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			Elena Haliczer is the Community & Content Manager for Games for Change. Before joining Games for Change, she worked at Northern Illinois University in their Outreach division doing internet marketing, web development, and market research. She serves currently as Co-Chair of Operations for the Web Analytics Association Committee for Community and Social Media, and occasionally writes for Howard Rheingold's SmartMobs. She received her Masters in English and American Literature from Northern Illinois University, where she also had the opportunity to teach the creation of reflective eportfolios, and as an assistant in the Networked Writing Research Lab, to create an online eportfolio collaboratory. She is interested in the intersections between the new media/social media industry, education, and arts and hopes to foster connections and collaboration between these communities of practice. For more information, email Elena Haliczer at elena [at-sign-here] gamesforchange.org.

			Alex Quinn is the Executive Director for Games for Change. Before joining Games for Change, Alex was Executive Director of the Adult Literacy Media Alliance (ALMA), a project of Education Development Center. ALMA produces the Emmy Award-winning television series, TV411, accompanying website and workbook series, and a range of multimedia literacy and life skills curricula on such topics as health, finance, and family literacy. Alex served as the principal investigator for a multi-year National Science Foundation funded project to develop, promote, and broadly distribute a television-based basic math curriculum for adults. Alex has a background in instructional design, video production, and telecommunications policy, and was the executive director for community media centers in Oregon and New York City. He holds a B.A. degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Massachusetts and an M.A. in Broadcast Communication Arts from San Francisco State University. For more information, email Alex Quinn at alex [at-sign-here] gamesforchange.org.

			Phoebe Reed is the Social Network Manager at Games for Change, and has been a web development consultant for many educational and media organizations. She has developed interactive media and internet content for clients such as the United Nations, Scholastic Inc., Witness, Miramax, and HBO. She consults for a number of schools and educational institutions on website structure, content management systems, and social networking tools. Phoebe teaches video game design to middle school students and is a digital media artist, including having an interactive media project about community and internet chatrooms in the Venice Biennial. For more information, email Phoebe Reed at phoebe [at-sign-here] gamesforchange.org.
			Ellen Scott is Social Network Designer at Games for Change, a professor of 4-Dimensional Design at Pratt Institute, and an artist working in digital media. Her experience in online media spans art and commerce, including interactive design, usability testing, and creative production; she gained seven years of experience in strategic consulting and software project management before focusing her career at the intersection of art and technology. Since 1999, she has worked on a variety of cross-media projects for Digital Innovations Group. Ellen is a co-founder of Smartspaces.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to placing art in public-facing spaces, and a co-founder of the Survivor Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the NYU/Bellevue Program for Survivors of Torture. She currently serves on the board of NYC-ACM SIGGRAPH. Ellen received a BA in Politics from Princeton University and an MFA in Digital Art from Pratt Institute. For more information, email Ellen Scott at ellen [at-sign-here] gamesforchange.org.
	Photo by Joi Ito		Suzanne Seggerman is President and Co-Founder of Games for Change. Before G4C, Suzanne was a Director at NYC-based think tank Web Lab, where she oversaw a variety of cross-media projects. At Web Lab, she co-curated the show "Provocations" for the 2002 Florida Film Festival, the first national exhibition featuring digital games about social-issues. Her background in online media includes community-oriented interactive environments and the design of non-traditional games, which earned her awards from New Voices New Visions and Communications Arts. Before her involvement with new media technologies, she worked as a documentary film producer for PBS, including on Ken Burns/Stephen Ives PBS series "The West" and as Co-producer of "Race For Life," a humanitarian aid and documentary film about Eastern Europe. Suzanne received a BA from Kenyon College and a Masters from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program. For more information, email Suzanne Seggerman at suzanne [at-sign-here] gamesforchange.org.

			Karen Sideman is the Project Director at Games for Change. She is an interactive and game designer with a specialization in educational play. She has been in this field for about as long as it has existed, and has been a participant in some groundbreaking projects and firms, including Edwin Schlossberg, Inc. and R\|GA Interactive – often as a charter member, and always when the most interesting work was being done. She was also Creative Director of Sesame Workshop Online and led the team that built the deep, fascinating web presence for Sesame Street that continues to delight families today. In addition to Games For Change, Karen works with Sally Ride Science, making inspirational and informative materials for middle school girls interested in science and technology; and with This Is Pop; making edgy casual games. For more information, email Karen Sidement at karen [at-sign-here] gamesforchange.org.

			Mark Smith is the administrative assistant at Games for Change, and is currently finishing his thesis in Film/Video production at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan - His films have been screened in several festivals across the country. For more information, email Mark Smith at mark [at-sign-here] gamesforchange.org.
			Hsing Wei is the Reblogger and News Editor for Games for Change. Her work has spanned from strategy consulting in the private sector, to venture philanthropy, and media production. She continues to develop new content, programs, and partnerships for a range of for-profit and non-profit clients. Her most recent research focuses on collaborative, interactive media. Hsing received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and Masters from the Kennedy School at Harvard University. For more information, email Hsing Wei at news [at-sign-here] gamesforchange.org.

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