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Phoenix in 2009 Bid Committee
These people helped lead us to a successful bid
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Bid Chairman - Mike Willmoth
- I have been committee for Computer Gaming, Programming, Online Liaison,
Publicity, Webmaster and Hotel Liaison for numerous LepreCons and CopperCons,
Hotel Liaison for several DarkCons/HexaCons/AniZonas, Treasurer for several
World Horror Conventions, Program Director for Westercon 1992 (WesterColt
.45), Hotel Liaison for Westercon 2004 (ConKopelli), and Senior Staff for
Westercon 1988. I was Senior Staff for NASFiC 1987 (CactusCon) and
Program Staff for NASFiC 2005 (CascadiaCon). I was Program Staff for
Worldcon 2002 (ConJose), Worldcon 2003 (TorCon 3), Worldcon 2004 (Noreascon
4) and Worldcon 2006 (LACon 4).
I chaired the 2004 World Horror and World Fantasy Conventions.
I am currently on the boards of the World Horror Society, the World Fantasy
Society, the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists Inc. (ASFA),
and Leprecon Inc.
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Nadine Armstrong
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Len Berger
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Marc Boniece - Mark has been
Chair of LepreCon 27, LepreCon 30, CopperCon 20, CopperCon 26, DarkCon2001,
several HexaCons and has served as committee on many other LepreCons, CopperCons,
and DarkCons.
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Billy Bishop
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Catherine Book - is appropriately
named. She collects, stores, covets and otherwise lives for books. She also
manages our Charity Auctions, where one can find, dare we say it - books.
She can often be found standing in a line for autographs, any autograph.
Fannishly, Catherine is a Staff Writer and Advertising Director for ConNotations,
a fan-run, non-profit newszine. She is the Charity Auction Director for
most of the local fan-run SF conventions. She has also dabbled in Guest Liaison
and Programming; although she swears she’ll never do it again…until the
next time. She is the Western Science Fiction Assn Secretary and manages
a book donation collection drive for a school for homeless children. Catherine
lives with her husband, Ron, and two 4-legged furry children. She currently
works as a Data Administrator for the Bureau of Land Management. And, Catherine
spent eleven years in the US Army. Go figure.
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James Briggs
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Anna Caggiano
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Mike Cassidy
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Shahn Cornell - Shahn Cornell
has been involved in Phoenix Fandom since 1988, and has been working as
a committee member for many different conventions since he got involved.
He was the Chairman of Leprecon 29 in 2003 and is chairing LepreCon 33 in
2007. Shahn has been on the board of directors, and has been the Vice
Chairman of Leprecon Inc, since 1995. Shahn has also been on the committee
of 3 World Horror Cons, a World Fantasy Con, and has worked on several Westercons.
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Ivan Erickson
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Farr, Lea
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David Gish
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Jean Goddin
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Jeff George
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Fred Grimm I’ve been involved
w/ Southeastern Fandom since the late 80s. I have worked as Chairman (ConCarolinas
2002 in Charlotte), Director of Advertising (World Horror 2004 and World
Fantasy 2004, both in Phoenix), Programming Director (World Fantasy 2004),
Vice Chairman (Xanadu 2004 and 2005 [Deepsouthcon 43] in Nashville, Hypericon
2005 and 2006 in Nashville) and on various conventions through the Southeast
by running or working in huckster rooms, registration, security/safety,
gaming registration, programming, film rooms and con suites. I've also MC’d
a few costume contests and charity auctions. I'm also
Vice Chairman of the Middle Tennessee Science Fiction Society.
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Liz Hansen
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David Jeppesen
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RosLyn Jeppesen - I've been readling
science fiction since I found it in our local Carnegie Library when I was
in third grade. When my kids got involved in comics in about 5th
grade, my oldest (he's 40 now) talked me into delivering him to a comics
Con in downtown Phoenix - my first clue such things were going on.
When the Nasfic conference was held at the Phoenix Civic Plaza I
was working downtown and got a limited exposure, but was IN! I started
working at cons in downtown Phoenix and at the Safari Inn Scottsdale.
I have worked Logistics and Security, but mostly registration, at multiple
CopperCons and LepreCons for the last 20 years.
I am a member of CASFS and LepreCon. I am a member, and 2006 Treasurer
for Southwest Costumers Guild.
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Kosky, Marj
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Sandy Manning
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Kevin McAlonan - Kevin has been
reading SF/F/H since the late 60's and
attending conventions since 1995. He is a member of both CASFS and LepreCon,
and is on programming staff for the 2006 Nebula Awards Weekend.
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Alice Massoglia
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Cinder McDonald
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Ethan Moe
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Captain Morgan
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Jeff Richards
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Gary Swaty - Gary Swaty
has been attending Science Fiction Conventions since the early 1970s. The
first convention he worked was IquanaCon II, the 1978 Phoenix WorldCon.
He worked Info Desk, Security and did supply purchase runs during the Con.
After that Gary confined himself to helping with Set-Up and Tear-Down
at CopperCon and LepreCon until the 1990s. Sometime in the mid Nineties
he was asked to be Filk Liaison to Phoenix Area Conventions for the Phoenix
Filk Circle. He has been responsible for obtaining Filk GoHs and scheduling
Filk Events at CopperCon and LepreCon since then.
Also he has the obtained bread and rolls for the conventions,
assisted with Logistics and helped with other programing including that
of the ConAdian WorldCon.
He has run Registration for HexaCon, World Horror and World
Fantasy. He has run ConSuite for one HexaCon and worked it for others. He
worked Ops at DarkCon 1 and was a General Henchman at both Anizonas.
Currently he is Chairman of HexaCon 16 this coming October and Chairman
of CopperCon 28 in September 2008..
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Paul Tanton
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Susan Utke
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Larry Vela - Chair of LepreCon
31 and LepreCon 32. He is also the Mountain Director of the Association
of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA).
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Jim & Doreen Webbert - Jim
& Doreen Webbert are members of 2nd Fandom, the group that wasn't quite
there in the beginning.
Jim started with WorldCon 8 in Portland Oregon. He was a reserve policeman
with the Seattle PD, spent 33 years in the Army Reserves (taught nuclear,
biological & chemical warfare) and was a chemist in real life. He is
a gun and weapons specialist. Shoots in competitions, loves model rockets
& HO trains. And has almost as many books as a small library. Then
there is the SF/Fantasy Art collection that got it's start around 1959,
it could fill an art show .
Jim as been the Art auctioneer for most of the LepreCons, and is
no bidders friend. He will do his best to squeeze every last cent out of
the bidders. He has been at all but one or two LepreCons starting with the
first. He has also auctioned at Copper Con, World Horror Con, Fantasy Con
, NASFIC and several of the charity auctions at various conventions.
Doreen got into fandom via the Apa route. She joined SAPS in 1959 and attended
her first convention at the WesterCon held in Bosie Idaho. Her second convention
found her part of the Seattle World Con committee. And hasn't looked
back since. Doreen & Jim were Official Editors of SAPS (Spectator Amateur
Press Society) for six years, and members for over 15 years. Jim was
also in The Esoteric Order of Dagon apa.
She had done programing for both LepreCon & Copper Con many times,
and for NASFIC and Westercon. She was Co-Chair for the '93 Phoenix
World Con bid. Co-Chair for the World Horror Convention in '94, and '98
,Vice Chair in 2004. And has done various other convention related
work. Now she is just happy to attend and be on panels. She is the
Asst.
Supervisor for the Mineral & Jewelry Dept. for the Arizona State Fair.
And works as a volunteer at the Mineral Museum two days a week. And
has many hobbies, jewelry making & design, knitting,
crocheting, and sometimes painting.
Doreen & Jim were both on the committee for the Seattle World Con in
1961. And have been honored as Fan GoHs at KublaKhan 10 & 20 in Nashville,
TusCon 15 in Tucson, Copper Con 9 in Phoenix and Con/Fusion 1 in San Diego.
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Janet White
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Lee Whiteside - Lee has chaired
LepreCon 28, CopperCon 16, CopperCon 23, and the 2006 Nebula Awards Weekend.
He has served on committee positions for WesterCon 45 (WesterColt
45) and WesterCon 57 (ConKopelli). He has been programming staff for ConJose
(WorldCon 2002) and CascadiaCon (Nasfic 2005). He has been committee
or staff for all CopperCons and LepreCons in Phoenix since the early
1990's.
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Randall Whitlock
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Kat Yeager
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