WIMP {Web & Interactive Media Professionals} is a community of designers, programmers, marketing specialists, search engine optimization experts, social media gurus and just about anyone having to do with the evolving technological world. We are made up of professionals and aspiring professionals alike with a common goal to educate, be educated and help cultivate each other’s professional careers. Sonoma County based WIMP offers several free meetups per month. They are all open to the public and all are welcome! Some are strictly networking centric while others are topic-driven. The topics can vary from general discussions where everyone contributes and learns from one another to the more traditional speaker/audience structure. WIMP as an organization has a reputation in the community for having an exceptional member pool from where companies and individuals or companies can feel confident in beginning their search for new talent. If you are looking to hire a wimp, please read more to begin the process.
Wimpy Beginnings
WIMP was established in April of 2011 by Joshua Simmons (Bluebird Interactive) and Melissa Crain (New Skin Media) in Santa Rosa, California. What started as a modest dream for two young entrepreneurs / small business owners transformed into a niche that was in a higher demand than they realized. Web professionals around Sonoma County were just itching for an environment where they could kick back and meet like-minded (fair to say geekier than average?) individuals and WIMP seemed like it would fulfill that need. In the time since its inception, WIMP has grown substantially boasting a very active Facebook group, podcast series (WIMP Talk Format or WTF), and dynamic programming.
Leadership Team
Joshua Simmons, Co-founder & President
Melissa Crain, Co-founder, Treasurer, & Director of Community Development
Cole Geissinger, Production Manager & Secretary
Shamim Shivaie, Sponsorship Coordinator
Shana Ray, Marketing Director & Outreach Coordinator
Randy Hall, Advisor
