{"id":346,"date":"2024-09-15T21:35:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T01:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rochester.wordcamp.org\/2024\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=346"},"modified":"2024-09-15T21:45:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T01:45:12","slug":"ben-dunkle","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/rochester.wordcamp.org\/2024\/speaker\/ben-dunkle\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Dunkle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/rochester.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/ben-dunkle-1024x576.png\" alt=\"WordCamp Rochester Ben Dunkle Rochester.WordCamp.org\/2024 \u2028Ben\u2019s black and white avatar is to the right of text.\" class=\"wp-image-430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rochester.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/ben-dunkle-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/rochester.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/ben-dunkle-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/rochester.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/ben-dunkle-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/rochester.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/ben-dunkle-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/rochester.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/ben-dunkle-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/rochester.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/ben-dunkle.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m Ben Dunkle. 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