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2024 Year in Review

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Government Grants and Foundation Support

Government Grants

National Endowment for the Humanities
$394,160 Public Humanities Projects Grant in support of an upcoming exhibit exploring the history and cultural impact of game shows

New York State’s Empire State Development
$100,000 in Not-for-Profit Capital Grant support of an upcoming exhibit exploring the history and evolution of marble play

New York State’s Empire State Development and the I ♥ NY Division of Tourism under Governor Kathy Hochul’s Regional Economic Development Council Initiative
$310,000 in Market New York grant funds to support a Canadian tourism marketing initiative

Monroe County
$120,000 for general operating support

New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy C. Hochul and the New York State Legislature
$40,000 for museum general operating support and $330 in museum professional development grant funds

Foundation Support

$1 Million+
Lilly Endowment Inc.

$100,000–$999,999
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Designated Inclusive Arts & Culture Organizations Endowment Fund

$25,000–$99,999
Davenport-Hatch Foundation, Inc.
Glover-Crask Charitable Trust
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation

$10,000–$24,999
Lisk Morris Foundation, Inc.
William & Sheila Konar Foundation
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Council on Library and Information Resources
Riedman Foundation
Rubens Family Foundation

$2,500–$9,999
Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation
Robert & Florence Van Duyn Charitable Foundation
Hallowell Fund
Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation
Ralph and Eleanor Cantisano Family Foundation
Charles J. and Burton S. August Family Foundation (in memory of Jean Mitchell)

$500–$2,499
Westminster Barrington Foundation
Greater Hudson Heritage Network
Massie Family Fund

Corporate Supporters

Game Changing Partners and Sponsors

Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Presenting Partners and Sponsors

American Dairy Association North East
Fowler Bros. Inc.
Perry’s Ice Cream Co., Inc.
Spin Master Ltd.
Toy Association and Foundation

Ambassador Partners and Sponsors

Fidelis Care
GUND Spin Master

Associate Partners and Sponsors

Association of Children’s Museums
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust (Genesee Valley Trust)
Rochester Regional Health

Contributing Partners

Can Kings of Rochester Inc.
Dollology Club of Washington DC
MENTOR New York

Individual Donors and Upper Level Members

Visionary Donors

Karthik Bala
David J. Burns and Margaret M. Burns (in honor of Patty Beaudrie)
Ashley Cheng and Megen Cheng
Robert Davis
Alexander DelMonte and Claire DelMonte
Dennis Denenberg
Zeke Duda and Jane Duda
Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison
Patrick Fulford and Barbara Fulford
David L. Gosper and Sharon B. Gosper
Alan G. Hassenfeld and Vivien Hassenfeld
Nan Hildebrandt and A. Thomas Hildebrandt
Todd Howard
Austin McChord
William Michaelis
John Moragne and Sarah Moragne
Martin Mucci and Darcy Mucci
Aaron C. Newman
Nancy Sands
Harvey D. Simmons
Mary Valentine & Andrew R. Cosman Trusts
Sheryl Williams and Edward Williams
Robin Wyatt

Presidential Members and Donors

Anonymous
Fred G. Aten and Cathy Kaman Ryan
Jill Barad
John H. Bruning and Barbara H. Bruning
Elizabeth A. Coleman
Steve M. Dubnik and Claire Dubnik
Christine Klos and Donald White
Sidney Marshall and Toni Marshall
Kailly Mintel and Tom Mintel
David Mitchell and Jean Mitchell
Vivian A. Palladoro
Kyle Sayers and Nicole Sayers
William Shaheen and Ivette Shaheen
Fred W. Smith and Jo Anne Smith
Anne D. Williams

Leading Members and Donors

G. Rollie Adams and Diana G. Adams
James Ahearn and Lorraine Ahearn
David Ahl and Betsy Ahl
Simeon Banister and Akilah Banister
Mark Benoit and Irina Benoit
Bernard Birnbaum and Lisa Birnbaum
Ralph W. Black and Susan T. Murphy
Mark Blazey and Karen Blazey
Peter Briggs and Lauren Barker
Nancy Briggs
Deborah Brundage and Stephen Brundage
Dennis and Mary Buchan
Daniel J. Burns and Denise Burns
Collene M. Burns and McLean Bulmer
David M. Clinton
Todd Copee and Daniel Leonard
Katherine Cove and Michael Madden
Paul DeCarolis
Rachel DeGuzman and Jimmy DeGuzman
Erika Duthiers and Christopher Simmons
Carla Engelbrecht
Lisa M. Feinstein
Joel Frater and Sharon Frater
Barbara Fulford and Patrick Fulford
Kelly Gagan and Dennis Gagan
Nancy Gardner
Mike Gioja and Tabitha Mapstone-Gioja
Ken Glazer and Erin Glazer
Cecilia G. Golden
John L. Greco
Art Greenberg and Leslie Greenberg (in honor of Bradley Justice & Chris Shaw)
Michael Grossman
Christopher Harris and Christine Ferris
Jeff Hartford and Katie Morris Hartford
Arthur M. Hengerer
Mary Hildebrandt
Chris Holliday and Susan Holliday
Martin Jarzebowski and Mahta Mortezavi
Jeremy Kalinowski and Carmel Kalinowski
Tom Kalinske
Bennett Kireker and Caitlin Forsyth Kireker
Deborah Lawton
Dale Luck and Rosemarie Luck (in honor of George Opperman)
Dan Mahar and Kiki Mahar
Tim Maher and Ellen Maher
Faheem Masood and Laurie Masood
Pam McGreevy and Dan Newman
Kevin McNulty
Joe Minton and Kelly Minton
Duncan Moore
Benjamin Mudrick and Amanda Mudrick
Peter J. Obourn and Linda Obourn
William J. O’Connor
Jeffrey Paille and Lisa Paille
Jane Peskor and Deborah McGowan
Carole Postal
Nicole Purcell and Patrick Purcell
Jay J. Rachfal and Peg Rachfal
William D. Rice and Mary Ann Monley
Hilda Rosario Escher
Karl Rosengren and Sarah Mangelsdorf
Joy Ryen Plotnik and Ronald Plotnik
Laura Saxby Lynch and John R. Lynch
John Schultz and Daniel J. Sullivan
Patti A. Sheldon (in memory of Lynn Reynolds, Samuel Sheldon, Jerry & Kay Sheldon)
Toni Sprouse
Deborah Stendardi and Edward Stendardi
Michael Straeck
Steven Swartout and Cheryl Swartout
David Swinford and Bonnie Swinford
Jeff Valentine and Jennifer Valentine
Stephen Vega and Madelyn Garcia
Dawn Williams-Fuller and Hugh Fuller
Mary Wilson
Mee F. Wing and Jerry McSpadden

Sustaining Members and Donors

Anonymous
Mason Argiropoulos and Cora Argiropoulos
Susan Bargmann and Michael Bargmann
Richard Bloom
James Brock
Jason Bucci and Danielle Bucci
John Cabot and Kate Cabot
Thomas Caprio and Ann Caprio
John Carpenter
Andrew J. Centauro and Jaqueline D. Centauro
Gabe Chodak and Patricia Chodak
Catherine Craven and Aaron Dunbar
Jeremy Durham and Kelly Durham
Stephen Dyson and Pauline Dyson
Tianna Gaffney and Haley Gaffney
Parker Gazda and Amy Devincentis
Nita Genova and Dominic Genova
Adam Gillan and Marybeth Gillan (in memory of Maisie Lucienne Gillan)
Deborah G. Goldman
Peggy Hammond
Jim Harisis and Cheryl Harisis
Andrew D. Holt and Kathleen B. Holt
Barbara Isenberg
Jacyndra Jahnke Jordan Honan
Anna Joyce and Dave Drury
Ashley Kenin and Dave Kenin
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Elina Kokorotsis and Michael Kokorotsis
Katherine Le and George Yang
Bradley Mayo and Cindy Mayo
Linda McGinley
Bruce McLear and Eleanor McLear
Alice Meckley
Reena Mehta and Dashiell Flynn
Ted Messner and Candace Messner
Alan R. Moon and Janet Moon
Janet Morris and Courtney Gibbons
Matt Murphy and Alex Maroselli
Jim Murray and Elizabeth Murray
Becky Nickel (in memory of Kathleen Runyon)
Teresa Northrup and Paul Northrup
Daniela Perry and Madelaine Baader
Sara Poe and Mark Poe
Jane Reid
Donald Riley and Reva B. Riley
Ruben Rivera and Rachel Rivera
Amy Rosenfeld
Joe Seymour and KimChung Thanh
Stephen Sheflin
Collin Stillman and Katie Stillman
Clinton Sugnet and Ryan Ilgi
Michael Vella and Mardie Vella
Mike Vorhaus
Irene Weinberg
Ronald D. Wille and Liz Willie
Ian Witchley and Katie Witchley

Benefactor Members and Donors

Austin Baker
Valerie Benjamin and Chris Benjamin
Robin Benoit (in memory of Kathleen Runyon)
Chandra Bernhardt
Ricki Birnbaum (in honor of Bernard Birnbaum)
Ed Bogdan
Amanda Butler and Dan Butler
Kyle Christiansen
Karen Coffey
Riley Dethier
Ken Fedesna and Brigitte Fedesna
Christopher “Kip” Forbes
Katherine Gorom and Jon Gorom
Max Irwin and Christina Irwin
Henry Jacobson and Amanda Lang
Andrea Lynch (in honor of Laura Saxby Lynch and John Lynch)
Dustin Maier and Christine Maier
Patricia Marcaida and JD Marcaida
Anne McConnel
Matthew Menendez and Rebecca Menendez
Deanne Molinari
Nannette Nocon and Karl Wessendorf
James H. Norman and Lois Norman
Carol Oldenburg
James Peer and Heidi Peer
Leslie Person
Rosamond Rea
James G. Reed and Paul Reed
Jodi Reynolds and Carl Reynolds
Lisa Rothrock and Mark Rothrock
Danielle Smith and Lauren Harradine
Adam Smith and Meredith L. Smith
Rick Tucker
Matthew Vercant and Josie Vercant
W.J. Whelan and Sally-Ann Whelan
Robert Woodhouse
Jennifer Zaffuts and Michael Zaffuts (in honor of The Capraro Family)
Daniel Zimmerman

Contributing Donors

Peter Alau
Catherine Angell
Judy Babbitt
Edmund Baird (in memory of Laura Wilder Brown)
William Bauer
Wendy Bello and Richard Bello
John Bennett and Carol Bennett
Maria Bertini and Jay Bertini
Holly M. Bertsch and James A. Bertsch
John M. Biasuzzi and Patricia A. Biasuzzi
Hillary Bobys and Paul Audi
Donna Bott
John Bowley and Nancy Bowley
Robert G. Burgio
Aidan Burke
William Cala
Christine Capo
Richard Cava and Robyn M. Holmes
Dan Connors
Robert Daitz and Janice Daitz
David Daniel (in honor of The Boden Family)
Derryl DePriest
Rich Dillio
James DiMarsico and Carol DiMarsico
Deborah J. Dwyer and Philip J. Dwyer
Pauline Dyson and Stephen Dyson
Mark Eberle and Kelli Eberle
Brooke Eck and Timothy Eck
Matthew Emens and Lauren Emens
Carolina Ferris
Linda Freed (in memory of Laura Wilder Brown)
Glenda Giles-Luick and Steven C. Luick
Grace Gullo
Teresa Hoercher
Joshua Jacobs
Keith Johnson
Judith W. Kaplan and Stuart L. Kaplan
Marya Kaszubinski
Teresa Kenny
Darlene Kocher (in honor of Hasbro, Inc. Action Brands Creative Development Team)
Judith Lathrop
Anthony LeBlanc
Zach Lehman
Norma Leone (in memory of Anthony J. Leone, Jr.)
Judith S. Lynd and John Lynd
Rhonda Matthew
Edward Messing and Susan Messing
Joseph Meyer and Katie Osborn
Bob Moog
Sam Morse and Lauren Morse
Karen C. Mount
Richard Nangreave and Olga Mendez
Laurie Peslak and Scott Peslak
Deborah Petersen
Sonja C. Poe
Patricia Pullano
Trudy Quartley and Jeff Quartley
Ron Rabinowitz and Sally Rabinowitz
Josh Reynolds
Lewis Rothberg and Shelby Nelson
Richard Runyon and Cindy Runyon (in memory of Kathleen Runyon)
William A. Russell and Ruth E. Russell (in memory of Donna Lawrence)
Daniel Saulsgiver and Carol Saulsgiver
Joseph Sayre and Katie Harris
Richard Schreiber and Joyce Schreiber
Karen Seo
David J. Sharkey
Allison Shultes
Kathleen Sisson and William Dalton
Sheryl Smith and Mark Smith
Margaret Smith
Carol Spencer
Sue Staropoli and Frank Staropoli
Richard Stern (in honor of The Boden Family)
William K. Stumbo and Nan Stumbo
Mike Thomsen
Bessie Tyrrell
Jeff Tyzik and Jill A. Tyzik
Ruth Van DerLinden and David Van DerLinden
Nikia Washington and Cecilia Jackson-Wilson
Daniel Wopperer and Christy Wopperer
Maria Zaso and Tom Zaso

In-Kind Gifts and Services

AAA Western and Central New York
Adelita’s Mexican Cocina & Tequila
Al Alcorn
Alexander Eye Associates
Ape & Canary
Arc & Flame Center
Gabriel Baum
Bill Gray’s Restaurants
BOA Editions, Ltd.
Bob Boden
Bill Bradshaw
Brandon the Bartender
Ashley Bringenberg
Buffalo Bills, Inc.
Nolan Bushnell
Cakelani
Cobblestone Creek Country Club
Cornell’s Jewelers
Corning Museum of Glass
James & Andrea Costanza
David Cowles
Don Daglow
Rachel & Jimmy DeGuzman
Del Monte Hotel Group
Dan Dennison
Dinkers Pickleball
Steve & Claire Dubnik
Zeke & Jane Duda
Elite Alliance
Bonnie Erickson & Wayde Harrison
Ethan Allen
Eye Openers Optical Fashions
Fisher-Price (Mattel)
Garber Automotive
Genesee Country Village & Museum
Geva Theatre Center
Good Luck
Graycliff Frank Lloyd Wright
Haba USA
Hampton Inn and Suites Rochester/Victor
Christopher Harris & Christine Ferris
Harry Bruno Salon
Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant
Hedonist Artisan Chocolates
High Peaks Resort
Ryan Ilgi
Iron Smoke Distillery
Just Games Rochester
Kindred Fare
Laughing Gull Chocolates
Shawn Layden
Legoland
Michael Levy
Lollypop Farm
Lumos Infrared Sauna
Kelly Lutz
Mackenzie-Childs
Mattel
Joseph Mayernik
Josh Miles
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Naval and Military Park
Niagara Aquarium
Nintendo of America
Kavita Rajpal
RIT Inn & Conference Center
ROC Holiday Villiage
Rochester Broadway Theatre League
Rochester Community Baseball, Inc.
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Rochester/Downtown Courtyard by Marriott
Laura Saxby Lynch & John Lynch
Seabreeze Amusement Park
Sesame Workshop
Shear Madness Hair Cuts for Kids
Spin Master Ltd.
Deborah Stendardi
Sugnet Photo
Take 5 Studios
Tantalo Photography
The Alexander
The Gem Lab
The Rochester LEGO User Group
The SSA Group
Toy Association and Foundation
Jay M. Tummelson
Vault Cycle + Box + Move
Vega Plastic Surgery & Medspa
Velan Studios (Velan Ventures)
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Nancy Wilfeard
WizKids
Woodcliff Hotel & Spa
Steve Wozniak
Will Wright

2024 Play Ball Fundraising Gala

All Star Sponsors

M&T Charitable Foundation
Mary C. Valentine
Wegmans

Game Changer Sponsors

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.
Buckingham Properties
ESL Charitable Foundation
Good Luck
LeChase Construction Services, LLC
Toy Association and Foundation

Power Player Sponsors

Irina & Mark Benoit
Aaron Newman

Woodbury Society

The Woodbury Society recognizes individuals who make bequests and other planned gifts to The Strong National Museum of Play.

G. Rollie Adams
Elizabeth Anderson
Frank Carman
Elizabeth Coleman
Raymond Cunningham
Albert Fenyvessy
Grada Gelser
David Gosper
Jean Groff
Arthur Hengerer
Greg Hyman
Linda Margolin
Vivian Palladoro
John Pearsall
Grace Phelps
George Phillies
Harvey Simmons
Fred Smith and Jo Anne Smith
Susheela Sripati
Mary Valentine
Mark Weaver
Gladys Whitehead
Robin Wyatt

Collections Donors

George Rollie Adams
David H. Ahl
Wendi Allen
Janell Amely
Anonymous
Michael “Mike” Baron
Larry Bieza
Lawrence Benenson
Joanna Blackhart
Judith Hope Blau
John Boas
Hillary Bobys
Bob Boden
Bill Bradshaw
Chas Bridge
Trella Bromley
Norman Brosterman
Dr. Lawrence T. Brown
Gene Buckle
Rose Ann Ellis-Burgess & David Burgess
Mark Cappitella
Kathy & Bob Carlson
The Margaret Kane Carney Estate
Phyllis O. Charney
James Cloonan
Corey Cooper
Charles Courtsal
J.D. and Liz Curran
Robert Davis
Derryl DePriest
Steve Desroches
Donna A. Dickson-Keesan & Robert J. Conner
Eddie Dombrower
Double Fine Productions
Eastern Cooperative Recreation School
Eclectic Judaica
The Epstein Family
Bonnie Erickson & Wayde Harrison
Amy & Joe Federman
Lisa M. Feinstein
Five Frogs Woodworking
The Foley Family
FremantleMedia North America, Inc.
Harry Friedman
Constance Gage
Yvonne Gibbin
Michael Glatt
Eddy & Martin Goldfarb and Associates
Daniel J. Gorman, Nancy J. Gorman, & Dr. Daniel Gorman Jr.
Michael & Lorrie Graham
Scott D. Gries
Matt Handy
Rachel Harder
Andrew Earl Harrod
Jennifer Hatton
Leonard Herman
Hope & Ken Herting
Bob Hichborn
Kristy Allen Hisert
Adrianna Hitchins
Ken Horowitz
Robert Louis Houry
Robert Howell
William J. Hoyt
Dr. Barb A. Hughson
Harold L. Husovsky MD
Tim Hutchings
International Gay Bowling Organization/Paul Scheib
Susan Itkin
Stephen Jacobs
Ray Kaestner
Tom Kaminski
Kim Keiser
Deborah Coffin Kennedy
Lynn Kinsman
Lance Knowlton
Lazels
Herb Levy
Peter Liepa
Joe Lomonaco
Andrew Long
Lost Boys Productions
Ellen Lutwak
Steve Maine
Rachel Maines
Mark Majors
Arlene Mathews
Nancy Matroniano
MicroProse Hunt Valley
Microsoft
Don Miffitt
Paul Miller & Dawn Daria
Susan L. Minute
Andrew Molloy
Museum of the Moving Image
Adam Nedeff
Nervous System
Bob Newstadt
Susan & Peter Nickerson
Suzanne Brystal Nielsen
Diane Olin
Josh Owen
Michael Oyelola
Andrew Parr
Lori D. Paz
Lynne Poirier-Wilson
Aryol Prater
Project Pinball Charity Group, Inc.
Linda Marsh Puckhaber
The Puzzled Co.
Puzzle Enthusiasts
Tim Rasbach
Daniel D. Reiff
Martin Reimer
Danielle Reynolds
Rio Grande Games, Inc.
Casey Alexander Roberson
Terra Rodgers
Adrian Sandoval
The Saucier Family
Kay Savetz
Morgan Schlesinger
Joe Seymour
Melinda Shebell
John & Susan Foerster Short
Tyler K. Sigman
Misty Sirianni dba Ambry’s Attic
Abigail Size
David Sleasman
Jeremy Sniatecki on behalf of Barry Eldridge/Factory Entertainment
Jeremy Sniatecki on behalf of Steven Loney/Toynk.com
Spin Master Ltd.
Marie E. Stareck
Michael & Amy Steger
Stern Pinball, Inc.
The Cliff & Carol Streeter Estate
Super Rare Games
Joey Syta
John & Lindsay Szeder
Andrew Tabbat
Michael Thomasson
The Tidd Family
Mark Toigo
Anne Toole
Trident, Inc. dba Atlas Games
Turning Taxis
Dan & Jackie Vecchitto of Holy Wow Studios
Velan Studios
Ryan Vickers
C. Gordon Walton Jr.
Mike & Peggy Watters
Wegmans Food Markets
Gretchen Weir
Joyce Weisbecker
Guy Welch
Laura Whitney
Ralph Whitten
Eric Wilder
Anne D. Williams
Dr. Balazs Zsenits

American Journal of Play Advisory Board

Ian Bogost
Film and Media Studies
Computer Science & Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis

Simon J. Bronner
Department of Social Sciences and Business
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Gordon M. Burghardt
Department of Psychology
and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Tennessee

Garry Chick
Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
Pennsylvania State University (Emeritus)

Howard Chudacoff
Department of History
Brown University

Rhonda Clements
School of Education
Manhattanville College

Gary Cross
Department of History
Pennsylvania State University

David Elkind
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development
Tufts University (Emeritus)

Mary Flanagan
Film and Media Studies
Dartmouth College

Miriam Forman-Brunell
Department of History
University of Missouri–Kansas City

Doris Pronin Fromberg
Teaching, Literacy, and Leadership
Hofstra University (Emerita)

Kyra D. Gaunt
Department of Music and Theater
University of Albany

Peter Gray
Department of Psychology
Boston College

Brenna Hassinger-Das
Department of Psychology
Pace University

Thomas S. Henricks
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Elon University (Emeritus)

Linda E. Homeyer
College of Education
Texas State University–San Marcos

Joan P. Isenberg
Graduate School of Education
George Mason University (Emerita)

Olga S. Jarrett
College of Education
Georgia State University (Emerita)

Jesper Juul
The School of Desgin
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

Terry Marks-Tarlow
Private Practice, Santa Monica, California
Insight Center, Los Angeles

Amy Ogata
Department of Art History
University of Southern California

Anthony Pellegrini
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Minnesota (Emeritus)

Sergio Pellis
Department of Neuroscience
University of Lethbridge

Harrison P. Pinckney IV
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
Pennsylvania State University

René Proyer
Institute of Psychology
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Allan Schore
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
University of California at Los Angeles
David Geffen School of Medicine

Xiangyou (Sharon) Shen
Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society
Oregon State University

Marjorie Taylor
Psychology Department
University of Oregon (Emerita)

T.L. Taylor
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sabrina Thomas
College of Arts and Sciences
Duke University

Jennifer M. Zosh
Human Development and Family Studies
Pennsylvania State University Brandywine

National Toy Hall of Fame Selection Committee

Michael Berenstain
Author and Illustrator

Stuart L. Brown
President
National Institute for Play

Mary Couzin
Executive Director
Chicago Toy and Game Group

Gary S. Cross
Distinguished Professor, Modern History
Pennsylvania State University

Tony Elam
Game Collector
Director of Strategic Initiatives, University of Kentucky
Principal, Elam Consulting

Judith Ellis
Chairperson, Toy Design Department
Fashion Institute of Technology

Joe Fryer
West Coast Correspondent, NBC News

Richard Gottlieb
Richard Gottlieb’s USA Toy Experts

Claire S. Green
President
Parents’ Choice Foundation

Cheryl Henson
President
The Jim Henson Foundation

Clark T. King
Game and Toy Collector

Eugene Metcalf, Jr.
Professor Emeritus, American Studies
Miami University

Anthony Pellegrini
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Minnesota (Emeritus)

Gerard J. Puccio
Chairperson and Professor
International Center for Studies in Creativity
Buffalo State

Amy Rosenfeld
Senior Coordinating Producer
ESPN

Deborah Ryan
Chairperson, Toy Design Department
Otis College of Art and Design

Dorothy Justus Sluss
Professor, College of Education
Director, Elementary Education MAT Program
James Madison University

Edwin J.C. Sobey
Northwest Invention Center

Timothy M. Stearns
Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies
Director, Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
California State University, Fresno

Marianne M. Szymanski
President
Toy Tips, Inc.

Marjorie Taylor
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology
University of Oregon

Tim Walsh
Fearless Leader
The Playmakers

Bruce Whitehill
Games Historian

Arthur Yorinks
Writer and Director

World Video Game Hall of Fame Selection Committee

Jean-Michel Blottiére
The RealTime Conference
(France/Germany)

Ian Bogost
Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor
Washington University in St. Louis (United States)

James Brightman
Senior Strategist at Interpret | = (United States)

Peichi Chung
Associate Professor
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mia Consalvo
Canada Research Chair, Games Studies and Design Concordia University (Canada)

Tristan Donovan
Author, Replay: The History of Video Games (United Kingdom)

Clara Fernández-Vara
Associate Arts Professor New York University Game Center (United States)

Christopher Grant
Group Publisher, Polygon & The Verge (United States)

Raiford Guins
Professor, Indiana University (United States)

Nina B. Huntemann
Chief Academic Officer, Chegg (United States)

Rachael Hutchinson
Senior Strategist at Interpret

Stephen Jacobs
Professor, B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology (United States)

Darran Jones
Editor Retro Gamer Magazine (United Kingdom)

Jesper Juul
Associate Professor Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (Denmark)

Yoshi Kishimoto
Tokyo University of Technology

Carly A. Kocurek
Associate Dean
Illinois Tech Lewis College of Science and Letters (United States)

Chris Kohler
Editor and Writer (United States)

Andreas Lange
Chief Operating Officer, EFGAMP e.V. (Germany)

Elizabeth LaPensée
Game Designer and Writer (United States)

Henry Lowood
Curator, History of Science and Technology Collections; Film and Media Collections
Stanford University (United States)

Andy McNamara
Former Editor in Chief Game Informer (United States)

Aki Nakamura
Professor Ritsumeikan University (Japan)

James Newman
Professor Bath Spa University (United Kingdom)

Latoya Peterson
Writer and Digital Strategist (United States)

TreaAndrea Russworm
University of Southern California

Kiyoshi Shin
Associate Professor Digital Hollywood University (Japan)

Melanie Swalwell
Professor of Digital Media Heritage, Swinburne (Australia)

Dean Takahashi
Lead Writer for GamesBeat Venturebeat (United States)