Courtney Robertson

About Courtney Robertson

I build the programs, education, and community infrastructure that help open source projects thrive and developers succeed. For nearly two decades, I\'ve worked at the intersection of technology and teaching—from high school classrooms to international conference stages to the WordPress ecosystem that powers 43%+ of the web.Right now at GoDaddy, I champion Airo AI Builder—an agentic platform that turns natural-language prompts into production-ready web apps with hosting, domains, and databases built in. I also lead open source developer advocacy across the WordPress ecosystem, contributing 35 sponsored hours per week across 8+ WordPress make teams and creating developer education content for Learn.WordPress.org.But the work I\'m proudest of is the work that moves resources to people. I was instrumental in securing GoDaddy\'s pledge to The WP Community Collective to fund and empower open source contributors, alongside additional corporate investments in the PHP Foundation, PHPCS, and W3C. I co-founded The WP Community Collective and serve as Vice President of its board, advocating for sustainable funding that prevents maintainer burnout.My background isn\'t the typical DevRel path—and that\'s the point. I spent 15 years as a professional educator teaching computer science, web development, and business technology across high schools, community colleges, vocational programs, and a front-end developer bootcamp. I\'ve designed curricula, mentored career-changers, and watched students present their first open source contributions at WordCamps. That foundation means I build developer programs the way a teacher designs a course: starting with what the learner needs, not what the company wants to ship.I also contribute to software supply chain security—I\'m a credited contributor to the FAIR Package Manager (a Linux Foundation project for decentralized WordPress package distribution) and the CISA \"Software Transparency in SaaS Environments\" whitepaper advancing SaaSBOM standards.I\'m always interested in conversations about developer relations strategy, open source sustainability, community program design, and how education and technology can reinforce each other. Let\'s connect.

Experience

1. Open Source Web Design and Developer Advocate

   GoDaddy

   Jun 2021 — Present · US

   Championing GoDaddy Airo AI Builder — an agentic AI platform that converts natural-language prompts into production-ready web applications with integrated hosting, domains, and databases — driving developer and small business adoption.Instrumental in securing GoDaddy\'s pledge to The WP Community Collective, plus $76K+ in additional donations to the PHP Foundation, PHPCS, and W3C — championing over $596K in open source investment.Contributing 35 sponsored hours/week across 8+ WordPress make teams. Creating developer education content for Learn.WordPress.org — scoping learning paths, organizing release-aligned materials, and mentoring new contributors-Co-founder & VP of the Board, The WP Community Collective-Represented GoDaddy at community events including WordCamp Europe, WordCamp US, and WordCamp Canada-Created the WordPress contributor onboarding survey; contributed to Sustainability team dashboards measuring project health-WordPress Mentor guiding new contributors into sustainable open source participation-Published WordPress plugins with CI/CD on GitHub Actions; contributed to WordPress Blueprints and 7.0 release coordination-Credited contributor to FAIR Package Manager (Linux Foundation) and CISA SaaSBOM whitepaper-Manager, WordPress Global Community LinkedIn group (16,500+ members)-Recognized contributor across 16 areas of the WordPress project — from core engineering and QA to marketing, documentation, and sustainability-Listed on Women Talk Design and WP Speakers

Education

• Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg

  BS, Business, Computer, and Information Techonology

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Smartboard
• Learning Management
• Android
• Business Education
• Public Speaking
• Email Marketing
• Youtube
• Business
• Educational Technology
• Iwork
• Mobile Marketing
• Ipad
• Iphone
• Mobile Learning
• Microsoft Office
• Content Marketing
• Social Media
• Apple Training
• Moodle
• Wordpress
• Social Media Monitoring
• Windows
• Local Marketing
• Web Development
• SEO
• Curriculum Development
• Google Analytics
• Training
• Online Marketing
• Local Store Marketing
• Small Business
• Local Search
• Local SEO
• Podcasting
• Podcast Production
• Social Media Measurement
• Digital Media
• Screencasting
• Digital Marketing
• Microsoft Word