Content Creators Panel
Please join this panel of content creators from the realm of video games, comics and cartoons who have had experience of over 40 years in various industries.
Join us for a discussion about the responsibility content creators have in regards to representation, crated worlds, as well as the impact their creations have to their fans and to the community.
Share in the experience, knowledge and wisdom of people who have helped shape multiple popular franchises including G.I. Joe, Conan, Thundarr the Barbarian, Jem, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bucky O' Hare, Transformers, Dungeons and Dragons (animated), Captain Power, Sisterhood of Steel, Spiderman and so much more.
Jack Berkenstock Jr., MHS
Executive Director
The Bodhana Group
Jack has been a gamer since the first time he grabbed a set of paddles for Atari 2600 in one hand and a 1st Ed D&D in the other. He was worked in the human services field for over 25 years, in settings including emotional support classrooms, in-patient and community based settings. He has worked with pre-adolescents, teens and adults, both with and without developmental and intellectual disability. He has specialized in working with persons with sexually problematic behaviors as well as those impacted by sexual trauma for over 20 years.
He is one of the Founders of and is the Executive Director of The Bodhana Group, a 501 c3 non-profit based in York, PA that utilizes and advocates the use of tabletop gaming in education, skill building and therapy. He is one of the organizers of the annual convention Save Against Fear and is one of the co-organizers of TAGGS.
Buzz Dixon
Larry Hama
Christy Marx
Author
Author of Writing for Animation, Comics & Games - Second Edition released June 2021.