Nerd Caliber Editors
E. Ortiz
President of Nerd Caliber
producer[at]nerdcaliber.com
E. Ortiz has been working as a journalist, videographer and editor for almost ten years for many different organizations: from MoCCA to FUSE Music Television. Nowadays Mr. Ortiz is the brains behind Nerd Caliber and sometimes you can see him leading his team at conventions.
Rodney Brown
Editor in Chief/Photographer
editor[at]nerdcaliber.com
Rodney Brown has been a journalist and editor since the early 1980s, working for publications in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Most recently he spent 16 years in various editorial capacities at Mass High Tech, a publication of American City Business Journals, then various tech news sites for United Business Media. He is also known in the cosplay community as the photographer FirstPerson Shooter.
Gregg Snider
Associate Editor
wonderllama[at]nerdcaliber.com
Gregg Snider
Luis “Crash” Correa
Associate Producer
crash[at]nerdcaliber.com
Luis has worked in the convention community for more than 10 years.
Initially a cosplayer, Luis decided to expand his passion for video, photography and writing.
He can be contacted for photoshoots via https://www.facebook.com/
Nerd Caliber Staff
Kiera Vallone
Photographer
kierav[at]nerdcaliber.com
Kiera Vallone has been an avid cosplayer for approximately eight years. She did her Senior Thesis on cosplaying and conventions in America, and received her Journalism Bachelor’s Degree from SUNY Purchase last May. If you are interested in contacting her for photoshoots and are around or near New York City you can contact her at kierav[at]nerdcaliber.com.
Jibrii Hopkins
Head AAA games writer
spectramarvelous[at]nerdcaliber.com
Since attaining a degree in Communications in New York State, Jibrii Ransom has been involved in the entertainment industry as writer, video reporter and artist. He is our head AAA games writer, and also cosplays as Spectra Cosplay.
Adam “Doppelganger” Etheridge
Photographer
adametheridge[at]nerdcaliber.com
Located in Southern New Jersey, Adam has covered a wide variety of events over the course of the past decade, including car shows, anime expos, and perhaps most notably the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Adam is currently in the process of immersing himself deeper into the “nerd culture” and is looking to network and make contacts with cosplayers, etc. You can contact him at https://www.facebook.com/adam.
Ashley Lauren Rogers
On Camera Talent/Comedy Blogger/Steampunk Correspondent
AshleyRogers83[at]gmail.com
Ashley Lauren Rogers is a Playwright, Actors, and Standup Comic in New York City. Ashley is a content creator for DogtoonMedia.com and has won an ACM Comedy award. Ashley has written articles for Cosmopolitan.com, Beyond Victoriana, and Steampunk Magazine Online, has been a vlogger and a blogger for NerdCaliber.com. Ashley has developed a workshop for writers to learn how write for trans and non-binary narratives.
Lauren Grant
logeenius[at]nerdcaliber.com
Lauren is an all around geek hailing from DC. Since obtaining her BS in Broadcasting in 2013 she specializes in anime and cosplay culture as a writer and reporter for Nerd Caliber. Lauren can often be found checking out the latest shows on Netflix, geeking out in the bookstore or traveling up and down the East Coast for various conventions.
Blake Entrekin of Bentpic5
Photographer
bentpic5[at]nerdcaliber.com
Blake Entrekin has been doing photography as a hobby for almost 8 years now. He went to his first convention about the same time but never put cosplay and photography together until 2009. At the same time, he created a name for himself, Entrekin Photography, and slowly growing every year. If you want to hire him for a cosplay shoot, you can hire him at the link below! https://www.facebook.com/Bentpic5.
Chris Ngo
Videographer
Flares Cosplay is an aspiring videographer who is currently stuck in idol hell and may have a slight obsession with hats… He specializes in music and dance videos, but does some short film projects on the side.
Since first setting foot in a convention in 2008, Brooke has become a dedicated cosplayer and cosplay photographer. She completed her Bachelor’s at SUNY New Paltz in Communications and Film Production, and is the sole driving force behind Shiki Stitches, her nerdy clothing business. Currently she is working alongside the Nerd Caliber team to produce video content and can be found cosplaying at a number of conventions along the East Coast. She can be contacted via e-mail or at http://facebook.com/
John Dulak
John Dulak has always had a hand in nerd culture throughout the years. Whether it be gaming, cosplay, or collectibles. Those same hobbies even played a central role in his thesis film when he graduated with an Associates Degree in Video Production in 2012. Since then he has broadened his horizons to include photography in addition to videography. Today if John’s not working on a project he’s either playing Overwatch, checking the toy section in Walgreens, or trying to get a new figure to hold that *perfect* pose long enough to take a shot. Check out his work at https://www.facebook.com/JohnDulak2/
Manny Rude
Photographer
cantera[at]gmail.com
Christopher Ruiz
Head indie games writer
cruiz[at]nerdcaliber.com
Eric O’Donnell
Director & Videographer
You can check out his own awesome video channel here!
Tini Howard is a writer, cosplayer, and second generation nerd from the East Coast. She has recently contributed to Feministing.com’s Community blog, and Yahoo! Voices. When the stars align, she is working on GLASS, a graphic novel collaboration. Check out her work at tinihoward.com, or follow her tweets @tinistark.
P. Stewart
Videographer/Sci-Fi Reporter
thewookie[at]nerdcaliber.com
Elizabeth Trinket
Tori Queeno
Gogo Incognito
Byron D. Zero
Frida Gurewitz
Kevin Conn
Video Interviewer/Writer
Brady Hall
Video Interviewer
Kenneth Davis of Ken AD Photography
Con Reviewer/Photographer.
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Chaka Cumberbatch
Jake Young
Matt Timmins
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S. Carpenter (Sammy Pipeline) of Charpenter Inks
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Thea Stapleton
C. Barbieri
Josh Pegg
Adam Howell
Elizabeth Comforti
Charles Young
Jen Jen
Noelle Hargis-Milford
David Palmacci
Kelley Griffin
Shauna Leva
Justin Kontovich
Judy Escalante
Ayden Gotzmer
Erin DeBorba
Ashphord Jacoway and Ginger Burton
Christopher Wanamaker
G.W. Smith & Thee Gartisan
Kendra L. Saunders
John Riley of Red Zebra Photography
Kathryn Redfield
Kari Lane
Ithlia Lin
Lisa Lou
Bill Hinsee
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