Company: Skylanders Universe, ActivisionTitle: Community ManagerSessionsBuilding Community Through Internal and Social Engagement (panelist)Ingrid Vining is a community manager with a career focus on kids online games.  Currently, she is the community manager of Skylanders Universe – a game in which kids bring their Skylander toys to life in an online adventure.  In this role, Ingrid [...]

Company: MixbookTitle: Director of Customer Supporthttp://www.mixbook.com/SessionsBuilding Community Through Internal and Social Engagement (panelist)Melody’s first experience with community management was as a volunteer moderator for Neopets in summer of 2000. She eventually entered into a career in the game industry, serving as a Customer Service Lead for Gazillion Entertainment. Now the Director of Customer Support for [...]

Company: Metaverse Mod SquadTitle: VP of Client Serviceshttp://www.metaversemodsquad.com/SessionsManaging Social Media to Build Community (moderator)Rich Weil is the Vice President of Client Services at Metaverse Mod Squad, where he is responsible for project startup and management, client services and business development. Prior to joining Metaverse, Rich held positions building and managing Community Relations and Customer Service [...]

Company: Burning ManTitle: High Priest of PropagandaSessionsManaging Social Media to Build Community (panelist)As a long-time member of Burning Man’s communications team, Will Chase is responsible for Burning Man’s community management efforts, through which he keeps the worldwide community of Burners connected and inspired year-round, while expanding the global reach of Burning Man culture. He writes [...]

Company: WildfireTitle: Chief EvangelistSessionsManaging Social Media to Build Community (panelist)As Chief Evangelist, Maya Grinberg is the voice of Wildfire. Her specialty is educating brands and businesses about the best practices and winning strategies of social media marketing. She has organically grown Wildfire’s social properties into the most engaged fan communities within the industry, with over [...]

Company: MaxisTitle: Head of CommunitySessionsManaging Social Media to Build Community (panelist)bio coming soon.    

Company: Formerly National Producer and Social Media Strategist for CBS NewsTitle: Digital Media ConsultantTwitter: @skwulfSessionsPublic Relations, Marketing and Community (panelist)Sarah Wulfeck is a private digital media consultant with over 15 years of online content strategy experience. She was one of the pioneering web journalers/cam-girls in the mid-90s to early 00s internet, and has concurrently boasted [...]

Company: TriplePoint PRTitle: Partner http://triplepointpr.com/SessionsPublic Relations, Marketing and Community (panelist)Alan has focused his career on creating marketing and communications campaigns for technology and entertainment companies. At TriplePoint, he works closely with account teams to produce integrated programs that deliver high-quality, measurable results. Prior to joining TriplePoint, Alan was Bigpoint’s director of public relations for North [...]

Company: Catch.comTitle: VP, Customer Strategyhttps://catch.com/SessionsPublic Relations, Marketing and Community (panelist)Robin Harper works at the cutting edge of customer experience, where online community joins communication and customer relations to drive a new type of brand creation.   Currently with mobile app developer Catch.com, Harper is responsible for building the Catch brand through digital and social marketing [...]

Company: Electronic ArtsTitle: Sr. Director Public Relations, EA MaxisSessionsPublic Relations, Marketing and Community (panelist)A dedicated and passionate fan of the games, entertainment and tech industries, Reynolds has 13 focused years of experience as a leader in brand, product and corporate communications, providing counsel to the highest level throughout the organizations he has had the pleasure [...]