Changes: Community Central:Staff

Revision as of 15:59, 13 May 2020

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!

Fandom

Gaming

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

TV / Movies / Anime

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

Exploration & Innovation

The Exploration & Innovation team is focused on elevating the tools and satisfaction for contributors.

Customer Support

Our Customer Support team answers tickets about Fandom and Gamepedia when you contact Fandom Staff. They're here to help you resolve issues you're having with the platform or send your message to the right person!

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 | name = Donovan
-| role = President
+| role = Chief Business Officer
 | team = Fandom
 | username/Gamepedia = DoranM
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 | username/Gamepedia = Miralaime
 | biography = <p>'''[[w:User: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 ([[w:c:Catan|Settlers of Catan]] is her all-time favorite!). She thinks [[w:c:lotr|The Lord of the Rings]] is the best story ever told and gets grumpy when she doesn't get her daily work-out in.</p>
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+| name = Tots
+| role = Community Manager
+| team = Gaming
+| image = [[File:Trino.png|thumb]]
+| username = Heytots
+| username/Gamepedia = Heytots
+| biography = <p>'''[[w:User:Heytots|Tots]]''' started his career working for game communities as a Game Master for MMORPGs. After working 10 years in game development he joined Fandom to help serve the Fandom/Gamepedia communities. He loves podcasting, table top games, and any MMO he can sink a few hundred hours in!</p>
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 | name = Carrol
-| role = Wiki Leader (Gamepedia)
+| role = Wiki team lead
 | team = Gaming
 | username = Game widow
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 | biography = <p>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.</p>
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-{{StaffCard
-| name = Joe
-| role = Wiki Leader (Fandom)
-| team = Gaming
-| image = File:JoePlay.jpeg
-| username = JoePlay
-| biography = <p>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.</p>
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 | biography = <p>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.</p>
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-{{StaffCard
-| name = Jada
-| role = Director of Partnerships
-| team = Gaming
-| username = Jadarina
-| username/Gamepedia =
-| image = File:JadaGriffin100px.png
-| biography = <p>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.</p>
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-{{{tv-movies-text|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.}}}
+{{{tv-movies-text|From the small screen to the silver screen, the TV/Movies/Anime team works directly with users who are focused on their favorite TV shows, films, anime, and manga.}}}
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 | biography = <p>'''[[User: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 [[w:c:marvel|Marvel]] and [[w:c:memory-alpha|Star Trek]] universes and getting lost in the minutiae of various old TV series.</p>
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-| name = Mike
-| role = Content Team Lead
-| team = Movies/TV
-| image = File:CavStaffImage.png
-| username = Cavalier One
-| username/Gamepedia =
-| biography = <p>'''[[w:User:Cavalier One|Mike]]''' joined the Fandom team in 2016. He is an active contributor and administrator of [[w:c:starwars|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.</p>
-<p>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.</p>
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+<h2 style="clear:both">{{{exploration-innovation|Exploration & Innovation}}}</h2>
+{{{exploration-innovation-text|The Exploration & Innovation team is focused on elevating the tools and satisfaction for contributors.}}}
-{{{anime-text|The Anime team works directly with anime and manga communities, putting a new emphasis on and level of support for anime and manga properties.}}}
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-{{StaffCard
-| name = Furusato
-| role = Director of Anime
-| team = Anime
-| username = Furusato
-| image = Kristopher.png
-| biography = <p>Furusato 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.</p>
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-{{StaffCard
-| name = Zoe
-| role = Community Manager
-| team = Anime
-| username = ZoeCatfu
-| image = ZoeStaffImage.png
-| biography = <p>'''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 [[w:c:fruitsbasket|Fruits Basket]] and [[w:c:mob-psycho-100|Mob Psycho 100]]. On the weekends, you can find Zoe at the beach swimming with all the local mermaids!</p>
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-{{StaffCard
-| name = Pikushi
-| role = Wiki Team Lead
-| team = Anime
-| username = Pikushi
-| image = Pikushistaffimage.jpg|thumb
-| biography = <p>Pikushi 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.</p>
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-<h2 style="clear:both">{{{editor-experience|Editor Experience}}}</h2>
-{{{editor-experience-text|The Editor Experience team is focused on elevating the tools and satisfaction for contributors.}}}
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-{{StaffCard
-| name = Sannse
-| role = Director, Community Support
-| team = Operations
-| image = File:Sannse.png
-| username = Sannse
-| biography = <p>'''[[w:User: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 [[w:|Community Central]] and visiting the amazing variety of communities across Fandom. Feel free to say hello!</p>}}
-{{StaffCard
-| name = Rappy
-| role = Senior Editor Experience Specialist
-| team = Editor Experience
-| image = File:Rappy.png
-| username = Rappy 4187
-| biography = <p>'''[[w:User:Rappy 4187|Rappy]]''' has been editing Fandom since 2008, and joined the VSTF in March 2012 and was later hired on as a Community Support team member. In his spare time, he plays <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/Rappy4178/characters/14417401 D&D]</span>, [[w:c:diablo:Diablo III|Diablo III]] (waiting for D4 - hype!!), and making his own RPG with RPG Maker.</p><p>Rappy is enjoying married life with his wife, [[w:User:CoCoBreece|Courtenay]], and his new pup, Ella.</p><p>Speaking of hype... is FFVII Remake out yet?!</p>}}
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-{{StaffCard
-| name = Isaac
-| role = User Education Specialist
-| team = Editor Experience
-| image = File:FishTank-StaffHeadshot.jpg
-| username = FishTank
-| username/Gamepedia = FishTank
-| biography = <p>'''[[w:User: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.</p>
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