Our Team
The Yuri’s Night Global Executive Team is a small, dedicated group of volunteers located around the world. The Global Team is the group that runs everything from the Yuri’s Night Website, Event List, Social Media, and High-Level Tasks.
Core Team
Loretta Whitesides
Co-Founder
Brandon Thonen
Director of Operations
Christy Fair
Development Officer
James Ellington
Project Manager, LA
Mike Mongo
Co-Chief Engineer & MC
Ryan Struit
Lead, Graphic Design
Kyle Schember
Producer
Jami Higginbotham
Empress of Photons
Mark Lucas
IT Liason
Karen Lucas
Ways & Means
Global Team
Tim Bailey
Coordinator, IAC Sydney
Mac Malkawi
Coordinator, IAC Paris, Dubai, Baku
