Corey is also a lover of the mighty capybara; often spending countless hours perfecting the ancient craft of origami to match their noble likeness.<\/p>\n “I feel that nearly all of their features look to be unfortunately-sized, and that makes them adorable.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Another animal enthusiast, Jonathan is a lover of sugar gliders and has been known to outshine even the worlds top-most veterinarians when it comes to trivia regarding their habits.<\/p>\n “I have no idea what a sugar glider is.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Dustin’s animal of choice is\u00a0the mysterious pygmy marmoset.<\/p>\n “The pygmy marmoset is so tiny. So adorbs.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Continuing the animal loving trend, Lauren is particularly fond of the Okapi<\/em>. She may one day photograph them too.<\/p>\n “I really love their zebra legs. Really, that’s the only part of the zebra you need.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Andrew is an amateur keytar-ist, Krav Maga spectator, and PHP enthusiast.\u00a0He can be found playing music to stray cats in the Baltimore region, working on various open source projects for Symfony, and watching the television show Sliders<\/a>.<\/p>\n Andrew’s animal of choice is the bear<\/em>. He finds their hugs particularly soothing.<\/p>\n “They’re all just teddy bears, really. Even those grizzlies.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Rami has an affinity for the Star-nosed mole. 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Corey is a full-stack developer at Friday Systems Inc,<\/em>\u00a0and an avid promoter of local events, including the Lititz Craft Beer Fest<\/a>. In the off chance you catch him away from his computer, Corey can be found playing hockey, grilling, or laying down some sick bass lines.<\/p>\n
\nJonathan Ober<\/strong>, Co-Organizer<\/h3>\n
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Jonathan is a seasoned web designer and developer, working out of the Leaf Collective<\/em> right here in Lancaster. \u00a0He dreams of owning a tiny house and touring both the United States and the world someday.<\/p>\n
\nDustin Leer<\/strong>, Co-Organizer<\/h3>\n
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Dustin\u00a0is designer and developer in Lancaster. He’s designed countless components of WordCamp Lancaster, including every Wapuu we have!<\/p>\n
\nLauren Pittenger<\/strong>, Co-Organizer<\/h3>\n
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Lauren works as\u00a0a designer\u00a0and front end developer at a boutique\u00a0consultancy, LBDesign<\/em>. Her hobbies are wheel throwing, painting and reading. Her true passion is cat photography, specifically her own. However, if your cat asks nicely, she will probably photograph it as well.<\/p>\n
\nAndrew Adcock<\/strong>, Co-Organizer<\/h3>\n
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Andrew is a Senior Developer at Unleashed Technologies<\/em>, focusing on WordPress, Drupal, Symfony, Node, and Laravel projects. He was an organizer for the 2016 WordCamp Baltimore, and\u00a0joins Lancaster as a co-organizer in\u00a02017.<\/p>\n
\nRami Abraham<\/strong>, Lead Organizer<\/h3>\n
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This years Lead Organizer, Rami, is a developer and musician, and probably some other things.<\/p>\n
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George Stephanis<\/strong>, Organizer Emeritus<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
Mary Waldman<\/strong>, Organizer Emeritus<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
Austin Ginder<\/strong>, Organizer Emeritus<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
Bri Piccari<\/strong>, Organizer Emeritus<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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