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Raquel

Founder / Owner at WonderlandCurious

@raquelandefeld Phoenix, AZ joined Sep 2014

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    Bio

    Raquel is the founder of WonderlandCurious, a tech event consultancy dedicated to creating innovative and engaging experiences. With nearly a decade of expertise in the WordPress community and a passion for fostering connections, Raquel is now spearheading her first major project, PressConf.

    Raquel is a perpetually curious soul with a passion for community building, firmly believing in creating meaningful connections wherever her feet land. She actively participates in diverse communities spanning creative industries, tech, startups, and beyond. Outside of work, Raquel recently graduated from full-time parenthood and embraces life with wanderlust, a love for music and the outdoors, a playful sense of sass, and a deep connection to her big, Indigenous family.

    Interests

    human connection, dance, music, community, localism, Christmas, cartwheels, bunnies, kitters, communication,

    WordPress Origin Story

    In March of 2012, I attended my first WordCamp. It was WordCamp San Diego and my mind was blown. I had never been with a group of people that genuinely wanted to get to know me just because I was me. I was absolutely beaming with giddiness and a seed was planted. The seed was becoming an intentional community builder and it grew to become the identity I didn’t know I had. It became my life’s work and my profession. Today, I continue to contribute to the WordPress Opensource Project by organizing WordCamps and Meetups. I love perpetuating the values I learned from being invited to a community of people dedicated to total inclusivity.
    All thanks to WordPress.

    Badges

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    Core Contributor '24
    COMMUNITY
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    WordCamp Organizer '19 WordCamp Speaker '18 WordCamp Volunteer '25

    Current Job

    Founder / Owner
    Present
    WonderlandCurious

    Recent impact

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    Team focus

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    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 1 release
    • 6.6

    Contributions

    Type
    June 2026
    Jun 23 Tue · 00:57
    Meta high
    Joined the organizing team for WordCamp US 2026
    July 2024
    Jul 18 Thu · 11:58
    Core high
    Mentioned in [58751] on WordPress SVN:
    Block Themes: Avoid specificity bump for top-level element-only selectors.
    Jul 18 Thu · 06:41
    Core high
    Mentioned in [58749] on WordPress SVN:
    Block Themes: Avoid specificity bump for top-level element-only selectors
    Jul 17 Wed · 17:36
    Meta high
    Received props from @courane01 in Slack:
    Props to @raqueLandefeld for supporting tests related to 6.6.1
    February 2024
    Feb 08 Thu · 21:32
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Thank You to Athenic Inc., from WordCamp Phoenix 2024!, on the site WordCamp Phoenix 2024:
    We're happy to tell you about Athenic Inc., another of our awesome Prickly Pear sponsors…
    Feb 05 Mon · 20:41
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Celebrating Our Cholla Sponsors at WordCamp Phoenix 2024!, on the site WordCamp Phoenix 2024:
    Big cheers for our Cholla sponsors, making WordCamp Phoenix 2024 possible: Kinsta, BigScoots, and Siteground.…
    January 2024
    Jan 30 Tue · 18:28
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Commercial Noise Amps Up WordCamp Phoenix 2024, on the site WordCamp Phoenix 2024:
    Hey everyone! Let's give a big shoutout to Commercial Noise, stepping in as one of…
    Jan 29 Mon · 19:11
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, WPBeginner Supports WordCamp Phoenix 2024, on the site WordCamp Phoenix 2024:
    Big cheers for WPBeginner, another one of our awesome Saguaro sponsors for WordCamp Phoenix 2024!…
    Jan 29 Mon · 01:00
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    Wrote a new post, WooCommerce: Making WordCamp Phoenix 2024 even more fun!, on the site WordCamp Phoenix 2024:
    We're happy to give a big shoutout to WooCommerce, another one of our top-tier Saguaro…
    Jan 27 Sat · 18:38
    Meta high
    Wrote a new post, Jetpack: Taking WordCamp Phoenix 2024 to new heights!, on the site WordCamp Phoenix 2024:
    We're excited to mention Jetpack, another top-tier Saguaro sponsor of WordCamp Phoenix 2024! Jetpack helps…