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Home / About IAC / IAC23 Volunteers

IAC23 Volunteers

Aside from our producing partner, Kunverj, IAC is an entirely volunteer-run conference. Below are the key volunteers that are generously donating their time and expertise to make this year’s conference the best it can be. We’re deeply grateful for their contributions.

IAC23 Co Chairs

Learn more about the Co-Chairs

Headshot of Carol Smith, a middle-aged, curly haired white woman, wearing glasses and a wry smile.

Carol J. Smith

@carologic
Experience Co-chair
Headshot of Jeff Pass, a middle-aged, bald, bearded white male wearing glasses, a shirt, jacket and pocket square, with a squinting smile.

Jeffrey Ryan Pass

@jeffpass
Program & Curation Co-chair
Headshot of Bill Guo, a young Asian man with straight hair, wearing glasses and dark shirt, with a gentle smile.

Bill Guo

@BillGuo72751126
Student Co-chair

Experience Team

Alesha Arp, woman of European descent wearing blue top, half-rimmed glasses, and smiling, Chin-length hair

Alesha Arp

@AleshaArp
Speaker and Volunteer
Rebecca Harper

Rebecca Harper

Experience Lead
Nupur Mathur

Nupur Mathur

Stage Producer

Adam Polansky

@AdamtheIA
Speaker Studio Coordinator
Jason Gillard

Jason Gillard

Local Liaison
Stacy Merrill Surla

Stacy Merrill Surla

@stacysurla
Poster Event Coordinator

Program & Curation Team

alberta soranzo

@albertatrebla
Advisory Board, Speaker, and Volunteer
Erika Abrams

Erika Abrams

DEIBA

Jackie Wolf

@flaxenhaircynic
Accessibility Manager

Volunteer & Career Team

Headshot for Carrie Hane

Carrie Hane

@carriehd
First-Timer & Volunteer Coordinator
Linda Ramirez

Linda Ramirez

Scholarship Coordinator
Kyle Soucy

Kyle Soucy

Career Center Lead
Bibiana Nunes

Bibi (Bibiana) Nunes

@bibinex
Mentoring Coordinator

Sponsorship & Marketing Team

Stuart Maxwell

Stuart Maxwell

@stumax
MarComm Lead
Bev Corwin

Bev Corwin

@bevcorwin
Sponsorship Co-Lead
Noreen Whysel

Noreen Whysel

@nwhysel
Sponsorship Co-Lead

Elizabeth Gould

Email Communication Manager
Shawn Nichols

Shawn Nichols

Program Design & Brand Manager
Caroline Craner

Caroline Craner

Social Media Communications Manager
Grace Lau

Grace Lau

@lauggh
Website and Discord Manager

Career Center Mentors

Amy Marquez
Amy Jiménez Márquez
Austin Govella
Bibiana Nunes
Bibi (Bibiana) Nunes
Jess DuVerneay
Jessica DuVerneay
Tim Shaw
Tim Shaw
Whitney Hess

Sponsor IAC

We’re looking for organizations who share our commitment to building and sustaining programs that drive a more inclusive industry. Learn more on the Sponsor IAC23 page or contact us directly at info@theiaconference.com for more information.

Thanks to this year’s sponsors!

Logo for sponsor Optimal Workshop
Platinum sponsor
Optimal Workshop
Logo for sponsor Factor Firm
Gold sponsor
Factor Firm
Logo for sponsor Last Call Media
Silver sponsor
Last Call Media
Logo for sponsor Design for Context
Scholarship sponsor
Design for Context

Logo for sponsor A Book Apart
In-Kind sponsor
A Book Apart
Logo for sponsor Balsamiq
In-Kind sponsor
Balsamiq
Logo for sponsor MURAL
In-Kind sponsor
MURAL
Logo for sponsor Rosenfeld Media
In-Kind sponsor
Rosenfeld Media
Logo for sponsor UX Camp DC
Community sponsor
UX Camp DC
Logo for sponsor World IA Day
Community sponsor
World IA Day

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