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.
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Alhaji “HAAJi” Abubakar
Attendee Experience
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Bolu Ajanaku
Community Engagement & Attendee Experience
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Saber Ali
Attendee Experience
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Jennifer Bernardi
Creative
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Dana Black
Speaker Delivery Coach
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Dhaval Buddhadev
Community Engagement
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Chris Cherek
Associate Director of Production
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Joan Christopher
Associate Curator, Speaker Experience Coordinator
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Anand Dedhia
Project Manager
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Michael Downey
Associate Director, Creative
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Lonnie Edwards
Creative & Production
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Kelly Fernandez
Co-Director, Curator
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Laura Godoy
Community Engagement
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Michele M. Graham
Photographer
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Aaron Gottl
Production & Lead Sound Engineer
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Micah-Rafael Hall
Professionals Program
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Sherita Harkness
Professional Development
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Dustin Huibregtse
Co-Director, Speaker Coach and Curator
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MK Jilek
Arts & Performances
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Enid Kent
Speaker Delivery Coach
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Sandra Kim
Attendee Experience
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Shaun Kimbrow
Community Engagement
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Victoria Lozano
Web, UX & UI
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Lauren Raymond
Attendee Experience Pillar Manager
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Saloni Nahar
Community Engagement
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Kati Nelson
Community Engagement
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Stacy Newman
Community Engagement
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Brennan Nichols
Arts & Performances
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Jenny Nowatzke
Community Engagement
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Timmy Parker
Production
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Arielle Pollock
Art Direction
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Maria Racho
Professionals Program
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Amanda Regan
Web, UX & UI
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Eric Regan
Web & Responsive Design
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Andrea Richardson
Attendee Experience Manager
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Katie Richardson
Writer & Copyeditor
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Shania Richardson
Volunteer Experience Lead
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Marshaun Robinson
Producer
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Ella Schmidbauer
Production Coordinator
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Tim Sidiropoulos
Copywriter
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Tameya Tarkington
Attendee Experience
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Dr. Victoria Taylor
Young & Amazing Program Lead
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Todd Walton
On-Stage Performances