WIG INDIVIDUAL AMBASSADORS – WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST COHORT

The Women in Games Individual Ambassador Programme – Powered by Keywords Studios – welcomes the latest cohort of women and allies this month.

Thanks to our ongoing partnership with Keywords Studios, our Ambassador Programme is growing and going from strength to strength. We now have over 2,700 individuals in 100 countries championing our organisation, our goals and missions – making an impact in their communities.

Our Ambassadors are vital to fulfilling our mission. Everyone is welcome to join as an Ambassador, as long as you are aligned with our mission to establish a gaming industry, culture and community free from discrimination. We want to build an environment with full equity of opportunity, and where treatment and conditions empowers all girls and women, from all ethnicities, of all orientations, to achieve their full potential in the games and esports industries. Ambassadors work to champion and support people to understand the games industry and the opportunities there are within it, no matter what stage of their career or life journey.

Sound like you? Apply here: https://www.womeningames.org/ambassadors/how_to_apply

Ralitsa Stoyanova, Writer/Content Creator, Kyodai/SOEDESCO, Bulgaria

Dácil Afonso, QA Analyst, Escape Velocity Entertainment, Spain

Ayumi Nakagaki, Senior Recruiter, Keywords Studios, Canada

Karoliina Korppoo, Game Creator, Sholf Development, Finland

Alice Rennie, Student, Abertay University, UK

Prudence Ngima Muthee, Gameplay Programmer, Usiku Games, Kenya

Haniyeh Sam, Game Design Student, SHAMPOO Games, Germany

Elena Nica, Co-CEO, Radical Dreams Entertainment, Japan

Irem Dogan, Game Artist, Wanderlost, Netherlands

Leena Macwan, Talent Acquisition Manager, Canada

Katherine Rowlandson, Co-CEO, Kippie, UK

Caroline Anderson, Co-CEO, Kippie, UK

Johanna Eikou Teknomo, Game Engineer/Founder, Yangyang Mobile/Startris Studio, Philippines

Elif Sude Koç, Computer Engineering Student, Turkey

Simmi Baja, Client Growth Partner, Appcharge, UK

Ekta Bhutwala,  Senior Unity Developer, Freelance Unity Engineer, India

Nessrine Khaled, nesoouwu, Egypt

Ariana Bishop, 3D Artist, Frontier Developments, UK

Nga Ching Tse, Technical Environment Artist, Sarah, UK

Zeynep Gizem Öztürk, Game Localization Specialist, Sakura Localization & Translation, Turkey

Yasmin Curren, Technical Narrative Designer, YagmanX, UK

Anastasia Kuprina, Mobile Game Product Expert, Independent, Spain

Cemre Yavuz, Game Producer, Turkey

Ana Paula Villarreal, Marketing Coordinator, Rocket Science Group, Netherlands

Trisha Virdi, Composer, Orchestrator, Sound Designer, Trisha Virdi, UK

Renee Sogueco, PR Associate, US

Ash Liguori, Editorial Lead, PlayStation Access, We Are Reach, UK

Kimberley Fogg, Marketing Lead, FirstLook.gg, UK

Nata Pokrovskaya, Narrative Designer/Game Designer/Writer, Lateral Summer, Serbia

Lucrezia Leon, Chief Business Development Officer, SpinX, Italy

Viktoria Steshina, Guest Lecturer, Higher School of Economics & Senior Program Manager, Xsolla, Malaysia

Sion Wesley, Quality Assurance Engineer, BlaqueLotusGaming, US

Valentina Marchetti, Strategic Consultant, ASTERA Welldoing Wellbeing, UK

Michael Fried, Unreal Authorized Instructor, Dev and Mentor, Mentor College, HackerU College, GDS, ASGC, IGDA JSIG, Israel

Kamilla Gadzhieva, Team Lead of Publisher Success, Rokky, Azerbaijan

Sammy Karanam, IB Student at Stanton College Preparatory School, Girls Who Code, US

Amara Eden Doshi, Researcher, University of St Andrews, Scotland

Qianying Liu, Masters Student in Digital Learning Games, Tallinn University, Estonia

Daniel Beahn, Studio Head, Grimigeon Games, US

Ana Célia Gallego Sterenberg, Game Designer/Community Manager, Rede das Migs em Games, Brazil

Mischel Irrizari, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, US

Graziela Palermo de Oliveira, Business Developer, Mad Mimic, Brazil

Kim Edwards, Senior Producer/Head of Operations, US

Livia Scienza, Game UX Researcher, Scienza Studio/ Maré das Minas, Brazil

Ivelis Fortim, Professor, Researcher, Company Homo Ludens, Brazil

Andrea Valentina Granados García, Game Developer, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD), Colombia

Mina Hu, Producer/Concept Artist, Crystal Dynamics, US

Cristianne Rodrigues da Silva, Designer, CaShô Mind, Brazil

Adriana Irena Bara Trujillo, Independent Artist & Producer, SirenaSins, Peru

Adrienne Beranger, Founder & Studio Director, Rustling Leaves Games, US

Jing Ting Foo, Technical Lead, kopiforge, Singapore

Charlotte Wilkinson, UI Artist, Absolutely Games, UK

Seleny Xie, Associate Content Producer, Riot Games, US

Zoe Pennington, Games Producer & Assistant Editor, US

Komal Khalid, Game Designer, Applied Game Designs, Pakistan

Roxie Grant, Composer & Producer, Vida Reve / Owl in the Washhouse Studios, UK

Mareska Chettier, Human Resources Director, US

Manou IJpelaar, Technical Game Designer, Galaxy Grove, Netherlands

Tea de Jong, Marketing Lead, Forklift Interactive, Netherlands

Julia Langlois, Student Games User Researcher, US

Ilgın Candan Esmer, Business Development Manager, Turkey

Katie Squires, Co-Founder & Business Manager, South Westerly Games, UK

Loujain Badi, Researcher & Lecturer Associate, Loujain Badi, UK

Harper ZHU, Co-Founder & CPO, Kotoko AI, UK

Anastasiia Diakova, 3D Artist, Kz0t, US

Anna Kuzmenko, AI BD & Partnerships Manager, Razer, Singapore

Emily McConnell, QA Analyst, Canada

Chris Headleand, Professor, UK

Katlyn Sproule, Community Engagement Lead, Bow Valley College (Digital Entertainment Nexus), Canada

Oliwia Malek, Junior Marketing Executive, Silver Lining Interactive, UK

Elizaveta Savenkova, Chief Business Development Officer, ZiMAD, Serbia

Juhi Rathi, Games Tutor, DV8 Sussex, UK

Renee Huff, Owner & Festival Director, Haunted House FearFest® Film & Video Game Festival, US

Yasmin Elbaz, Game Design Educator, The British University in Egypt, Egypt

Becky Kalam, Community & Outreach Project Manager, Playground Games, UK

Tatsiana Barkun, Game Producer, Fun Crafters, Poland

Savannah Hammond, Producer, Apogee Entertainment, US

Yağmur Bulut, Lecturer, ValerieRain, Turkey

Dora Vrhoci, Senior Narrative Designer, Independent, Netherlands

Servantie Lola, Freelancer – Project Manager Mobile & Esport Gaming, My name is Evileye, France

Aamod Walavalkar, Director of Product, Mattel, US

Apurva Saini, Marketing Copywriter & Community Manager, Plug In Digital (Dear Villagers), France

Diana Korkina, CBDO, Top App Games, Serbia

Anita Szabó, Producer, Galactic Fleet, Hungary

Phuong Nguyen, Producer, Magetech Corp, Vietnam

Tallulah Martinez, Concept Artist, Frelance (spacepiano games), UK

Rukhsar Badi, Lead 3D Character Artist, India

Engy Abdelsalam, 3D Animator/Demonstrator, Sacrificio Games / The British University in Egypt, Egypt

Gabriela Wanat, User Acquisition Manager, Twin Harbour Interactive, Germany

Natalia Ridao, Directora, Virtual ON, Spain

Alina Navitskaya, UX/UI Designer, Playstrom, Belarus