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

Board Member

James Ellington

Director, Los Angeles

Brandon Thonen

Director of Operations

Christy Fair

Development Officer

Mike Mongo

Co-Chief Engineer & MC

Ryan Struit

Lead, Graphic Design

Kyle Schember

Producer

Jami Higginbotham

Empress of Photons

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

Luci Prosapio

Partner, Sempre Space