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Bio

Michelle is based in Minneapolis, MN, and is currently the Director of UX Engineering at Lone Rock Point. She has previously collaborated with clients ranging in size from solopreneurs to enterprise as an independent consultant. Michelle employs a strategy-based approach to design and development focused on solving tangible problems and achieving real goals based on how people think. She loves the open source community, and when she is not pursuing professional, personal, or wellness goals, she enjoys giving back through speaking and connecting with others. Her passions are communication and empowerment, and she believes in the power of “Why?”

Badges

CODE
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Core Contributor '20 Plugin Developer
COMMUNITY
2 badges
WordCamp Organizer '14 WordCamp Speaker '19

Current Job

Director of UX Engineering
Present
Lone Rock Point | Marktime Media

Recent impact

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Team focus

Across 2 teams, with no team-attributable contributions in the last 365 days

WordPress releases

Contributed to 4 releases
  • 6.9
  • 6.8
  • 5.5
  • 5.4

Time commitment

1 hour per week of sponsored contribution time

Contributions

Type
December 2025
Dec 03 Wed · 19:00
Meta high
Wrote a new post, Check Out These Minneapolis Developer Events Coming Soon in 2025/2026, on the site WordCamp Minneapolis/St. Paul:
WordCamp Minneapolis/St. Paul will not be returning in 2025, but that doesn't mean there aren't…
April 2025
Apr 28 Mon · 15:10
Core high
Mentioned in [60194] on WordPress SVN:
Admin bar: Update the "Edit Site" link to 6.7 destination.
Apr 28 Mon · 06:35
Core high
Mentioned in [60193] on WordPress SVN:
Admin bar: Update the "Edit Site" link to 6.7 destination.
September 2023
Sep 22 Fri · 19:21
Meta high
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Atlanta 2023
October 2022
Oct 03 Mon · 17:38
Meta high
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2022
July 2020
Jul 28 Tue · 17:43
Core high
Mentioned in [48675] on WordPress SVN:
Help/About: WordPress 5.5 About Page.
June 2020
Jun 28 Sun · 21:34
Forums med
Created a topic, Event Ticket RSVPs and BuddyPress weirdness, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi All! I've got an Event Tickets Plus license and am …
Jun 09 Tue · 21:01
Meta high
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Denver, CO, USA 2020
May 2020
May 07 Thu · 04:32
Meta high
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Kent Online 2020
May 01 Fri · 22:07
Meta med
Wrote a comment on the post How could we acknowledge sponsors at online WordCamps?, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
Virtual swag: zoom backgrounds? codes for free things? Less-virtual swag: setting up WooCommerce/Printful stores for…

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