Dave Fredrick is an Associate Professor in Classical Studies at the University of Arkansas, where he also directs the Tesseract Center for Immersive Environments and Game Design. His research interests include space and artwork in Pompeii, intersectionality in video games, and video games as platforms for teaching culture and language. Tesseract’s games and apps have been supported by major grants, including an NEH Advanced Institute in Digital Humanities (2013) and a Digital Projects for the Public award (2020), and have received national and international awards, including a Grand Prize Educational Award (Unity3d, 2010), a Golden Muse award (Alliance of American Museums, 2015), 1st prize in the desktop division (European Conference for Game Based Learning, 2015), and a silver award overall in the Serious Games competition (2021).

Joe has a background in brand, design, operations, and user experience spanning companies from startups, to agencies, to Fortune 500 enterprises. A lifelong gamer, he’s now focused full-time on venture- building in the gaming and entertainment space leveraging web3 technology and NFTs. Most recently, he co-founded Society of the Hourglass (an NFT project and entertainment IP), and is a founding partner at Gravity Turn—a venture firm focused on supporting entrepreneurs in web3, gaming, and entertainment with backing from Animoca Brands and Brinc.

Stella Chung is a host, producer, editor, and game reviewer at IGN Entertainment. She’s been with IGN since 2019 and has since then gone on to review Hyper Scape, Apex Legends, Halo Infinite Multiplayer, Apex Legends Mobile, and Battlefield 2042. Stella has also hosted for major esports tournaments with Apex Legends Global Series Championship, Halo Infinite tournaments at Esports Arena, and other esports tournaments featured with Twitch Rivals.

His story is one that will go down in gaming history. Dropping out of high school to pursue his dream of becoming a Halo champion, TSquared completely dedicated himself to his craft and was rewarded with an incredibly decorated career. It all started in Dallas, Texas, in 2004. TSquared was competing and won his first title: MLG San Francisco 2004.

Curtis is the Director of the World Languages and Digital Humanities Studio at the University of Arkansas. Curtis earned his Ph.D. in German Studies from Vanderbilt University. From 2016–2019, he managed the Master’s program in Game Development and Research at the Cologne Game Lab (CGL) and is currently the Project Lead for a joint game development project between CGL and the University of Manouba (Tunis). In support of this German- Tunisian-North American co-development project, Curtis was awarded two grants from the DAAD and an additional grant from the Erasmus Plus Mobility Program. Due to his involvement in all aspects of CGL life—from lecturing to student admissions to developing trans-institutional partnerships—he gained a layered understanding of how to be an effective leader at a creative digital institute and he has drawn on these skills to strengthen and expand the role of German Studies, and the Humanities more broadly, at the five universities where he has taught since his time at CGL.

Brianna Jenkins is a 2017 graduate of the University of Arkansas, with a double degree, a BA in Psychology, and a BFA in Studio Art with an emphasis in Graphic Design. From 2015 – 2021, while at the University of Arkansas, she worked at the Tesseract Center for Immersive Environments and Game Design, starting as a Junior Artist, and working up to becoming the Art Director of the Center. Since then she has been working as the Art Director for Causeway Studios, an NWA local independent game studio, helping to bring the worlds of their narrative-focused games to life.

Victoria “VikkiKitty” Perez is a Cuban-American national commentator in professional gaming who casts multiple Esports titles that range from: Overwatch League, Apex Legends Global Series, Warner Bros’s MultiVersus, and Nintendo VS Super Smash Bros, and the Nintendo x Panda Cup Smash Bros circuit. She continues to expand within different communities while honing her craft.

JetSetJamerson is an esports commentator that has worked on many titles such as LoL, CSGO, Overwatch, and Apex Legends. His current focuses are on Overwatch and Apex Legends, with Apex being his go-to game to stream. In his spare time, he enjoys rock climbing and eating far too much food and casting esports.

JC ‘Y4SO’ McDonough is an esports host and caster that got his start in 2016 casting amateur League of Legends. Since then, he has expanded to cover other titles like Halo Infinite, VALORANT, Guilty Gear -Strive-, and more. Y4SO has covered Apex Legends for Esports Arena for the previous four seasons of Series E. He was born and raised in Orange County, California, is an avid fan of hockey and the Anaheim Ducks, and enjoys spending his free time playing games with friends or binge-watching his favorite anime.

Jon “Falloutt” Kefaloukos is a former professional gamer for Team Envy and current show host and commentator for a variety of FPS titles. Falloutt kicked off his career as an MLG pro player from 2007-2011, and since then has worked as on-camera talent for over 10 years, most recently as one of the lead Talent members for the Apex Legends Global Series. He is from Chicago, IL, enjoys long walks on the beach, piña coladas, and pretending to trip when doing the wave in front of live audiences, despite it being detrimental to his physical safety.

Brendon Vu is currently a Social Media Intern at Evil Geniuses, assisting in developing strategy and ideating content for the esports organization’s various digital platforms. He is an adviser to Cal State University, Long Beach’s Esports and Gaming Association, where he previously served as president. He will graduate with a Bachelor’s in Marketing in December 2022. A lifelong gamer and esports fan, he competed professionally in Heroes of Newerth at the age of 14 and became a Twitch partner at 16.

Kaitlyn Jang was once a passionate ROTC student leader who had her career set to work within the military. However, once she stumbled upon the world of collegiate esports, her goals took a 180 and she decided to pursue what she’s always loved best–gaming. From working as a design intern at her University’s esports club, to Team Liquid, and now to Evil Geniuses, her day-to-day is filled with developing graphical pieces and ideating with fellow like-minded creatives.

Cameron Almaraz has an undeniable passion for sports and is extremely motivated to be a #BossWoman. She is a Texas native, a former student-athlete, and a traditional sports turning esports fanatic. Cameron comes from a background in traditional sports and jumped at the opportunity to bring her outside knowledge, perspective, and experience to the gaming and esports space. As the Brand Marketing Specialist, she works as part of Evil Geniuses killer marketing team and helps support all marketing initiatives, with an emphasis on brand strategy, player marketing, and fan-engagement activations.

Nick Savio first walked into esports by playing in small amateur league of legends tournaments. During this time, Nick was oered to work as a graphic designer and producer and as they say, the rest is history! For two years, Nick worked on small tournaments until joining Evil Geniuses as a Ingenious Creator – thanks to a helpful notch from a LoL coaching legend – and in January 2021, he joined EG full-time as a Jr. Graphic Designer.

Austin Oliver started exploring the professional gaming space through collegiate esports, where he became the president of the esports club on campus. This experience helped him transform his passion into a full time opportunity joining the first cohort of Genius Leaguer June 2020 and is now a Jr. Data Scientist, where he currently uses data and insights to help make data informed decisions around various Evil Geniuses departments and verticals.

Spencer Davenport is a born Texan and naturalized Pacific Northwesterner with a background primarily in Public Relations and Marketing for events and live activations. He has an International Business degree from the University of Nebraska (GO CORNHUSKER!) and previously worked for companies such as Microsoft, Nintendo, Funko and The Pokemon Company International. Currently, Spencer is the Gaming Operations Manager for Evil Geniuses where he helps oversee the logistical and tactical needs of EG’s competitive teams.

Myki Rauer is a talent professional with a passion for telling a company’s story to attract top talent with over 7 years of experience in full-cycle recruiting, university relations and employer branding. As a Potato Expert turned Evil Genius, she is the Campus Program Manager where she oversees the award winning Genius League internship program which develops the leaders of tomorrow.