December 3, 2025

Andrea Saravia Pérez is a Colombian writer and narrative designer with AAA experience and over 5 years in the gaming industry. She contributed as a writer on Civilization VII at Firaxis Games, where she created, edited, implemented, and tested narrative content — writing hundreds of stories detailing intimate moments across thousands of years of history.

Andrea is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Baltimore, Creative Director at Small Loan Studio, and founded the esports program at Ringling College of Art and Design. Active in the IGDA Game Writing SIG, she is bilingual in Spanish and English with a BFA in Creative Writing and has led the development of 12+ shipped independent titles.

Cassandra Reyna — known online as Friskk — is a Puerto Rican and Black host, voice actress, and content creator with over 10 years of experience in gaming, influencer fundraising, and content creation. She served as Program Manager and Social Impact Specialist at Twitch, where she led nonprofit and creator education and spearheaded global initiatives.

Cassandra is known for her voice work as The Midwife in Hallownest Vocalized, the official voice of TwitchCon, and the Twitch x FromSoftware Elden Ring Nightreign campaign. A Twitch Partner and passionate community builder, she brings a unique combination of industry expertise and creative talent.

Gretchen Ortiz is a User Research Analyst and Gameplay Data Analyst from Caguas, Puerto Rico. She has worked at 2K / Gearbox Publishing on frontward-facing reports with analysis using Snowflake queries, supported through Tableau and DBT model structuring.

Previously, Gretchen served as a UX Researcher at Meta and Activision, where she contributed to franchises like Skylanders and Guitar Hero. She holds a BS in Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico and an MS in Human-Computer Interaction from Georgia Tech.

Jarory de Jesus is a narrative designer, game developer, musician, and anthropologist currently serving as Technical Narrative Designer at Housemarque (PlayStation Studios) in Helsinki, working on Saros. Previously at Respawn Entertainment, he contributed to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

Jarory is the founder of Coquito Games and President of the Global Game Jam Board of Directors. He contributed to Returnal, the 2021 BAFTA Game of the Year. His career includes roles at Lunacy Studios, Elodie Games, and Scopely.

Jesenia Vargas Diaz is an accomplished Lead and Producer with over 3 years in games and more than 10 years of experience in digital publishing and content. She is currently Lead Producer at Rainbow Unicorn Games, working on Romancing Jan.

Her career includes contract work at EA on Madden 20, NBA Live, and UFC. She has served as Senior Writer at Boss Rush Network and Producer for Heads Up! Party Game. A graduate of the University of Central Florida, Jesenia is passionate about creating inclusive game experiences.