Operations

Sawyer Franz 

Director of Operations

Lauren Briel 

Deputy Director of Operations

Madeline Allen 

Venue Operations Manager

Sulkiron Kim 

Venue Operations Manager

Protocol

Kai Mcguire 

Protocol Manager 

Samara Schuman 

Commissioner General’s Executive Assistant

Kiyoko Miyamori Hsu 

Protocol Coordinator

Hanna Claerbout 

Protocol Coordinator 

Media

Elizabeth Hildebrand 

Media Manager 

Kazumi Tomise 

Media Coordinator  

Saki Ueda 

Social Media Coordinator  

Anthony McNish 

Photographer / Videographer

Mostafa Douban 

Photographer / Videographer

Venue Management

Kenji Hoffman 

Venue Manager

Jessica Leech 

Venue Manager

Mateo Raffinetti 

Venue Manager

IT & Logistics

Luke Jelley 

Senior IT & Logistics Manager 

Mio Fujioka

Logistics & Procurement Coordinator

Keita Yoshioka 

Logistics & Administrator Coordinator

Guest Services

Daniel Linehan 

Guest Services Leader

Allan Ramirez

Guest Services Leader

Aodhan Doyle 

Guest Services Leader

Pavilion Hosts

Gaku Niiyama

Pavilion Host

Hikaru Ogawa

Pavilion Host

Madoka Onoe

Pavilion Host

Mari Nakao

Pavilion Host

Rei Kaneko

Pavilion Host

Yuya Hamaguchi

Pavilion Host

Rakan Alzarqa

Pavilion Host

Cara Elmendorf

Pavilion Host

Sister Cities

Mamiko Reeves

Program Manager, Youth Ambassador Program

Queen Epomba

Program Assistant Manager, Youth Ambassador Program

Programming

Riley Rae Senzig 

Programming Manager 

Rachel Ledington 

Stage Manager / AV Manager 

Saad Waheed 

Stage & AV Coordinator

Valentin Santana 

Stage & AV Technician

Eric Brede 

Stage & AV Coordinator

Events

Alena Powell 

Events Manager  

Danielle Jelley 

Events Manager  

Montserrat Medel 

VIP Receptionist / Events Admin 

Alexia Paige Bayer 

Deputy Finance & Events Admin 

Angela Ricketts 

Function Receptionist 

Living Hospitality

Kim Baily

Director of Food and Beverage

Charbel Arida

Assistant Restaurant Manager

Mildred Roman

Banquet Manager

Jim Gallagher

Executive Chef

Yoshi Yonemura

Banquet Chef

Jacob Murrat

Restaurant Chef

HR & Workforce

Julie Laughton 

Senior HR & Workforce Manager