Meet the Team
The passionate storytellers, organizers, and supporters dedicated to amplifying bold ideas and building community through inspiration and connection.
Advisory Council
Megan Ward
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Licensee
Jessie Daniels
Terry College of Business
TEDxUGA Organizer
Kate Devlin
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Curator
John Weatherford
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Production Director
Chris Gerlach
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Technology Director
Lauren Baggett
College of Public Health
Kaitlin Kent
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Web Director
Meg Amstutz
Office of the Provost
Frances Beusse
Alumni Association
Jared Bybee
Thinc UGA
Nancy Byron
UGA Online Learning
Randy Groomes
Terry College of Business
Chase Hagood
Division of Academic Enhancement
Michele Howard
Division of Student Affairs
Kate Weatherford
College of Education
Meredith Welch-Devine
Graduate School
Susan Wilson
Law School
Student Council
Claire Bertram
President
Hannah Radler
Salon Director
Dino Nguyen
Salon Director
Eric Daniel
TEDxFamily Director
Beatriz Lima-Silva
Curation Director
Tien Tien Cheng
Curation Director
Grace Ferzely
Stage Manager
Jay Horton
Stage Manager
Mary Murphy
Stage Manager
Hannah Proctor
Engagement Director
Ian Webb
Attendance Director
Ananda Costa
Outreach Director
Daniel Funke
Social Media Director
Emily Dardaman
Media Director
Madison Hall
Promotion Director
Sean Kilgore
Promotion Director
Kelly Pagano
Promotion Director
JP Agurcia
Presenter Advisor
Lyman Chen
Presenter Advisor
Luke D’Agostino
Presenter Advisor
Jared Dangramond
Presenter Advisor
Chandler Darden
Presenter Advisor
Julia Fields
Presenter Advisor
Bethany Harmon
Presenter Advisor
Felipe Hernandez
Presenter Advisor
Kristyn Hicks
Presenter Advisor
Lyndsey Jackson
Presenter Advisor
Maital Kaminar
Presenter Advisor
Allison Krausman
Presenter Advisor
Kendall Lake
Presenter Advisor
Emily Noles
Presenter Advisor
YJ Park
Presenter Advisor
Anisha Prema
Presenter Advisor
Emma Reardon
Presenter Advisor
Colin Rice
Presenter Advisor
Emily Rissman
Presenter Advisor
Julia Roberts
Presenter Advisor
Lauren Sloan
Presenter Advisor
Spenser Thompson
Presenter Advisor
Jake Troyer
Presenter Advisor
Cydney White
Presenter Advisor
Melanie Zenn
Presenter Advisor
Vanessa Afful
Coucil Advisor
Jessica Dambach
Council Advisor
Eric Hangartner
Council Advisor
Christopher Harper
Council Advisor
Kenzie Ludes
Coucil Advisor
Claudia Luna Priego
Council Advisor
Mollie Simon
Council Advisor
Martavious Spicer
Council Advisor
Taoli Zhang
Coucil Advisor
Partners
TEDxUGA thanks the following campus and community supporters for their commitment to UGA’s ideas worth spreading.
New Media Institute
Alumni Association
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Graduate School
Terry College of Business
Thinc UGA
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Division of Academic Enhancement