Community Central:Staff

Fandom's team of staff members help to support and grow all of our communities. We work on a variety of projects and you can turn to us with questions or concerns. Contact us using Special:Contact and let us know how we can help you with your community, and meet the members of the team below!

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Donovan
Role	President
Donovan has been an avid gamer most of his life. At 15, he founded several websites to support players in Ultima Online, Everquest, and eventually DaoC and WoW. He spent 10 years at Curse, founding many properties within Curse, including Gamepedia. His favorite fandoms are Stargate, LOTR, and a handful of games he plays. He's passionate about our customers and creating incredible experiences for fans.

Gaming

The Gaming team works with users on game communities, from cards to consoles.

Ben
Role	Vice President
Username	Smokie
Ben joined Curse in 2012 after founding the DayZ wiki. He co-founded Gamepedia and began expanding it into what it is today. In his spare time he loves playing games, watching Detroit sports, and animals. He used to play top level competitive CS 1.6 with team shockwave and raided WoW with Gummi Bears and Exodus achieving multiple top 10 world boss kills.
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Benjamin
Role	Director
Username	CrsBenjamin
Benjamin got his start with games before he could even read, and even learned to read with the help of Reader Rabbit games. While he also loves books, karaoke, cooking, cartoons and fine spirits, gaming has remained his #1 passion and hobby. Benjamin joined Fandom along with all of Curse, where he was Gamepedia's first Community Manager and then spent more than five years helping build communities there.
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Eva
Role	Community Manager
Username	Mira Laime
Eva grew up in Germany where she used to take care of a German community for college students. Now she helps solve the problems of both German- and English-speaking Fandom users. She loves cooking, baking, podcasts, and board games (Settlers of Catan is her all-time favorite!). She thinks The Lord of the Rings is the best story ever told and gets grumpy when she doesn't get her daily work-out in.
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Carrol
Role	Wiki Leader (Gamepedia)
Username	Game widow
Carrol trained as a professional librarian. Between courses, she discovered a love of computer games, starting with "The Witcher". It was while trying to find information on The Witcher that she discovered a neglected wiki and the rest is history.
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Joe
Role	Wiki Leader (Fandom)
Username	JoePlay
Before joining Fandom in 2007, Joe built and managed video game fansites and forums as a hobby while working in the retail industry. He also owned and operated a video game/tabletop game store in 2005-2006.
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James
Role	Content Strategist
Username	Jmt115
James came out of light speed into the Fandom Universe during the summer of 2018. Outside of being a life-long Star Wars, Marvel, and playstation fan-boy; James is an avid fan of Hip-Hop/Rap, true crime, and cooking. Some of his favorite Fandoms include the aforementioned Star Wars and Marvel Universes, Game of Thrones, Peaky Blinders, and any sort of narrative based video game-- think God of War and The Last of Us.
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Héctor
Role	Spanish Community and Content Manager
Username	CuBaN VeRcEttI
Héctor (CuBaN VeRcEttI) has been a Fandom user since 2007. He is bureaucrat on Grand Theft Encyclopedia and Animuspedia, besides contributing on many other wikis. He loves video games, music, sports, movies, TV... and everything that can be fun! He has been working as a Fandom staff since 2011, helping the Spanish community.
Languages	es-N, ca-N, en-3
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Jada
Role	Director of Partnerships
Username	Jadarina
Jada joined Fandom in 2018, working closely with the community and content. She's an avid gamer who usually roots for villains. Her main fandoms are Zelda, FF, DMC, D&D and most things Marvel/DC. She always maxes STR & LCK and lives life on hard mode while searching for the next difficulty level and pizza to replenish her HP.
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TV / Movies

From the small screen to the silver screen, the TV/Movies team works directly with users who are focused on their favorite TV shows and films.

Brandon
Role	Vice President
Username	Brandon Rhea
Brandon's been a Fandom user since 2006 and a member of Fandom Staff since 2010. Outside of staff work, Brandon also contributes to Wookieepedia. He's a pretty big Star Wars fan.
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Lucho
Role	Director of TV & Movies
Username	Luchofigo85
Lucho is focused in both English and Spanish communities. Lucho is really excited to explore more the Fandom gaming communities since he used to work as part of the Community Support team for a video game publisher. He likes to explore new restaurants to satisfy his palate and enjoys organizing things!
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Elsa
Role	Community Manager
Username	Hypsoline
Elsa (Hypsoline) is Community Manager for the French Community. She's an avid series consumer and particularly enjoys anything related to Science Fiction, having been raised with X-Files and Star Wars. She also likes going to concerts during her free time.
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Chen
Role	Community Manager
Username	Cal-Boy
Chen joined Fandom in 2013 and works as a Community Development Manager in Chinese. He was born in northern China and immigrated to the U.S. in 2008. Before joining Fandom, he worked in TV and fashion industry for a few years and switched to digital media after. When he is not at work, he loves art and likes creating stuff with wires and clay. He is also a coffee and tea lover, and likes home baking.
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Antonio
Role	Spanish Community and Content Manager
Username	Antonio R. Castro
Antonio R. (Antonio R. Castro) started editing wikis in Wikipedia and then started working on the Spanish Grand Theft Encyclopedia as bureaucrat. He had already been working for Fandom for 3 years as a Spanish community helper and then he became a Fandom contractor in 2011. He loves wikis about video games and entertainment, and he's passionately in love with managing communities - including wiki-dramas!
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Bert
Role	Wiki Team Lead
Username	BertH
Bert has been around Fandom since 2012 in various roles. As a Wiki Team Lead for Movies/TV, he supports the Wiki Managers as they help Fandom communities to thrive and succeed. Bert enjoys spending time in the Marvel and Star Trek universes and getting lost in the minutiae of various old TV series.
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Mike
Role	Content Team Lead
Username	Cavalier One
Mike joined the Fandom team in 2016. He is an active contributor and administrator of Wookieepedia, and has been editing wikis since 2007. His main passion is (obviously) Star Wars, but he loves pop culture in all forms including films, television shows, books, and comics. Also, he has no problem talking about himself in the third person. When not editing wikis, he can be found reading, playing computer games, or adding to his already extensive collection of LEGO sets. Tea plays a significant role in his life, and the day is not complete without at least several cups.
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Maggie
Role	Senior Content Strategist
Username	M2mowens
Maggie joined Fandom as a content analyst in 2017, where she delivered Google trends, content metrics, and actionable takeaways for nearly two years. Now as Senior Content Strategist, she joins as a leader in the Fandom TV, Movies, and Anime teams, aiming to grow traffic, engagement, and user satisfaction with search and internal data.
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Brian
Role	Director of Partnerships
Username	Brian Linder
Brian works with studios, networks, and other content companies to connect them with our communities. He has been on the fan-media scene since dial-up, and loves space sagas and superheroes.
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Anime

The Anime team works directly with anime and manga communities, putting a new emphasis on and level of support for anime and manga properties.

Kristopher
Role	Director of Anime
Username	Furusato
Kristopher is a huge nerd. He enjoys everything from Dr. Who to obscure absurdist novels, and has a particularly large spot in his heart for anime and the Japanese railway network.
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Zoe
Role	Community Manager
Username	ZoeCatfu
Zoe started her career within game publishing and media relations in 2016, over the course of three years Zoe has worked with over 20 titles from development to launch. Now she is the Fandom Anime Community Manager! Her favorite anime is Fruits Basket and Mob Psycho 100. On the weekends, you can find Zoe at the beach swimming with all the local mermaids!
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Jenny
Role	Wiki Team Lead
Username	Pikushi
Jenny joined the Fandom team in 2019 but has been watching and loving anime for most of her life. Her academic background is in Japanese linguistics and culture - her favorite Japanese era is Heian, and her favorite Japanese dialect is Nanbu-ben. She also enjoys cosplay, playing video games, & overall, being a Hufflepuff.
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Editor Experience

The Editor Experience team is focused on elevating the tools and satisfaction for contributors.

Tim
Role	Director
Username	TimmyQuivy
Tim Quievryn has been editing wikis since 2004 and been working at Fandom since mid-2009. Stock car racing, photography, and hiking are his main hobbies, but he loves staying to learn a little bit about the topic of each wiki he helps out.
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Sannse
Role	Director, Community Support
Username	Sannse
Sannse is the longest-standing member of the Fandom Community Staff. One of her passions (aside from wikis, of course) is making jewelry. She's collected hundreds of different beads, with lava stone among her favorites. You can find her hanging out on Community Central and visiting the amazing variety of communities across Fandom. Feel free to say hello!
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Rappy
Role	Technical Support Specialist
Username	Rappy 4187
Rappy has been editing Fandom since 2008, and joined the VSTF in March 2012 and later hired on as a Community Support team member. You can find him playing Aion and editing at the Aion Wiki in his spare time.
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Will
Role	Global Community Lead
Username	MisterWoodhouse
Will joined Fandom in 2019 as a Community Manager on the Gaming team, having started with Gamepedia in 2017 after a brief stint with Imzy. He is known as The Banhammer in Reddit's vibrant gaming community, plays golf, and lifts big weights for fun.
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Isaac
Role	User Education Specialist
Username	FishTank
Isaac rose from the ranks of Fandom contributors to join the Staff in late 2015. Isaac is a television and book fanatic, a sucker for the great outdoors, and a lifelong learner. He's been coding since before attending school but didn't discover Fandom until 2010. Even now, he's hard-pressed to identify his favorite fandoms.
Languages	en-N, es-2, eo-2, jbo-1, he-1
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CzechOut
Role	Special Project Implementation
Username	CzechOut
Before there was a CzechOut, there was just some anonymous guy editing Fandom back when it was WikiCities. So he's been around for the whole Fandom story but only started working here in 2014. When not undercover on some secret Special Operations project, he can usually be found feeding a life-long Doctor Who obsession at Tardis, internally debating whether he better likes Irish whiskey or a good single malt, getting lost in a new city, or digging deep into the latest Apple® product.
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Mark
Role	Customization Specialist
Username	MarkvA
Mark joined Fandom in December of 2009, after having edited various wikis the year before that. Mark's especially interested in western role-playing games, as well as stealth-focused action games. Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Hitman and Splinter Cell are some of his favorites.
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Marc-Philipp
Role	International Coordinator
Username	MtaÄ
Marc took the long road to Fandom by joining through an import of gratis-wiki.com in 2008. He's been working as helper for two years until he joined Fandom staff in late 2010 to lead the team moving forward. He enjoys a wide blend of metal music, playing RPGs and surprisingly, some gardening as well.
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Operations

The Operations team covers customer support, marketing, and making sure that the day to day operations of the Fandom teams run smoothly.

Amber
Role	Manager, Customer Support
Username	AmbyRO
Amber joined Curse in March of 2014 as a Customer Support Specialist and now leads the customer support team at Fandom. Amber is a big fan of books in general and is an avid reader. When she is not reading, you can find her watching reality tv or working on her 5K run time.
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Bryan
Role	Director, Integrated Marketing
Bryan will celebrate his two year anniversary with the company this month. He loves competition in all shapes and forms, from College Football to esports like Dota 2 and Magic Arena. He's also an avid Fantasy reader, with the Stormlight Archive and Malazan Book of the Fallen among his favorites.

George
Role	Technical Support Lead
Username	Kirkburn
Kirkburn, sometimes known as George, joined the Community Support team in late 2012, having been a product manager at Fandom for several years. Kirkburn is not a recovering WoW-addict - indeed, he has not stopped playing since launch day in 2005, and it was joining WoWWiki a year later that got him into wikis. (He does play other games too.) He trained as a Civil Engineer, but is not going to make any jokes about 'building bridges with the community' here.
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Yura
Role	Support Specialist
Username	Kuzura
Yura began as simple user on the Russian Lostpedia in March of 2008. In 2010, he joined the International Volunteers Team as Helper and since 2017 he has been working as a staff. His favorite fandoms are Avatar: The Last Airbender, Lost, The Chronicles of Narnia, Game of Thrones, Grimm, The Walking Dead, Doctor Who, Mass Effect and other popular fantasy and sci-fi tv-series and universes.
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