Staff Listing

Updated Dec 16, 2023 @ 4:29 pm

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chair – Alec Orrock (C.A.F.)

Vice-Chair – Christian McGuire

Vice-Chair – Joyce Lloyd

Director – Jason Justice (C.A.F.)
Assistant to: Jupiter Justice

Director – Bert Boden
Assistant to: Julia Ree

Director – Caitlin Doolittle
Assistant to: Megan Schreiber

Director – Matthew Lewis
Assistant to: Analise Tanner

Director – Dashiell Gayhart
Assistant to: Ashley Tognetti

Treasurer – Elayne Pelz (C.A.F.)

 

FACILITIES DIVISION

Division Head: Jason Justice (C.A.F.)
Division Second: Joyce Lloyd

Housing

Department Head: Bert Boden
Staff:

Tech

Department Head: Joshua Therien
Staff: Zeke Bellwood, Josh Dono, Scott Nishinaka, Kimberly Patterson,

Facility Liaisons

Department Head: Jason Justice (C.A.F.)
Staff: Jupiter Justice, Joyce Lloyd

Pre-con planning:

Jason Justice (C.A.F.)

Exhibit Hall (Dealers; AA; Swap Meet, etc.)

Department Head: Sharlene Pittman
Staff: Evan Chau, Devin Hendrajaya, Amy Lin, Karina Palacios, Kristen Shepard, Emily Tchang
Pre-con sales: Alec Orrock

 

GUEST RELATIONS DIVISION

Division Head: Dashiell Gayhart
Division Second: Ashley Tognetti

GoH Liaisons

Department Head: Tami Holloway
Second: Samantha Mitchell
Staff: Karina Aguilar, Marvin Bacerra, Jessie Berrios, Andhi Bonanza, David Bowne, Amy Canal, Ayrton Jade Chio, Marguerite Hartman, Melinda Marasigan, Cesar Ramirez, Christopher Tognetti, Kim-Quang Vo, Wendy Zehder

Featured Liaisons

Department Head: Sarah Bergen
Staff: Andrea Ceron, Alberto Orozco, Rosario del Carmen Villalobos

Green Room

Department Head: Mayra Campos
Staff: Shannel Canillas, Jasmine Chavez, Carolina Medrano, Olga Melchor, Francis Sotelo, Jessica Trinh, Steven Wang

Autographs

Department Head: Jarret Jimeno
Second: Phoenix Nunez-West
Staff: Grace Cheng, Stephanie Hughes, Ricky Lien, Elajah Starks, Declan West, Yen Wu

Interpreters

Department Head: Mason Beninger
Staff: Angelica Austin, Owena Chau, Armond Oliphant

Tactics

Department Head: Kenya Starr
Staff: Abigail Barker, Aloysius Caayo, Lance Adam, Vanessa Cruz, Judith Duran, Maria Flores, Ryan Gonzales, Abel Gutierrez, Kaelyn Harris, Arlene Kamesch, Hector Mariscal, Nicholas Marshall, Ellaura Rhapsody, Robert Starks, Mia Verdolin, Rachel Zurawski

Guest Concierge

Dept Head: C. Anita Nuñez

 

LIVE PROGRAMMING DIVISION

Division Head: Malakai Unland
Division Second: Denise Torres

Video Room

Department Head: Aloura Luna
Staff: Todd Allis, Tan Huynh, Kirk Van De Walker

Panels/Workshops/Live Demos (review & scheduling):

Alec Orrock, Malakai Unland

Programming Operations

Department Head: Derek Chan
Second: Cyntia Martinez,
Staff: Leonardo Campos, Miranda Carrillo, Anubhav Das, Doran DiStefano, Emilio Dominguez, Stephanie Fraire, Christopher Haro, Elizabeth Hernandez Jimenez, Sishi Liang, Christopher Lin, Rita Loy, Ashley Mendoza, Natalie Mendoza, Mario Montes, Wesley Pounds, Robyn Romain, Samantha Trieu, Erom Williams

Programming Registration (Check-in):

Department Head: Christopher Fleming
Second: Marisa Sangsuwan
Staff: Leon Hernandez, Rosa Rios

ALA Next Top Star

Department Head: Andrew Kwong
Second: Cyntia Martinez
Staff: Mark Berglund, Caroline Dillon, Jeff Belson, Briana Ochoa, Nancy Ochoa

Live Music / Bands

Department Head: Ash Perrine
Staff: Jesus Contreras, Josemanuel Fraire, Natalee Nordfelt, Kira Sherman

Game Shows (Game Shows; Scavenger Hunt; Cosplay Chess)

Department Head: Zoe Hackbardt
Staff: Ember Doherty, Justin Nhek, William Shimmin

Formal Dance

Department Head: Craig Yamaguchi
Second: Kenny Tran
Staff: Nathaniel Agpaoa, Richard Cabling, Philip Chau, Erica Espejo, Thomas Ferrick, Mari Fong, Jared Griego, Vivian Le, Yunzhaoze Liu, Adrian Maldonado, Nathaniel Monastrial, Andre Nguyen, Christopher Pang, Maverick So, Danise Solis, Michael Tan

 

MAIN EVENTS DIVISION

Division Head: Christina Wen
Division Second: Walter Chiu

Masquerade

Department Head: Shannon Deonier (Competition Director); Katrina Leonoudakis (Show Director)
Second: Stacie Pitt (Competition Second); Justin Tan (Show Second)
Stage Manager: Clint Foley
Denpai: Sam Axmaker, Katherine Peng, Rosanna Tang, Nicha Thumwanit, Ziyiah Rogers, Annika Perkins
Judge’s Clerk: Sariah Romney
Ninja: Jeffrey Gerard, Allie Almonte
Backstage Runners: Rorttyra Meas, Mercedes Roberts, Sadee Hansen, Kimiko Ushio
Interdepartment Runners: Chris Mitchell
Hospitality Desk: Eve Koo
Access Control: Claire Seney
Photographer: Vincent Cablarda

Fashion Show

Department Head: Tran Huynh
Second: Evelyn Eponym
Stage Manager: Emily Tchang
Production Assistants: Milan Nguyen, Zuly Ramos, Steven Wood
Fashion Show Photography Lead: Jeremy Rafanan
Cosplay Catwalk / Production assistant: Emily Tchang
Fashion Show Boutique Lead: Kianna Krauss
Staff: Thalia Lizama, Cassandra Moreno, Michelle Nguyen, Nicole Rivas

AMV Contest

Department Head: Jason Fiore
Second: Eric Stokien
Staff: German Gonzales

Dances/Dance Tournaments

Department Head: Patrick Saul
Staff: Jackie Lo

Main Stage Coordinators

Department Head, Jacqueline Carraway
Second: Cheiron Themistocles
Staff: Lauren-Sydney Allen, Mikayla Masquefa, Christen Montero

Ushers

Department Head: Timothy Le
Staff: Vincent Marcel, Nicole Trinidad

 

OPERATIONS DIVISION

Division Head: Bert Boden
Division Second: Julia Ree

Human Resources:

Bert Boden

Con Ops

Department Head: Lee Almodovar
Second: Ashley “Mara” Brunts
Staff: Amy Heintz, Kevin Fennel, Shernell Jackson, Marcus Kennedy, Caitlyn “Mazz” Mazzacano, Jonathan “Xonic” Rosas, HanaLena Schwartz, Jen Ailey, Logan Bell, Chris Brunts, Michael Chavez, Audrey Chia, Charlene Chotalal, Christina Chu, Rose Codilla, Abril Cruz, Derrick Duff, Victoria Fillpot, Remy Foley-Voosen, Nicole Gillison, Nathan Gonzales, Alyssa Green, Pamela Harvey, Marie “River” Hildebrandt, Elaine Hsieh, Elizabeth “Rain” Hubbard, Derora “Jo” Ismail, Heather Knebl, Victoria Lauderdale, Gordon Lewis, David Moreland, Eric “Zander” Nelson, Oscar Ng, Christy Nguyen, El Pearson, James “Jaybee” Peters, Amber Ramirez, Mario Ramos, Rayneice Robertson, Maria Rodriguez, Cayley “Rose” Sublette, Krysta Szuszka, Bang Thi, Kenny Thomas, Mariel Tripato, Angelica “Calcifer” Wang, Gregory Watts, Jonathan Werner, Trent Whittaker, Anastasia Wilson, Stacey “Guinn” Wright, Shuo Zhao

Operations Assistants

Department Heads: Melissa DeMello (pre-con), Emerald Ivy (at-con)
Staff: Jordan Mcintosh, Nicole McIntosh, Patrick Palmer, Shane Richard, Casey Ullon

Attendee Services

Department Head: Joe Palmer
Second: Isabel Sanchez
Staff: Katherine Berry, Sable Berry, Long Chu, Francis Cortez, Katerina Garfield, Roy Ho, Antonio Mireles, Daniel Nguyen, Timothy Risch, Matthew Tsang, Vivian Vu

Logistics

Department Head: Andrew Velasquez
Second: Christine Hurba
Staff: Angela Cai, Carlos Cardenas, Wesley Cockroft, Sara Doherty, Cody Hurt, Jessie Kim, Dana Nguyen, Angela Nolasco, Ari Olmedo,  Naomi Ovalle, London Parker, Blue Riedel, Elisa Salomone, Beatriz Ventura, Jason Weinstein, Albert Xiao

Office (Admin)

Department Head: Daisy Sanchez-Arroyo
Staff: Francisco Arroyo, Wilfredo Gil, Olack Phommachanh, Adelina Sanchez, Ginger Ullon, Randy Ullon

Registration

Department Head: Martin Young, Lia Drelleshak, Shaun Kiefer
Second: Chanelle Thomas, Kayla McGiffen
Staff: Trevor Adams, Alexandria Brown, Kate Capps, Desiree Carter, Kessiah Chapman, Eric Chow, Rose Combs, Kirby Conner, Josue Cruz, Elaina Dang, Breanna De Avila, Juan De La Rosa, Jack DeVito, Abigail Diaz, Blaine Dokken, William Edmonston, Jonathan Ely, Lexi Evergreen, Joshua Eng, Jenna Flynn, Christopher Furguson, Alegria Garcia, Carmen Garcia, Lalaine Grimm, Andrew Haggerty, Luis Huirache, Paul Jackson, Genevieve Johnston-Grier, Chantal Kiffe, Esther Kim, Rebecca Kim, Sarah Kuhlman, Ethel Lapena, Kaili Lazaro, Han Liang, Natasha Lopez, Kyle Ludwig, Romy Meyerson, Luis Morales, Jo Morrison, Armon Nash, Michael Natividad, Michael Neal, Michelle Neal, Amanda Nguyen, Alejandro Ortega, Nicole Palmer, Gus Patino, Maria Ramirez, Bob Ree, Diana Salata, Bianca Samosir, Abigail Schwenker, Nelson Simmons, KC Svalina, Chanelle Thomas, Makai Tordillo, Donald Tran, Alexander Tristan, Mark Tuano, Jackie Valera, Heather Van Splinter, Ken Yu, Karen Zhao

 

PROMOTIONS DIVISION

Division Head: Matthew Lewis
Division Second: Analise Tanner

Prize Team (Coordination and Distribution)

Department Head: Dana G
Seconds: Kimberly Rose, Roger Rose
Staff: Jeffrey Gerard, Liza Neville-Olson, Chaz Baden, Cat Cass, Raymond Lane,

Publicity Tour

Department Head: Matthew Lewis

Ribbon Station

Department Head: Kim Stephenson
Second: Jordan Brown
Staff: Alexa Ahn, Gabriel Aira, Judy Coffin, Chasen Friedman, Kaitlin Friedman, Scott Gerson, Maureen Henry, Pauline Herring, Luis Katsurayama, Kelly Mower, Keshia Nash-Johnson, Nathaniel Natividad, Amber Pegler, Kimberly Pham, Brittney Redfield, Dani Michelle Rivera, Justin Sohn, Hilary Stephenson, Kevin Susan, Thea Tindall

Convention Ribbon Fulfillment

Department Head: Chaz Baden

Official ALA Merchandise

Department Head: Skylar Barti
Staff: Karen Chong, Ashley Cooley

Press/Industry

Department Head: Greg Peterson
Second: Raymond Shipman
Staff: Jessie Blaufus, Bryan Chu, Jaime Gomez, Amantha Hastings, Zoe Hirt, Ashleigh Johnstone, Lauren MacPherson, Johnny Murguia, Cyndy Na

Post-Convention Survey:

Department Head: Patrick Stanley
Staff: Jennifer Turner

 

PUBLICATIONS DIVISION

Division Head: Caitlin Doolittle
Division Second: Megan Schreiber

Art Coordinator:

Megan Schreiber

Decorating

Department Head: Kate Hopp
Second: Dennis Magat
Staff: Ray Fajardo, Garrett Green, Erik Kramer, Aaron Tolentino

Signage

Department Head: Megan Schreiber
Staff: Vanna Dao, Julia Doolittle, Nicholas George

Mobile App:

Amanda Shockley

Program Book

Department Head: Caitlin Doolittle
Second: Kate Hopp
Staff: Ed Gomez, Lin Dudas, Victor Shapero

 

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING DIVISION

Division Head: Hugo Minott
Division Second:
Assistant:

Parent’s Lounge / Quiet Lounge

Department Head:
Staff: Cory Carmichael, Tiffani Clements, Jesse Rabidoux

Costume Repair Station

Department Head: Elisabeth Duty
Second: Jessica Hutchison
Staff: Patrick Beckstead, Noah Beebe-Baldwin, Alexis Hall, Hannah Lagana, Matthew Morrell, Chris Quinn, Martin Quinn, Charli Teitell, Richard Webster

Tabletop Gaming

Department Head: Daniel Molzahn
Second: Billy Salazar
Staff: Jessica Atkinson-Riff, Josh Badger, Jula Breedlove, Christian Faz, Flora Gonzalez, Christopher Harris, Dae Kim, David Little, Nicole Midstokke, Stacie Montgomery, Michael Rivera, Kimberly Shaver, Michale Shupe, Vito Melody, Jordann White

E-Gaming

Department Head: Michael Mansour
Second: Jason Daley
Staff: Marc Dionne, Ramiro Duran, Carly Gail, Joshua Jackson, Courtney Riley, Christopher Rivera, Mister Searcy

Manga Lounge

Department Head: Kandis Therien
Second: Adam Sarmiento
Staff: Ricardo Alvarez, Ernie Gutierrez, Ruben Herrera, Clemente Lopez, Jesus Marin, Lauren Morales, Robert Padilla, Andrew Ramirez, Jorge Uribe

Karaoke

Department Head: Johnathan Guerra
Staff: Misha Brown, Ryan Sheppard

Hall Cosplay

Department Head: Martha Lara
Second: Margarita Lara
Staff: Madelynn Attaway, Kalika Evans, Stefani Johnson, Jasmine Murphy, Thomas Myers, Emma Schiappacasse, Brittni Winfield,

Cosplay Gatherings Coordinator:

Sam Miyake

 

SPECIAL THANKS

Chair Emeritus: Chaz Boston Baden

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