{"id":1925,"date":"2024-09-05T15:12:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T21:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanjose.wordcamp.org\/2024\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=1925"},"modified":"2024-09-24T11:04:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:04:48","slug":"joe-a-simpson-jr","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/sanjose.wordcamp.org\/2024\/speaker\/joe-a-simpson-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe A Simpson Jr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Joe A Simpson Jr&#8217;s love and enthusiasm to give back to WordPress is contagious. In a short period, he&#8217;s become part of the Lead Organizing Sextet and Squad Captain for two WordCamp US flagship events and presented at over twenty (25) WordPress events including WordCamp Asia in Taiwan. 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