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Committee
Admin Team
Con Chair: Maria Daggett
— Chair’s Assistants: Joni Brill Dashoff, Michael Kerpan, Rick Kovalcik, Sharon Sbarsky, Tim Szczesuil
— Hand of the Chair: Dave Cantor
— Cartographer/Layout: Chip Hitchcock
— Debriefing: David G. Grubbs
CFO/Treasurer: Judy Bemis
— Staff: Dave Anderson
— At-con Treasury: Catelynn Cunningham, Sandra Childress
Ecommerce: Sharon Sbarsky
— Staff: Judy Bemis
Guest Liaisons
— Greg Cox: Tammy Wofford
— Stefan Rudnicki: Todd Dashoff
— Charles Urbach: Paula Lieberman
— Diego Patrimonio: Lee Thalblum
— Keith DeCandido: Stan Cohen
Con Support Services
ASCAP: Tim Szczesuil
Hotel Liaison: Gay Ellen Dennett
— Staff: Stephen Boucher, Jim Mann, Ben Yalow
HybridCon (Online Portal): Paul Kraus, Peter Olszowka
Insurance: Dave Cantor
IT Support: Tim Roberge
Logistics: Rick Kovalcik
— Truck Driver:
— Loadmaster:
— Shopping: Rick Kovalcik, Lori Meltzer, Rachel Bitterfield
— Staff: Mycroft, Kelly Persons
MPLC: Michael Kerpan
Office Manager: Gay Ellen Dennett
Official Photographer: Michael E. Kerpan
Ribbons: Sharon Sbarsky
Security: Tim Szczesuil
Sign Shop: Wes Brodsky
Staff Den & SBOF: Lori Meltzer
— Staff: Joni Brill Dashoff, Susan Isaacs
Tech Director: Peter Olszowka
— Deputies: Tom Dings, Mike Kerpan
— Events Tech Liaison: Mike Kerpan
— Lighting Designer: Al *hobbit* Walker
— Networking Designer: Jason Kuehl
— Sound Designer: Paul Kraus
—— Deputy Sound Designer: Jason Kuehl
— Video Designer: Fred Bauer
—— Recording Wrangler: Eric “Dr. Gandalf” Fleischer
— Open Captioning Wrangler: Noah Ravitz
— Tech Staff: Covert Beach, Patrick Foster, Bernie Gabin, Bryn Hullah, Beth Kevles, Paula Lieberman, Mike Rafferty, David Silber, Allon Stern, Andrew Stern, Joshua Stern, Sandy Sutherland, Syd Weinstein
Volunteers (pre-con): Nancy Thalblum, James Willis
Volunteers (at-con): Nancy Thalblum
Webmaster: Sharon Sbarsky
Exhibits
Art Show: Andrea Senchy
— Staff: Ira Donewitz, Carol Downing, Jenny Kraus, Robin Kraus, Jim Reynolds, Harvey Rubinovitz, Beth Zipser, Mike Zipser
— Setup: Chip Hitchcock
—— Staff: Don Doughty, Steven Lee, Rex, James Shapiro
— Sales: Mark Richards
— Mail-in Art: Ann Broomhead
Dealers Room: Walter Williams
— Authors Alley: Margo Williams
Fan Tables: Margo Williams
Fan Amusements: Geri Sullivan
Fan Support Services
Registration: Sharon Sbarsky
— Software Support: Michael Rafferty, Syd Weinstein
— Staff: Seth Breidbart, Kristina Forsyth, Felicia Herman, Henry Leong, Stacy Masiello
Badges: Rick Kovalcik, Geri Sullivan
Con Suite: Rachel Bitterfield
— Deputy: Joni Brill Dashoff
— Staff: Gary Blog, Ken London, Joseph Meltzer
Discord: Michael Rafferty
Info Desk: Nancy Thalblum, James Willis
Narniacon: Kristin Seibert
— Deputy: Kylie Selkirk
— Staff: Brie Chaney-Ryan, Casey Duckering, Josh Stern, Alex Streat
Program, Events, and Activities
Program: Tim Szczesuil
— Deputy: Laurie Mann
— Program Staff: Ethan Cox, JoAnn Cox, Brenda Noiseux, and Erin Underwood
— Program Ops Staff:
— Virtual Chat Monitors:
— Art Programming: Sarah Morrison
— Maker Space: Rebecca Brumberger
— Science Programming: Lee Thalbaum
— Dragonslair: Jan Dumas & Rebecca Brumberger
— Music/Filk: Ellen Kranzer, Frank Berthold
— Scheduling Support (Zambia): Jeff Mierzejewski
Anime/Video: Hugh Kinneburg
— Staff: Kludge, Scott Norwood
Events: David D’Antonio
— Event Liaison:
— Tech Liaison: Michael Kerpan
— Opening Ceremony Coordinators: David D’Antonio & Keith DeCandido
— Ceremonies Fri/Sat Scripts:
— Martial-Arts Co-ordinator: Mark Millman
Gaming: Stephanie Shields
— Staff: Justin Ashbrook, Daniel Bowles, David Bowles, Cherai Mills, William Mui, Kelly Persons
Publications and Publicity
Flyers: Mike Kerpan, Rick Kovalcik
Helmuth (at-con): Josh Stern
Newsletters (pre-con): Rachel Bitterfield
ConClár (Online Schedule): Mary Olszowka
Parties and Fan Tables:
— Balticon: Joni Dashoff, Mike Kerpan, Kristin Seibert, Maria Daggett
— Readercon: Joni Dashoff, Gay Ellen Dennett
— Albacon: Joni Dashoff, Mike Kerpan
— Philcon: Maria Daggett
— Arisia: Sharon Sbarsky
Pocket Program: Skip Morris
— Proofreading: Boskone 63 Committee & Staff
— Printing: Rick Kovalcik
— Collation Organizer: Laurie Mann
Restaurant Guide: Kristin Seibert, Stephanie Shields
— Proofreading:
— Printing: Skip Morris
Social Media/Marketing: Izzy Rose Bitterfield
— Vertical Response: Rick Kovalcik, Sharon Sbarsky
— Facebook: Michael Kerpan, Rick Kovalcik
— Discord: Michael Rafferty
— Instagram: Stephanie Shields
NESFA
NESFA Sales Table: Saul Jaffe
— Staff:
Gaughan Award: Joni Brill Dashoff
– (2025) Judges: Lauren Panepinto, Regina Flath, Christine Foltzer
Short Story Contest: Kylie Selkirk
– Assistant: Sharon Sbarsky
– Readers: Chip Hitchcock, Jeff Keller, Liz Patton
– Judges: Greg Cox, Gabrielle de Cuir, Keith DeCandido, Stefan Rudnicki
Skylark Award: Joe Ross
Award Acquisition: Gay Ellen Dennett
Zettle Wrangler: Dave Anderson