{"id":2912,"date":"2026-05-01T12:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?p=2912"},"modified":"2026-05-04T21:21:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:21:52","slug":"meet-gessica-peretti-wctrn-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/meet-gessica-peretti-wctrn-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Gessica Peretti – WCTRN 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let\u2019s start with your name. Easy, right?
<\/strong>Well, saying it is, writing it less so, because my father wanted to make it \u201cItalian-style\u201d, so I\u2019m always there saying, \u201cWith a G, like \u2018goat\u2019.\u201d Gessica, Gessica Peretti.
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Tell us which of your professional talents helped you the most in organizing this WCTRN.
<\/strong>It\u2019s not the first WordCamp I\u2019ve organized, but in general, when people collaborate, the key words are always clarity, alignment, and honesty. It may sound obvious, but trying to do more than you can handle risks causing problems. Better to do less and see it through than to become a burden on others.


At this point, tell us what you do for work. What do you do?
<\/strong>To keep it short, I do traditional graphic design and build websites with WordPress. But in reality, my job often feels like Mr. Wolf\u2019s in Pulp Fiction: I solve problems. Whether I handle them myself or point people to the right professional doesn\u2019t really matter.
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What\u2019s the most unexpected skill you used while organizing WCTRN?
<\/strong>In terms of organization, there\u2019s not really a funny or unusual anecdote; but during a WordCamp, I remember one year when my knot-tying skills, learned in scouting, turned out to be surprisingly useful.
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What\u2019s something people don\u2019t realize about the work your team does behind the scenes?
<\/strong>I\u2019m not sure people don\u2019t realize it\u2026 but diplomacy is definitely the essential skill to do this role well. Balancing the needs of sponsors, venue, logistics, and trying to make things easier for everyone, because in the end, we all want the best, is a great exercise in management.
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What was the most fun or memorable moment you experienced with your WCTRN team?
<\/strong>There hasn\u2019t been a single standout moment, but rather a constant \u201cgood atmosphere\u201d that makes everyone\u2019s effort enjoyable. Like when you go hiking in the mountains and, despite the effort, there\u2019s sunshine, fresh air, great company, and the anticipation of reaching the summit to fully enjoy the day.
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Describe your WCTRN experience so far using only emoji, GIFs, or stickers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If WCTRN<\/strong> were a music festival, what would your team\u2019s soundtrack be?
<\/strong>Nah\u2026 I\u2019m not a one-soundtrack kind of person. I\u2019d go for a mix of songs, all very popular, the kind everyone can sing together in chorus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


We\u2019re in Turin, city of the Mole Antonelliana and the Cinema Museum, if your team were a movie, what would it be? TV series count too.
<\/strong>It might sound obvious, but I\u2019d say Friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Turin was the first capital of Italy, if you had to \u201cgovern\u201d something in the WordPress world, what would it be?
<\/strong>Me, govern? Let\u2019s not even go there, I already struggle to survive a single day \ud83d\ude05.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Which famous fictional character would be a perfect addition to your team, and why?
<\/strong>I liked the idea of having a pirate on the sponsor team, and honestly, it would work great! Monkey D. Luffy, because he has a clear vision: even if he doesn\u2019t always know the route, he always knows the goal. Because the \u201cwho\u201d and the \u201chow\u201d matter more than anything else. His crew, relationships, people, respect, all of that is essential to how he reaches the destination and is part of the destination itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In the spirit of open source collaboration, what\u2019s the most important lesson WCTO has taught you about teamwork?
<\/strong>To share problems, above all. You can\u2019t manage? Say it. You can only get so far? Say it. You can\u2019t do something? Say it. Sharing, especially difficulties, activates other resources that can step in and solve the issue. Often problems come from pride, because we think we should have handled them alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Convince someone, in 10 words or less, to attend the next WordCamp.
<\/strong>WordCamp is like a gianduiotto\u2026 one leads to another. Try it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s start with your name. Easy, right?Well, saying it is, writing it less so, because my father wanted to make it \u201cItalian-style\u201d, so I\u2019m always there saying, \u201cWith a G, like \u2018goat\u2019.\u201d Gessica, Gessica Peretti. Tell us which of your professional talents helped you the most in organizing this WCTRN.It\u2019s not the first WordCamp I\u2019ve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20686243,"featured_media":2922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-en","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[19,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-interview"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/05\/Gessica-Peretti-copertina.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20686243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2924,"href":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2912\/revisions\/2924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torino.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}