Michelle Frechette (@michelleames) – WordPress user profile

Bio

Michelle Frechette is the Executive Director of Post Status.

Michelle was called “The busiest woman in WordPress,” by Matt Mullenweg at WCUS 2022.

In addition to her work at Post Status, Michelle is the Podcast Barista at WPCoffeeTalk.com, cofounder of underrepresentedintech.com, creator of WPSpeakers.com, creator of wpcareerpages.com, author, and a frequent organizer and speaker at WordPress events.

Michelle lives outside of Rochester, NY where she’s an avid nature photographer. You can learn more about Michelle at meetmichelle.online.

Executive Director of Post Status
Creator of WPCareerPages.com and WPSpeakers.com
Organizer: WordCamp US 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Organizer, WordCamp Europe 2022
Organizer: WordCamp Buffalo 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023
Organizer: WordCamp Rochester 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024
Organizer: Rochester WordPress User Meetup
Organizer: WordFest Live 2021, 2022
Organizer: WP Career Summit 2022
WordCamp Mentor
WordPress Photo Team
Podcaster: WPCoffeeTalk.com, Underrepresented In Tech, Post Status

Speaking History:
(2025) WordCamp Asia; WordCamp Montclair; WordCamp US; Women Tech Global.(2024) WordCamp Asia; WordCamp Montclair; WordCamp Canada. (2023) WordCamp Asia; WordCamp Phoenix; WordCamp Europe; WordCamp Montclair; WordCamp Buffalo; WPCampus; WordCamp Rochester, WordCamp Montreal. (2022) WordCamp Montclair; Atarim Digital Agency Summit. (2021) WordCamp India; WordCamp Northeast Ohio; WordCamp Santa Clarita Valley, WordCamp Taiwan. (2020) WordCamp Miami; WordCamp Kent; WordCamp Denver. (2019) WordCamp Buffalo (keynote); WordCamp Hamilton; WordCamp Kent (keynote); WordCamp Ottawa; WordCamp Montreal, WordCamp Rochester; WordCamp Niagara. (2018) WordCamp San Diego; WordCamp Buffalo; WordCamp St. Louis; WordCamp Kent, WordCamp Boston, WordCamp Hamilton, WordCamp Rochester, WordCamp Montreal. (2017) WordCamp Portland, Maine; WordCamp Ottawa; WordCamp Montreal, WordCamp Toronto, WordCamp Providence, WordCamp Rochester. (2016) Hiring Your New Superintendent: Process, Stakeholders, and Applicants, Oh My!, New York State School Boards Association Annual Convention and Tradeshow in Buffalo, NY; The Hidden Features of WordPress, WordCamp Buffalo, WordCamp Ottawa, WordCamp Toronto, WordCamp Pittsburgh; Writing Better Email, Genesee Valley BOCES District Clerks Conference; (2015). Effective School Board Study Sessions, New York State School Boards Association’s Annual Convention and Tradeshow in New York City, NY; (2010). Board Self-Evaluation – How Are We Doing? New York State School Boards Association’s Annual Convention and Tradeshow in New York City, NY; (2013-2016) Rochester Business Alliance/Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce: Customer Service, Writing, Business Communication, Presentation Skills, Listening Your Way to Increased Productivity.

WordPress Origin Story

Fell in love with WordPress at first site. Within months I was building sites for others, and now make a living with WordPress.

Contributions Sponsored

Michelle Frechette contributes 10 hours per week to the following teams: Community and Photos.

Member Since: October 13th, 2013
Location: Rochester, NY
Website: meetmichelle.online
GitHub: michelleames
Job Title: Executive Director of Post Status
Employer: Post Status
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Contribution History

Community Contributor
Community Team
Core Contributor
Marketing Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Photo Contributor
Photos Team
Plugin Developer
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker
WordCamp Volunteer

Created a topic, The plugin I didn’t even know I needed…, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
...and now don't want to live without! Sometimes a …
1 month ago
Posted a reply to Product Image Size, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you so much!
1 month ago
Created a topic, Product Image Size, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I can't find anywhere where it tells me what the ideal…
1 month ago
Is the 48th person to arrive at WordCamp Canada 2025
1 month ago
Created a topic, How can I create alt text?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I added the plugin and my hosting company uploaded the…
2 months ago
Created a topic, Creating our newsletter with this is simple!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
While we don't use this to sell anything, we DO use it…
2 months ago
Created a topic, Making my site more accessible by teaching me how to do it, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
One of the things I love about this plugin is that it …
3 months ago
Completed the course Incident Response Team training on learn.wordpress.org
3 months ago
Is the 2nd person to arrive at Summer Photo Contest 2025
4 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp US 2025
4 months ago
Is the 60th person to arrive at WordCamp Montclair, NJ, USA 2025
5 months ago
Is the 35th person to arrive at WordCamp Montclair, NJ, USA 2025
5 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Montclair, NJ, USA 2025
7 months ago
Wrote a new post, Call for 6.8.x Release Managers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
WordPress 6.8.0 was released April 15,2025. Following this release, work will continue with regular, planned…
7 months ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @desrosj @michelleames @SergeyBiryukov@joemcgill @Mamaduka @marybaum @karmatosed @estelaris @ryelle @paulkevan @themebeans @richtabor @4thhubbard…
7 months ago
Created issue #519 in the WordPress/Marketing-Team repository:
[AMPLIFY]: Announcing WordPress 6.8
7 months ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @desrosj @michelleames @JeffPaul @vgnavada @surajswalstar @sppramodh @shailu25 @ravigadhiyawp @abcd95 @mayanktripathi32 @faisalahammad @ahsankhan316…
7 months ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @desrosj @michelleames @joemcgill @SergeyBiryukov @paulkevan @estelaris @sabernhardt @ryelle@JeffPaul for help during the…
7 months ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to@desrosj @michelleames @Mamaduka @joemcgill @audrasjb @michelleames @krupajnanda @Benjamin_Zekavica @narenin @joedolson @marybaum @mkrndmane @courane01 @zunaid321…
8 months ago
Received props from @francina in Slack:
Props to @desrosj @audrasjb @michelleames @joemcgill @johnbillion @webcommsat @shanemuir @pratikgandhi @iamshubhamsp @noruzzaman @eddystile @dhruvang21 @jigar9998…
8 months ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @desrosj @michelleames @mkrndmane @ryelle @johnbillion @iamshubhamsp @zunaid321 @ankitkumarshah @benniledl @vaibhavsweb @jigar9998 @mayanktripathi32…
8 months ago
Mentioned in [60087] on WordPress SVN:
Help/About: Update the About page for 6.8.
8 months ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @davidbaumwald @michelleames @Ankit K Gupta @zunaid321 @narenin @sukhendu2002 @jigar9998 @qhaensler @zeelthakkar @lumiblog…
8 months ago
Created issue #496 in the WordPress/Marketing-Team repository:
[AMPLIFY]: 6.8 Beta 3 Ready for Testing
8 months ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @audrasjb @desrosj @michelleames @JeffPaul @vgnavada @zunaid321 @ravigadhiyawp @huzaifaalmesbah @jigar9998 @narenin @zeelthakkar @eddystile @ankitkumarshah…
8 months ago
Created issue #495 in the WordPress/Marketing-Team repository:
[AMPLIFY]: 6.8 Beta 2 Ready for Testing
9 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for Women WordPress Day 2025 Kolkata
9 months ago
Received props from @JeffPaul in Slack:
Props to @joemcgill @desrosj @michelleames @Mamaduka @bph @beryldlg @krupajnanda @johnbillion @zunaid321 @narenin @wplmillet @sourabhjain @sukhendu2002…
9 months ago
Created issue #492 in the WordPress/Marketing-Team repository:
[AMPLIFY]: WordPress 6.8 Beta 1
9 months ago
Wrote a new post, Bring Your Cameras to WordCamp Asia!, on the site WordCamp Asia 2025:
Bring your cameras (or your hi-res phones) to WordCamp Asia, and contribute them to the…
9 months ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Asia 2025
10 months ago
Updated a handbook page on Make Photos.
12 months ago
Started mentoring WordCamp Minneapolis/St. Paul MN, USA
12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post WordPress 6.8 Call for Volunteers, on the site Make WordPress Core:
Interested in working on marketing if there is a team for that.
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, WCROC Speakers Announced, on the site WordCamp Rochester, NY:
It's here! The schedule for WordCamp Rochester 2024 is available. We're excited for our lineup…
1 year ago
Joined the organizing team for WordCamp Rochester, NY 2024
1 year ago
Wrote a new post, Robbie Adair to Give the WCROC Keynote Address, on the site WordCamp Rochester, NY:
Robbie Adair to Give the WCROC Keynote Address
1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for Photo Directory Team Representatives, on the site Make Photos:
I nominate @samalderson!
1 year ago
Committed [3019917] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.4 from GitHub
2 years ago
Committed [2900335] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.3 from GitHub
3 years ago
Committed [2900332] to Plugins SVN:
Update to version 1.2 from GitHub
3 years ago
Committed [2642955] to Plugins SVN:
Updated text and changed font color
4 years ago
Mentioned in [49640] on WordPress SVN:
Help/About: WordPress 5.6 About Page.
5 years ago
Committed [2392538] to Plugins SVN:
updated context
5 years ago
Committed [2392486] to Plugins SVN:
initial asset uploads
5 years ago
Committed [2392485] to Plugins SVN:
initial update
5 years ago
Committed [2392481] to Plugins SVN:
Initial upload
5 years ago