A'24 Org Chart

Edited April 9, 2023 to reflect current staffing plans. This is a living document

• Looking for last year's org chart? It's at A'23 Org Chart
• Other historical org charts can be found on the Org Charts list page.

Any AH or DH can add their new hires to the Org Chart, but please fill out the Onboarding Form.

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

Con Chair

Con Chairs: Ilene Tatroe and Melissa Kaplan

• Assistant Con Chair: Gail Terman
• Liaison to Student Art & Student Writing Contests: Etana
• Meeting Scribe: Julia Austein
• Senior Staff Advisor: Dale Meyer-Curley

Con Chair Direct Reports

Application IT

Team Lead:

Planorama Support

• Planorama Sysadmin:
• Planorama DBA:

Convention Master Support

• Convention Master Sysadmin:
• Staff:
• Con Clar

Con Chair Special Projects

• Con Chair Special Projects Head:
• Debrief:
• Feedback:
• Artist and Graphic Design:
• Vaccine Verification: Priscilla Ballou

Convention Treasurer

Convention Treasurer: Assistant Convention Treasurer:

• Treasury Staff:

Kelly Fabijanic, Nicholas "phi" Schectman, William Sherman

Diversity Committee

Diversity Chairs: [1]

• Diversity Committee:

Documentation Team

Documentation Chair: Documentation

• Documentation Committee:

Convention Website

Team Lead: [2]

• Drupal Designer:
• Online Schedule
• Web IT:

Access

Division Head: Etana
Assistant Division Head:

• Access Staff: James Boggie, Vinny, Priscilla Ballou
• Access: Tactile Tour: Julia Rampone
• Access Safe Space/Quiet Room: Lisa Weber, Ro, Priscilla Ballou, Julia Rampone
• Audio Description Narrator: Chris Cinneas
• ASL Interpretation: Partners Interpreting
• CART Services: Gibson Realtime Reporting Services

Art Show

• Art Show Co-Directors: Julia Austein and Nick Brown
  • Assistant Art Show Director: Zach Melisi

• Setup and Move-Out
  • Checkin/Checkout:
  • Checkin/Checkout Chief:
  • Build Chief: Rex
  • Layout:
  • Lighting Chiefs:
  • Mail-In/Mail-Out: Eyal Sagi
  • Art Show Mail-in Clerks:
  • Setup/Teardown:
  • Setup Chief:
  • Signage:

• Runtime
  • Automation:
  • Awards:
  • Bag Check:
  • Door Dragon:
  • Head Cashier:
  • Cashier:
  • Paperwork:
  • Student Art Contest Liaison:
  • Tally Clerk:
  • Tour Director: Zach Melisi
  • Tactile Tour:
  • Training:
  • Volunteer Coordinator:
  • General Art Show Staff & Runtime Crew: Faye Levin-O'Leary

Communications

Division Head: Vivian Abraham
Assistant Division Head:
Direct Reports:

• Progress Reports: [3]
• Marketing Manager: [4]
  • Ad Sales: [5]
  • Social Media: Kayleigh Tatroe
  • Photography: Leah Cirker-Stark
    • Photographer's Assistant:

Newsletter

• Newsletter Area Head: [6]
  • Assistant Area Head:
  • Newsletter Staff: Ken London
• Press Liaison: Justin du Coeur
  • Deputy Press Liaison:

Publications

Pubs Head: [7]

• Timeline Coordinator: [8]

Assistant Pubs Head: [9]

• Print Publications Coordinator: [10]
  • Souvenir Book Content: Catherine Wechsler
  • Souvenir Book Layout: [11]
  • Pocket Program: Gail Terman
    • Quick Reference: Benjamin Levy
  • Family Friendly Guide: Dale Meyer-Curley
  • Copy Editors: [12]

Sign Shop

• Sign Shop Area Head: Cate Schneiderman
  • Sign Shop Assistant Area Head: []
  • Sign Shop Staff:
  • Sign Printing:
  • Sign Kiosk Setup:
  • Wayfinding Signage Master: [13]

Events

Division Head: Mike Sprague

• Assistant Division Head: Brendan Conroy

Events Staff:

• • Weapons Demonstrations Liaison: Mark Millman
  • Events Liaison: Audra Congress

• Zambia Planorama Coordinator:

Masquerade

Masquerade Director: James Hinsey

Assistant Masquerade Director:

• Staff:
• Masquerade Table: James Hinsey, Tree Murphy
• MC: Andy Hicks
  • MC Assist/Liaison:
• Stage Manager: Gosh
• Judges:
  • Presentation Judges: Antonia Pugliese
  • Presentation Judges Clerk:
  • Workmanship Judges: Alder Fehler, telekineticManiac
  • Workmanship Judges' Clerks:
• Green Room Manager:
  • Green Room Staff:
  • Den Moms:
  • Repair Table Manager: Arisia Cosplay Repair
• Project Cosplay: Fast Track
• Head Ninja: Ann Catelli
  • Backstage Pirate: Greykell
• Official Photographer: Derek Kouymoujian
  • Assistant Photographers:
• Masquerade Photographer:
• Videographer: James Hinsey
• Hall Costume Awards: Northern Lights Costumers' Guild
• Masquerade House Manager:
  • Ushers:
• Masquerade Halftime Entertainment:
• Masquerade Computer Guru: James Hinsey
• CART Services:

Exhibits

Division Head: Benjamin Levy

Assistant Division Head:

Creators' Corner

• Creators' Corner Liaison: Ann Muir Thomas (Formerly Artist/Author Alley)

Dealers

• Dealers Liaison: Ed Trachtenberg
  • Assistant Dealer Liaison: Heather Spencer
  • Dealers' Room Coordinator: Ruth Addams
  • Schleppers (Dealers Move-in/out Assistance):
  • Tax ID Czar: Benjamin Levy

Fan Tables

• Fan Tables: Benjamin Levy
  • Graphic Design:

Galleria Management

• Galleria Manager:
  • Galleria Layout: Benjamin Levy

Projected Media

• Anime: [14]
• Video Theater: Stephen Wilk
  • Video Theater Hosts: Paul Geromini, Naomi Nabbit, and Heather Young

Food

Division Head: Brett Sherman
Assistant Division Head:

• Quartermaster: [15]
  • Assistant Quartermaster:
  • Quartermaster Staff:
  • Food Accountants:
• Technical Expertise:

Con Suite

• Con Suite Co-Area Heads: [16]
  • Con Suite Leads:
  • Con Suite Staff:

Green Room/Staff Den

• Green Room/Staff Den Co-Area Heads: Paul Traite
  • Green Room/Staff Den Lead:
  • Green Room/Staff Den Assistant: [17]
  • Green Room/Staff Den:

Dead Dog

• Dead Dog: [18]
  • Dead Dog Assistant:
  • Dead Dog Staff:

Gaming

• Division Head: Daniel Abraham (he/him)
• Assistant Division Head: [19]
• Gaming Team at Large: Trysh (she/they)

Tabletop

• • Tabletop Gaming Area Head: Marley Bessette
  • Tabletop Gaming Assistant Area Head: Nick Bessette
  • Tabletop Game Room Keepers: these are volunteer roles
  • Tabletop Game Room Hosts: these are volunteer roles

LARP

• • LARPs Area Head: Anne Ratchat (ze/zir)

Video Games

• • Video Games Area Head: L33t

GOH Liaison

Guest of Honor Division Head: [20]

• Liasion to Writer Guest of Honor: Patricia Adams
• Liaison to Fan Guest of Honor: Chris Cinneas
• Liasion to Artist Guest of Honor: Samantha Immele
• At-Con Staff:

Hotel Liaison

Division Head: Wendy Verschoor

Assistant Division Head, Con Spaces: [21]

• At-Con Liaisons: J

• BEO Lead: [22]

Assistant Division Head, Guest Spaces: TBD, email if interested

Innkeeper

• Innkeeper Area Head: Kelly Fabijanic
  • Pre-con Assistant Innkeeper: Nikki Roman
  • Pre-con Innkeepers:
  • At-con Innkeeper Staff Manager: [23]
  • At-Con Innkeepers:
• Party Czar: [24]
  • Party Czar Staff:
• Space Pilot Area Head: Allison Feldhusen

IT Support

• Division Head: [25]
  • IT Support Area Head: Mike Tatroe
  • IT Staff:

Logistics

• Logistics Division Head: Kylie Selkirk
• Logistics Assistant Division Head:
• Dock Master:
• Logistics Staff: Opus, Yuki
• Logistics Drivers: Rick Kovalcik

Member Services

Division Head: Jenne Foronjy

Assistant Division Head:

• Arisians of Color Safer Space: Marley Bessette
  • AOCSS Staff:
• Otherwise/Con or Bust Bake Sale: [26]
• Blood Mobile Liaison (Blood Drive): [27]
• Coat Check: Linda Brennan
  • Coat Check Staff: Melissa Sims, Cass Travers
• Cosplay Repair Station:Melissa Schuman
  • Cosplay Repair Station Staff:
• Food Trucks: Jude Shabry
• Info Desk: Kristen Page
  • Info Desk Staff:
• Pronoun Ribbons: [28]

Programming

Division Head: Jason Schneiderman
Panel-balancing Point Taker: Kris "Nchanter" Snyder
Assistant Division Head (Retired): D. J. Toland

Program Areas

• Art & Maker: Scott Lefton
• Comics: E. J. Barnes & Daniel Miller
• Communities: Rachel Tanenhaus
• Cosplay & Costuming: Raven Stern
• Fan Interest: Melissa Honig
• Gaming: Griffin Ess
• Literature: Mar Hammitt-McDonald
• Media: Reuben Baron
• Meetups: [29]
• Music: Heather Caunt-Nulton
• Planorama: Gail Terman
• Relax-a-Track: Tanya Washburn
• Science: Charity Southworth (retired)
• Workshops: Tanya Washburn
• Writing: Ilene Tatroe (acting)

Program Nexus Staff

Wendee Abramo, Reuben Baron, E.J. Barnes, Anna Bradley, Griffin Ess, Sid Hackney, Melissa Honig, Scott Lefton, Megan Lewis, Mar Hammitt-McDonald (Alastor), Daniel Miller, Misty Pendragon, Cate Hirschbiel Schneiderman, Jason Schneiderman, Mike Sprague, Raven Stern, Jennifer Trethewey, Rachel Tanenhaus, Ann Thomas, Tanya Washburn,

Registration

Division Head: Melia Vaden

Assistant Division Head: Brooks H.

• Registration Managers: La Sweet, Kelly Fab, Pete B, Rob C.
• At-Con Tech Lead: Kelly V., TMike
• Comps Boss: See Division Head
• Pre-Con Staff: Melia, Brooks, Kelly V.
• At-Con Staff: Etana, Jasra, Henry, Lenore, Vivian, Wendy, Carolyn, La

Safety

Division Head: Adam Burdick

• Assistant Division Head: Andrew Clapper

The Safety Team

• Safety Team Area Heads: Garret DeJong
  • Safety Team Staff: Aedyn Downey, Andrew Hommel, Ben Gunness, Chris Greenbriar, Kitty Jess, Mary Elizabeth Bahl, Miyuki Mikazuki, Shayna Downey, Todd "Tex" Whittemore

Incident Response Team (IRT)

• Area Head Susan Weiner
  • Assistant Area Head: Kris Pelletier
    • IRT Shift Manager: NChanter, Jaime Garmendia, Kris Pelletier
      • IRT Team Members: Anna Bradley, Emily Neumann, Etana, Nightwing Whitehead, Tikva, Vivian Abraham, Wyldekyttin, Darion Breslau

First Aid

Handled by Westin hotel staff:

• First Aid: Dial 0 on any house phone and say "I have a medical situation" 24 hours/day
  • in case of emergency, dial 911

Team Arisia Services

Division Head: Erik Meyer-Curley

Team Arisia Services Advisor:

• BARCC Coordinator:
• Duck Hunt Coordinator: Martha Meyer-Curley
• Ribbons: Sharon Sbarsky
• Team Arisia Headquarters Staff: Diane

Volunteers

• Volunteers Area Head: [30]

Technical Services

Division Head/Technical Director: Brendon Chetwynd
Assistant Division Head/Assistant Technical Director: [31]
Assistant to the Technical Director: David Silber

• Program AV: [32]
  • Program AV Staff:

Design:

• Sound Designer: [33]
• Lighting Designer: Lowell Gilbert

Build:

• Tech Rental Inventory: Brendon Chetwynd / Lowell Gilbert
• Master Electrician:
• Power Crew Chief:
• Drape Crew Chief: Covert Beach
• Scaffolding Crew Chief: N/A
• Audio Crew Chief (Main Stage):
• Audio Crew Chief (General Events Spaces):
• Intercom Crew Chief:
• Projection Crew Chief:

Runtime:

• Video Recording: N/A
• Dance Hall TD: [34]
• Dance Hall Sound:

• Per-event leads:
  • Masquerade Lighting Designer:

• Tech Suite Manager: Covert Beach
• Tech Party Lead:

• General Tech Staff:

Youth Services

Acting Division Head: Gail Terman

Assistant Division Head: [35]

• Fast Track (Children's Programming): S. Nabbit
  • FT Staff: Dennis Duquette, Tara Halwes, Em Miller, Kate Brick, Jenna V, Charles "Spot" Backman
• Teen Lounge: Delenn B
• Youth Services Staff: Debbie Terman