< Back Eric J Fleischer, MD Operations Technician Eric J Fleischer, MD, known in fandom as Dr Gandalf Mundanely, I am a retired ophthalmologist. In Fandom I have been Attending Science Fiction Conventions since 1978. A Baltimore Science Fiction Society member since about 1997. A Life member of BSFS since 2004. An At Large member of the BSFS Board of Directors for 15 years. I’ve been doing Tech at Balticon and other conventions including several Worldcons since 1984. My main tech interest is video, mostly for the main tent. I have been running main tent video at Balticon for over 20 years. I’ve been the Art Show Auctioneer at Balticon since 1994. I have also been the charity auctioneer for Balticon since 1999. One of my personal projects at Balticon since 2008 is the Promo Loop. This is a slide show displaying descriptions of events happening during the con. I create the graphics for most of the slides, organize them and keep the shows running and updated throughout the con. Other Socials

< Back Mitch Bustillos Games Gamer Creator of Tabletop Role-Playing Games , which are cooperative, small-group games where players act out characters in a story guided by a Game Master (GM) using dice, cards, and other materials. Other Socials

< Back Shahid Mahmud Literayr Editor Shahid Mahmud created Arc Manor; a Maryland based small press in 2006. Since then, the company has become a significant small SF and fantasy publisher and authors published include George R.R. Martin, Orson Scott Card, Mercedes Lackey, Lois McMaster Bujold, and Harry Turtledove. In 2020 Arc Manor published Rober A. Heinlein’s last published work, The Pursuit of the Pankera, under an exclusive contract from the Heinlein Estate. Arc Manor also published Galaxy’s Edge magazine and co-sponsors the Mike Resnick Memorial Short Fiction Award in partnership with Dragon Con. Arc Manor uses a mix of old and new technologies to stay at the forefront of the publishing business. Arc Manor’s Caezik imprint is currently represented by Consortium, one of the preeminent full-service distributors in the World catering to independent presses. Prior to becoming a publisher, Shahid was a money manager and San Diego’s acting mayor declared November 7, 2005, to be “Shahid Mahmud” day for his services. Other Socials

< Back John Tilden Operations Chair Heinlein Society In past years you saw John Tilden (or JT as he gladly goes by) as the coordinator for the Heinlein Blood drive, but he is sometimes moderator or panelist on Heinlein or related panels. He also has been reading and collecting comic books since a very young age. John is the current Operations Chair for the Heinlein Society and recognized as a Charter and Lifetime Member. He has enjoyed attending and participating with BSFS at Balticon since the mid-90s and became a Lifetime Member of BSFS in 2020....possibly the only good thing to come out of that year! John has published several poems in small press and had a poem used in the PBS show "Earthscape". Please stop by the Heinlein Society fan table during the con however it is set up and donate blood in your community if you can! Other Socials

< Back J. D. Blackrose Literary Author J.D. Blackrose is the author of the Summoner’s Mark series which includes Demon Kissed, Fae Crossed, Hell Bound, Samhain’s Bargain, Wish Magic, and Pinky Promise, through Bell Bridge Books. She’s published The Soul Wars, The Devil’s Been Busy, and the Zombie Cosmetologist novellas through Falstaff Books and is contracted for a new horror novel through Falstaff’s horror imprint, Falstaff Dread. She’s published short stories such as “The Space Ark,” in HOZ Journal of Speculative Fiction, “Welcome, Death,” in the Jewish Book of Horror, “Don’t Fool an Earth Witch,” in Mother’s Revenge, “The Book Burning,” in Curiosities, and “Poisoned by Sugar,” in Witches, Warriors, and Wise Women. “The Ghost Train,” was published by Third Flatiron in their Spring 2019 Anthology and Best of 2019 Anthology. Her most recent short stories include “A Sure Bet” in The Valkyries Initiative from CPK Publishing, and “It’s My Nature,” in Never Too Old to Save the World from Outland Entertainment. Other Socials https://slipperywords.com/

< Back Ken Altabef Literary Author A SFWA and HWA member, Ken Altabef's short fiction has appeared in magazines such as F&SF, Interzone, Daily Science Fiction, Intergalactic Medicine Show, BuzzyMag, Abyss & Apex, Perihelion etc. His stories have received honorable mention in Years Best SF and Best Horror of the Year. He was an editor on the mixed-genre anthologies "Drastic Measures" and "Wash the Spider Out" from Blueberry Lane Books. He is the author of twelve fantasy novels, including the LADY CHANGELING TRILOGY and the epic arctic fantasy series ALAANA'S WAY.Please visit his website at www.KenAltabef.com Other Socials http:// www.KenAltabef.com

< Back Mark L. Van Name Literary Author Mark L. Van Name is a writer, technologist, and spoken word performer. He has published five novels (One Jump Ahead, Slanted Jack, Overthrowing Heaven, Children No More, & No Going Back), as well as an omnibus collection of his first two books (Jump Gate Twist); edited or co-edited four anthologies (Intersections: The Sycamore Hill Anthology, Transhuman, The Wild Side, and Onward, Drake!), and written many short stories. Those stories have appeared in a wide variety of books and magazines. As a technologist, he is the CEO of a fact-based marketing and learning services firm, Principled Technologies, Inc. He has published over a thousand articles in the computer trade press, as well as a broad assortment of essays and reviews. As a spoken word artist, he has created and performed five shows—Science Magic Sex; Wake Up Horny, Wake Up Angry; Mr. Poor Choices; Mr. Poor Choices II: I Don’t Understand; and Mr. Poor Choices III: That Moment When. Other Socials

< Back Benjamin Newman Filk/Music Muscian Benjamin Newman has been filking since his college friends dragged him to his first convention his freshman year at Swarthmore. Since then, he has written almost 300 songs on a wide range of topics, including SF and fantasy, science, computers, and religion, both singly and in various whimsical juxtapositions. Ben has also organized filk programming for Philcon, ConCertino, and Pi-con. Ben's other fannish interests include tabletop and digital game design and a variety of arts and crafts. Other Socials

< Back Ian Randal Strock Literary Author Ian Randal Strock (www.IanRandalStrock.com) is a writer, editor, and publisher. He is the owner and editor-in-chief of Gray Rabbit Publications/Fantastic Books (www.FantasticBooks.biz). Previously, he edited and published Artemis Magazine and SFScope. He also worked on the editorial staffs of Analog, Asimov's, Science Fiction Chronicle, and many others. He consider himself a science fiction author, even though 98% of his published words have been non-fiction. He is the author of three books of presidential history and trivia. His first collection of short fiction, "Wandering Through Time," is now available. He has made more than a dozen appearances in Analog (from which he won two AnLab awards), with several stories in Nature and in recent anthologies. He has also worked on Wall Street, and as a tour guide at Niagara Falls. Other Socials http://www.IanRandalStrock.com

< Back Elora Malat Gaming Gamer Elora Malat (she/her) has been volunteering at Balticon since 2010 since she graduated from Cumberland County College (now Rowan College of South Jersey) that same year with an Associate's of Science in Engineering. She started out as a Berserker at Balticon 44 and later joined Tech at Balticon 47, where she has been utilizing her capabilities ever since, occasionally helping Art Show and anywhere else a volunteer is needed. She is also the artist that illustrated the sign for the Bunny Hole for the Masquerade under the pseudonym Poison-Stripes and has assisted in running video for the Masquerade and helping participants in the Masquerade in the Green Room. Elora isn't just a sci-fi and fantasy fan. She's also an avid gamer where one can find her under variations of her handle Poison-Stripes, such as PoisonStripes86 and Poison-Str1p3s. Elora also writes fanfiction, which can be found on AO3 under the handle Poison-Stripes. Other Socials

< Back Syd Operations MasqueradesHandler Syd is one of the lead developers of ConTroll, the registration system used by Balticon and is a costumer and video director. He as staged many Masquerade entires and judged Masquerades from the local conventions to Worldcon's including several Balticon Masquerades. Other Socials

< Back Bill Snee Gaming Gamer Bill Snee has been involved in a number of TTRPG systems over the last 40 years. He has created his own fantasy RPG called Unlimited which he has been a lead storyteller for over 30 years. Bill has also created an online space strategy game called Dark Expanse. He has published two books in the Dark Expanse universe and had read over 1,000 science fiction and fantasy books during his lifetime. Other Socials