Sarah Brown
She/Her
| Gaming Interests | Board Games / RPGs | |
| Go-to Game Piece Color | Green | |
| Favorite Gaming Memory | The very first NEA Game Fest. Watching the space in Hoxie fill up with gamers and seeing everyone enjoying themselves. | |
| Non-Gaming Hobbies | Cross stitch, reading, paper crafts | |
| Interesting Fact | Gaming has always been a huge part of my life. I met my husband playing Cribbage on Yahoo! Games. |
Jim Essman
He/Him
| Gaming Interests | Board Games / RPGs |
| Go-to Game Piece Color | Red |
| Favorite Gaming Memory | Playing "All Outta Bubblegum" and hearing the GM say "Alright! You successfully dip yourself in a vat of pickle juice and squeeze through the bars", prompting someone to exclaim "WHAT!?" from two tables over |
| Non-Gaming Hobbies | Video games, jewelry-making, martial arts, watching anime, and generally being a geek |
| Interesting Fact | I have a black belt in Shorin Ryu |
Breanna Franklin
She/Her
| Gaming Interests | Board Games / CCGs / RPGs |
| Go-to Game Piece Color | Purple/Blue |
| Favorite Gaming Memory | Playing D&D and a giant snail that we saved taking out the big bad guy before she could get a hit in after eating some "snailroids" (magic leaves that made him even bigger). He was a great addition to the party. |
| Non-Gaming Hobbies | Reading, art, crafts |
| Interesting Fact | I am not only an art teacher but a robotics coach. |
Kier Heyl
He/Him
| Gaming Interests | Everything! |
| Go-to Game Piece Color | Red |
| Favorite Gaming Memory | Watching my son teach others how to play a game at a game day |
| Non-Gaming Hobbies | Coding, ranting about Star Wars, rabble rousing |
| Interesting Fact | I know how to say like three phrases in German |
Krystle Essman
She/Her
| Gaming Interests | Board Games / RPGs |
| Go-to Game Piece Color | Blue |
| Favorite Gaming Memory | That time we added Wild Magic to a tempest cleric, making her even more of a leprechaun... and the entire party was both amused by, and terrified of her. Constant laughs and shenanigans in any game will always be a favorite. |
| Non-Gaming Hobbies | Cross-Stitch, General crafts, Reading, and leading backpacking groups across western Europe |
| Interesting Fact | Former Vatican employee, and not even catholic! |
Rachel Simpson
She/Her
| Gaming Interests | Board Games / CCGs | |
| Go-to Game Piece Color | Purple | |
| Favorite Gaming Memory | Surviving my first game of Cosmic Encounters by chance at a NEA Gamers Guild meetup at Skinny J's Jonesboro | |
| Non-Gaming Hobbies | Baking sweet stuff, cosplay/mermaiding, watching RuPaul's Drag Race, nail art | |
| Interesting Fact | I can't roll my tongue! |
