom

Tony started his own web design studio in Italy in 2004 and has been building client websites on Drupal since version 4.7. In 2016, he moved to the U. S. and brought all his coding expertise and a great eye for design to Digital Loom.

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Jorge Diaz

Jorge Diaz

Senior Front-End Developer @ Evolving Web

Jorge is an Acquia Certified Grand Master Developer and has been working as a Drupal front-end developer & themer at Evolving Web since May 2015. He has more than 8 years of experience delivering Drupal-based solutions.

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Daniel Schiavone

Daniel Schiavone

President/Chief Technologist @ Snake Hill

Web developer, artist, musician, Daniel Schiavone is President and Chief Technologist at Snake Hill Web Agency where he builds ambitious websites with Drupal. He’s the maintainer for the DigitalGov Search module.

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Jason Pamental

Jason Pamental

@ Isovera

I've been blending design & technology while crafting websites since the early days of Mosaic and Netscape. As Creative Director and Web Services Director for Fortune 100 clients and well-renowned professional sporting sites (NFL, PGA)

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Salem Ghoweri

Salem Ghoweri

Senior Frontend Architect @ Pegasystems

Bio: Salem Ghoweri is Senior Front-end Architect at Pegasystems, focusing on bringing sensible, performant front-end development standards to the Digital team, and leads the development of the Pega Digital Design System (code name: PegaKit).

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Todd Zeigler

Todd Zeigler

Chief Executive Officer @ The Brick Factory

Todd serves as the chief strategist at the Brick Factory, a Washington, DC-based web development firm that executes digital campaigns for non-profits, advocacy groups, and brands.

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Marcus Freeman

Marcus Freeman

Designer @ Bowst

A little of this, a little of that. When it comes to web development I'm working to become a true digital MacGyver. I am the captain of the design team, a team of one.

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Drew Trafton

Drew Trafton

Full Stack Developer @ Bowst

Drew has been interested in the power of computing all his life. As a developer for Bowst Digital in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he gets to boot up his machine and work on neat projects every day (and still loves getting textbooks as presents).

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Connor McKay

Connor McKay

Data Scientist @ Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Data scientist working for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ML, stats, Python and R. Always curious.

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Kyle Magida

Kyle Magida

Data Scientist @ Massachusetts Data Office

Works in data analytics for public and social sectors. Experienced online marketer with 4+ years of experience managing over $4 million in ad spend driving $40 million in revenue.

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