{"id":298643,"date":"2014-03-04T14:23:43","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T14:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2014.nashville.wordcamp.org\/?p=298643"},"modified":"2014-03-07T15:04:17","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T15:04:17","slug":"faces-of-wordpress-dnelle-dowis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/faces-of-wordpress-dnelle-dowis\/","title":{"rendered":"FACES OF WORDPRESS: D\u2019nelle Dowis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width:300px;float:right;clear:right;padding-left:1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-279865\" alt=\"dnelle\" src=\"https:\/\/2014.nashville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2014\/03\/dnelle-e1393638424420-300x300.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/03\/dnelle-e1393638424420-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/03\/dnelle-e1393638424420-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/03\/dnelle-e1393638424420.jpeg 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>D&#8217;nelle Dowis<\/li>\n<li>WordPressing since 2009<\/li>\n<li>Intermediate (advanced user, intermediate designer, beginning developer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/berry-interesting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">berry-interesting.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/d_nelle\" target=\"_blank\">@d_nelle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>D&#8217;nelle Dowis began using WordPress in 2009 as a website manager. She fell so in love with the flexibility of the platform that she now builds WordPress sites as a part of job as an internet consultant (a delightfully vague term meant to encompass content writing, social media management, website development and email marketing).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had created HTML websites and used other Content Management systems before,&#8221; says D&#8217;nelle, &#8220;so I figured that using WordPress would be just another CMS to wrangle. I had no idea how it would suck me in&#8230; I&#8217;m totally a WordPress evangelist now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>D&#8217;nelle attended WCN12 after years as a participant and volunteer at Nashville&#8217;s BarCamp and PodCamp, &#8220;Once I saw what a great community has built up in Nashville around WordPress, I wanted to be more involved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After attending WordPress Nashville meetups, her professional network expanded and her business grew. &#8220;Not only have I made amazing connections with people I now call my colleagues and friends, I&#8217;ve seen new work come my way directly from this community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at WCN13 seemed a logical step. D\u2019nelle threw her hat in the ring and let the planning crew decide where she fit best.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I work best when I&#8217;m asked questions or challenged to solve a problem,&#8221; she says, &#8220;So when I was asked to talk about images, plugins and themes for Track 1, I couldn&#8217;t wait. And, as nervous as I was going into it &#8211; it was my first time speaking at a professional conference like that &#8211; I relaxed almost instantly and had a great time. It was like what I do with my own clients every day, only with a big group all together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This year, D&#8217;nelle is organizing all session submissions and is the point-person for anyone on the schedule to speak. &#8220;I want everyone in the community &#8211; in Nashville and at large &#8211; who is considering speaking to take the plunge whether they have experience or not,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>(If you haven&#8217;t already, hop over to the session submissions page and submit your ideas &#8211; even if they&#8217;re vague or you&#8217;re not sure where you fit, we want to hear from you!)<\/p>\n<p>You call follow D\u2019nelle at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/d_nelle\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Follow D'nelle Dowis on Twitter\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/d_nelle<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>As part of the build-up to WordCamp Nashville 2014 Faces of WordPress will highlight members of Middle Tennessee\u2019s great &#8211; and growing &#8211; WordPress community. We will feature WP users at all levels, newbies to advanced developers. And mark your calendar. This year\u2019s Big Event is May 3, 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D&#8217;nelle Dowis WordPressing since 2009 Intermediate (advanced user, intermediate designer, beginning developer) berry-interesting.com Twitter @d_nelle D&#8217;nelle Dowis began using WordPress in 2009 as a website manager. 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