Organizers — LTU Expo

Faculty Advisors

Jose Gonzalez-Belmonte

(He/Him)
LEAD FACULTY ADVISIOR
Jose is an alumnus of Lawrence Tech's Computer Science and Game Development program with a master's degree in Intelligent Systems. Now a professor and program coordinator, Jose loves to paint miniatures and play spooky horror games in his free time. Look for the cool jacket!
Jenna Perkin

(She/Her)
ADJUNCT FACULTY ADVISOR &
SPONSORSHIP COORDINATOR
Jenna Perkin is an adjunct professor at LTU, and the writer for the With Love iOS app. In her work, Jenna designs narrative arcs and episodes, writes episodic dialogue, and guides character direction.
Michael Shaughnessy

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ADJUNCT FACULTY ADVISOR
Michael Shaughnessy is an adjunct professor at LTU. He enjoys programming games, playing them, playing music, and perusing anime or LNs. He likes any sort of game, tending to lean towards rhythm and action, and likes almost every sort of anime, LN, or music. He is hoping to see you at LTUX!
Dr. Ahu Yolac

(She/Her)
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr. Ahu is an Assistant Professor and co-coordinator of Game Design at LTU. She has a BFA in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, MSc in Industrial Design and PhD in Game Design. She loves games with a strong and exciting world building, come chat with her!
Dr. Stephen Mallory

(He/Him)
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr. Mallory is an Assistant Professor and co-coordinator of Game Design at LTU. He has a BA in History, MA and PhD Arts and Technology. He was a game developer for over a decade before becoming a professor. He loves making tabletop and digital games.

Coordinators

Evan Kessman

(He/Him)
LEAD COORDINATOR & CONVENTION CHAIR
Evan is an alumnus of LTU. Now a Systems Analyst at Broward Health in South Florida, Evan programs games to cool down. His favorite game genres are Sci-Fi & VR, and loves to listen to music at full blast whenever possible. Come say hi to Evan running around the event!
Maggie Hartman

(She/Her)
BRANDING & VENDOR COORDINATOR
Maggie is a senior in the Game Design program at LTU. In her free time, she also helps run the on campus gaming group that gets people together to play video and tabletop games. She’ll be running around the event as well as showcasing her senior project in the game expo room. Say hi if you see her around!
Alex Mojado

SPONSORSHIP & VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Joseph Rauchman

(He/Him)
VENDOR COMMUNICATIONS & ONSITE COORDINATOR
Joe is an Alumni from LTU with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management. Joe helped coordinate earlier iterations of LTUX between 2014 and 2019, when it was still known as LTU Anime Con, and still works on Campus. He has been a fan of anime since the mid-90s, so that might date him a bit. During his limited time you can find him playing Minecraft and collecting anime enamel pins.
Rachel Nagy

(They/She)
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
Rachel is an alumnus of LTU currently working in electrical engineering in South Carolina. They have a passion for art, video games, and cosplay, and they stream in their free time. They hope you all enjoy LTUX!
Lauren Abbasspour

(She/Her)
MERCHANDISE & UNIFORM COORDINATOR
Lauren is an undergraduate student at LTU. She is working to earn her sweet Bachelor’s Degree in Game Art. As a gamer and die-hard Nintendo fan; some of her favorite games include: LoZ Twilight Princess, Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards, and Stardew Valley. You may spot her around wearing a hat of some sort. Feel free to say hello.