GAME INDUSTRY VETERANS KATHY SCHOBACK AND GREG ZESCHUK VOTED TO THE IGDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Returning Board Member Graeme Devine Elected as Chairperson
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 6, 2002 - The International Game Developers
Association (IGDA) today announced the new members of the Board of Directors.
Kathy Schoback, director of external development & publishing, SEGA
(USA) and Greg Zeschuk, joint-CEO, BioWare Corp. (Canada) were elected to
the two open board seats; and David Weinstein, senior software engineer,
Red Storm Entertainment (USA), was appointed to the board per the terms
of last year's merger agreement with the International Game Developers Network,
of which Weinstein was chair. All three began their two-year board terms
on May 1, 2002.
"The IGDA is a growing voice for developer rights in the industry. Everyone loves a good game, but the IGDA actually contributes to solutions that help that good game get made," stated Schoback. "My main areas of focus will be outreach to the publishing and business community, 'newbie' mentoring, and attracting women to the field of game development."
New officers chosen by the board are Chairperson: Graeme Devine; Secretary: Kathy Schoback; and Treasurer: Robert Huebner.
"The efforts of the IGDA are vital not only to the development community, but to the health of the entire industry. I am deeply honored to guide this valuable organization in its mission of uniting game developers for the betterment of our creative industry," said IGDA chairperson Devine.
The complete list of the IGDA board of directors is:
Chairperson: Graeme Devine - designer/project manager, id Software
Secretary: Kathy Schoback - director of external development & publishing,
SEGA
Treasurer: Robert Huebner - technical director, Nihilistic Software
Board Member: David Weinstein - senior software engineer, Red Storm Entertainment
Board Member: Greg Zeschuk - joint-CEO, BioWare Corp.
Executive Director: Jennifer Pahlka - group director, Gama Network
Program Director: Jason Della Rocca
Chairperson Emeritus: Matt Toschlog - studio director, Outrage Games
More information on the IGDA board of directors, and all IGDA programs can
be found at www.igda.org.
About the IGDA
The International Game Developers Association is a non-profit association
established by game developers to foster the creation of a worldwide game
development community. The IGDA's mission is to build a community of game
developers, which leverages the expertise of its members for the betterment
of the industry and the development of the art form. For more information
on IGDA, please visit www.igda.org or e-mail info@igda.org.