New York Times: Saving the World, One Video Game at a Time

About

Mission

Our Mission Statement:

Catalyzing Social Impact Through Digital Games

What we do:

Founded in 2004, Games for Change facilitates the creation and distribution of social impact games that serve as critical tools in humanitarian and educational efforts.

Unlike the commercial gaming industry, we aim to leverage entertainment and engagement for social good. To further grow the field, Games for Change convenes multiple stakeholders, highlights best practices, incubates games, and helps create and direct investment into new projects.

To learn more about our current and past projects, visit our Services page.

Games for Change is a 501(c)3, nonprofit corporation.
We proudly create change from New York City.

Meet the Staff

  • Games for Change Co-President, Asi Burak

    Asi Burak

    Co-President, Games for Change

    As Co-President, Asi leads on the curation, development and execution of programs and services to raise the production, quality and influence of social impact games, and serves as a spokesperson for the organization. Jointly, he and Michelle work on the strategic vision of the organization and oversee all programmatic initiatives. Read more

  • Games for Change Co-President, Michelle Byrd

    Michelle Byrd

    Co-President, Games for Change

    As Co-President, Michelle leads on institutional relationship and partnership efforts, along with fundraising, business affairs, financial management, and communications strategy. Jointly, she and Asi work on the strategic vision of the organization and oversee all programmatic initiatives. Michelle began consulting with Games for Change earlier this year working to strengthen the organization’s relationship with its international partners… Read more

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    Emily Treat

    Senior Game Producer, Games for Change

    Emily has an extensive background as a producer and designer of educational games. Working as a Senior Games Producer, Emily is extending her expertise to oversee social impact game projects at the Games for Change Lab. As a designer-producer, she works closely with impact partners, designers, developers, and other team members to produce and advise on high quality games that meet the high standards and mission of Games for Change. Emily also supports new programs and initiatives, enabling a range of “cause owners” to learn more about the space and leverage their investment. Read more

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    Meghan Ventura

    Community Manager, Games for Change

    Meghan Ventura is responsible for cultivating the community presence of Games for Change. She previously worked with the Washington, D.C., chapter of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) and urban games group DCGames, organizing events and connecting local developers. Read more

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    Ashley Alicea

    Community Manager, Half the Sky Movement: The Game

    As community manager for Half the Sky Movement: The Game, Ashley partakes in player engagement and outreach efforts surrounding the game. A wearer of many hats, she also contributes to the office’s graphic design, production, and QA endeavors. Her passion for game development also led her to work on a number of award-winning videogames in the social good space. Read more

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    Ai Ling Loo

    Program Coordinator, Games for Change

    Ling has previously served as a Project Management Intern at Games for Change, an Editorial Intern at Time Out New York’s Theater Department and a Production Associate at Edge Studio: Voice Over Studio… Read more

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    Sara Cornish

    Festival Partnerships, Games for Change

    Sara spent three years as a brand strategist and account manager at various NYC advertising agencies, and she currently works with the media and communications team at UN Global Pulse. She is studying Design for Social Innovation in a new MFA program at the School of Visual Arts, where she’s focusing on emerging forms of corporate social responsibility through culture and data. Read more

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    Hsing Wei

    Games Awards Conductor, Games for Change Festival

    Hsing is a designer, researcher, convener, and tinkerist. She enjoys thinking about and developing technology-enriched experiences that solve problems, connect communities, and enable novel ways of interacting with the world… Read more

Board of Directors

For the full biographies of our Board of Directors in PDF format, please click here.

Advisory Board (2010 – 2012)

For the full biographies of our Advisory Board in PDF format, click here.