Organizer Role: Co-Organizer, Head Minion, Graphic Monkey, Location Scout, Print Lackey

Michelle Schulp is a graphic designer and co-owner of Marktime Media, a multimedia company in the Chicago suburbs. While she has a general design background, she specializes in high-end presentations, infographics, and WordPress-powered websites, which she has built for herself as well as her clients.

How did you get involved in WordCamp?

Though I had heard of WordPress, I got really interested after attending sessions at the CMS Expo in 2010. I attended my first WordCamp in Chicago 2011, after which I decided that my goal for the following year was to get involved. When the organizer (Heather) posted on a LinkedIn page looking for volunteers, I reached out, and the rest is history. I now am a major WordCamp Chicago organizer, as well as helping with WordCamp Milwaukee doing some designs, and I’ve spoken at several meetups and WordCamps about design. I think I’m now one of the biggest evangelists for the WordPress community and how awesome it is!

Tell us something else about yourself:

I am always reading blogs about design, social media, business, and technology to keep up-to-date with the latest and greatest in my field. In addition to my piles of design books, I am an avid reader of all sorts, and I play the flute in a local community band (band geeks forever!) I also try to balance living a Primal/Paleo lifestyle with the five million hours a week I spend sitting at a computer desk running a creative business.

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