ConGregate 5

Gary Mitchel is a writer, reviewer, geek blogger, gamer, sf/fantasy fan, comics reader, podcaster and International Man of Mystery (who's too dangerous for the entire country of Canada) currently living near Atlanta. He is co-host, with Deanna Toxopeus, of the Parsec Award nominated... Read More →

Carol has long been a guardian of Geek Culture in Charlotte.  She has served for several years as the Program Director for ConCarolinas and worked the Carolina and Arizona Renaissance Festivals for 13 years. She co-host to podcasts – the weekly Guardians of the Geekery and the... Read More →

James Fulbright was introduced to AD&D by a friend in 1979. After joining his first gaming group, his friends convinced him to start attending conventions like StellarCon and Hexacon. It wasn’t long before attending cons led him to start helping out with those cons; which, in turn... Read More →

2017 Rebel Award WinnerMichael D. Pederson is the publisher/editor/graphic designer responsible for Nth Degree. Mike began his career as a writer/publisher in 1988 when his SF short story, "Dust Storm," won first place in a local writing contest. In the 1990s, he wrote and published... Read More →

Joey Starnes (aka the Giddy Geeker) founded the Charlotte Geeks in 2008, and started their annual charity event, The Geek Gala, in 2009. The gala benefits the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in memory of her little sister, Christina who passed away in 2005. In 2014, she launched... Read More →