Penelope Coventry is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for SharePoint Server and an independent consultant based in the U.K., with more than 30 years of industry experience. She focuses on the design, implementation, and development of SharePoint Technology-based solutions. She has worked with SharePoint since 2001 and, in recent years, has worked on web sites hosted by SharePoint Online (Office 365 & BPOS), lead a team for the ATLAS Consortium on the Defence Information Infrastructure project, provided consultancy services to U.K. Microsoft Gold partners, and trained consultants, administrators, and end-users on Microsoft and Hewlett Packard projects.

Penny has co-authored a number of books, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 & 2007 Administrator's Companion, SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out, Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit, the two editions of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Step by Step and the Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 & 2007 Step by Step book. Penny has spoken at a number of conferences, such as the International SharePoint Conference, Best Practices conferences, SharePoint Saturdays and the Swedish SharePoint and Exchange conference, and at UK's SharePoint User Group meetings and is frequently seen at TechEd and IT Forum, either as a Technical Learning guide or at the Ask-the-Experts stands.

Writing helps me reinforce the lessons I learn on a daily basis consulting organizations as a web developer and Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) - SharePoint 2007.

In May 2010, Jonathan Lightfoot attended my presentation on Mapping Mashups in SharePoint Designer at SharePoint Saturday DC. We talked after my presentation and he later invited me to contribute to my first book for Microsoft Press, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out. I couldn't be happier I accepted the challenge!

In January 2013, Microsoft awarded me their Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for my community contributions and SharePoint expertise!

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Christina Wheeler (MCTS) is an Independent Consultant and SharePoint Trainer for Critical Path Training who focuses on SharePoint development, administration, branding, and training. She is a highly respected SharePoint consultant who is extremely active in the SharePoint community. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, Christina has knowledge in graphic design, Web development, and custom development with her work primarily targeted toward educational and financial institutions.

As a trainer, Christina brings her real-world experience to the classroom. Christina was the tech editor of "SharePoint 2007 Developer’s Guide to Business Data Catalog" and co-author of the "SharePoint 2010 Field Guide" and “SharePoint 2013 Inside Out”. She enjoys contributing articles to technical websites and often speaks at SharePoint community events and conferences. Christina has a strong passion for technology and photography who enjoys sharing and learning with the community.