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Meet the Mentors: WordPress Vancouver!
On Saturday, October 20, 2012, the Vancouver Chapter of Ladies Learning Code will host an Intro to WordPress workshop.
Lead by Vanessa Chu (@vanessa_chu) and supported by seven wonderful mentors, we will embark on a day long journey of understanding blogs, themes and how to develop websites in WordPress.
Thank you to our third time venue host, The Launch Academy, who donated the space and helped us with the community outreach.
And above all, thank you to our mentors who volunteered their time and knowledge to make this happen. We couldn’t offer these workshops without you!
Lead Instructor: Vanessa Chu @vanessa_chu
I am a Web Designer and front-end WordPress developer. I’ve been working with WordPress for over 3 years now and love creating beautiful, user-friendly websites for my clients.
What are you passionate about?
I’m passionate about WordPress and its community. In support of the growing WP community in Vancouver, I have been a co-organizer for the Vancouver WordPress Meetup Group for over 2 years now, and also an organizer for WordCamp: Developers and WordCamp Vancouver 2012.
Working on startups, creating something new, developing ideas, it’s exciting.
Why did you get involved with Ladies Learning Code workshop?
I have been fortunate enough to be asked by LLC organizers to lead the WordPress Workshop in Vancouver. And I’m very much looking forward to it!
Cathy Tibbles @dswordpress
What are you passionate about?
WordPress! Open Source software, Latin Dance
Why did you get involved with Ladies Learning Code workshop?
Want to give back
Jenn Cooper @_jenni_wren
What are you passionate about?
Building things people want to use.
Why did you get involved with Ladies Learning Code workshop?
I wish I had had more support when I was first starting out, so I would love to help make the process easier for others.
Ellie Frost @stillinbeta
What are you passionate about?
I love to learn. I will happily spend my weekends picking up new technologies, concepts, or just trawling Wikipedia. I try to learn something from everything I do, even if it’s just “never do that again.”
Why did you get involved with Ladies Learning Code workshop?
Computers are awesome, and I love teaching people about them. I’ve heard a lot of horror stories about people being turned off of computers, math, or science due to one lousy teacher, and I’m hoping to have an opportunity to correct that.
Maia Engeli @radio_me
What are you passionate about?
I love to write code, that’s why I changed my carrer to become a pure software developer 4 years ago.
Why did you get involved with Ladies Learning Code workshop?
I received an email from one of the meetup groups.
Laura Cabrera @lauracabrera
What are you passionate about?
I’m passionate about web and mobile development. I think it is such a great industry to be in because of its constant evolution and the many different technologies you get to work with.
Why did you get involved with Ladies Learning Code workshop?
I like the opportunity to discuss and share my experiences as a software developer and I hope to inspire others to learn more about programming.
Dot Richards @teacup
What are you passionate about?
I guess one could say web development. I have been developing websites for 11 years now.
Why did you get involved with Ladies Learning Code workshop?
I love to help and get involved. I think it’s fantastic.
Megan Seely @emdashcreative
What are you passionate about?
I love working for good causes. Some of our largest clients are non-profits & businesses that work in education & mental health.
Why did you get involved with Ladies Learning Code workshop?
My friend Angelina Fabbro pointed me here, and I think it’s a great idea to encourage women to program or become interested in web development. I fell into working with php and html/css/js completely by accident, and could certainly have used something more structured when I was trying to learn!