CrowdSource Summit

Glenda Sims

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Glenda Sims

Senior Accessibility Consultant at Deque

I love sharing my passion for the open web with government, education and companies that range from small business to Fortune 500. I serve as an accessibility consultant, judge and trainer for Knowbility, whose mission is to support the independence of children and adults with disabilities by promoting the use and improving the availability of accessibility information technology — barrier free IT.

Passions

I’m Glenda “the @goodwitch” and believe the web is for everyone; my passion is accessibility. I know I’m doing what I was meant to do when I cannot distinguish work from play.

Jason Woodward

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Boom! Headshot.
Boom! Headshot.

Principal

Lead Software Engineer EMusic.com 1998-2002. Computer Science, Cornell University ’03 ’07 M.Eng. Senior Web Systems Analyst, Cornell University 2003-2008. Director of Administrative Computing, Cornell University 2008-2010. Co-founder RecoVend, Inc, BetaMatch, 2010-2013. Principal, State & Plain 2014-??

My Passions

Designing and building Web software which is more useful and reliable than what you’re using today. Semantic Web. Logic, reasoning and inferencing. Learning as a driver of mental model adjustment. Close friendships.

Dan Laird

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No this is not my Starfleet uniform, I swear!
No this is not my Starfleet uniform, I swear!

Media and Design Specialist

My undergraduate degree was in Business Administration from SUNY Oswego in 2000, with a minor in Economics and History. You can see that these fields aren’t necessarily conducive to what I do now. When my initial dreams of becoming a stock and market fund guru fell through, I feel back on my Plan B – my love of technology. I have an extensive background in support which has led me through many roles – server, email, domain, network, and application administration. I learned through various training courses, reading books, and on-the-job experience. Through my web development roles, I acquired a desire to work on design, thus leading me into my current role. I have taken some grad courses on the subject and hope to fulfill that degree in the not so distant future.

My Passions

I love being creative and having an outlet for that through my work. I enjoy helping others and working on projects together to achieve a common goal. My family are my number one priority. I enjoy the outdoors – hiking, biking, kayaking, camping. Also have a passion for cooking.

Jeff Stevens

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Somewhere in my natural habitat, forgetting to blend in.
Somewhere in my natural habitat, forgetting to blend in.

Assistant Web Manager

I came through the crucible of higher education with a dual degree in history and mass communications from Florida State, and followed up with a Master’s degree in Advertising / Mass Communications from the University of Florida. I self taught myself web design building out from freelance graphic design work I did while working various jobs in college and right after graduation.

My Passions

I’m driven by helping people, making the world a better place, exploring new places, and laughing and making others laugh.

Sara Clark

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Sorry—just another boring photo of someone in a suit!
Sorry—just another boring photo of someone in a suit!

Director of web and new media

I started my college career wanting to teach toddlers, but I quickly became enamored with this new World Wide Web thing that was developing. I changed my major, starting working full-time at Missouri State University and haven’t looked back. I’m in my fourth position at the University now, and I love how the web is a common thread among almost every project.

Formally, I have two degrees from Missouri State: BS in Technical Instruction and MS in Computer Information Systems. But I’ve learned the most about my craft from my colleagues in HighEdWeb.

My Passions

Learning new things, helping others and doing my best.

Robin Smail

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Robin with her dog, lovejunkie.
@robin2go lounging with #lovejunkie

UX Renegade

B.S. Information Sciences & Technology, minor in marketing

Learning the craft? Design courses at FIT. Grey Advertising. Software startup. Higher ed. Travel. People. Being open to what comes at me.

My Passions

Robin Smail [noun]: An authentic voice who is never afraid to dissent. Powerful observer. Loves to try things a different way. Enthusiastic in that infectious way that you can’t escape. User Experience specialist. Technology advocate. People person.

Focused on the user experience, community engagement, emerging technology trends and their integration into the teaching and learning process. Passionate about helping people be authentic in today’s world.

George Sackett

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Finding that balance.
Finding that balance.

District Coordinator Web Communications and New Media

MS in Biology (specializing in endocrinology) Case-Western University

BS Biology – Denison University.

Primarily self taught in computers and the web. Picked up courses online and in the classroom as needed to meet the needs of career and personal capabilities. Always trying to expand skills and abilities.

My Passions

To always exceed expectations – “Good enough is NOT good enough”

Another passion would be family and community.

The challenge is balancing all of life’s demands and expectations.

Erin Supinka

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My go-to "I need to put a picture of me up, halp!" photo =)
My go-to “I need to put a picture of me up, halp!” photo =)

Student Content Producer

I’m graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in journalism. Content has always been king in my book and when I found myself interacting more with digital content, I followed and jumped right into the world of social media, content strategy and the web.

My Passions:

Authentic content, sharing stories, helping people and #RITstudents

Curtiss Grymala

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Coffee Time!
Coffee Time!

Senior Digital Technologist

Spent 1 year at Northern Virginia Community College, then moved on to Shepherd College for 2-1/2 years. Worked on the Web as a hobby from the time Geocities came around, through my college years. Then picked it up as a side business while working for a septic contractor. Finally discovered it as my passion and my full-time job when I started working as the webmaster at Lord Fairfax Community College. Continuously fine-tuning my skills while running the website at University of Mary Washington.

My Passions:

The Web & WordPress; my family; coffee; music

Lori Packer

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Unlike Clark Kent, I look like a totally different person with my glasses off.
Unlike Clark Kent, I look like a totally different person with my glasses off.

Web Editor

My undergraduate degree is in journalism, so I learned how to write words before I ever learned how to write code. I worked for a small newspaper in central Pennsylvania in the mid-nineties, then decided grad school looked pretty good. I moved across the country to Seattle and got my masters in communication and a certificate in technical writing. While in grad school, I started working at Microsoft, where I eventually held many jobs involving both words *and* code. I taught myself HTML and CSS, basically so I wouldn’t have to use FrontPage. I’ve been making and breaking, writing and fighting websites since 1995. And I just finished a degree in library science from Syracuse University, because I love libraries.

My Passions:

  • Being surrounded by people who make stuff, and having a role to play in that process.
  • The power of a well-turned phrase.
  • Sharing a high-five.
  • Understanding how technology — all technology: from a pencil to a PC — can help people learn.