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Michelle Frechette

Executive Director of Post Status at Post Status

@michelleames Rochester, NY joined Oct 2013

meetmichelle.online github.com/michelleames Slack: @Michelle Frechette (she/her)
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    Bio

    Michelle Frechette is the Executive Director of Post Status.

    Michelle was called “The busiest woman in WordPress,” by Matt Mullenweg at WCUS 2022.

    In addition to her work at Post Status, Michelle is the Podcast Barista at WPCoffeeTalk.com, cofounder of underrepresentedintech.com, creator of WPSpeakers.com, creator of wpcareerpages.com, author, and a frequent organizer and speaker at WordPress events.

    Michelle lives outside of Rochester, NY where she’s an avid nature photographer. You can learn more about Michelle at meetmichelle.online.

    Executive Director of Post Status
    Creator of WPCareerPages.com and WPSpeakers.com
    Organizer: WordCamp US 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
    Organizer, WordCamp Europe 2022
    Organizer: WordCamp Buffalo 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023
    Organizer: WordCamp Rochester 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024
    Organizer: Rochester WordPress User Meetup
    Organizer: WordFest Live 2021, 2022
    Organizer: WP Career Summit 2022
    WordCamp Mentor
    WordPress Photo Team
    Podcaster: WPCoffeeTalk.com, Underrepresented In Tech, Post Status

    Speaking History:
    (2025) WordCamp Asia; WordCamp Montclair; WordCamp US; Women Tech Global.(2024) WordCamp Asia; WordCamp Montclair; WordCamp Canada. (2023) WordCamp Asia; WordCamp Phoenix; WordCamp Europe; WordCamp Montclair; WordCamp Buffalo; WPCampus; WordCamp Rochester, WordCamp Montreal. (2022) WordCamp Montclair; Atarim Digital Agency Summit. (2021) WordCamp India; WordCamp Northeast Ohio; WordCamp Santa Clarita Valley, WordCamp Taiwan. (2020) WordCamp Miami; WordCamp Kent; WordCamp Denver. (2019) WordCamp Buffalo (keynote); WordCamp Hamilton; WordCamp Kent (keynote); WordCamp Ottawa; WordCamp Montreal, WordCamp Rochester; WordCamp Niagara. (2018) WordCamp San Diego; WordCamp Buffalo; WordCamp St. Louis; WordCamp Kent, WordCamp Boston, WordCamp Hamilton, WordCamp Rochester, WordCamp Montreal. (2017) WordCamp Portland, Maine; WordCamp Ottawa; WordCamp Montreal, WordCamp Toronto, WordCamp Providence, WordCamp Rochester. (2016) Hiring Your New Superintendent: Process, Stakeholders, and Applicants, Oh My!, New York State School Boards Association Annual Convention and Tradeshow in Buffalo, NY; The Hidden Features of WordPress, WordCamp Buffalo, WordCamp Ottawa, WordCamp Toronto, WordCamp Pittsburgh; Writing Better Email, Genesee Valley BOCES District Clerks Conference; (2015). Effective School Board Study Sessions, New York State School Boards Association’s Annual Convention and Tradeshow in New York City, NY; (2010). Board Self-Evaluation – How Are We Doing? New York State School Boards Association’s Annual Convention and Tradeshow in New York City, NY; (2013-2016) Rochester Business Alliance/Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce: Customer Service, Writing, Business Communication, Presentation Skills, Listening Your Way to Increased Productivity.

    WordPress Origin Story

    Fell in love with WordPress at first site. Within months I was building sites for others, and now make a living with WordPress.

    Badges

    CODE
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    Core Contributor '20 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    3 badges
    Marketing Contributor '18 Photo Contributor '22 Photos Team '22
    COMMUNITY
    6 badges
    Community Contributor '22 Community Team '24 Meetup Organizer '20 WordCamp Organizer '19 WordCamp Speaker '19 WordCamp Volunteer '25

    Current Job

    Executive Director of Post Status
    Present
    Post Status

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

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    Last 90 days
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    Last 12 months
    9contributions
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    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 3 releases
    • 6.8
    • 6.4
    • 5.6

    Contributions

    Type
    April 2026
    Apr 19 Sun · 05:02
    Meta high
    Started mentoring Nepal Photo Festival 2026
    October 2025
    Oct 24 Fri · 16:59
    Forums med
    Created a topic, The plugin I didn’t even know I needed…, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    ...and now don't want to live without! Sometimes a …
    Oct 24 Fri · 13:54
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Product Image Size, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you so much!
    Oct 23 Thu · 20:55
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Product Image Size, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I can't find anywhere where it tells me what the ideal…
    September 2025
    Sep 30 Tue · 22:49
    Forums med
    Created a topic, How can I create alt text?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I added the plugin and my hosting company uploaded the…
    Sep 23 Tue · 20:19
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Creating our newsletter with this is simple!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    While we don't use this to sell anything, we DO use it…
    Sep 04 Thu · 20:54
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Making my site more accessible by teaching me how to do it, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    One of the things I love about this plugin is that it …
    August 2025
    Aug 18 Mon · 16:07
    Meta med
    Completed the course Incident Response Team training on learn.wordpress.org
    July 2025
    Jul 31 Thu · 18:06
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2025
    May 2025
    May 13 Tue · 01:43
    Meta high
    Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Montclair, NJ, USA 2025

    Developer

    Total photo contributions: 366

    View all photos contributed by Michelle Frechette to the WordPress Photo Directory →

    Completed Courses

    Total completed courses: 2

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