Our Team

We are a team of talented individuals from Chicago connected by a noble purpose — to share ideas worth spreading, inspire creative thinking and expand minds.

Want to join us? We’d love to have you.

Volunteer

  • Kelly Martina Fernandez

    Executive Director, Lead Curator

  • Dustin Huibregtse

    Speaker Coach and Curator

  • Arielle Pollock

    Creative Director

  • Jacqui Halliday

    Event Operations Director

  • Micah-Rafael Hall

    Director of Marketing

  • Shaun Kimbrow

    PR & Communications Director

  • Saber Ali

    Volunteer Lead

  • CJ Williams

    UX Lead

  • Victoria Lozano

    Web, UX & UI

  • Lauren Raymond

    Chief of Staff & Strategy

  • Chris Cherek

    Producer

  • Joan Christopher

    Speaker Experience Coordinator

  • Anand Dedhia

    Registration Lead

  • Michele M. Graham

    Photographer

  • Sherita Harkness

    Partner Experience Strategist

  • MK Jilek

    Art Curator

  • Maria Racho

    Partnerships

  • Andrea Richardson

    Event Design

  • Marshaun Robinson

    Producer

  • Tim Sidiropoulos

    Associate Creative Director

  • Tameya Tarkington

    Event Design Director

  • Dr. Victoria Taylor

    Food & Beverage Lead

  • Emily Preece

    Designer

  • Emily Sorlie

    Production Manager

  • Magda Desir

    Marketing Campaign Lead

  • Naz Ayele

    Social & Community Lead

  • Beth Persekian

    Finance Director

  • Adrian Galvan

    Designer

  • Todd Walton

    Performance Curator

  • Cordelia de la Fuente

    Attendee Experience

  • Jorie Goins

    Content & Messaging Lead

  • Bo Kemp

    Partnerships

  • Sherita Harkness

    Partner Experience Strategist

  • Claire Gao

    Content & Editorial Associate

  • Daniel Mashburn

    Copywriter

  • Grace Adenuga

    Campaign Strategy & Insights Associate

  • Vanessa Callen

    Creative

  • Lonnie Edwards

    Creative

  • Blair Dunbar

    Attendee Experience

  • Adrian Oyola

    Volunteer, Community & Social Associate

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