Our Team

The Yuri’s Night Global Executive Team is a small, dedicated group of volunteers located around the world. The Global Team is the group that runs everything from the Yuri’s Night Website, Event List, Social Media, and High-Level Tasks.

Core Team

Loretta Whitesides

Co-Founder

Tim Bailey

Executive Director

James Ellington

Director, LA & Space Coast

Brandon Thonen

Director, Communications

Mike Mongo

Co-Chief Engineer & MC

Ryan Struit

Lead, Graphic Design

Kyle Schember

Producer

Jami Higginbotham

Empress of Photos

Mark Lucas

IT Liason

Karen Lucas

Ways & Means

Global Team

Mac Malkawi

Director, IAC Paris, Dubai, Baku

Swetha Kotichintala

Director, Yuri's Night London, IAC Milan

Anastasia Medvedeva

Coordinator, IAC Milan

What is Yuri's Night?

Yuri's Night is the World Space Party. Every year on or around April 12th we celebrate all that humanity brings with us as we explore the cosmos: music, art, science, culture, and each other! We use space to bring the world together, to empower the greatest parts of who we are, and give vision to where we are going. Join us and rock the planet by planning an event or finding an event. We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line at [email protected]

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Your contribution empowers the Yuri’s Night team to continue its mission to bring humanity together to dream about where we’re going, exploring where we are, and celebrating where we’ve been. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, your donation to Yuri’s Night may be tax deductible. View our GuideStar profile →

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