VOLUNTEER LIST To all of you who have offered a part of your lives to help me, Thank you! Welcome to the list of volunteers. If you would like to know who to contact or don’t recall where you were placed, browse the list. If you signed up for something and don’t see your name where you expect, contact Angela B. Chrysler immediately at [email protected]. If you see an available position you want, let Angela know. This list is currently complete and is updated as it grows. If you are assigned to a position you are not passionate about, or if you feel you can no longer commit to what you signed up for, please contact Angela B. Chrysler immediately. Check the list twice. Your name may be entered under a number of different categories. This list was last modified on 19 September 2016

Training For those of you who are unsure how to execute your responsibilities, or are not sure what your job entails, we will have optional training available starting 1 October 2016. Most training will be reading material, live Q&A meetings you can attend, and recorded video sessions. View the list of meetings at www.braintobooks.com/meetings.

Contact Angela Please If you see Contact Angela Please beside your name, Angela is trying to reach you for something. Email her as soon as possible at [email protected] and let her know you saw this notice next to your name on the Volunteer List.

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Contact Hierarchy The Bigger Picture…See what we’re building!

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Special Assignment Details for Special Assignments → Department Head: Angela B. Chrysler Contact Information: [email protected]

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Carol Ann King - Add a games section – Contact Angela Please Chantol Aspinall - Book Reviewer – Contact Angela Please Karina Kantas - Thriller Heidi Angell - Marketing Charlene Diane Jones - All things memoir related Kori D. Miller - Back Porch Writer Ani Manjikian - Tech Jin Okubo - Blog Tours Aurelia Maria Casey – Contact Angela Please Joe Compton - Joe Live and “Special Assignment” Angela Dukes - Customer Service\ Jennifer Zamora – Contact Angela Please

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Workshops Department Head: Angela B. Chrysler Contact Information: [email protected]    

Ruth Kaufman Allison Bruning Jennifer Zamora Lisa

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Blog Tour Hosts Details for Bloggers → Department Head: Jin Okubo Contact Information: [email protected] Special project: Debbie Manber Kupfer - Convention Puzzle Hunt Only MEMOIR TOUR 1. Charlene Diane Jones (Primary) 2. Jennifer Zamora

SCIENCE FICTION TOUR 1. Ani Manjikian 2. Kylie Jude 3. Timothy Bateson 4. Angela B. Chrysler

FANTASY TOUR 1. Ani Manjikian 2. Ashley Nestler 3. Fiona Padmore 4. Angela B. Chrysler 5. Jade Royal

HORROR TOUR 1. Tiffany Apan 2. A.F. Stewart (Anita. Please confirm)

URBAN FANTASY 1. Tabitha Barret 2. Timothy Bateson 3. Sharon Lipman PARANORMAL 1. Fiona Padmore (Paranormal - Not Romance)

CHRISTIAN TOUR 1. David Wiley YA TOUR 1. Fiona Padmore 2. Ashley Nestler THRILLER TOUR 1. Fiona Padmore 2. Karina Kantas

ROMANCE TOUR 1. Allison Bruning 2. Beverlee A. Couillard 3. Jade Royal 4. Tabitha Barret (Paranormal Romance) 5. Sharon Lipman (Paranormal Romance)

CONTEMPORARY TOUR 1. Ashley Nestler 2. Christina Philippou DYSTOPIAN TOUR 1. Fiona Padmore

EROTICA TOUR 1. Jade Royal 2. Sharon Lipman

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Genre Manager (Genre Assistant) Details for Genre Managers → Department Head: Angela B. Chrysler Contact Information: [email protected] We are in need of someone to oversee the Genre Managers. If this position interests you, please contact Angela B. Chrysler immediately. Fantasy Urban Fantasy Science fiction Romance Historical Romance Paranormal Romance Contemporary Romance Fantasy Romance Erotica Mystery Crime/detective Horror Thriller Short story/Anthologies/Poetry Nonfiction/Biography/Memoir Paranormal Young Adult Christian

Ed Ireland & Ashley Capes Timothy Bateson Ani Manjikian Jade Royal Allison Bruning Tabitha Barret OPENING OPENING Lisette Kristensen OPENING OPENING Anita Stewart Karina Kantas Charlene Diane Jones Charlene Diane Jones & Jennifer Zamora Heidi Angell Cassidy Taylor David Wiley

IF THE GENRE IS VOTED IN… New Adult Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction Dystopian

Rachel Barnard Christina Philippou Ashley Nestler Fiona Padmore

ON STANDBY, CALL BACK, AND SPILL OVER Fantasy Ashley Capes Science fiction Kylie Jude Romance Martha Tucker Historical Romance Beverlee A. Couillard Horror Em Lehrer Dystopian Lela Markham

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Marketing Department Department Head: Heidi Angell Contact Information: [email protected] ADVERTISING Details for Marketing → 1. Martha Tucker 2. A.H. Richards 3. Riley Amos Westbrook 4. Mary R. Woldering 5. Kelly Lowe 6. Donald Firesmith 7. Maggie Tideswell 8. Kate & Claire Everward 9. Jay and Dawn Norry 10. Ashley Nestler 11. Tabitha Barret

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Carol Ann King Rachel Barnard Fiona Padmore Ashley Nestler Gayathri Christina Philippou Jade Royal Beverlee A. Couillard Kylie Jude Tabitha Barret

FIELD MARKETING (SWAG PACKS) Details for Those collecting Swag Packs for live events →

RECRUITERS Details for Genre Scouts → 1. Anita Stewart 2. Jannette Fuller 3. Lisette Kristensen 4. Narayan Liu 5. JB Morris 6. Lenita Sheridan Graves 7. Lilyn George 8. Allison Bruning 9. Ed Ireland 10. Karina Kantas 11. Em Lehrer

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Jennifer Zamora Jay and Dawn Norry Carol Ann King Rachel Barnard

GRAPHIC DESIGN Details for Graphic Designs → 1. Jay and Dawn Norry 2. Ed Ireland 3. Kylie Jude

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Customer Service (Email Support) Details for Email Support → Department Head: Angela Dukes Contact Information: [email protected] Kryste Herring Tabitha Barret Lenita Sheridan Graves Ashley Nestler Chloe Anita F. Stewart Ed Ireland Angela Dukes Ashley Capes LG Surgeson Karina Kantas Allison Bruning Fiona Padmore

Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters A & M Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters B & N Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters C & O Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters D & P Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters E & Q Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters F & R Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters G & S Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters H & T Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters I & U Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters J & V Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters K & W Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters L & X Assigned to authors whose names begin with the letters Y & Z

Ideally, I would like 27 volunteers assigned to this department, assigning only 1 author to each letter. As more volunteers come in, responsibility of tasks will be distributed evenly.

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Forum Moderators - (Quality Assurance) Details for Forum Moderators → Department Head: Heidi Angell Contact Information: [email protected] 1. 2. 3. 4.

Lela Markham Allison Bruning Jennifer Zamora - Goodreads Forum Moderator Jennifer Zamora -Social Media Platform Specialist

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Tech and Data Entry Department Head: Ani Manjikian Contact Information: [email protected] Data Entry (Wordpress Specialists) Details for Data Entry → 1. 2. 3. 4.

Ashley Capes Theresa Sky Lela Markham Lilyn George

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Panel Discussion Moderators Details for Panel Discussions → 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Memoir Moderator - Charlene Diane Jones Poetry/Short Story Moderator - Charlene Diane Jones Allison Bruning Jennifer Zamora Heidi Angell Karina Kantas Ani Manjikian Carol Ann King Ruth Kaufman Rachel Barnard Fiona Padmore Ashley Nestler Christina Philippou Kori D. Miller Back Porch Writer

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