Speakers | Web Con

Bryan Jonker

Senior Web Developer
College of Education
jonker@illinois.edu

Session: Building Blazor Applications – A Practical Walkthrough
Time: April 4, 9:45 am

I been a web developer IT Partners at the College of Education since 2014, making sure the websites, digital signs, and technology-related communication solutions serve the college. I also am heavily involved in the Web Implementation Guidelines Group project, focusing on web components, accessibility, and analytics. In my spare time, I play role-playing games, board games, walk, and take care of cats.

Courtney Fleeger

User Experience Designer
College of Education
cfleeger@illinois.edu

Session: Creating Accessible Emails
Time: April 4, 9:45 am

Courtney is a UX Designer for the College of Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As a UX Designer, she applies user-centric design principles, methodologies, and techniques to develop interactive experiences for enterprise web applications, websites, and mobile apps. Courtney works closely with users, analysts, web designers, developers, writers, and quality assurance testers to develop application design specifications for the user interface as well as evaluate and test application usability and accessibility.

Courtney also volunteers on several committees, including the Website Implementation Guidelines Group (WIGG) Steering Committee, where she co-leads the WIGG Designers. She also is an Accessibility Liaison, volunteers on the Web Con Accessibility Committee, and is a working group member for the Application Development UX Standards group.

Liz Shallenberger

User Experience Designer
Technology Services
es20@illinois.edu

Session: Creating Accessible Emails
Time: April 4, 9:45 am

Liz is a UX strategist, designer, and end-user advocate. She is passionate about creating thoughtful, data-driven, holistic user experiences. Eager curiosity, infectious empathy, a collaborative spirit, and a joyful ethos guide her practice.

Liz is a teammate with the Website Management Center of Expertise and active in the Website Implementation Guidelines Group. She is also part of the Women in Technology leadership team, an Accessibility Liaison, and volunteers on the Web Con Website and Accessibility Committees. She is a two-time U of I grad with degrees in Advertising and Information Science.

Sarah Coleman

Front-End Developer, Designer (contract)
NCSA, Calibrate Design LLC
sarahdc@illinois.edu

Session: Design Ref! Graphic Design for Non-Designers
Time: April 5, 2:45 pm

Coleman’s visual communications experience tracks both the private and public sectors. Among these are as a creative director of a successful demand-side ad network in Washington D.C., leading a small design team as a U.S. federal employee, and others. Coleman readily evolves concepts into milestone projects and incubates effective design through intentional research, strategy, and iteration. Coleman is an alumni member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and an active member of the Chicago Advertising Federation (CAF).

Fred Zwicky

Senior Photographer
StratCom / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
fzwicky@illinois.edu

Session: A.I. Photography: Friend or Foe?
Time: April 5, 2:45 pm

Fred Zwicky, consistently ranked as one of the top university photographers in the country and a long-time photo educator, helps the Strategic Communications and Marketing team create imagery and messaging that defines the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign story.

Jenna Frye

Lead account coordinator
Pixo
jenna@pixotech.com

Session: Beyond the Fatigue: How to Actually Connect with Your Digital Team
Time: April 5, 1:30 pm

As a member of the business development team at Pixo, I help bridge the gap between sales and marketing. Drawing from my background in hospitality, I help keep Pixo’s culture vibrant by planning fun events, and recognizing important team and individual milestones.

Lisa Apolinski

Content Coach and Digital Content Futurist
3 Dog Write
lisa@3dogwrite.com

Session: Storytelling in the Land of AI Generated Content
Time: April 5, 1:30 pm

Key Takeaways:* Oh The Places You’ll Go: The Rapid Rise Of AI And Where To Leverage It In Content Creation* Where The Monsters Are: Understand Top Mistakes Even Seasoned Marketers Make When Generating AI Content* Goodnight, AI: Which AI Tools Are Worth The Effort For Marketers To Explore

Heidi Kelly-Gibson

Director Project Management
Deque Systems Inc.
heidi.kelly-gibson@deque.com

Session: Future Trends and Innovations in Accessibility
Time: April 5, 1:30 pm

Heidi joined Deque in 2018, bringing with her two decades of experience in project management, customer success, and service. Most recently she is focused on her customer’s accessibility journeys and supporting them through the development and execution of their accessibility programs. Heidi is an avid blood donor, loves being the mother of three great young adults, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a friend. Heidi is seldom without her faithful furry companions: her beloved English Bulldog, Louie, and her sweet Labradoodle Rottweiler Mix, Luna.