Matthew Saunders

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.

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
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  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)