matthews

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Starred projects

Colorado

Current Role(s):

AI Ambassador

Digital Polymath

Advisor

Board Chair

Volunteer

Slack:

@matthews

Professional Info

Companies Worked For

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, Artificial Intelligence, Nonprofit Management, Grants Administration, Blogging, Community Management, Pharma, Hosting

https://jamesmatthewsaunders.ai

https://amazee.io

Personal Info

Pronouns:

he/him

Primary language:

English

Other languages:

French

On Drupal.org for 19 years 7 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.

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	Board Member of the Event Organizers Working Group - Lead on the Camp Playbook. 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 Lead for Drupal AI Dev Summit at Drupalcon Rotterdam 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) Denver Drupal Meetup – How Cognitive Friction Is an Org's Design Problem (Drupal Colorado Meetup) Introducing persistent AI agents in decoupled architectures: Lessons from amazeeClaw (Decoupled Days) Your AI Decisions Are Creating Risk: What Agency and Business Leaders Need to Own Now (Drupalcamp Asheville) Why Private AI: Data Sovereignty as Foundation for Trustworthy AI on the Open Web (FOST - API Days) Drupal as an AI Harness - Opening Session for FOST NYC Drupal AI Summit (FOST - API Days) Open Source AI, Neurodiversity, and the Untapped Workforce UN Open Source Week Drupal AI - Practical AI Integration for Content Workflows - Training Drupal Govcon Your AI Decisions Are Creating Risk: What Agency and Business Leaders Need to Own Now Drupal Govcon Your Organisation Has a Design Problem: How Cognitive Friction Is Killing Performance Drupal Govcon Drupal AI - Practical AI Integration for Content Workflows - Training DrupalCamp Colorado Designing for Difference: Practical Strategies for Building a Neuroinclusive Organization DrupalCamp Colorado Your AI Decisions Are Creating Risk: What Agency and Business Leaders Need to Own Now Drupalcon Rotterdam MC for the Dev AI Summit Drupalcon Rotterdam Designing for Difference: Practical Strategies for Building a Neuroinclusive Organization Pacific North West Drupal Summit