{"id":3743,"date":"2025-09-09T17:34:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=3743"},"modified":"2025-09-14T20:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T00:58:54","slug":"shanta-r-nathwani","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/shanta-r-nathwani\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanta R. Nathwani"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-default speaker-highlight-column is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b9a46375 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-grey-faint-background-color has-background wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7a30299c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-container-content-b1208fed\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"823\" data-attachment-id=\"6887\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/shanta-r-nathwani\/shanta-nathwani-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/09\/shanta-nathwani.jpg?fit=718%2C823&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"718,823\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;David A Fitzpatrick Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shanta-nathwani\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/09\/shanta-nathwani.jpg?fit=262%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/09\/shanta-nathwani.jpg?fit=718%2C823&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/09\/shanta-nathwani.jpg?resize=718%2C823&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6887\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/09\/shanta-nathwani.jpg?w=718&amp;ssl=1 718w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/09\/shanta-nathwani.jpg?resize=262%2C300&amp;ssl=1 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-grey-faint-background-color has-background wp-container-content-8f85718f has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Shanta Nathwani is a project manager, instructor, and community leader with decades of experience teaching and building with WordPress. She spent ten years teaching WordPress at Sheridan College and has delivered more than 50 WordCamp talks, covering everything from data architecture and custom post types to beginner-friendly introductions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also co-organizes the Hamilton WordPress Meetup Group and runs her own company, Namara Technologies Inc. Known for her passion for teaching, Shanta brings both technical expertise and creativity to her work, helping newcomers and seasoned professionals alike find their \u201csatori\u201d breakthrough moments with WordPress. At WordCamp Canada, she\u2019ll be leading two beginner-focused workshops designed to help first-time users get hands-on with WordPress and start their journeys with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-091b0950 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:10px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sessions\">Check out Shanta&#8217;s Sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-speaker-sessions\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/intro-to-wordpress-part-one\/\">Intro to WordPress<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">October 15, 2025 at 9:00 am in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-track-1\">Track 1<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/into-the-dashboard\/\">Into the Dashboard<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__session-info\">October 15, 2025 at 10:45 am in <span class=\"wordcamp-speaker-sessions__track slug-track-1\">Track 1<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shanta on the Socials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Website:<a href=\"https:\/\/shanta.ca\"> shanta.ca<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0LinkedIn:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nathwani\/\"> linkedin.com\/in\/nathwani<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0Instagram:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shantadotca\/\"> @shantadotca<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0GitHub:<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/TantienHime\"> TantienHime<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0WordPress.org:<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/tantienhime\/\"> profiles.wordpress.org\/tantienhime<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Give Shanta a follow, and don\u2019t miss her workshop this October in Ottawa! \ud83c\udf41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And now for something a little Canadian \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What comes to mind when you think of Canada?<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>\u201cMaple Leaf\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Favourite Canadian band or artist?<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>\u201cOther than Bob and Doug McKenzie with Geddy Lee (Take Off), I\u2019d say Glass Tiger. 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