Lindsey Carter
Lindsey joined the Meeple-a-thon team in 2021 as a social media coordinator and quickly fell in love with the cause, and grew into a team leader role. In the past, her work experience revolved around event management and planning, and Meeple-a-thon was the perfect opportunity to combine her experience with her passion for helping others. Lindsey’s favorite board game is Betrayal at House on the Hill, but her passion lies more in war games such as Warhammer 40k, Hordes, Freeblades and Battletech. As her day job, Lindsey works as a front end email developer for Cox Automotive.
Michelle Farnsworth
Assistant Event Director
Michelle joined the Meeple-a-thon team in 2022 to join a cause that allowed her to share the love and acceptance that the gaming community provides to others. Michelle has taught miniature painting classes for over 15 years, and has a background in marketing and business. Michelle’s favorite board game is Munchkin. By day, Michelle is a professional commissioned miniature painter.
Mackenzie Larson
RPG Expert/Secretary
Mackenzie joined the Meeple-a-thon team in 2022 as an RPG Coordinator. Mackenzie believes strongly that everyone deserves a second chance and quality living conditions, and puts her passion to work for the Meeple-a-thon team by combining her love of playing games and helping people into one. By day, Mackenzie works as a Project Manager for BlueScope Construction. By night, she’s active in roller derby, her favorite board game is Betrayal at House on the Hill, and her favorite RPG game is Dungeons and Dragons.
Noah Gibbs
Exhibitor Liason
Noah joined the Meeple-a-thon team in 2022 as the Exhibitor Liason. Noah joined Meeple-a-thon to use his love of gaming to help others. His favorite RPG game is Deadlands, and his favorite board game is Betrayal Legacy. By day, Noah works for ScriptPro as a Technical Support Analyst.
Wade Tripp
RPG Expert
Wade joined the Meeple-a-thon team in 2022 as an RPG Coordinator specializing in unique RPG systems. Wade joined the team because of his passion for games and the community created by playing, bringing extensive experience in the gaming community and work with other conventions to the table. Wade’s favorite RPG game is City of Mist, and his favorite board game is Root! By day, Wade works for Park University and makes the IT hampsters run smoothly.
Steve Burrows
Board Game Expert
Steve joined the Meeple-a-thon team in 2023 as our resident board game expert. Steve joined the team to foster his passion for board games, meeting new people and teaching games. His long-term goal is to help teach and grow passion for board games in newcomers! By day, Steve works as the Data Exchange Coordinator for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. By night, Steve hosts board game gatherings of all sizes. His favorite board game to play is Root.
Want to join our team? Send us an email at meepleathon@gmail.com. We’re currently seeing a tournament director, donations manager and sponsorship manager.