Texicon - Volunteer Staff

Our Volunteer Staff

This page last
updated
30 January 2012

Kevin Pajak - President
email Kevin at kevin@texicon.net

Kevin has been gaming for over twenty-five years, focusing on
Role-Playing and unique board games. Kevin's vision for
Texicon is what has made the convention possible.

Kevin holds a MA in English from UTA and currently teaches
undergrads at the University of Texas at Arlington. His love
for teaching people can be seen in Texicon's seminars where
his vision to help people learn about games, the gaming
community, and the game industry will hopefully enrich the
community overall.

He is an avid board and Role-Playing gamer. Board games: Nuclear War,
Thunder Road, Elixir of Life, Chainsaw, Risk, Axis & Allies, Fantasy Forest,
King Arthur (Woton Games), Role-Play: D&D 1st ed., I.C.E., Paranoia, Villains
& Vigilantes, and more.

iffany Franzoni

(

oard Game

Magnate

email

Tiffany

iffany@roll2play.co

I am a game maestro!

rom my early days of

annihilating my family at

games like Monopoly (I know

so boring), I not only could

catch the crook in Clue

sometimes I had done it!

In my misspent youth,

got hooked on the

Role

Playing games, which

caused me to spiral down into

Magic the Gathering and the catalyst was Axis and Allies.

My rehabilitation came in the form of a husband and a kid, which
led me to getting over the games and actually having a life.
Unfortunately, five years later, the past came back. I was sucked
into the vortex of the gamer addiction. This time it was with
Warhammer.

It came to the point that my suppliers just couldn't cut it. I had to
go straight to the source and I became one. Now I feed other's
addictions through my brick and mortar store: Roll2Play

My hope is to sway others to the "Gamer Side". With my allies at
Texicon, I know I can have everyone jonesing for a game hit.

Interested? Need that fix? Have the urge for an all-night game-
fest? Tiffany is YOUR (dah dah Da!) Board Game Magnate (bow to
her).

Favorite games: Puerto Rico, Settlers of Catan, Munchkin, any
new games and this list keeps changes.

What are yours?

~ Tiffany

Karl Pajak - Vice President
email Karl at k arl@texicon.net

Karl holds a BA in History from CSUF and currently works in
sales for Pumps and Controls. His love for history makes for a
natural transition to historical miniature gaming. His love for
gaming has taken him from the game table to game designer
and game manufacturer. He has written articles for game
magazines. His artistic background and love of painting also
supports miniature gaming. "I'm predominantly a miniature
gamer." He is also a DM and enjoys running Role-Playing
games more than playing in them.

His favorites games are: BattleTech, AD&D (2nd ed),
Shadowrun, Tunnels & Trolls, and Villains & Vigilantes,
Malifaux, and Historical Miniatures Games - especially
Napoleonics. If he's not at the game table he's involved in
supporting the game community.
As an individual who has been involved in games since the
dawn of time, his overall knowledge of all aspects of games
and the gaming industry makes it apparent that this is his true
calling.

Miniatures

Magnate

emai

iniatures@texicon.net

We are currently looking for a Miniatures Magnate. Until such
time as we find one, Kevin and Karl will be acting as the
Magnate for Miniatures for at least Texicon 2011. If you are
interested in this position, please contact us. However, before
you do so, please read the Magnate requirements. Click Here
to go to the Magnate page.

Jamie Matthews

(

inister of

Propaganda

General Volunteer

Magnate

Jamie

twogunbob@ymail.com

As the

General Volunteer

Magnate

Jamie will coordinate

the

activities

of the volunteers

who are not

attached to a

specific area or

task.

As the

Minister of Propaganda

Jamie oversees

communications

about all game

genres and types to

various

nodes of information

dissemination. He will be

coordinating the efforts of our

GMs

contact players via

Forums, chat

boards, email, and

the like. Captain High Inquisitor Matthews can be found using
his fundamental resistor reduction skills through written
dialogue via Forums and Emails to accomplish our end goals.
Furthermore, he will be available for the GMs to contact
should they wish to spread the word about a specific event.
His desire to assist both players and GMs exceeds all
expectations. Hence, anyone in need of his assistance and
unique skill set will be able to merely contact him and his
machinations will instantly gear up to fulfil any and all urges
that emerge in relation to dissemination of information and
knowledge about a temporal nexus that will occur.

"Ah.. Jamie? Let me see if I can translate that for you. O.k.?"
Kevin
"Your desire exceeds any robust resistance that may form,"
Jamie
"Uhm... Yeah, whatever," Kevin

Translation:
Jamie Matthews is the Minister of Propaganda. He oversees
all communications about game genres and types. He will be
coordinating the efforts of our GMs to contact players via
Forums. He will also be involved in chatting on forums.
Furthermore, he will be available for the GMs to contact
should they wish to spread the word about a specific event.
He is happy to assist anyone to spread the word about a
game occurring at Texicon. For help in informing the gaming
community about an event please ask Jamie Matthews.

Kevin Pajak (Seminar Magnate)

Mike Price (Security Magnate)

Karl Pajak (Vice President/Owner)

Kevin Pajak (President/Owner)

ory Henry

(

egistration

Magnate

ory

registration@texicon.net

Tory Henry has been interested

working registration for many

years. She finds being in the

guts of

the machine much more

enjoyable

than working the con

floor. In her

estimation, the keys

a successful

con include

having a organized

system and

friendly,

helpful

interaction with the attendees. She feels that working at
registration allows her to have a direct hand in ensuring these
things occur. However, that does not mean that she does not
game. In fact, she is an avid gamer.

Tory has worked registration for the following conventions:
AnimeFest in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. Furthermore, she
worked Gaming Reg at IKKicon in 2009. She also worked Children’s
Programming at A-Kon in 2004, and as a general volunteer for A-Kon in 2005.

She has attended the following conventions:
Itzacon 2003, 2004; Wizard Con 2004; All Con 2005; A-Kon 2006-2010;
Onicon 2009

Tory Henry is a Native Texan who grew up in a small podunk town in South
Texas. She subsequently moved to the large metroplex to "Gain some dang
culture!" i.e. it was boring in that thar small village.

Her favorite games include:
Solitaire using actual playing cards, She collects rare and unique playing cards
Note: NOT CCGs!; any classic game that has been given a modern/ pop-
culture twist (e.g. Lord of the Rings Monopoly, Harry Potter Clue, etc.)

She has one guilty pleasure: Tetris

Ask her any question and she will be happy to find you the answer (con related
of course) if she does not know the answer she will make one up ;) kidding of
course.

"We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old
because we stop playing."~Tory

"Registration-- The gateway to fun!" Mrs. Reg Tory

Rollin

Kearley

(

ole-Play

Magnate

email Rollin at

texiconrpgmagnate@yahoo.

com

native Texan

, Rollin has been

involved in the gaming

community

for almost as long as

Karl Pajak,

we estimate only a

month

difference. At thirty three

years of

gaming, and counting,

Rollin

brings

to the team a

wealth of knowledge

and experience previously not seen in this position.

Rollin was involved in the Dallas FF, and the Arlington D&D
club. His gaming knowledge covers: D&D (1978) and its
subsequent editions (with the exception of 4th ed), Top
Secret, Boot Hill, Gamma World, GURPS, Palladium,
Cyberpunk, Shadowrun, and many more. Rollin has run game
days and assisted at many conventions in the past. Rollin is
also the president of the Arlington Gaming Club and can be
often be found running games.