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
Frances Beusse
Alumni Association
Nancy Byron
UGA Online Learning
Matt Chambers
Division of Marketing & Communications
Lauren Cook
Alumni Association
Sam Fahmy
Office of the Provost
Randy Groomes
Terry College of Business
Chase Hagood
Division of Academic Enhancement
Michele Howard
Division of Student Affairs
Justin Jeffery
Division of Student Affairs International Student Life
Narke Norton
College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Will Richardson
Office of the Provost
Emily Saunders
Warnell School of Forestry
Cara Simmons
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Lisa Sperling
Graduate School
Kate Weatherford
College of Education
Meredith Welch-Devine
Graduate School
Susan Wilson
Law School
Student Council
Claire Bertram
President
Luke D’Agostino
Vice President
Kendall Lake
Assistant Curator
Jared Dangremond
Stage Manager
Grace Ferzely
Stage Manager
Mary Murphy
Stage Manager
Cydney White
Stage Manager
Ian Webb
Attendance Director
Rachel Dier
Social Media Director
Eric Daniel
Lead Team
Emily Dardaman
Lead Team
Lyndey Jackson
Lead Team
Maital Kaminer
Lead Team
Sean Kilgore
Lead Team
Jocelyn Naide
Lead Team
Kelly Pagano
Lead Team
Anisha Prema
Lead Team
Colin Rice
Lead Team
Rachel Tepper
Lead Team
Sofia Arango
Presenter Advisor
Abby Barnett
Presenter Advisor
Becca Beato
Presenter Advisor
Bethany Bell
Presenter Advisor
Mereille Bishop
Presenter Advisor
Meredith Brasher
Presenter Advisor
Sierra Brown
Presenter Advisor
Brady Eastin
Presenter Advisor
Kaitlyn Fellows
Presenter Advisor
Bethany Harmon
Presenter Advisor
Lauren Johnson
Presenter Advisor
Jillian Jones
Presenter Advisor
Claire Jordan
Presenter Advisor
Chris McKenney
Presenter Advisor
Sam Orr
Presenter Advisor
Katie Pilson
Presenter Advisor
Keshni Kokilakumar
Presenter Advisor
Julia Sanders
Presenter Advisor
Nick Shumate
Presenter Advisor
Becca Wright
Presenter Advisor
Kaleigh Wright
Presenter Advisor
Camille Young
Presenter Advisor
JP Agurcia
Council Advisor
Lyman Chen
Council Advisor
Kristyn Hicks
Council Advisor
Allison Krausman
Council Advisor
Abby Nodvin
Council Advisor
Emily Noles
Council Advisor
Emily Rissman
Council Advisor
Julia Roberts
Council Advisor
Spenser Thompson
Council Advisor
Jake Troyer
Council Advisor
Melanie Zenn
Council 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
Division of Student Affairs
Graduate School
Division of Marketing and Communications
Division of Academic Enhancement
