NCMUG MCE Speakers

Lesa King:

Lesa is on a mission to teach the world to create--and use!--better graphics. She's a stock photographer and chief evangelist for iStockphoto, founder of the creative tutorial site GraphicReporter.com, author of Photoshop: The Missing Manual (O'Reilly, 2008), Graphic Secrets for Business Professionals Lynda.com, From Photo to Graphic Art, and Practical Photoshop Elements KelbyTraining.com. She writes regularly for Macworld Magazine, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Elements Techniques, and Layers Magazine. Lesa is also a corporate trainer and teaches at many industry conferences including Photoshop World, Macworld Expo, Mac Mania Geek Cruises, and the esteemed Santa Fe Workshops. Since 2003, she has assisted New York Times technology columnist David Pogue's with many projects, including his Missing Manual book series and NYT videos. You can catch her Graphics Tip of the Week live each Wednesday night on the Your Mac Life internet radio show, which she also co-hosts.

Shawn King:

Shawn King is the host of Your Mac Life YourMacLifeShow.com, the most popular, longest-running Macintosh-focused broadcast in the world. In his 13+ years as a broadcaster, Shawn has covered every Mac event in existence and interviewed countless celebrities. His ability to take complex concepts and make them understandable by the average person in a no-nonsense, clear manner-mingled with a lot of fun and humor for good measure!-has made him a popular speaker at groups and conferences across the country. He's a regular speaker at Macworld Expo and he contributes to Macworld.com. In recent years, Shawn developed a passion for digital photography and throughout his travels, has had the amazing opportunity to both learn from and shoot with some of the best photographers in the world. He now teaches a popular beginning digital photography course with his wife, Lesa Snider King. Visit Cameracon.com to learn more about it.

Bert Monroy:

Bert Monroy is considered one of the pioneers of digital art. His work has been seen in many magazines and scores of books. He has served on the faculty of many well known institutions, lectured around the world, written many books and appeared on hundreds of TV shows. Bert hosts a weekly podcast called Pixel Perfect for Revision3.com. Bert serves a client list that includes Apple Computer, Adobe Systems, AT&T, American Express, Pixar Animation, Disney Animation and Lockheed/Martin. Bert has also worked in the motion picture industry for Industrial Light and Magic, Pacific Data Images, and R/Greenberg. He co-authored The Official Adobe Photoshop Handbook, the first book on Photoshop plus many other books since. His latest books, Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy: Digital Painting has gotten critical acclaim around the world.

Tom Negrino:

Tom Negrino is a book author and a longtime contributor to Macworld magazine. His latest books are Macromedia Contribute 3 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, Mac OS X Unwired (with Dori Smith), and Keynote for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide. He is also the author of the award-winning Microsoft Office v. X Inside Out.

Mary Norbury-Glaser:

Mary Norbury-Glaser is Director of IT at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, an affiliate center at the University of Colorado Denver. Her experience includes cross-platform systems implementation and administration in the education sector. She is also a technical writer and editor, speaker, and consultant.

Ronnie Roche:

Ronnie Roche is a Certified Member of the Apple Consultants Network. Her company, Design Solutions-Technology Simplified, specializes in one to one and small group instruction and general consulting for all things Mac. She also teaches seminars on Mac related computing and applications. Her motto is "I read the manual so you don't have to."

Derrick Story:

Derrick Story is a professional photographer, writer, instructor, and the Photography Evangelist for O'Reilly Media. He's authored many books including his latest, The Digital Photography Companion. Derrick's video tutorials are available through Lynda.com, featuring Aperture, iPhoto, and digital photography training. His photo articles are a regular staple for Macworld Magazine. Derrick is also a member of the conference faculty for Macworld Expo SF, where he teaches classes on iPhoto, Aperture, and digital imaging. You can visit his commercial site at www.storyphoto.com. He also runs a virtual camera club at www.thedigitalstory.com, featuring weekly photography podcasts, reader-submitted photos, and pro tips. For a complete overview of Derrick's publishing, go to: http:// www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/54

Dori Smith:

Dori is co-author of "Mac OS X Unwired," "JavaScript for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide , 5th Edition," author of "Java 2 for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide," and a contributor to numerous online and print computer industry magazines. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, she is on the Steering Committee for the Web Standards Project, as well as Publisher and ListMom for the Wise-Women's Web organization.