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Matthew Saunders (matthews)
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Posts on Drupal.org
Starred projects
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Google
Current Role(s):
AI Ambassador
Digital Polymath
Advisor
Board Chair
Volunteer
Slack:
@matthews
Professional Info
Companies Worked For
Self Employed,
Pfizer, Inc.
, Vintage Digital LLC, Cheppers USA LLC,
Aten Design Group
5 Rings Web
, Trellon,
Examiner.com
, Vintage Digital, pingVision, WESTAF, Virginia Tech
Industries Worked In:
Internet, Web Development, Nonprofit Management, Grants Administration, Blogging, Community Management, Pharma, Pharma, Hosting
Personal Info
Pronouns:
he/him
Primary language:
Other languages:
French
On Drupal.org for 19 years 2 months
Over 5 edits to documentation
Bio:
Matthew Saunders is a digital strategy leader, AI advocate, and neurodiversity champion with deep experience in accessibility, inclusive design, and enterprise transformation. He has led AI-powered innovation at Pfizer, where he helped scale global platforms and streamline digital operations. Today, he serves as an AI Ambassador for amazee.io and contributes to the Track Team for the Drupal AI Strategic Initiative, helping shape the future of open-source AI integration. Matthew also serves on the board of Drupal Colorado Inc. and is a regular speaker on topics like AI ethics, digital inclusion, and neurodiversity in tech. His work focuses on using technology, especially AI, to create more accessible, equitable experiences for everyone.
Contributor roles
Contributed module, theme, or distribution maintainer
Credit
Attribution:
amazee.io
From
2007-08
to present
Working on the AI initiatives since 2025.
DrupalCamp Lead Organizer
Credit
Attribution:
amazee.io
From
2007-01
to present
Founder and Organizer of Drupalcamp Colorado, Chair of Drupal Colorado LLC, Organizer of Drupal GovCon
Drupal meetup organizer
Credit
Attribution:
amazee.io
From
2007-01
to present
Monthly Meetups in Denver
Drupal Association board member
Credit
Attribution:
Pfizer, Inc.
From
2013-11
until
2016-03
Drupal At Large Board Member
DrupalCamp Planning Committee member
Credit
Attribution:
amazee.io
From
2025-04
to present
Helping organize AICamp as part of Drupal GovCon.
DrupalCon Volunteer
Credit
Attribution:
Examiner.com
From
2011-01
until
2012-03
I was the volunteer coordinator and customer service lead.
DrupalCamp speaker
Credit
Attribution:
amazee.io
From
2007-01
to present
Numerous talks at different camps and cons. You can see a list here: https://www.jamesmatthewsaunders.ai/items
Drupal Ambassador
Credit
Attribution:
amazee.io
From
2025-04
to present
Drupal AI Ambassador - working on the Drupal AI Strategic Initiative in the Marketing Track
DrupalCon Track Chair Lead
Credit
Attribution:
amazee.io
From
2025-07
to present
Track Lead for the "Community Track" at Drupalcon Chicago
Educator/Trainer
Credit
Attribution:
amazee.io
From
2025-08
to present
Drupal AI Trainings
Documentation guides
Contributor guide reference information
Planning Drupal events
Drupal Contributions:
I've been part of the Drupal Community since 2006. In 2007 I started contributing. I was asked recently, "what exactly have you done and I started numbering things off on my fingers..." ✋ 🤚
Customer Service Manager - Drupalcon Denver. Volunteer Wrangler - Drupalcon Denver. Drupal Documentation. Evangelization and Blogging. Presentations at Drupalcons and Camps. Drupal Association Board Member Director of Drupalcamp Colorado. Admin on the Drupal Facebook Page. Board Member for the Event Organizers Working Group. Founder and Chairperson for Drupal Colorado Inc. Code of Conduct Contact. Organizer - Drupal GovCon. Contributor - AI Strategic Initiative. Contributor - Community Working Group...
It all got me thinking.
Year
Drupal & Community Contributions
Talks, Trainings, & Presentations
2007
First DrupalCon attendance (DrupalCon Barcelona).
Founded and began organising Drupalcamp Colorado.
Began long-term involvement in Drupal community events and documentation.
Grants Management – A Software Approach
Performing Arts Presenters in the 21st Century (Pennsylvania Presenters)
Harnessing New Technologies for the Arts (Global Connections to Cultural Democracy)
2008
Continued Drupalcamp Colorado leadership and local meetups.
Popular Science – A Case Study
(DrupalCon Boston)
Drupal, Open Source, and Nonprofits (NetSquared)
2009
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and community organising.
Agile Is Not Cowboy Spelled Backwards
(DrupalCon Paris)
Pregnancy.org – A Case Study
(DrupalCon Washington DC)
2010
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and community organising.
2011
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and community organising.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
2012
Volunteer Coordinator and Customer Service Lead for DrupalCon Denver.
Continued Drupalcamp Colorado leadership.
Contact Management in Drupal
(BADCAMP)
Agile Gymnastics and Timebox Tumbling
(DrupalCon Munich)
Project Management Using Hybrid Agile
(DrupalCon Denver)
Keynote: Project Management Using a Hybrid Approach
(Drupalcamp Austin)
2013
Elected to the Drupal Association Board.
Continued Drupal Association Board service.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
Herding the Cats
(BADCAMP)
2014
Continued Drupal Association Board service.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
Lightning Stories: Drupal for Nonprofits (Nonprofit Technology Conference)
Taming the Project (Drupalcamp Asheville)
2015
Drupalcamp Colorado and community mentorship.
Continued Drupal Association Board service.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
Taming the Project
(DrupalCon Barcelona)
Taming the Project
(DrupalCamp Pittsburgh)
Taming the Project
(DrupalCamp New Orleans)
2016
Concluded Drupal Association Board term.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
Drupalcamp Colorado and community mentorship.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
Managing the Giant
(BADCAMP)
2017
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and community organising.
2018
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and community organising.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
2019
Co-founded the Event Organizers Working Group.
Began service on EOWG Board (2019–Feb 2024).
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and community organising.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
Pivot Points
(DrupalCon Amsterdam)
2020
Supported global and virtual Drupal events during the pandemic.
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and community organising.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
Building Mature Drupalcamps
(DrupalCon Global)
2021
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and community organising.
Helped form and became chair for Drupal Colorado Inc.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
2022
Continued EOWG Board service and community leadership.
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and community organising.
Chair for Drupal Colorado Inc.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
Drupal Community Events: Weathering the Storm
(Drupalcon Portland)
Neurodivergence in Tech: My Metamorphosis
(Drupalcon Portland)
2023
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and community organising.
Chair for Drupal Colorado Inc.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
2024
Completed EOWG Board term; continued as advisor.
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and community organising.
Chair for Drupal Colorado Inc.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
Keynote: My Neurodivergent Brain
(Drupalcamp Colorado)
2025
Advisor to the Event Organizers Working Group (after Board service ended Feb 2024).
Joined the Drupal Community Working Group (October 2025).
Major focus on Drupal AI education, training, and community strategy.
Became Marketing Specialist for the Drupal AI Strategic Initiative.
Joined organizing committee for Drupal GovCon.
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and community organising.
Chair for Drupal Colorado Inc.
Admin for DrupalAI subreddit.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
Track Chair for Community Health at Drupalcon Chicago 2026
Lead for Drupal AI Summit at Drupalcon Chicago 2026
Diversity & Inclusion Matters: Neurodiversity, Why it Matters for Neuroradiology and Medicine
(ASNR Webinar)
Training: Drupal AI – practical ai integration for content workflows
(NEDCamp)
Scaling Drupal’s Marketing to Match Its Innovation: Uniting the Community as Drupal's Marketing Super Power #promotedrupal
(DrupalCon Vienna)
Getting Hands-On with DrupalAI: Build Smarter Sites with Zero Code
(BADCamp)
The Neurodivergent Superpower – How Diverse Teams Work Better
(Drupal GovCon)
Getting Hands-On with DrupalAI: Build Smarter Sites with Zero Code
(Drupal GovCon)
Training: Drupal AI – Practical AI Integration for Content Workflows
(Drupal GovCon)
The Neurodivergent Superpower – How Diverse Teams Work Better
(Drupalcamp Colorado)
Getting Hands-On with DrupalAI: Build Smarter Sites with Zero Code
(Drupalcamp Colorado)
The Neurodivergent Superpower – How Diverse Teams Work Better
(DrupalCamp Asheville)
Never Search Alone: If You Ask for a Job, You Get Advice. If You Ask for Advice, You Get a Job.
(Never Search Alone – LinkedIn Live)
The Neurodivergent Super Power – How Diverse Teams Work Better
(DrupalCon Atlanta)
KEYNOTE – The Neurodivergent Super Power – How Diverse Teams Work Better
(University of Denver – Global Accessibility Awareness Day)
My Neurodivergent Brain
(Drupal Florida)
2026
Advisor to the Event Organizers Working Group<.
Member of the Drupal Community Working Group (since October 2025).
Major focus on Drupal AI education, training, and community strategy.
Marketing Specialist for the Drupal AI Strategic Initiative. Webinars and Podcasts Lead.
Member of the Drupal GovCon organising committee.
Ongoing DrupalCamp Colorado and broader community organising.
Chair, Drupal Colorado Inc.
Admin for DrupalAI subreddit.
Admin for Drupal Facebook Group.
Lead for Drupal AI Summit at Drupalcon Chicago 2026
Advisory Group for DDEV
Lead for Drupal AI Summit at API Days in NYC 2026
Designing for Difference: Practical Strategies for Building a Neuroinclusive Organization
(DrupalCon Chicago 2026)
Getting Hands-On with DrupalAI: Build Smarter Sites with Zero Code
(Florida DrupalCamp 2026)
Events organized
Drupalcamp Colorado 2026
Drupal GovCon 2026
Drupal AI Summit New York City 2026
Drupal GovCon 2025
View all events organized
Events volunteered at
DrupalCon Chicago 2026
Drupal GovCon 2025
Events spoken at
DrupalCon Chicago 2026
Florida DrupalCamp
Drupal GovCon 2025
Drupal Camp Asheville 2025
View all events spoken at
Events code of conduct contact at
Drupalcamp Colorado 2026
Drupal GovCon 2025
DrupalCamp Colorado 2025
DrupalCamp Colorado 2024
View all events code of conduct contact at
Areas of Expertise:
Project Management
Community Organizer
Process Change Management
Senior Leadership
Product Ownership
Operations
Site building
Site owner
Drupal events:
DrupalCon Barcelona 2007
DrupalCon Boston 2008
DrupalCon DC 2009
DrupalCon Paris 2009
DrupalCon San Francisco 2010
DrupalCon Copenhagen 2010
DrupalCon Chicago 2011
DrupalCon London 2011
DrupalCon Denver 2012
DrupalCon Munich 2012
DrupalCon Portland 2013
DrupalCon Austin 2014
DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014
DrupalCon Los Angeles 2015
DrupalCon Barcelona 2015
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016
DrupalCon Dublin 2016
DrupalCon Baltimore 2017
DrupalCon Vienna 2017
DrupalCon Nashville 2018
DrupalCon Seattle 2019
DrupalCon Amsterdam 2019
DrupalCon Minneapolis 2020 (was planning to attend)
DrupalCon Global 2020
DrupalCon North America 2021
DrupalCon Portland 2022
DrupalCon Atlanta 2025
DrupalCon Vienna 2025
DrupalCon Chicago 2026
Credits on security advisories
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Credits on issues
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Projects maintained
amazee.ai AI Provider recipe
amazee.ai Categorize Page recipe
amazee.ai CKEditor Widgets
amazee.ai Private AI Provider
amazee.ai Umami Search
Drupal AI Initiative
Drupal AI Training for Beginners
Drupal Colorado - Website
Drupal Deep Dive
Drupal GovCon
DrupalCamp Colorado
DrupalCon North America
Event Organizers Working Group
LiteLLM AI Provider
Platinum Drupal Certified Partner from Amazee.io
Drupal AI Gold Sponsor from Amazee.io
Silver Drupal Certified Partner from bluefly.io llc
matthews helps support and grow the Drupal community with the
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My mentors:
jenlampton
danese
rachel_norfolk
baddysonja
mikelamb
michaelemeyers
chx
schnitzel
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