CLAIRE HOFFMAN

Claire Hoffman, along with numerous dragons, a few cats and an indulgent husband, resides in a home atop of a very small hill in Ohio. She had the privilege of shepherding the Living Death Campaign for ten years. After a brief hiatus from campaign management she assisted the LFR campaign as an author and later, as a writing director for the Waterdeep storylines.

STEVEN GROOM Artist Guest of Honor Miniatures Painter

Steven first started collecting and painting models around the age of 14 and has been painting them ever since. He has had over 30 years of experience painting and modeling. He focuses primarily on Table Top War Games like Warhammer 40,000 but also paints models for Role Playing Games, and board games. In the past he's volunteered locally to help promote table top war gaming as a Press Ganger for Privateer Press from 2010 to 2017 as well as encouraging players to paint and play other games locally.

After moving to the Iowa City area in 1998, Steven has been a regular at local gaming stores. He is currently the Crisis Intervention Overnight Coordinator at CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank. He also occasionally attempts to play the Ukulele.