A'18 Org Chart

• Looking for last year's org chart? It's at A'17 Org Chart
  • Other historical org charts can be found on the Org Charts list page.

This is a work in progress and the structure is subject to change.

Con Chair

Con Chair: Jaime Garmendia
Deputy Con Chair: Kris Pelletier

• Liaison to Student Art & Student Writing Contests

Assistant Con Chairs

• Dale Meyer-Curley -- Communications, Events, Gaming, Programming, and Documentation
• Diana Hsu -- Member Services, Registration, Staff Services, Youth Services, and Diversity
• Daniel Eareckson -- Exhibits, Food, Operations, Tech, and Special Projects
• Con Chair Advisors: Anna Bradley, Nicholas "Phi" Shectman

Con Chair Direct Reports

Hotel, Special Projects, Treasurer, GoH Liaison, Application IT

Con Chair Special Projects

Daniel Eareckson

• Debrief:
• Scavenger Hunt Czar:
• Feedback:
• Convention Photographer:
• Artist and Graphic Design:

Convention Treasurer

Convention Treasurer: Ellie Younger

• Special Assistant to Convention Treasurer: Tom Traina
• Cash Office Head:
• Treasury Staff:
• Swipe Box Guru:

GOH Liaison

Guest of Honor Liaison: Kathryn Kun

• Liaison to Writer Guest of Honor:
• Liaisons to Fan Guest of Honor: Emily Wagner and Siobhan Krzywicki

• Pre-Con Staff:
• At-Con Staff:

Diversity Committee

Diversity Chair: Diana Hsu

• Diversity Committee: Anna Bradley, Jaime Garmendia, Aaron Heuckroth, Donna Martinez, Cody Mattes, James Meickle, Mark Oshiro, Summer Plum, Rachel Silber, & Kris "Nchanter" Snyder

Documentation Team

Documentation Chair: Taylor Hartwin

• Documentation Committee: Cody Mattes, Dale Meyer-Curley

Application IT

Team Lead: Peter Olszowka

Zambia Support [1]

• Zambia Sysadmin: Dan Franklin

Convention Master Support [2]

• Convention Master Sysadmin: Matt Barr
  • Staff: Benjamin Levy

Communications

Division Head: James Meickle

Direct reports:

• Website Lead:
  • Website Editors:
  • Website Programmers:
  • Website Designers:

Reports to Assistant Division Head, Publications: Alan Wexelblat

• Print Publications Coordinator:
  • Souvenir Book Content: [3]
  • Souvenir Book Layout: [4]
  • Restaurant Guide Content: [5]
  • Restaurant Guide Layout: [6]
  • Pocket Program: [7]
  • Family Friendly Guide:
  • Copy Editors:
  • Ad Sales: [8]

• Digital Publications Coordinator:
  • Guidebook: [9]
  • KonOpas: [10]
  • Arisia A-Z Guide:
  • New to Arisia Guide:

Reports to Assistant Division Head, Media: Gregorian Hawke

• Social Media Lead: [11]
  • Social Media Volunteers:
• News Desk Lead:
  • News Desk Volunteers:
  • Clear Ether Editors: [12]
• Photography Coordinator:
• Convention Photographer:
• Press Liaison: [13]
  • Assistant Press Liaisons:
• Copywriters:
• Blog Editor: [14]
• Progress Reports:

Events

Division Head: Persis Thorndike

Assistant Division Head: Sharon Sbarsky

• Bouncy Castle Liaison: [15]
• Club Dance Liaison:
• Contra Dance Liaison:
• Social Dance Liaison:
• Yoga Class Manager:
• Lead Events Liaison:
  • Events Liaisons:
• Wandering Minstrels: Jeff Keller
  • At-Con Minstrel Wrangler:
• Weapons Demonstrations Liaison: [16]
  • Assistant Weapons Demonstrations Liaison:

Masquerade:

Masquerade Director: [17]

Assistant Masquerade Director:

• Staff:
• Registration:
  • Registration Table:
• MC:
  • MC Assist/Liaison:
• Stage Manager:
• Judges:
  • Presentation Judges:
  • Workmanship Judge:
  • Judges' Clerks:
• Green Room Manager:
  • Green Room Staff:
  • Den Moms:
  • Repair Table Manager:
• Kamikaze Kids:
• Head Ninja:
  • Backstage Pirate:
• Official Photographer:
  • Assistant Photographers:
• Masquerade Photographer:
• Videographer:
• Hall Costume Awards:
• Masquerade House Manager:
  • Ushers:
• Masquerade Halftime Entertainment:
• Masquerade Computer Guru:
• CART Services:

Exhibits

Division Head: David "DDA" D'Antonio
Assistant Division Head: Benjamin Levy
Assistant Division Head: Jill Eastlake

Fixed Installations:

• Art Show: Megan Lewis and Nicholas "phi" Shectman
  • Artist Relations:
  • Automation: Jo Hogan
  • Awards:
  • Bag Check:
  • Catalog:
  • Checkin/Checkout:
  • Checkin/Checkout Chief: Carol London
  • GoH Liaison:
  • Layout:
  • Mail-In/Mail-Out:
  • Paperwork:
  • Recruitment:
  • Registration:
  • Sales:
  • Sales Chief: Andrea Senchy
  • Setup/Teardown:
  • Setup Chief: Rex Powell
  • Lighting Chiefs:
  • Signage:
  • Sommelier:
  • Student Art Contest Liaison:
  • Tactile Tour:
  • Training:
  • Volunteer Coordinator:
  • General Art Show Staff & Runtime Crew:
• Artist/Author Alley Liaison: [18]
• Dealers' Liaison: Ed Trachtenberg
  • Assistant Dealer Liaison:
  • Dealers' Room Coordinator:
  • Staff:
  • Dock Master:
• Fan Tables: [19]
• Tax ID Czar: [20]
• Galleria Manager: Skip Morris
  • Galleria Layout:

Projected Media:

• Anime: Mike Toole
• Video Coordinator: [21]
  • Assistant:

Food

Co-Division Heads: Miri Brodie-Grossman & Tamar Amidon

Assistant Division Head:

• Con Suite: [22]
  • Con Suite Staff:
  • Con Suite Food Prep:
  • Pot Washer:
• Dead Dog: [23]
  • Dead Dog Assistant:
  • Dead Dog Staff:
• Green Room: [24]
  • Green Room Assistant:
  • Green Room Staff:
• Quartermaster: [25]
  • Assistant Quartermaster:
  • Quartermaster Staff:
  • Food Accountants:
• Staff Den Head: [26]
  • Assistant Staff Den Head:
  • Food Logistics:
  • Staff Den Shift Lead:
  • Staff Den Staff:
• Technical Expertise:

Gaming

Division Head: Kevin "Yellow Tie Guy" Schendell
Assistant Division Head:

• Tabletop Gaming Area Head: Daniel R. Abraham
• Tabletop Gaming Assistant Area Head: Arnis Kletnieks
  • Game Room Hosts:
  • Table Top Games Monitors:
• LARPs Area Head: Alison Love
  • LARPs Assistant Area Head: [27]
• Video Games Area Head: Janet Stickle
  • Video Gaming Liaisons: [28]

Hotel Liaison

Division Head: Emily Coombs
Assistant Division Head: Debby Sommer
Overflow Hotel Contact: Kris Snyder

• At-Con Liaisons: Wendy Verschoor
• BEO Writer: Paul Kraus
  • Co-assistant BEO Writers:
  • F&B Wrangler:
• Innkeeper: Kendra Albert
  • Assistant Innkeepers:
  • At-Con Innkeepers:
  • Innkeeper Staff:
• Party Czar: Joel Herda
  • Assistant Party Czar:
• Parking:

Member Services

Division Head: Tanya Washburn
Assistant Division Heads:

• Access Team: [29]
• Blood Drive: [30]
• Bone Marrow Drive:
• Coat Check: [31]
• Food Trucks Liaison: [32]
• Info Desk: [33]
• Line Management: [34]
  • Line Management Staff:
• Photo Booth: [35]
  • Photo Booth Staff:
• Cosplay Repair Station:[36]
  • Cosplay Repair Station Staff:
• Quiet Room: [37]
• Promotions and Sponsorships: [38]
• Pronoun Ribbons:
• Tiptree Bake Sale: [39]
• Wayfinding Signage:

Operations

(a.k.a Ops)

Division Head: Noel Rosenberg
Assistant Division Heads: TBD (IT, Logistics, Ops Desk, Sign Shop) & Crow Meloccaro (First Aid, Incident Reporting, The Watch)

• IT Support: [40]
  • Assistant Area Head:
  • Civet Solutions Liaison:
  • CM Support: [41]
  • Computer/Printer Wrangler:
• Logistics: [42]
  • Assistant Area Head:
  • Load-out Manager:
  • NESFA Logistics:
  • Logistics Staff:
• Ops Desk: [43]
• Sign Shop: [44]
  • Sign Shop Staff:
• Radio Wrangler:
• First Aid: [45]
  • First Aid Staff:
• Incident Reporting:
• The Watch (formerly Security): [46]
  • Assistant Area Head:
  • Secretary:
  • Dispatcher:
  • Team Leaders:
  • Shift Coordinators:
  • Watch Staff:
  • Badge Checking:

Programming

Division Head: Kris "Nchanter" Snyder
Assistant Division Heads: Adam Lipkin

• Programming Staff (Pre-Con): Jackie Kamlot, Wendee Abramo
  • Panelist Outreach:
• Diversity Coordinator:
• Track Managers:
  • Art & Maker: Aaron Heuckroth
    • Adviser:
  • Anime:
  • Comics: Donna Martinez & Zachary Clemente
    • Assistant:
  • Communities: Summer Plum
  • Costuming: Milo Martinez
    • Assistant:
  • Fan Interest: Jesi Lipp
  • Literature: Erik Amundsen
  • Gaming:
  • Media: Dan Toland
  • Meetups: [47]
  • Music: Jeremy H. Kessler
    • Assistant:
  • Science: David G Shaw
    • Assistant: Mark Amidon
  • Workshops: Inanna Arthen
  • Writing: Anna Erishkigal
• Lightning Talks:
• Program Nexus Manager: Shana Fuqua
  • Nexus Staff:

Registration

Division Head: Anna Bradley
Assistant Division Heads: Kelly Fabijanic & Melia Beetham

• At-Con Tech Lead:
• Comps Kahuna:
• At-Con Staff:
• Civet Liaison: Jordan Cooper

Staff Services

Co-Division Heads: B. Diane Martin & Terry Holt
Assistant Division Head: Mike Sprague

• Volunteers Area Head: Erik J. Meyer-Curley
• Duck Hunt Coordinator: [48]
• Team Arisia Headquarters Staff:
• Tshirts/Swag Coordinator:
• Thursday Night Staff Dinner:
• Ribbons: [49]
• Space Pilot Program Area Head: Allison Feldhusen
• Massage Den: [50]
  • Massage Staff:

Technical Services

Division Head/Technical Director: Rick Kovalcik

Assistant Division Heads/Assistant Technical Directors: Angela "Gela" Morley and Kristin Seibert

• Program AV: [51]
  • Program AV Staff:
• Lighting Designer: [52]
  • Assistant Lighting Designer:
  • Main Stage Master Electrician for flown gear:
  • Main Stage Master Electrician for stage lighting:
  • Main Stage Master Electrician for power:
  • Second Stage Master Electrician:
• Dance Hall Designer:
  • Dance Hall Master Electrician:
• Sound Designer:
  • Assistant Sound Designers:
• Video Designer:
  • Assistant Video Designer:
  • Video Engineer:
• Room Drawings:
• Arisia TV: [53]
  • Arisia TV Program:
• General Tech Staff & Runtime Crew:

Youth Services

Division Head: Nicole Robinson
Assistant Division Head: Jaelen Hartwin

• Fast Track (Children's Programming): Aimee Bouchard
  • FT Front Desk:
  • FT Quartermaster: Micah Schneider
• Teen Lounge: Susan Fabijanic, Imogen Watts
• Teen Unconference: Catherine Burroughs
• Turtle Track (Babysitting): [54]