Jenn Clack - Minister of Magic (MoM)
Jenn is honored to serve at Minister of Magic for Infinitus. She is so proud of the Infinitus staff and the brilliant job they’re doing. She, like the rest of the fandom, is eagerly waiting to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Especially since she’ll get to visit it with her HP fandom family. When she’s not begging Universal Studios for news on the park, Jenn is whisking her 4th grader away to activities and other fun things they find to do. She enjoys reading, scrapbooking, movies and art. Her facebook addiction is under control for now but will probably resurface after Infinitus. She is eagerly waiting July 2010 to once again help HPEF put on an unforgettable conference and can’t wait to see you all there!
Robin Martin - Formal Programming Chair
Robin Martin is known in fandom as “Darcy
Black” and has been a member of the fandom group Hogwarts Common Room since 2004.
She currently works as a technical editor/writer and has worked as an Adjunct Instructor
for Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi where she taught freshman-level Composition.
Robin has a Masters degree in English and has presented at or volunteered for various
conferences including Lumos, Phoenix Rising, Prophecy, and Portus. Her academic research
interests outside of Rowling’s works include Palestinian-American culture and literacy
theory. “Darcy” never grows tired of hugging the necks of all her HP friends at HPEF
events and feels truly blessed to have her Harry Potter “family.” While Harry Potter
fandom is her true home, she also thinks that Lost, Buffy, and Firefly are totally
shiny. Lastly, as a Slytherin, Robin knew all along that Snape was really a love-sick
hero.
Jodie Baird - Informal Programming Co-Chair
Infinitus will be the fourth HPEF Jodie has been involved with, previously serving as IP assistant chair at Prophecy, Head of the Ball at Portus, and IP co-chair at Azkatraz. She currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida, where she is frantically working on her Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities. She loves being a part of HPEF, and feels she has gained so many wonderful friends and allies through volunteering these last few years. Her favorite book is Prisoner of Azkaban, and her favorite character is Luna Lovegood. She considers herself a kooky, but bookish mix of Luna and Hermione. At Infinitus she is most looking forward to reconnecting with all of her HPEF buddies and bask in the glory that is Harry's world come to life at Universal. She can't wait!
Nicole Green - Informal Programming Co-Chair
Nicole is a Pre-AP and Dual Credit English
teacher in a High School in Houston, TX. She has an MA in Composition and Rhetoric
from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christiy. She has been reading Harry Potter since
college, where she hid her enjoyment of the books from her roommate after definitively
stating that she would "never read those Harry Potter books because they could never
be as good as The Lord of the Rings." Portus 2008 was the first conference she presented
and volunteered for.
Aziza Aba Butain - Public Relations Chair
Aziza is once again thrilled to be a part of the Team Infinitus. After attending Lumos in 2006 as a PR elf, VIP escort, and Meet & Greeter, she was hooked on HP cons. She immediately joined Team Prophecy, Portus and Azkatraz as the Public Relations Chair. Over the last several years, she has felt privileged to have met so many wonderful people and made so many friends which is why she loves PR. As Editor in Chief for the Newsletter, PR Chair, host of HPEF Presents (the official podcast of HPEF) and HPEF Board Member, she is able to stay in touch with the fandom intimately and share with them all of the wonderful news about all of HPEF's events. In her muggle life she has recently moved to Los Angeles and is currently pursuing law school and studying very hard for the LSAT. However, she always makes time for her family, Sarah, Bella and Mia.
Christine Lacy - Volunteer Chair
The year was 2005 and Christine was searching the
net when she came upon HPEF and their symposium “The Witching Hour” and was determined
to find a way to go! In May, 2005 however, she began a fight with a real dementor,
cancer. It was a long, hard battle, but things were looking up at the end of '06.
In 2007 and in better health she heard Portus would be coming to Dallas in 2008.
A month later, she found HPDFW and met other involved in the symposiums and she yearned
to be more involved. She was overjoyed to be co-chair to Decorations for Portus and
was also one of the official photographers for the event. It was so rewarding she
knew she had to have more! As the Infinitus Volunteer Chair, she is eager at the
opportunity to help others find the chance to volunteer at Infinitus and help make
this symposium an epic one in addition to reprising her role as an official photographer
for Infinitus along with her husband Paul. They live in North Texas where they work
for a local university and in their spare muggle time enjoy photography, movies,
theatre (esp. musicals), and creating gift baskets!
Kristin Coleman - Meet & Greet Chair
Kristin Coleman is pleased to be reprising her role as Meet & Greet Chair for Infinitus 2010 after gaining much helpful experience with podcast wristbands and (other people's) lost cell phones during Lumos 2006 and Prophecy 2007. When not giving very animated symposium hotel tours and answering questions about lost symposium luncheon tickets, Kristin enjoys giving very animated tours of certain public works buildings and answering questions about online collaboration software. She lives in Chicago with her dog, Gator, and spends her free time harassing Eric Scull about his dirty socks.
Lindsay Craddock - Special Guest Chair
Arletta Gustafon - Sponsorship & Vendors -
Libbie Bement - Logistics Chair
Libbie has been an active member of the Harry Potter fandom for the better part of eight years, a fact that still staggers her. From her first convention (Nimbus in 2003) to Infinitus in 2010, conventions have been a big part of that fandom life and she looks forward to each one like a kid waiting for Santa. Whether writing fanfiction, playing in RPGs, or walking her feet off for Security, she wouldn't trade a second of her fandom life for anything. Hufflepuff to the core, she has the Badger B mascot in her cubicle at work and drives around with the license plate "MUGGLBRN"...in other words, Libbie's never kept her fandom a secret. Married to the same long-suffering man for 17 years, she is also the mother of two teenaged boys who think she's this side of mental but haven't started actively denying they know her...yet.
Christina Gonzalez - Registration Co-Chair
Like any good Ravenclaw, Christina is a serial student. She returned to the Lone Star State in 2006 after spending six years in California for academic pursuits. One of such achievements she completed was earning a bachelor's in Graphic Design at the Art Institute of California-San Francisco. This rounded out her academic experience with her degrees in Sociology she earned from Texas A&M University.
This is Christina's second Potter event, but she is certainly no stranger to conference planning as she has helped coordinate many other events. A self-described "music junkie", she is a graphic designer by day and one mean bookbinder by night. She shares an international Harry Potter book collection with her partner and Registration Co-Chair, Lauren Johnson. Together, they are the proud parents to two lazy, yet amusing, cats, and live just outside of Fort Worth, Texas. She also has a dog, Lucy, but Lucy has wised up and decided to retire with Christina's parents.
Lauren Johnson - Registration Co-Chair
Lauren Johnson's interest in Harry Potter started after sneaking in to see a midnight showing of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". In less than a week after exiting the theater, she had immersed herself in as much Potter fandom as she could- from the books to websites, fan fiction to collectibles. Years later, with volunteer experience in the Muggle world as well as from Prophecy 2007 and Portus 2008, Lauren is very excited to be Co-Registration Chair for Infinitus 2010 with her Potter loving partner, Christina Gonzalez. Lauren and Christina happened to meet and fall in love during Portus 2008. Lauren and Christina currently reside just outside of the Fort Worth, TX area with their spunky cats, Oliver and Elliott. When not volunteering with HPEF events, Lauren is busy as the Chapter Chair for the North Texas Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She is also the Supreme Leader as well as Recruitment Officer for the Evil Hufflepuff Army. Those interested in joining and feel their evilness applies, please contact Lauren at Registration.
Sarah Price - Food & Beverage Chair
Michelle Gardner - Decorations Chair
Michelle K. Gardner (aka Enelya Oronar) lives on the World Wide Web. Michelle has a background in management, but her passions are for all things online. She is able to explore her online interests by her enrollment in the Texts and Technology PhD program at the University of Central Florida. Primarily focusing on the tools of digital media and the WWW, Michelle's current research focuses on the various ways in which people integrate media sharing websites such as YouTube or flickr into their daily conversations. As a wife, mother, full time employee and PhD student, Michelle is grateful the WWW is available 24/7!
Mary Markovinovic - Web Chair
Mary (aka “marypao”) is the web chair for Infinitus
2010. A Harry Potter fan since the very beginning, this will be her first HP Symposium.
She currently works as the Chief of Public Affairs and an adjunct professor at the
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, HI. She has a teenage daughter,
who will be accompanying her to Infinitus, and two cats - who have to stay home.
Courtney Voorhees - Security Co-Chair
Courtney has been a huge fan of Harry Potter since her mom pestered her into watching the first movie in 2002. She was immediately hooked and devoured the first four books in less than two weeks. Four years later she was ecstatic to attend her first HPEF symposium, Lumos 2006, where she was able to geek out with fellow fans and befriend people from around the world! She enjoyed the experience so much that she signed up to volunteer for the next two symposiums, Prophecy 2007 & Portus 2008 where she served on the Informal Programming committees. She has switched gears a bit this year and is happily serving as Security Co-Chair for the greatly anticipated Infinitus 2010. She is currently working towards her Bachelor's degree at the University of Oklahoma and wears her Sooner (and Gryffindor!) red with pride.
Emeline Walker - Security Co-Chair
Emeline Walker (a.k.a Shillelagh, a.k.a. EWalk) is back for more as a part of Team Infinitus! She is a hardcore Quidditch Beater and a pride member of the Slythindor House. She has volunteered for security since The Witching Hour. Emeline loves to volunteer and when not at HP Symposiums, she spends her time helping the church youth group. Currently, she is in school to be a middle school English teacher. She wants to bring the passion she feels for books and creativity to her classroom and hopes to inspire her students. In her free time, (haha) Emeline is a staff member for The Harry Potter Alliance and heads up the Protego Earth Project. And she adds one more thing, Mud and Blood forever.
Kari Phillips - Conceptual Developer
As a Conceptual Developer for Infinitus 2010,
Kari helped get the ball rolling for what is sure to be another unforgettable symposium.
In her free time, Kari loves to watch movies, read romance novels, and read and write
fan fiction. Her most recent obsessions include Battlestar Galactica, Stargate SG-1,
and Dollhouse. In real life Kari works at Miller Curtain Company, a local curtain
manufacturer in San Antonio, Texas, and shares her home with her two cats, Buffy
and Willow.
HPEF Liaison - Heidi Tandy
Art Gallery Chair - Amanda Vanderford
Amanda, known as Miss Freewind online, is the eldest child in her very own Weasley-sized family. Using her Ravenclaw intellect, she is studying to become a microbiologist. Amanda enjoys volunteering in the multiple charities and organizations her sorority supports. She is one of the many young adults that grew up alongside Harry Potter and shows off her Harry Potter tattoos whenever she can. Amanda loves supporting Harry Potter conferences. She first volunteered for HPEF in 2007 during Prophecy and has continued to do so at each of their subsequent symposiums. She is excited to be the Art Gallery Chair at Infinitus and hopes to make Infinitus 2010 the best Harry Potter conference ever!
Kid’s track Chair -Danielle Waligorski
Danielle Waligorski is a Ravenclaw from St. Louis, MO. You may know her as Hammie from Wrockstock (more on that later). She is currently a senior at SIUe and is planning on graduating May 2010 with dual degrees in Theatre & Dance: History, Literature, and Criticism and Psychology. Her Muggle job in St. Louis at City Museum (a museum of fun and play for kids of all ages) set her up in the right direction to help co-chair the kids track. She is on the board for Wrockstock III, in additional to also being the Assistant to the Chair of Merchandising for Wrockstock (staff for Wrockstock II). This will be her third HP Conference attendance (Portus 2008 being the most recent) and she is ridiculously excited about it. She can be terribly shy when meeting new people and is horrible with names, please don't take it personally. Current obsessions include Dollhouse, Supernatural, West Wing, How I Met Your Mother, and Asian dramas.
Jasmine Harrison – Editing and Publishing Chair
Jasmine is a graduate of the University of Houston with a degree in Print Journalism and minor in Creative Writing. This will be her third HPEF conference and saying she’s excited about Infinitus is an understatement. She is also thrilled to come on board as the Editing and Publishing chair and hopes her experience and education in journalism will help her in new position. Jasmine got into Harry Potter one lonely day away at school when she switched on the television and came across a movie about an equally as lonely boy living in a cupboard under the stairs. The rest, as they say, is history. Jasmine is currently the lead organizer of the Houston Harry Potter Meetup group. She’s been a member of the group for four years, and has met lifelong friends through her involvement.
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