Staff and Committee Roster, Animé Los Angeles 7 (2011)

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Rev. 17-Nov-2010

All of the people helping to make the convention happen are volunteers, from the chair on down. Bold names are department heads and co-heads/seconds.

All our volunteers are members of the convention. Typically most staff (starting with the Chair) pay for their membership the first year they volunteer, and if they volunteer a certain number of hours the next year is free for them. If they volunteer that next year, the following year is free, and so forth.

This document has been formatted with some extra page breaks thrown in, to make it easier to read the printed page.


This is the old version of this document.

Look on the main website for the rest of the staff roster.

Chairman's Division

Chair
Chaz Boston Baden [ISL]
Vice Chairs
Christian B. "Mokita" McGuire [ISL]
Joyce Hooper [ISL]
Fairy Godfather Division
FER "Jubei-chan" Morgan Javier Aguilar, Monica "Ala" Alvarez, Amber "Maiyu" Chavez, Christina "Squirrelly" Patterson, Valerie Patterson, Matt "Matt Squared" Wells, Patrick Murphy
Guest of Honor Liaisons
Lynn V. Baden
Dashiell Gayhart (TML)
Hotel Liaisons
Joyce Hooper, Christian B. "Mokita" McGuire
Assistants: Bert Boden, Kate "Sexy Kat-Kashi" Capps
Hotel Contract Negotiation: Christian B. "Mokita" McGuire
Minions
Melissa "Squeaker" De Mello, Patty Engel
Alison Annear, Ariel Gerdts, Sarah Goldberg, Emerald Ivy, Bianca "Alison" Lindsay, Shane Richard, Katelyn Van Fleet
Publicity
Chaz Boston Baden
Jackie Rizzo, Patrick "The Taskmaster" Saul
Publicity Art
Postcard/flyer artists: Alicja Chrena (Early Bird), Abigail Ames (Summer postcard), Jessica Gaona (summer flyer), Sandahl Von Sydow (Fall postcard)
Registration
At-con: Tony Benoun
Staff: Martin Young, Jackie Rizzo
Membership Database: Elayne Pelz [ISL]
Special Projects
Joyce Hooper
Creative Director: Evan James
Sunday Theme: Sherri Benoun, Joyce Hooper, Evan James, Chuck Shimada, Kakashi Takashi, Tadao Tomomatsu
Treasurer
Elayne Pelz [ISL]
Website
Redesign project: Joyce Hooper, Justin Lloyd
Maintenance: Chaz Boston Baden, others TBA

Administration Division

Administration Division Head
Joyce Sperling
Gatekeepers
Preda Jittanoon
At-con Volunteers
Thomas Abrahams, Heidi Tanner
Information
Michael Pell
Ariel Tanner, Dan Tanner, Shirley Bigna, Julia D. Ree
Office
Joyce Sperling, Paige Willey
Recruiting (pre-con)
Thomas Abrahams, Katherine Mendenhall
Staff: Heather Mulvey

Communications Division

Communications Division Head
Bert Boden, Valentina Bauer-Landes
Communication Equipment
Bert Boden
Logistics, Move-In and Move-Out
Henry Sierra, Pam Buck, Anthony "Moogle" Walker
Staff: Nigel Zachariah Blackman III, Paul Hogan, Douglas McGraff, Natalie Martinez, Dexter Maxim, Jarrod Mays, Scott Mockry, James Morrison, Jarod Nandin, Madeline Rodriguez
Operations
Robbie Bourget
Staff: Rohan Diddee, Kevin "Ice" Dodds, Connor Foss, Jacob Gonzalez, Eric Hernandez, Alexis Lucio, Vivi Phan

Sponsorships Division

Sponsorship Division Head
Arlene Satin
Advertising Sales
Alex McGinnis
Donations
Brooke Saltveit
Prize Coordination & Distribution
Bessie Siles
Sponsorships
Amanda Coleman

Events Division

Events Division Head
Julia Ha, Miko Estacio
AMV (Anime Music Videos)
AMV Contest: Mikal Saltveit
Robin "Sianeka" De Pari, Jason "Yuusharo" Fiore, German Gonzalez, Christina Le-Mai, Eric Stokien
Front of House: Bert Boden
AMV Room: Rex Witzel
Cosplay Chess
Matthew "Maguma" Lewis
Staff: Miguel Melendez, Caitlin Doolittle, Julia Doolittle, Rebecca Livengood, Jennella "kuroneko" Schwarz, Kimberly "doragon" Stokely
Dances
Thursday dance (Ice Cream Social): Scott Beckstead
Friday and Saturday dances: Miko Estacio, Dominic "DJ Sandman" Young
Staff: Brittany Hoppe, Steve Kim, Johan Ochoa, Jason Parrish, Nancy Tran, Nicole (Nikki) Wilson
Regency Dance (Sunday): John Hertz
Fashion Show
Victoria Shapero
Masquerade
Lindsay "Faire Goddess" Tallman
Front of House: Bert Boden
Rum Party
Mike Young
Tech
Scott Beckstead
Event Tech Team: Scott Beckstead, Chas Hoff, Chuck Shimada, Charles K. Matheny, André Smith
Hall Tech Team: Patrick Betts, Dominick Damaso, Dan Tanner
Staff: John DeGroof, Steven Holeman
Toastmaster
Tadao Tomomatsu
Assistant to Mr. Tomomatsu: Dashiell Gayhart
Ushers
Bert Boden
Evan James
Videography Crew
Mike Donahue

"Events Division" handles big, fancy items that have a well-defined time and place, but have a lot more complexity and coordination than a simple panel. "Program Division" handles items such as panels and video programs where the biggest planning issue is figuring out the time and place. In other words, it's a matter of juggling resources vs. juggling time-slots.

Exhibition Division

Division Head
Gary De Guzman, Jeanne Goldfein
Artists' Alley
Laura "RivetSPOOn" Smoley, Arianna Unciano
Costume Exhibit
Theresa Nguyen
Dealers Room
Adam Kim
Staff: Elizabeth Shin, Kelly Zhao
Decorating Committee
Stephanie Duchin, Kate Hopp
Staff: Caitlin "Serey-chan" Doolittle, Julia "Petty Sammy" Doolittle, Victoria Erica, Deborah Lo, Stan Oh
Fan Tables
Photo Studio
Lisa "Kokuu" Gochnauer
Sales to Members (T-shirts, certain free ribbons)
Edward Hooper
Katherine Seddon, Emily Christensen, Robin "Sianeka" De Pari

Hall Cosplay Division

Division Head
Tiffany Thomas, Zach Shaffer
Cosplay Gathering Coordinator
Erica "Lily Kalanoa" Wienke
Costume Repair Station
Jess Miller
Mary Jane Jewell
Makeup specialists: Patrick Beckstead, Ashley Bracken, Cipriana Ramirez
Wig specialists: April Mazzocco
Hall Costume Awards
Zach Shaffer, Tara Hatchett, Melissa Hoppe, Mary Jane Jewell, FER "Jubei-chan" Morgan

Hospitality Division

Hospitality Division Head
Genny Dazzo
Con Suite
Andrew "Lifeless Dummy" Vo
Andrew J. Alandy, Matthew Legaspi, Jocey Uy
Parents' Lounge
Regina Reynante
Green Room (Craft Services)
Rebecca Rowan, Bruce Rowan
Staff Room
Dana Ginsberg
Staff: Jon Irvin, Marilyn Irvin, Josh Rose, Kim Rose, Roger Rose

Main Program Division

Main Program Division Head
Alec Orrock, Cameron Brenner
Autographs
Wendy Newton
Kenny (Spike) Dodds, Justine Reynolds
Live Program
Alec Orrock
Staff: help wanted
Live Program Check-in/Program Ops
Richard Stott
Staff: Bootsie Brenner, Lorenzo Escobar, Scott Nichols, Wendy Wiseman
Pocket Program
John Galietta
Staff: help wanted
Music
Bands, scheduling: Alec Orrock
Bands, on-site: Denzel Walkes
Regency Dance
John Hertz
Scavenger Hunt
Kimberly "doragon" Stokely, Jennella "kuroneko" Schwarz
Video Program (Anime room)
Scheduling: Alec Orrock
On-site: Steve Roberts
Staff: Alan Fox, Kirk "Kai Wolf" Van De Walker

Special Program Division

Special Program Division Head
Cathy Beckstead
Gaming, Tabletop
Heide Nichols
Staff: Bootsie Brenner
Gaming, Video
Kyle "DJ Matt" Galindo, Warren "Whisky" Johnson
Staff: Cody Bashaar
Equipment: Ivan Aburto
Karaoke
Korinne Wilkening
Ella Bowen, Peter Ngo, Heather Smithson
Manga Cafe
Elizabeth ("E.B.") McTigue, Coral Eisenbruch
Rock Band Game Room
Nick Chavez

Main Publications Division

Main Publications Division Head
Caitlin Doolittle
Art Coordinator
Sarah Goldberg
Program Book
Caitlin Doolittle
Editor/spread designers: Caitlin Doolittle, Ed Gomez, Raul Sandoval, Jenny Tomasik

Special Publications Division

Special Publications Division Head
Carolyn Ayton, Kevin Lunt
Art Coordinator
Sarah Goldberg
Newsletter
Natalie "Nat-chan" Daniel
On-Site Signs
Valerie Patterson
Restaurant and Resource Guide
Michelle Pincus
Signage
Kevin Lunt

[ISL] = Institute for Specialized Literature Board of Directors.

Animé Los Angeles is a project of the Institute for Specialized Literature, Inc., an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.