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
Ali Gerlach
Exploratory Center
TEDxUGA Organizer
James Cochran
Terry College of Business
TEDxUGA Organizer
Isabella Martinez
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Curator
Peyton Owens
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Assistant Curator
Lauren Baggett
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Director of Communications
Dayne Young
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Producer
Chris Gerlach
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Designer
Barbara Bond
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Finance Director
Kyla Sterling
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Engagement Director
Tyler Mazurek
New Media Institute
Front of House Manager
John Weatherford
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Photographer
Lilian Fitch
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Communications Assistant
Reagan Brode
New Media Institute
TEDxUGA Program Coordinator
Amber Atkinson
Office of Institutional Research
Courtney Ayers
DAR Parent Giving
Bethany Blumenshine
Career Center
Jayme Bolding
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Whitney Burton
Athletic Association
Lynette Caseman
Office of Procurement
Nick Collard
Student Success and Achievement
Lori Crawford
Division of Student Affairs
Carolyn Crist
Crist Media
Nelda Damiano
Georgia Museum of Art
Debbie Daniel
Morehead Honors College
Jessie Daniels
Terry College of Business
Marques Dexter
Office of Institutional Diversity
Kelly Ford
Center for Teaching and Learning
Amber George
Division of Student Affairs
Caroline Hinton
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Stacy Jones
Public Service and Outreach
Kevan Lamm
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Kate Lantz
College of Engineering
Narke Norton
Institute of Higher Education
Caroline Paczkowski
School of Public & International Affairs
Lauren Pike
Development and Alumni Relations
Sam Pittard
Auxiliary Services
Megan Powell
School of Social Work
Krista Richmond
Division of Marketing & Communications
Emily Saunders
Fanning Institute
Stephanie Schupska
Morehead Honors College
Sharon Shannon
Online Learning
Marshall Shepherd
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Maura Springstead
Development & Alumni Relations
Student Council
Peyton Owens
President
Abby Adams
Presenter Advisor
Lily Alarcon
Presenter Advisor
Jaiden Arada
Presenter Advisor
Kylie Earnhardt
Presenter Advisor
Maggie Fletcher
Presenter Advisor
Caroline Grice
Presenter Advisor
Maliyah Howell
Presenter Advisor
Ally Kramer
Presenter Advisor
Yunju Lee
Presenter Advisor
Litzy Lepiz
Presenter Advisor
Morgan Lombardi
Presenter Advisor
Ashera Ly
Presenter Advisor
Wesley Adams
Presenter Advisor
Gorman Riley
Presenter Advisor
Zaynab Siddiqui
Presenter Advisor
Khushi Vyas
Presenter Advisor
Ava Watson
Presenter Advisor
Emma Russell
Council Advisor
Zoe Webb
Council Advisor
Partners
TEDxUGA thanks the following campus and community supporters for their commitment to UGA’s ideas worth spreading.
New Media Institute
Development and Alumni Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
OSSA – Presentation Collaboratory
Terry College of Business
Division of Marketing and Communications
Division of Student Affairs
Public Service and Outreach
Driftmier College of Engineering
Georgia Museum of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
The Center for Global and Cultural Student Engagement
Graduate School
College of Public Health
Crist Media
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Center For Teaching & Learning
State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Morehead Honors College
