joesimpsonjr (@joesimpsonjr) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Joe A. Simpson, Jr. is a Front-End Web Developer, User-Experience Designer, and accessibility advocate specializing in WordPress solutions on both the website and event arenas. He is also a ‘WordPress Community’ fanatic, volunteer, contributor, and a SiteGround Ambassador.

During sun-soaked days, Joe works at Metro Los Angeles, the third largest transit agency in the US, working on the mission of getting Angelinos out of their single-passenger vehicles and onto accessible and equitable public transportation.

Most other times, you can find him volunteering at WordPress events.

Interests

Hiking, Mindfulness, Jazz, Hip Hop, storytelling, and the creative process to make things that are thoughtful and beautiful.

WordPress Origin Story

Joe’s journey within WordPress has two distinct branches, before and after a heart event in the spring of 2017.

Back in 2010, when Metro LA’s Lead Developer and CSS Goddess both left to pursue other opportunities, Joe inherited a Headway-themed design (sans child theme) and the rest is history, fourteen years later. He manages a blog network consisting of dozens of project-specific or transit news sites gaining experience in both the WordPress VIP, WordPress.com, and self-hosting environments.

During a leave of absence to recover, Joe decided to focus primarily on doing things that brought him joy. The kindness and welcoming experiences with people in the WordPress Community were one of those things that helped him heal emotionally and physically.

From this point forward, this branch’s highlights are:
– Attended his first WordPress Meetup;
– Volunteered for WordCamp Los Angeles;
– Attended over 50 WordPress Meetups;
– Started to WordPress Meetups in Santa Clarita;
– Organized three WordCamp Santa Clarita Valleys, the first WordCamp north of LA and south of San Francisco since 2014;
– Co-founded BlackPress;
– Participated in three WordCamp panels on Diversity, Inclusion, and Growing Meetups
– Part of the Lead Sextet organizing WordCamp US 2023;
– Communications Team Captain for WordCamp US 2022;
– Served as either volunteer, speaker, or organizer at over 40 WordCamps including WordCamp Asia; and
– Currently Team Representative for Make WordPress Accessible.

Contributions

joesimpsonjr contributes 3 hours per week to the Accessibility team.

Member Since: February 12th, 2014
Location: Castaic, California
Website: joesimpsonjr.info
GitHub: joesimpsonjr
Job Title: Production Manager
Employer: Metro Los Angeles (LACMTA)
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Contribution History

Accessibility Team
Meetup Organizer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

Activity
Courses
Favorites

Wrote a comment on the post Hosting WordPress Events for Women on International Women’s Day, on the site Make WordPress Community:
@webtechpooja thanks for sharing this. I've done three female Wapuus and would love to give…
5 months ago
Closed ticket #62330 on Core Trac:
Mobile device error
8 months ago
Completed the course Basic principles of conflict resolution on learn.wordpress.org
8 months ago
Completed the course Writing in the WordPress voice on learn.wordpress.org
8 months ago
Completed the course Community meeting etiquette on learn.wordpress.org
8 months ago
Completed the course How decisions are made in the WordPress project on learn.wordpress.org
8 months ago
Completed the course How decisions are made in the WordPress project on learn.wordpress.org
8 months ago
Completed the course Open source basics and WordPress on learn.wordpress.org
8 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp San José, Costa Rica 2024
9 months ago
Wrote a new handbook page, Profile Badges, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
On your personal WordPress.org profile, badges are added based on your contributions to the WordPress…
10 months ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: August 30, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
10 months ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: August 16, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
10 months ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: August 16, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
10 months ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: August 2, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
10 months ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: August 2, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
11 months ago
Wrote a new post, Call for Accessibility Team Representatives, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
The Make WordPress Accessible team is in need of two Team Reps to assume this…
11 months ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: July 19, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
11 months ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: July 19, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
11 months ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: July 5, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
11 months ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: June 21, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
12 months ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: June 7, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: June 7, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: May 17, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: May 3, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: May 3, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: April 19, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: April 5, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: April 5, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: March 15, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: April 5, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: March 15, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: February 16, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: February 16, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: February 2, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Special Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: January 19, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This was a special meeting to discuss items key to the group moving forward, including…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: February 2, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Special Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: January 19, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . I. Accessibility…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: January 5, 2024, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: January 5, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: December 15, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: December 1, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: November 17, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: November 17, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: November 3, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: November 3, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: October 20, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: October 6, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: September 15, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
These are the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on Fridays. You…
2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: September 15, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
2 years ago
Wrote a new post, Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: September 1, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
This is the proposed agenda for the weekly Accessibility Team meeting on . Updates from…
2 years ago

Completed Courses

Total completed courses: 6

Basic principles of conflict resolution October 23, 2024
Writing in the WordPress voice October 20, 2024
Community meeting etiquette October 20, 2024
How decisions are made in the WordPress project October 20, 2024
Open source basics and WordPress October 20, 2024
Community team event mentor training January 15, 2021

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