Global Lead

  • Shusei Toda

    Shusei Toda

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    Shusei is a creative director and business strategist based in Tokyo, Japan. With a background in web design and engineering, Shusei specializes in crafting comprehensive brand, corporate, and visual content for clients. His expertise spans project management, photography, videography, and creative strategy. Since joining the WordPress Community, Shusei has been an active contributor both locally and globally. Currently working as a Business Development Manager – APAC at The Code Company.

  • Yuli Yang

    The Always-Worry Dory Mom

    Yuli Yang

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    Yuli Yang is an owner of a small agency dejavu.studio and a devoted mother of two. She loves her work so much that it doesn’t feel like a job. She has led and currently mentoring WordCamps and WordPress meetups in Taiwan. In her free time, she enjoys gaming and planning fun activities with her kids.

Local Lead

  • Andrew Garcia

    Our Man from M.A.N.I.L.A.

    Andrew Garcia

    More about Andrew Garcia: Andrew Garcia

    Andrew Garcia is a highly skilled WordPress developer with 15 years of experience in building, optimizing, and maintaining websites. A familiar face at WordCamp events, Andrew loves sharing his expertise and has served as the lead organizer for WordCamp Manila in both 2017 and 2023.

    Andrew works as a solutions consultant for enterprise clients, leveraging his skills to create custom web solutions that drive success. Beyond his day job, Andrew is deeply committed to the community. He dedicates his time to organizing meetups and empowering Filipinos to embrace and excel in the digital world.

    When he’s not knee-deep in code, Andrew enjoys tuning into science podcasts and engaging in the strategic fun of board gaming.

  • JC Palmes

    Undercover Mover 🤣

    JC Palmes

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    JC, an engineering manager at WebDevStudios, bridges the gap between design and development, ensuring websites function flawlessly and is always ready to jump into things to keep projects on track. A champion for diversity in tech, JC also contributed to Design, Core, and is currently a program supporter. Her WCAsia journey includes roles as Global Lead in 2023, CD Lead in 2024, and currently Local Lead for 2025. Outside of work, coffee fuels her adventures, and she unwinds with expertly crafted cocktails at home in Iloilo, Philippines, where she enjoys life with her family and a menagerie of interesting pets.

Attendee Experience (AX)

  • Ahmed Kabir Chaion

    The No-code Advocate

    Ahmed Kabir Chaion

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    Ahmed Kabir Chaion works as a Project Manager at Zone7. As a self-sponsored contributor from Bangladesh, Ahmed tries to give back as much as possible through his contributions to the WordPress project, WordPress meetups, WordCamps, and the community. He’s a Training Team Faculty, a Photo Moderator, an Event Supporter for the Community Team and a ‘No-code Advocate’.
    Ahmed has been a Core Contributor to every single major release of WordPress since the 5.6 version. Furthermore he has been recognized as a Noteworthy Contributor for WordPress 5.8, 5.9, 6.0. 6.1, 6.3 and 6.5 major releases.

  • Anand Upadhyay

    Anand Upadhyay

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    Anand has been deeply involved with WordPress since 2010, amassing 14 years of experience. He is the founder of WPVibes, a plugin development company based in India. As an active contributor to WordPress Core, Community, Docs, and Polyglots, Anand’s dedication to the platform is unwavering. He attended his first WordCamp in 2017 and has been a regular attendee ever since. Additionally, Anand co-organizes the Ajmer WordPress Meetup. He loves to teach, especially about WordPress, and enjoys sharing his knowledge with others.

  • Corey Weddington

    Corey

    Corey Weddington

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    With over ten years in the WordPress community, Corey has worn several hats, ranging from design and development to digital marketing and strategy. Over the past 4 years, he has been focused on leading WordPress Strategy & Solutions for large enterprise clients.

  • Dan Tabifranca

    Chef Dan / Elden Lord 🗡️

    Dan Tabifranca

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    Dan is the Marketing Director at Gravity PDF and has been involved with WordPress since 2019. He is a staple in the local WordPress community, always participating in WordCamps and speaking at meetups. As a former Chef, Dan remains deeply passionate about Culinary Arts and loves getting creative in the world of food. He also loves reading books, playing video games, meeting new people, and is always up for a round of whiskey!

  • Ganga Kafle

    Ganga Kafle

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    Mr. Kafle is a full time WordPress Contributor at Rank Math and a WordPress themes team representative. He’s also community event supporter, photos team moderator and Nepali GTE. He was also part of WordCamp Asia 2023 & 2024 Conributor Day team.

  • Harcy Joy Dela Cruz

    The Only Exception

    Harcy Joy Dela Cruz

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    Joy is a Freelance SEO Specialist and Project Manager with a passion for helping businesses grow their online presence. She is an active supporter of the local WordPress community in Cagayan de Oro, where she assists individuals eager to learn about web development and digital marketing. She was part of WordCamp Asia 2024. In her free time, Joy enjoys exploring new technologies and sharing her knowledge.

  • Yvonne Palanca Lumagod

    Yvonne

    Yvonne Palanca Lumagod

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    Yvonne is a dedicated support engineer at Yoast with 17 years in web hosting. Passionate about empowering youth, she organizes KidsCamp at WordCamp Cebu 2024. Yvonne conducts workshops for remote high schools in Cebu and Mindanao, sharing her expertise in WordPress, web hosting, and SEO to inspire the next generation.

A/V

  • Janine Bagares

    Janine Bagares

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    Janine is employed as a Data Cloud Engineer in the corporate sector and has a keen interest in photography. She finds joy in capturing moments within music scenes and tech communities across Metro Manila (and outside Metro), and Wordpess User Group Philippines is one of the communities she contributed. She is actively contributing to different tech communities in the Philippines, mainly doing documentation/visual roles. She also loves to travel solo and cafe hopping in any local cafes she finds.

  • John Carlo Pattaguan

    Organizer Nickname

    John Carlo Pattaguan

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    John is a WordPress Technical Support specialist based in Caloocan, Philippines. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge of WordPress and providing excellent customer service. When he’s not working, he enjoys photography, traveling, and flying drones.

  • Mumtahina Faguni

    The-Wizard-Bouble

    Mumtahina Faguni

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    Faguni is a passionate WordCamper and tech enthusiast with a zest for exploring diverse topics. With a keen eye for innovative marketing strategies and an understanding varied buyer personas, she brings fresh perspectives to every project. When she’s not delving into tech and marketing, you’ll find her traveling and connecting with people from all walks of life, and soaking up different cultures.

  • Susumu Seino

    Susumu Seino

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    Susumu Seino is the founder of aniuma, a digital agency based in Tokyo. He has been involved with WordPress for 10 years and has served twice as the lead organizer for WordCamp Tokyo in 2014 and 2015. Susumu has also organized and participated in over 30 WordCamps across Asia and Europe. In addition to his work, he enjoys cooking sushi and Japanese cuisine, and is passionate about triathlons and ultramarathons.

  • Tahir Shahzad

    Tech Alchemist

    Tahir Shahzad

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    Tahir Shahzad is a dynamic professional who thrives as a Product Manager by day and a tech enthusiast by night. Actively involved in the WordPress community, Tahir contributes as a developer and organizer, playing a significant role in WordCamp events and leading the WordPress Islamabad group. An avid photographer, he captures moments at events, adding a creative touch to his technical expertise. Tahir’s blend of skills in product management, WordPress development, and photography underscores his commitment to fostering growth and innovation in the tech community.

Communication

  • Alina Kakshapati

    Monica from F.R.I.E.N.D.S

    Alina Kakshapati

    More about Alina Kakshapati: Alina Kakshapati

    Alina is a super mom who loves WordPress! She is a former Product / Project Manager, but now she’s taking a well-deserved break.
    Don’t worry, her passion for WordPress hasn’t faded a bit!
    For nearly 12 years, she’s been an active member of the community, attending and contributing to WordCamps since 2012.
    When she’s not busy with WordPress, you’ll find her either exploring new places or laughing with her kid.

  • Bernard Meyer

    Bernard Meyer

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    Bernard is the Sr. Director of Communications & Creative in Omnisend. He absolutely adore writing and the entire process of content, comms & creative: from strategy, research and analysis, to brainstorming, writing, publishing, and distributing/repurposing. He has been involved in content for nearly a decade now, and first started writing on WordPress blogs in 2014

  • Donald Onde

    Don Onde

    Donald Onde

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    Don is a digital marketing whiz. He’s likes to find good stories, design eye-catching visuals, and build full user-friendly digital experiences. But what really gets him excited is using those skills to support clinical research. He believes that by helping to develop new treatments for rare diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and MS, he can make a meaningful impact on the world… through the lens of marketing. Empowered by his engagement in the WordPress community, both locally in Cebu and at WordCamp Asia, Don recently launched his own marketing agency to focus on this mission.

  • Mainul Kabir Aion

    MK

    Mainul Kabir Aion

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    Mainul is a Data Storyteller and Marketing Strategist with WordPress experience since 2016. He is a co-organizer of Dhaka WordPress Meetups and also an Event Supporter for the WordPress Community team. He has organized, volunteered, and spoken at numerous WordCamps globally. Mainul has worked for companies like weDevs, XpeedStudio, Staff Asia, One Education, and Wpmet as CMO/Head of Marketing. Currently, he leads his agency, offering strategic marketing guidance to product companies.

  • Nada ElSharkawy

    Nada ElSharkawy

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    Nada is a marketing manager with GoDaddy based in Dubai. With over 3 years of experience with WordPress, Nada’s current focus is commercial strategy and success across international markets. She has experience in PR, digital marketing and brand marketing.

  • Rome Nicolas

    Rome OTW Home

    Rome Nicolas

    More about Rome Nicolas: Rome Nicolas

    Rome is a Bisaya Digital Marketer at Bughawise, a digital marketing agency specializing in helping service-based businesses with their appointment scheduling and scaling their business using media buying strategies. He is the lead organizer of Cebu WordPress Meetup and WordCamp Cebu 2023 & 2024. As a digital freelancer, he advocates for Cebuanos to find clients online through the Cebu Digital Freelancers community. He enjoys discussing social media, fitness, and online business opportunities at various events in Cebu, Philippines.

  • Sharon Lee

    Sharon Lee

    More about Sharon Lee: Sharon Lee

    Sharon is project manager turned WordPress enthusiast, who spends her free time traveling, trying new cuisines and scuba diving around the world. Currently she is based in Taipei and works for Automattic helping users get to know WordPress better. She’s excited to be a part of the communications team the second time for WordCamp Asia!

  • Vanita Nandakumar

    Vanita Nandakumar

    More about Vanita Nandakumar: Vanita Nandakumar

    Has worked a myriad of roles in the agency world from client services, content, design, digital marketing, and operations in industries like fire safety, film/media, medical, and now WordPress. Actively contributing since 2019 to the community, through the Polyglots team, for Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi, Malayalam and Bengali translations. She currently runs her own Digital Marketing Agency called Riot Minds. She is also an organiser for her local chapter; WordPress Tamil Nadu.

Contributor Day

  • Anzuman Ara Chowdhury

    Anzuman Ara Chowdhury

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    Anzuman Ara Chowdhury is a Digital Marketer who works for the marketing of WordPress plugins. Currently, she is working as a Marketing Lead of FluentAffiliate, a product of WPManageNinja. She also handles the Deals & Campaigns department of the company. Her journey with WordPress begun since 2019, and recently she became an active member of WordPress by contributing to the community as a speaker, volunteer, organizer, local meetup organizer, and more. She loves to explore nature, meet & greet new people, and experience different culture around the globe.

  • Jagir Bahesh

    JB

    Jagir Bahesh

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    I’m Jagir Bahesh, and with over 10 years of experience in web and WordPress development, I consider myself an expert in creating websites using the WordPress framework. Throughout my career, I have successfully developed numerous websites with WordPress and have also crafted email templates, landing pages, and utilized tools like Bootstrap and WooCommerce. My expertise extends to managing hosting and email setup, revamping websites, and much more.

    As an active contributor to WordPress, I have made significant contributions to WordPress 5.5 and 5.6, and served as a Translation Contributor. I host the WordPress Ahmedabad Meetup and have organized both WordCamp Ahmedabad and WordCamp Asia. Additionally, I participate in WordPress Translation Day and was a participant in Do_Action Ahmedabad 2019. My involvement reflects my commitment to the WordPress community and my passion for open-source collaboration.

  • Jhimross Olinares

    Jhim

    Jhimross Olinares

    Co-Lead
    More about Jhimross Olinares: Jhimross Olinares

    Jhim is a coffee-loving WordPress nerd, part of the LevelUp core operations team, who loves teaching people about WordPress and is always ready to provide WordPress help. He is an active member and volunteer, as well as one of the organizers for local WordPress meetups in the Philippines. When offline, you’ll find him on a caffeine-fueled cycling adventure, pedaling his way through Metro Manila and nearby provinces in search of the perfect cup of coffee.

  • Rolly Bueno
    More about Rolly Bueno: Rolly Bueno

    Rolly is a WordPress Developer since 2010 after he discover how awesome the WordPress CMS and the estatic community behind it. On his free time, he often enjoys looping around Panay Island in motorcycle. Unconventional than the rest of known developers, he can’t take a cup of coffee, sure but can take a beer or two.

  • Thoriq Firdaus

    Thoriq Firdaus

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    Thoriq Firdaus is an Indonesian web developer and author known for his work in web design and development. He has contributed extensively to the field through his writings and books, such as “Responsive Web Design by Example”. He currently serves as Senior Web Developer at Kinsta.​

  • Toru Miki
    More about Toru Miki: Toru Miki

    Toru is Web Developer/Engineer, currently working at Tokyo based company Tarosky. At Tarosky, we engineer mid-to-enterprise scale WordPress websites, where my current focus is around server-side development, and exploring the way to improve our developer experience, teamwork, and output quality. User of WordPress since 2005, Toru has helped Japanese WordPress community in translations, organizing meetups and WordCamps, include lead organizer of Tokyo 2011. Speaker, sometimes podcast emcee, and make code contributions every now and then. Recently helping organize WordPress Contributor Meetup Tokyo, and organizer of Asia 2024.

Design

  • Andrew dela Serna

    Andrew dela Serna

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    Andrew works as a Happiness Engineer at WordPress.com. His passions include design, travel, food and Pokemon Go.

  • Diana Tupas

    Regina Phalange

    Diana Tupas

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    Diana Tupas is a WordPress Designer & Developer with a focus on creating visually attractive and interactive online experiences. In 2018, she co-designed the first WordCamp event in her local community and has been passionate about the digital industry ever since.

    As she delved into the industry, Diana adopted a dog and named him Website, who is also a “pup-fessional” WordPress Designer & Developer. He’s a very fur-iendly paw-worker, though he often sleeps a lot and enjoys break time more than working. 😁

  • Gerlynnia Aprille Galgo

    Peachy

    Gerlynnia Aprille Galgo

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    Gerlynnia Galgo is a Visual Artist , Designer. Mom of 2 doxies. She is the founder of GO Creatives, an independent creative studio that specializes in Branding and Websites. Peachy as her friends call her, is a WordPress Community Organizer in Cebu specifically leading the Design Team. Her WCAsia journey includes being a Speaker at last year’s WC Asia.

  • Hsu Che Wei

    Tetsuya Hsu

    Hsu Che Wei

    More about Hsu Che Wei: Hsu Che Wei

    UI/UX web designer | Freelance worker | Kendama player | Reggae music lover.
    I live in Taipei and love Japanese culture, so I gave myself a Japanese name that is similar to my Chinese name.

    Okay, if you see someone walking around with a kendama around their neck, that guy is probably me.

  • Jhilik Kabir

    Family-Focused Dreamer

    Jhilik Kabir

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    Jhilik (Jill) has been deeply involved with WordPress for over 7 years. Apart from being an enthusiastic WordCamper, she is a full-time Head of Marketing at HappyMonster. In her spare time, she loves exploring new countries with her travel buddies.

  • John Rannel Valdez

    Rannel

    John Rannel Valdez

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    Rannel is currently working at Pantheon Platform as a Senior Customer Success Engineer, through his colleagues– he was introduced in WordPress community last 2022 and been involved in organizing meetups at WordPress User Group Philippines as a frustrated graphic designer.

    When not in front of his laptop– he can be found traveling, hanging-out with friends or finding out his comfortable position to sleep. And yes, stretched fonts does keep him up night.

  • Spencer Ravago

    Uncle / Tito

    Spencer Ravago

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    Spencer is a designer with a background in branding and UX design. He is based in Iloilo, Philippines where he is active in the WordPress community. He likes making dad jokes. His daughter hates them.

Finance

  • Ardys Apostol

    Ardys Apostol

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    Ardys is a sales and marketing professional focused on helping brands grow in the eCommerce industry. She has been active in the WordPress community since 2018. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, watching Korean dramas, and spending time with her two picky eater dogs.

Operations

  • Angelle Marie Garcia

    Angelle Marie Garcia

    More about Angelle Marie Garcia: Angelle Marie Garcia

    Angelle is a dedicated Senior E-commerce WordPress and Freelance WordPress Developer based in Lucena, Quezon Province. She brings a strong focus on creating effective ecommerce websites that excel in SEO implementation. Her expertise ensures seamless online shopping experiences for clients.

    Beyond her professional endeavors, Angelle actively contributes to the WordPress community, particularly through her involvement in Polyglots and the photo team. She volunteered her skills and time for WCManila and WC Asia 2024, showcasing her commitment to giving back and supporting community initiatives.

    Outside of her career and community work, Angelle finds joy in exploring new places, fueled by her love for coffee. She also embraces her creative side through singing and enjoys the strategic challenges of simulation and battle royale games in her leisure time. At home, Angelle shares her life with her mom, nine cats and two dogs, adding to the vibrancy of her daily experiences.

  • Chih Fan Hsu

    Chih Fan Hsu

    More about Chih Fan Hsu: Chih Fan Hsu

    ChihFan is a full-stack developer who loves researching and sharing web technologies. In the past, he worked on a digital archiving project at a university. Currently, he have been a freelancer for over two years. As the program lead for WordCamp Taiwan 2023, he discovered that WordPress allows me to connect with friends from different fields. He is currently contributing to the localization of WordPress.
    He enjoy traveling and often go on motorcycle trips with his family.

  • Daniel Danilov

    Daniel Danilov

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    Daniel Danilov is a dedicated data analyst at Automattic with nearly a decade of remote working experience. He has volunteered at WordCamp Europe four times and WordCamp Asia once. With a background in support team leadership at WordPress.com, he brings extensive expertise in project management and data-driven decision-making. Daniel enjoys gaming, yoga, and spending time with his partner, daughter, and chihuahua.

  • Huanyi Chuang

    Eric the Drunk

    Huanyi Chuang

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    Eric is a WordPress community enthusiast, not just about code, but about igniting community growth. Since diving into WordPress in 2017, he’s turbocharged the scene, organizing over 100 meetups and counting. Armed with a social science background and digital marketing prowess, Eric defies the classic developer mold. His mission? To strengthen the Asian WordPress community and create a bridge between the Taiwanese community and the global stage through events like WordCamp Asia.

  • Junko Nukaga

    The Island’s Chief Librarian

    Junko Nukaga

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    Junko Nukaga lives on a small island in Japan called Ogijima. She works as a freelance web designer and is the director of a non-profit library.
    She has been a part of the organizing teams of WordCamps, Meetups, and do_action events in Japan. She also works on diversity speaker training.
    She is currently contributing to the WordPress project as one of the 2024 Make WordPress Community Team Reps.

  • Rumejan Barbarona

    Rumejan Barbarona

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    Rumejan Barbarona has been a dedicated support engineer at Yoast since June 2014. In addition to his technical expertise, Rumejan has played a significant role in the WordPress community as the lead organizer of WordCamp Cebu in 2019 and 2020. A passionate traveler, he has explored 35 countries to date. Rumejan resides in Cebu, Philippines.

Program

  • Amit Singh

    the Orange WordCamper

    Amit Singh

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    Amit Singh is the founder of WPoets, a WordPress agency building Awesome Websites for sass companies.

    A conference junkie, he gets withdrawal symptoms if he doesn’t go to one for six months or doesn’t organise for two years. When that happens, you just have to say PHP or WordPress ten times and he’s fine!

    On a serious note, Amit has been involved in most of the WordCamps in India and has helped organise WordCamp Pune.

  • Ian Labao

    The Car Guy

    Ian Labao

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    Ian is a “frustrated” engineer, hence he focus his career to become one, a software engineer! From his humble beginning all the way to where he is right now there is one thing that never changed, it’s having WordPress by his side hence he finds time to do volunteer work to the community in order to inspire others on how incredible and life changing WordPress can be!

  • Jerico Aragon

    Jerico

    Jerico Aragon

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    Jerico is a father of four kids, cherishing every moment with them as they grow up. He is also a Cloud Engineer at Human Made, focusing primarily on their WordPress enterprise hosting platform, Altis DXP. He volunteers in WordPress communities to give back for the many opportunities WordPress has given him. He wants to keep it thriving, let others know about its benefits, and highlight the good people it attracts.

  • Meher Bala
    More about Meher Bala: Meher Bala

    Meher is the COO at KDC, a Codeable Expert and a front-end developer. She was a part of Marcoms for WordPress 6.3 and 6.4. She also contributes to different teams, co-organisers WordCamp Mumbai and India and speaking at multiple WordCamps.

  • Sunita Rai

    Hiker, Meditator

    Sunita Rai

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    Sunita Rai is a WordPress enthusiast and seasoned content marketer, currently leading SiteSaga, a blog about WordPress and websites. She loves WordCamps, has co-organized WordCamp Kathmandu, and spoken at several WordCamps. Sunita enjoys exploring nature, hiking, and meditating.

  • Yves Tan Wei Zhi

    Bibliophile Yves

    Yves Tan Wei Zhi

    More about Yves Tan Wei Zhi: Yves Tan Wei Zhi

    Yves Tan is a digital marketer specialised in SEO whose works have helped companies to grow their revenue. He has consulted clients from various industry including logistic, fitness coach, eCommerce, beauty & aesthetic, accounting & legal firms. He love reading, watching movie, investing and travelling!

  • Devin Maeztri

    Devin

    Devin Maeztri

    More about Devin Maeztri: Devin Maeztri

    Devin is a dedicated and skilled professional with a flair for interdisciplinary collaboration. She is a full-time sponsored Community Team contributor to WordPress.org from Automattic, a WordPress Meetup Organizer, and an Indonesian Translator for WordPress.org. She’s also passionate about uniting minds and driving innovation.

  • Dreb Bitanghol

    Dreb Bitanghol

    More about Dreb Bitanghol: Dreb Bitanghol

    Dreb works closely with web engineers & strategists as engineering manager at The Code Company. He is also the community lead at WordPress Davao — and a community supporter at WordPress Philippines and to the global WordPress community.

  • E.J. Padero

    E.J. / Edge

    E.J. Padero

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    E.J. started tech support and web development work + blogging via raw HTML & FTP in the late ’90s. He started blogging and podcasting with WordPress in the mid-2000s. He has been working full-time with WordPress plugins and themes tech support since 2017.

  • Julian Song

    Julian Song

    More about Julian Song: Julian Song

    Julian Song, a neurodivergent entrepreneur based in Penang, Malaysia, runs a small agency providing WordPress solutions to various clients, from SME to enterprise.

    Additionally, he extends beyond his comfort zone by organizing WCKL 2019, WCMY 2023, WC Asia 23, 24 & 25.

  • Leo Koo Seng Yik

    Leo Koo, The Software Reviewer

    Leo Koo Seng Yik

    More about Leo Koo Seng Yik: Leo Koo Seng Yik

    Leo Koo is a web developer focused on WordPress development. He also runs a blog at Leokoo.com, as well as a digital marketing agency. While he has been building websites since 1999, everything changed when he built his first WordPress site in 2008.

    Leo spends his free time doting on his young son, Joseph, while checking out and writing on new WordPress plugins and news.

  • Pooja Derashri

    Pooja Derashri

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    Pooja is the Co-founder of WPVibes, a plugin development company based in India. She began contributing to WordPress in 2017 and has been actively involved in various teams, including Test, Training, and Community. Pooja serves as a Team Rep for the WordPress Test team and as a Program Supporter in the Community team. She also played a crucial role as a Test Lead for the WordPress 6.3 and 6.4 release squads. Additionally, Pooja co-organizes the Ajmer WordPress Meetup. In recognition of her significant contributions to WordPress, Pooja was awarded the prestigious Kim Parsell scholarship by the WordPress Foundation.

  • Sanyog Shelar

    Sanyog Shelar

    More about Sanyog Shelar: Sanyog Shelar

    Sanyogg is the mastermind of tech and business. Crafting strategies, code, and secure futures. A force behind Version Next Technologies’ success.
    Sanyog Shelar is a seasoned professional with a unique combination of technical expertise and business acumen. With a Master’s degree in Technology and Business Administration, he brings 17 years of experience in development and technology to the table.

    Sanyogg is passionate about programming and system architecture design, and he uses his deep knowledge to help clients achieve their goals. He also shares his expertise on various cybersecurity issues and offers practical advice on protecting against common threats. In addition to his technical skills, Sanyogg is an expert in server management and can provide expert advice on managing web applications at the server level.

Technology

  • Chetan Prajapati

    Chet

    Chetan Prajapati

    More about Chetan Prajapati: Chetan Prajapati

    Chetan is a dedicated WordPress enthusiast, a versatile freelancer, and an accomplished WordPress developer. His career journey commenced with PHP, which laid the foundation for his deep dive into the WordPress ecosystem. Over the past ten years, Chetan has honed his skills, specializing in website development, theme and plugin customization, and the complete lifecycle of web design, development, and rigorous testing.

    As an active contributor to WordPress, Chetan has left his mark on both minor and major releases, beginning with version 4.9. He earned recognition as a noteworthy contributor for versions 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3, showcasing his commitment to the WordPress. Beyond this, Chetan actively lends his expertise to WordPress Core, Training, WordPressTV, Accessibility, and other contribution areas. When he’s not immersed in work or the WordPress world, you’ll find Chetan exploring new horizons through travel, photography, cruising on his bike, and enthusiastically participating in WordCamps—a testament to his unwavering passion for WordPress.

  • Ivan K

    Ivan

    Ivan K

    More about Ivan K: Ivan K

    Ivan is a web engineer and Google Developer Expert in Web Technology. Focus is mainly in content publishing platform. Active in Indonesia Web and Technology communities both speaking and organizing events.

    Use WordPress since 2007, actively contribute to open source communities, a WordPress core contributor, WordPress plugin review team, plugin developer, WordCamp organizer and WordPress Meetup organizer. Love and breath WordPress everyday.

  • Rene Christopher Caralian

    Rencee

    Rene Christopher Caralian

    More about Rene Christopher Caralian: Rene Christopher Caralian

    Rencee is a WordPress maintenance and support expert focused in optimizing and maintaining websites.

    He’s been involved with WordPress Manila by volunteering, speaking, and co-organizing WordCamp Manila 2023.

    Outside of work he keeps it chill by taking walks and spending time with family.

  • Takenori Okashita

    Takenori Okashita (GOUTEN) is working as a director at a Japanese production company. He mainly design the UX and themes/blocks for websites using WordPress based on client requests, and sometimes develops them as well.

    He also contributes to the Japanese community and has cooperated with numerous Meetups and WordCamps to date, including serving as lead organizer for Osaka 2018.

    With experience hosting performing arts events in the past, based on experience it, he also helps set up and conduct events a little, and he often takes photos.

  • Tanvirul Haque

    Tanvir

    Tanvirul Haque

    More about Tanvirul Haque: Tanvirul Haque

    Tanvirul Haque is a WordPress enthusiast who has been involved with WordPress since 2013 and has gained diversified experience in this journey. Currently, he is working as a Lead Developer of the Gutenberg and Block Theme development team at StorePress. His expertise spans both theme and plugin development, utilizing WordPress’s newly evolved technologies like Gutenberg.

    Tanvirul is deeply involved in the WordPress community. As a core contributor, he is continuously providing value to the core very often. He was one of the speakers at the flagship event WordCamp Asia 2023 and also at WordCamp Sylhet 2024. He is also a Co-organizer of the Brahmanbaria WordPress Meetup chapter. He loves to connect with people who share his enthusiasm for WordPress and enjoy sharing his expertise with others.

  • Vachan Kudmule

    📛 deZine Ninja

    Vachan Kudmule

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    Vachan’s motto is “everything can and must be designed”. Self learning & exploring new ideas keeps him motivated. He is part of WordPress & WooCommerce Mumbai Communities. Speaker at multiple WordCamps, led do_action Mumbai 2019. Developed many custom plugins on WooCommerce for clients via his agency KDC.in

Venue

  • Arvin Pedregosa

    Arvin Pedregosa

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    Arvin is a tech consultant helping SMEs and startups thrive across Asia and Europe. With over a decade of experience, he works effortlessly with creatives and executives alike, bridging the nuances of design, technology, and business. He has been a WordPress community volunteer since 2018, sharing insights at meetups, mentoring budding developers, and organizing local WordCamps. Outside work, Arvin is a father of two—one hyperactive pre-teen and a beautiful daughter with complex medical needs. He balances life with passion and purpose, often chasing sunsets and savoring good food with family and friends on road trips, backpacking, or biking through the countryside.

  • Arvind Baraskar

    Arvind Baraskar

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    Arvind Baraskar is an accomplished technology executive with a strong background in digital transformation, cloud solutions, and business strategy. With extensive experience in the IT industry, Arvind has successfully led diverse teams and spearheaded numerous projects, driving innovation and operational efficiency. As the Co-Founder of MadPopo, he continues to leverage his expertise to create impactful solutions and foster growth. Arvind is dedicated to utilizing technology to solve complex problems and deliver value to clients and organizations.

  • Danyl Marie Noelle Maranon

    The other Slave Driver

    Danyl Marie Noelle Maranon

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    Danyl is passionate about transforming lives through her free trainings for beginners, a commitment she has maintained for over six years. As an active member, volunteer & organizer of the WordPress community, she is dedicated to paying it forward and inspire others. Despite personal challenges and being a woman in the tech field, Danyl has excelled as a web developer. She finds purpose in helping others seize opportunities, proving that sometimes the best way to find oneself is by helping others find their way.

  • Hiroki Saiki

    Hiroki Saiki

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    Hiroki is a director of the web agency since June 2022.
    After graduating from university, he worked as a mechanic at a Ducati motorcycle tuning shop for 17 years. He retired due to back pain and began learning about the web, attending many study groups as a first step.
    After a year working for a programming company, he joined a web production company in June 2012. And he has been a member of mgn Co., Ltd. since October 2017.

    He is also a co-organizer of WordPress meetups, including WordCamp Tokyo and the Tokyo WordPress Meetup, and a staff member at many web events. He likes working as a staff member.

  • Oneal Rosero

    Stormtrooper Dad

    Oneal Rosero

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    Oneal is a big Star Wars fan and this led him to WordPress in 2007. He currently works as a Project Manager, Agile Coach, and IT Trainer.
    He volunteers as WP Training Team Faculty Admin, supports DEIB and #WPDiversity workshops and Community Program Support.
    Oneal currently manages WordPress sites for family, not-for-profit groups and charity organizations.
    He also wears Stormtrooper armor for charity, fundraising and children’s hospital visits

Volunteers

  • Jevilyn Fajardo

    The K-Drama Unnie Who Moonshots

    Jevilyn Fajardo

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    Jevi works as a Customer Service Training Lead at SURI, diving into the world of technology from a customer service / billing background. Despite being a non-technical person, She’s on her way to an exciting journey of discovering and mastering WordPress.
    Jevi is a mom of three wonderful girls who loves K-drama. Joining WPUGPH revealed her unexpected love for organizing events, turning what was unfamiliar into something truly special.

  • Mayuko Moriyama

    Mayo

    Mayuko Moriyama

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    Made in Japan, live in Malaysia. Owner of Digital Nomad House KL Bukit Bintang, coworking and coliving space for digital nomads. Mom of 3 cats. Freelance and location independent WordPress developer and translator.

  • Muhammad Kashif

    The Code & Globe Trotter

    Muhammad Kashif

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    Kashif is a WordPress enthusiast and Codeable Expert dedicated to empowering others through training and fostering a strong community. He led WordCamp Lahore 2019 and actively volunteered at WordCamp Europe in 2022 and 2023. As a WordCamp speaker, Kashif shares his knowledge and experience with the WordPress community. When not immersed in WordPress, he finds inspiration in his travels, which fuel his creativity. His engaging WordPress courses have empowered over 100,000 students in Pakistan, fostering a thriving local WordPress community.

  • Pantira Aswakiatkajorn

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    Pantira Aswakiatkajorn

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    Yugi is a Translation Contributor, Meetup, I has known WordPress since 2009 when I was a student as a regular user. And was introduced to the WordPress community 2014 from Shinichi through a recommendation from My friend works at Hubba. Do you know a group of WordPress users in Thailand? And introduce friends to know and join together to organize a Meetup to become WordCamp Bangkok and change to WordCamp Asia. I’m glad to be a part of this work and community. many and many countries.organizer and WordCamp Organizer.

  • Regan Khadgi

    Regan Khadgi

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    Regan is a WordPress Solution Engineer who gives any web solution with the help of WordPress. He is currently working as WordPress Engineer at Plantura – A German based Gardening Company. He is also giving back to the community by being Speaker, Volunteer and Organiser in many WordCamps.

  • Venyljoy Tandog

    Pie

    Venyljoy Tandog

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    Pie is a WordPress Community Organizer, in Cebu City, Philippines, and a WordPress Contributor. Pie has definitely anchored her skills in the tech world being affiliated with beasts like Yoast as a Support Engineer, and WordPress as contributor, but before all these, Pie spent 15 wonderful years as Technical Support in a BPO setting acquiring and honing her skills, and using WordPress since 2012.

  • Zunaid Amin

    Zunaid Amin

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    Zunaid is an experienced WordPress Engineer from Bangladesh, who excels in resolving complex issues related to WordPress hosting, domains, and migrations. Currently working at Rocket.Net, he provides outstanding customer support, fixes website issues, and actively helps the WordPress community with his contributions. Zunaid has contributed to WordPress Core with test reports, participated in releases (6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6), and prepared Dev Chat Summaries for weekly meetings. He attended WordCamp Nepal 2024 (Pokhara, Nepal), volunteered at WordCamp Asia 2024 (Taipei, Taiwan), and led the Test Team Table at WordCamp Sylhet 2024 (Sylhet, Bangladesh). With a background in IT and a passion for technology, he is committed to making meaningful contributions to enhance WordPress and help the community.