Volunteers

Adam Melcher has been active in the Joomla community since 2009 and is the founder of New Line Web Design, a web development agency based in Franklin, TN. His company specializes in creating high-quality Joomla websites, particularly focused on eCommerce solutions. Adam has been building Joomla websites for over 15 years and has spoken at various Joomla, developer, and ecommerce events where he has shared insights on Joomla template building, custom fields, ecommerce, and is an active promoter of using core Joomla features.

I got involved with Joomla! in 2005 and in 2009 started my own marketing company. In 2019 we became 'The Joe Sonne Group'. The web division of The Joe Sonne Group is JoeJoomla. We use Joomla exclusively. In the Joomla community I'm a speaker, trainer, and writer about all things Joomla. I've contributed to the community through various JoomlaDays as well as J and Beyond and the Joomla! World Conference. I helped co-found two Joomla User Groups in Canada. I'm a former Secretary of Open Source Matters (OSM). Currently I serve the project as a consultant to the Capital Committee and the Marketing Working Group.

Laura has been having a blast building Joomla! websites since 2006.  She has found a niche building public library websites over the years.  Most recently she has been working for Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey as a web developer.  She and her team manages over 120 Joomla websites for the School of Arts and Sciences.  She enjoys the challenges of figuring out the best way to display important data and information.  In May 2022 Laura received her Master's of Business Science with a concentration of User Experience Design from Rutgers, MBS program. Laura loves spending time with her family visiting amusement parks all over the world with her husband Ira and their boys (who are actually adults).  One of her first websites was for her husband's Roller Coaster camp, ThrillCoaster Tours.

Mike Kritzer, a web developer and graphic artist, brings years of experience as a creative artist and a technician to his work. Mike has a keen understanding of both visual design and the power of cutting-edge software. His creative eye for design as a communication’s tool allows him to create sites that are eye-catching, streamlined and user-friendly, while still paying attention to the smallest of details. Mike is equally adept at creating communication portals and brand identities as he is at designing multi-media presentations, print materials and building comprehensive web sites. In addition, Mike constantly keeps abreast of the latest technologies so his designs and web sites are state-of-the-art while maintaining the constantly evolving web standards. “As an artist, I understand the importance of visual impact and how to accurately and consistently reflect and strengthen that message in all digital forms of communications,” Mike says. A native of Los Angeles, Mike is a 2000 graduate of ORT Technical Institute in Los Angeles with a degree in Graphic Design.

I am a French-born freelancer established in New York, USA. I have been creating web sites since 1997, following the web standards and their evolution over the years.I have participated in building web applications in the companies I have been working for, from server and database development to user interface design. I am now fully committed to building high quality extensions for the Joomla! community as well as providing a Joomla-based web presence for my clients. My latest Joomla involvement At the beginning of 2017, I took over the Joomla! User Group of New-York City with Stewart Newfeld. Since April 2021, I have been helping Laura Gordon with the organization of Joomla Day USA, now a major Joomla yearly event in North America and beyond. I specifically work on the website and animate the Bugs and Fun workshop during the event. In September 2021, Yannick Gaultier, Eoin Oliver and I created the Joomla Extensions Developers user group on Facebook to bridge the gap between third party developers and the core Joomla team. In July 2022, I have taken the role of Release Manager with Shirielle Williams for the Joomla version 4.3, due April 2023. I am proud of my contribution to the community, and I made a new friend. These days, I am at the head of the Enhancement Development Team, help organize Pizza Bugs and Fun, and keep the Guided Tours' project alive with Shirielle, feature that was included in Joomla 4.3. Recently, I started working on J2Commerce (previously J2Store) with Adam Melcher.

Owner of PatVB Web Design, Pat mostly works with small government offices, and miscellaneous small businesses, she has been using and creating sites with Joomla since 2006, the same year Pat became the executive director for the Perry County Chamber of Commerce, the last county to create a Chamber in the State of Tennessee.

Robbie has a BA from Stephen F. Austin State University. She started her career in corporate training until starting her own custom training and media company over twenty years ago. In 2010, she began doing classroom training for OSTraining while running Media A-Team before purchasing OSTraining from Steve Burge in 2019. She lives in Houston, Texas, but enjoys all the travel for client work and speaking gigs. She’s also an excellent Drone Pilot/Videographer! She is often presenting about various tech topics such as Joomla, WordPress, Web Development, Social Media, and Augmented Reality. She loves seeing that “ah-ha” moment in peoples eyes in her sessions and workshops. Visit ostraining.com, mediaateam.com, or robbieadair.com to learn more.

Robin Clapp has had a small business, Web Design by Robin, for the last 15+ years.  She designs exclusively in Joomla!. In early 2020 Robin received her W3C certificate for an Introduction to Website Accessibility and has been honing her skills to apply this knowledge using the Joomla! platform ever since.  Her goal is to educate her clients on the importance of accessibility and to change her design practices going forward to making accessibility a top priority on all future projects.  Robin is also a volunteer on the JDayUSA team and is very excited to have you all attend this virtual conference!

Rod holds two masters degrees and has been training people how to do “things” for over 25 years. Originally from Australia, he grew up in Canada and now resides just outside Cincinnati, Ohio. Rod’s extensive open source experience includes WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Mautic, and Moodle. He really knows how to help you get the most out of the system you chose. Rod plays ice hockey a couple of times a week and rides his Goldwing motorbike pretty much everywhere he can.

I'm Todd Woodward the co-owner and Executive Vice President of Creative People Consulting, a computer training and technology services company, and a Joomla Learning Partner, based in Tallahassee, FL. My company Creative People Consulting conducts custom software training, builds e-learning projects for Fortune 500 companies, guides companies with social media strategy, develops digital and online publishing projects, creates e-commerce and e-learning web sites for statewide associations, and small and medium-sized businesses. I've worked in this field since 1999, training legislative, governmental, corporate, and educational clients in a wide variety of software, systems, and industry-specific technologies. I'm fortunate to be a regular presenter at state and national conferences, and I'm currently active in the Joomla community as the Team Leader for the Joomla Educational Outreach Working Group. I hold current certifications as a CompTIA CTT+, Adobe Certified Instructor, and Microsoft Certified Trainer.