The 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.

Loretta Whitesides

Co-Founder

Tim Bailey

Executive Director

Christy Fair

LA Director & Global Team Lead

Ryan Robertson

Space Coast Director

Mike Mongo

Co-Chief Engineer & MC

Brandon Thonen

Marketing Director

Rick Hanton

Media Director

James Ellington

Music Director

Ryan Struit

Lead Graphic Designer

Kyle Schember

Producer

Jami Higginbotham

Empress of Photons

Mark & Karen Lucas

IT Liaison | Ways & Means

Brian Katz

Media & Technical Specialist

MaryLiz Bender

Website coordinator

Kristi Acuff

Dream Team Lead

Pavit Hooda

Youth Founder & Ambassador

Lauren Paylor

Chief Mixologist

Adryon Kozel

Social Media & Organizer Liason

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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