Shirielle (SD) Williams
United States
Many know me as SD. I love sharing my love of Joomla with others, especially newbies!
| Team | Position | Role | Date Started |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joomla! Enhancement Development Team | Assistant Team Leader | May 2024 | |
| Events Team | Member | Dec 2023 | |
| CMS Release Team | Member | Oct 2023 | |
| Certification Team | Contributor | Exam Maintainer - Admin. & Content | Oct 2021 |
| Joomla User Groups Team | Contributor | Sep 2021 | |
| Joomla! Volunteer Engagement Team | Member | Feb 2021 |
| Team | Position | Role | Date Started | Date Ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Strike Team | Member | Aug 2023 | Nov 2023 | |
| Production | Department Member | Aug 2022 | Nov 2023 | |
| CMS Maintenance Team | Member | Aug 2022 | Nov 2023 | |
| CMS Release Team | Member | Jul 2022 | Oct 2023 | |
| Bug Squad | Member | Joomla 4.3 Release Lead | Jul 2022 | Jul 2024 |
| Joomla Accessibility and Usability Team | Contributor | Liaison | Jul 2022 | Nov 2023 |
| Joomla User Groups Team | Member | May 2021 | Sep 2021 | |
| GSoC 2021 Accessibility | Member | May 2021 | Sep 2021 | |
| Google Summer of Code Joomla Team | Member | Mentor | Jan 2021 | Sep 2021 |
| Events Team | Team Leader | Mar 2021 | Nov 2023 | |
| Events | Department Member | Feb 2021 | Nov 2023 | |
| Events Team | Contributor | Feb 2021 | Mar 2021 | |
| Joomla! Volunteer Engagement Team | Contributor | Sep 2020 | Feb 2021 | |
| Educational Outreach | Assistant Team Leader | Jul 2020 | Jul 2021 | |
| Educational Outreach | Contributor | Apr 2020 | Jul 2020 |
I started in Joomla!, by accident. I was volunteering with a non-profit organization that badly needed a new website. They were looking for something that was robust, but friendly, and easy to use. After some searching, I stumbled across Joomla 1.7. After some reading, a new website was born that enabled them to promote their events, accept registrations, and share with visitors their message.
Since then I have grown more in love with Joomla!, despite using many other technologies and CMS platforms, as well as teaching a CMS course. I've taken that love for Joomla! and used it to inspire the younger generation, participating in area internship programs teaching students interested in web technology, Joomla.
I enjoy meeting other Joomlers and learning from them. You could say that I've jumped in with both feet, I lead JUG Chicago North, JoomlaDay Chicago, JoomlaCamp Chicago, and in 2019 first time hosting Pizza, Bugs, and Fun.
My company, Danico Enterprises, specialized in Joomla! websites and marketing. I love sharing with my clients all the things that Joomla can do. With many of clients being self-maintainers it is a great opportunity to not only share, but also teach them how to be apart of the site update process allowing them to experience for themselves the power of Joomla.
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