Tara J. Brannigan is a passionate advocate for the role of player experience in game development. Tara has worked in Seattle, New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands, and most recently Canada. She’s worked in everything from QA to Productions to Sales, and finally to her current role as Head of Player Experience at Behaviour Interactive.When she’s not working, Tara can be found whittling away at her crushing Steam backlog, tinkering on jewelry projects, contributing to the excess of cat pics on the internet, and spending too much time on Twitter (@kindofstrange).Recorded: 12/09/2022Tara's Contact: LinkedInKindOfStrangeTwitterMuch gratitude to The Halp Network  for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Becky Allen has been working in audio for media and gaming for over 25 years.  She received her MFA in computer music at California Institute of the Arts that set her on a course of audio exploration through technology.  She started in the industry at Microsoft working on various multimedia and gaming projects as an Audio Lead and then to Soundelux DMG, where she worked on the business side for over 13 years.   She then went back to Seattle and worked at PopCap Games, where she was Audio Director on PVZ Heroes, contributed music on Peggle 2 and many others.   She started the Diversity and Inclusion initiative through the Game Audio Network Guild, when she was Vice President in 2019.   After 6 years at PopCap, she became Senior Audio Producer on Halo Infinite and is now Audio Director at a new AAA start up company, Twin Suns CorpRecorded: 10/30/2022Becky Allen Contact: [email protected] gratitude to The Halp Network  for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Melissa Smith has been making art for games since 2008 across multiple studios including Santa Monica Studio, Insomniac Games, Vigil Games as well as a handful of indie teams and more recently having joined Riot games.She has crafted worlds across a variety of universes including God of War 2018, Ragnarok(PS4, PS5,) Ratchet and Clank(PS4,) Sunset Overdrive(XBOX One,) and Darksiders I & II(PS3.)She builds worlds for games that aim to heighten a sense of immersion and depth to player experiences. She brings her passion for collaboration and novelty to innovate on the teams she's on - big or small. A veteran in her craft, she still continues to pursue new frontiers and challenges through continually putting herself in a learning mindset.Recorded: 10/3/2022Melissa's Contact Info: Email Address: [email protected] Much gratitude to The Halp Network  for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Julia Bianco Schoeffling is the author of The Art and Business of Acting for Video Games, the industry's first such guide. As the COO and Casting Director at The Halp Network, she specializes in voice and performance capture casting for future technology including video games, AR/VR, new media, location-based entertainment, and beyond. Casting credits include:Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About TimeThe OuterworldsSekiro: Shadows Die TwiceHyrule Warriors: Age of CalamityMedal of Honor: Above and Beyond VR Tell Me Why featuring the first playable transgender character in a video game. She is a Co-Chair of the Dialogue and Performance Track of GameSoundCon, the world's largest conference on audio for video games and interactive media, a member of BAFTA and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Backstage, and Wired Magazine.Recorded: 10/5/2022Julia's Contact Information: Julia B S LinkedInThe Halp NetworkJulia B S Casting Personal Website Much gratitude to The Halp Network  for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Judy Alice Lee is an actor, musician, and recording engineer.  She is a Korean American bicultural product of Los Angeles and a UCLA graduate whose work spans from voice acting to audio post production. Her voice can be heard as Specialist Seraph (sar-rif) in the Call of Duty Universe, Krass / Ram Ma'am in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Olivia in Sharkdog, Yun Jin in Genshin Impact, and in many other animation, video game, audiobook, and dubbing projects.  Her Engineering and Editorial credits include Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us: Part II, Marvel's Spider-Man, the Call of Duty franchise, and many other interactive projects. When she's not recording dialogue on one side of the glass or the other, Judy enjoys playing video games, exploring VR, producing music, reading speculative fiction, and constantly improving her broadcast quality StudioBricks home studio. Recorded: 9/12/2022Judy's Contact Details: Representation: Dean Panaro TalentWebsite: JudyAliceLee.com IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10184358/Twitter: @judyaliceleeIG: @judyaliceleeMuch gratitude to The Halp Network  for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Alicia Dara is a nationally recognized speech and presentation coach based in Seattle. She has helped thousands of people including CEO’s, Global VPs, Executive Directors and Presidential candidates break through blocks, find their Power Voice, and put it to work. Her most popular training is Power Voice for Career Women, which helps women strengthen their voices, clarify their messaging, and push back against workplace sexism. Corporate clients include Microsoft, Amazon, Kimpton Hotels, Planned Parenthood, The Riveter, and Carhartt. Private clients include the National Women's Political Caucus, the Female Founders Alliance, and members of Amazon, Facebook, Merrill Lynch, Seattle Trade Commission, Windermere, and Twitter.Recorded: 9/7/2022Alicia's Contact InformationAlicia Dara Website Alicia Dara InstagramAlicia Dara LinkedInAlicia Dara Twitter Much gratitude to The Halp Network  for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Tanya DePass is the founder & Director of I Need Diverse Games, Producer & Cast Member on Rivals of Waterdeep, a partnered Twitch variety broadcaster, and RPG developer/writer/consultant. She’s the Creator & Creative Director for Into the Mother Lands RPG, as well as a Senior Annenberg Civics Media Fellow at USC. Additionally she’s part of the Inaugural TGA Future Class of 2020. She was also named as one of Gamers of the Year 2020 by Kotaku along with three of her contemporaries. She was also invited to the Xbox MVP program in February 2021.Her work to make the industry more inclusive has been highlighted in Game Changer, Directed by Tina Charles.Contact info: [email protected] // Agent: [email protected] Twitter/Instagram/TikTok/Twitch: cypheroftyr Recorded: 6/22/2022Much gratitude to The Halp Network www.halpnet.com for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

 Shelby Moledina is the Co-founder, COO, and Game Director at Double Loop Games. Formerly of WBGames and DeNA, she has worked in games for over 20 years, and has worked in mobile for 8+ years. She's a lifelong gamer, loves to draw, bake pies, play RPGs, and cuddle cute things. Recorded: 6/16/2022Much gratitude to The Halp Network www.halpnet.com for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.Shelby's Contact Info:Twitter: @shelbymoledina linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelbymoledina/

Alyx Jones is Post Production Lead at Liquid Violet, a company that provides Voice Production for Video Games. Her most recent work includes Elden Ring, Arcane, Bloodhunt and Borderlands 3. Alyx also works as a freelance composer for games, as well as a game audio journalist for The Sound Architect. She has a huge passion for increasing diversity within game audio which led her to become an ambassador for Women in Games, as well as being on the Committee for Limit Break. Last year she was a judge for the Audio Achievement category of the BAFTA Games Awards, and this year judged Best Original Video Game Score for the Ivor Novello Awards. Alyx also has a lot of love for the Guildford Games Community and helps to organize meetups and game jams, as well as mentoring the next generation of game audio talent!Recorded: 5/23/2022Much gratitude to The Halp Network www.halpnet.com for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.Alyx's contact info:Emali: [email protected]: www.alyxjones.co.ukSocial Media:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyxjones/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Alyx_JonesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/metallexa/

Dr. Marisol Capellan is an internationally recognized and award-winning educator and coach.  She is a lecturer at the Miami Herbert Business School, a leadership and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion speaker and trainer, and a certified executive coach. Her passion is to increase the representation of Women in positions of power.  Dr. Capellan has trained companies and coached executives on mindset, leadership and diversity, equity & inclusion. She has coached employees from Google, Salesforce, Warner Media, BlackRock, The Lending Club Corporation, UC Berkeley, and others. She has delivered workshops for NBC Universal, American Tower Corporation, Universidad Andres Bello, Universidad ESAN Graduate Business School, Universidad Iberoamericana and more. She was featured as an Unstoppable Woman on NBC Universal’s Telemundo Latina 2021 list. Also, in 2021, she won a Public Voices Fellowship Award, the prestigious Women in Leadership and Empowerment Award from the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.Recorded: 5/11/2022Much gratitude to The Halp Network www.halpnet.com for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.Dr. Marisol's contact info: Email: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisolcapellan/