The Yuri's Night Team

The Yuri’s Night Global Executive Team is a small, dedicated group of volunteers distributed around the world. The Global Team is the group that runs the Yuri’s Night website and Worldwide Event List, newsletters, social media efforts, and the higher-level global tasks.

Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
Co-founder

Tim Bailey
Executive Director

Christy Fair
Yuri’s Night Los Angeles Director & Global Team Member

Ryan Robertson
Yuri’s Night Space Coast Director

Ryan Struit
Lead Graphic Designer

Kyle Schember
Producer

Jami Higginbotham
Empress of Photons

James Ellington
Music Director

Mark Lucas
IT Liaison

MaryLiz Bender
Website Coordinator

Mike Mongo
Co-Chief Engineer, Master of Ceremonies

Pavit Hooda
Yuri’s Night Youth Founder & Ambassador

Rick Hanton
Media Director

Brian Katz
Media and Technical Specialist

Brandon Thonen
Social Media Manager

Kristi Acuff
Dream Team Lead

Lauren Paylor
Chief Mixologist

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. Member of the press? Get a quick idea of Yuri's Night and our current efforts. We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line at [email protected]

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