Previous NEIL Boards

Intercon exists because of the efforts of the volunteers that work hard to make the conventions happen. There are a handful of volunteers that take on extra responsibilities, who look to the future, to see that the con continues to happen. These are the board members of NEIL. These volunteers include the con-chair for the current year, who acts as the President of NEIL.

By March of 1996, a number of New England LARPers were traveling down to the Baltimore/Washington DC area to play in games, and to meet up at the southern Intercons. The idea of running a local LARP convention was raised by several people. There’d been a convergence of a number of LARP groups in the Boston area, and it seemed like critical mass was there. On Columbus Day weekend, at Intercon 11.5, the bid for a New England Intercon was accepted.

The first thing that was different about the New England Intercons was the staff. Each southern Intercon had been organized by one or two con chairs, with a small dedicated group of volunteers. Intercon the Thirteenth had a large group of volunteers, sharing the work amongst a much wider set of people. This is the model that we’ve followed ever since.

The second thing that was different was that, at the first meeting, no one person knew everyone else in the room. Everyone was a newcomer to someone in that room. Organizing a convention was a new thing, so we had to trust people we didn’t know to do important jobs. While the original people now know each other, we still follow the model, letting newcomers come in and do important things for the con.

The first three New England Intercons were run under the aegis of the Interactive Literature Foundation (ILF). Given the distance, there were concerns about the liabilities and responsibilities for those efforts. There were also some problems internal to the ILF itself, which led to its dissolution and the creation of LARPA. NEIL was incorporated in October of 2000, in order to define a local entity solely responsible for the New England Intercons.

This was done with the understanding and agreement of the local New England community, the ILF and the new LARPA leadership. This was a friendly delineation of responsibilities, agreed to by all involved. Rather than split the community with schism, we defined a model for how to run several LARP conventions a year in a friendly and cooperative manner.

No experience is necessary to be a part of Intercon or of NEIL. We’re open to anyone willing to put time and effort into our conventions and the LARP events that are associated with the cons. You don’t even have to be local to New England; many of our volunteers come from outside the region.

The following is an archive of all volunteers serving on the NEIL Board:

2000
President/Conchair: Charles Sumner
Board: Ilene Tatroe, Jim White, Michael McAfee, Christina White
Advisor: Mark Waks
Treasurer: Charles Sumner

2001
President/Conchair: Jim White
Board: Jenny Diewald, Mark Waks, Michael McAfee, Christina White
Advisor: Charles Sumner
Treasurer: Charles Sumner

2002
President/Conchair: Michael McAfee
Board: Jenny Diewald, Mark Waks, David Clarkson, Chad Bergeron
Advisor: Jim White
Treasurer: Charles Sumner

2003
President/Conchair: Tim Lasko
Board: Jenny Diewald, Cheryl Knoepler, David Clarkson, Chad Bergeron
Advisor: Michael McAfee
Treasurer: Michael McAfee

2004
President/Conchair: David Clarkson
Board: Jenny Diewald, Cheryl Knoepler, Anna Bradley, Chad Bergeron
Advisor: Tim Lasko
Treasurer: Michael McAfee

2005
President/Conchair: Chad Bergeron
Board: Laura Boylan, Jaelen Hartwin, Anna Bradley, Tim Lasko
Advisor: David Clarkson
Treasurer: Michael McAfee

2006
President/Conchair: Anna Bradley
Board: Laura Boylan, Jaelen Hartwin, Nat Budin, Tim Lasko
Advisor: Chad Bergeron
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron

2007
President/Conchair: Jaelen Hartwin
Board: Laura Boylan, Jenny Diewald, Nat Budin, Tim Lasko
Advisor: Anna Bradley
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron

2008
President/Conchair: Nat Budin
Board: Laura Boylan, Jenny Diewald, Andrew Zorowitz, Tim Lasko
Advisor: Jaelen Hartwin
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron

2009
President/Conchair: Tim Lasko
Board: Dave Kapell, Trey Reilly, Andrew Zorowitz, Laura Boylan
Advisor: Nat Budin
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron

2010
President/Conchair: Dave Kapell
Board: Laura Boylan, Anna Bradley, Jenny Diewald, Joshua Sheena
Advisor: Tim Lasko
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron

2011
President/Conchair: Chad Bergeron
Board: Laura Boylan, Anna Bradley, Jenny Diewald, Joshua Sheena, Tim Lasko, Trey Reilly
Advisor: Dave Kapell
Treasurer: Julia Suggs
Clerk: Tom Traina

2012
President/Conchair: Laura Boylan
Board: Julia Suggs, Dave Kapell, Jenny Diewald, Joshua Sheena, Tim Lasko, Trey Reilly
Advisor: Chad Bergeron
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
Clerk: Tom Traina
NELCO Chair: Dave Kapell

2013
President/Conchair: Joshua Sheena
Board: Phoebe Roberts, Dave Kapell, Jenny Diewald, Jaelen Hartwin, Tim Lasko, Julia Suggs
Advisor: Laura Boylan
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
Clerk: Stephanie Davis
NELCO Chair: Dave Kapell

2014
President/Conchair: Dave Kapell
Board: Viktoriya Fuzaylova, Adina Schreiber, Jenny Diewald, Jaelen Hartwin, Tim Lasko, Jen Eastman-Lawrence
Advisor: Joshua Sheena
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
Clerk: Stephanie Davis
NELCO Chair: Cameron Betts

2015
President: Adina Schreiber
Board: Viktoriya Fuzaylova, Cameron Betts, Jenny Diewald, Diana Hsu, Tim Lasko, Jen Eastman-Lawrence
Conchair: Nat Budin
Advisor: Dave Kapell
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
Clerk: Stephanie Davis
NELCO Chair: Stephanie Davis

2016
President: Dave Kapell
Board: Quinn D, Cameron Betts, Jenny Diewald, Diana Hsu, Adina Schreiber, Jen Eastman-Lawrence
Conchair: Kim Sward
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
Clerk: Stephanie Davis
NELCO Chair: Stephen Kohler

2017
President: Dave Kapell
Board: Quinn D, Cameron Betts, Jenny Diewald, Kim Sward, Adina Schreiber, Jen Eastman-Lawrence
Conchair: Jen Eastman Lawrence
LGC 2018 Chair: Emily Care Boss
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
Clerk: Jen Eastman-Lawrence
NELCO Chair: Adina Schreiber
GameWrap EIC: Viktoriya Fuzaylova

2018
President: Cameron Betts
Board: Quinn D, Dave Kapell, John Cooke, Kim Sward, Adina Schreiber, Jen Eastman-Lawrence
Conchair: Dave Kapell
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
NELCO Chair: Adina Schreiber
GameWrap EIC: Viktoriya Fuzaylova

2019
President: Dave Kapell
Board: Quinn D, Cyrus Nations, John Cooke, Kim Sward, Adina Schreiber, Jen Eastman-Lawrence
Conchair: Jaelen Hartwin
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
NELCO Chair: Cameron Betts
GameWrap EIC: Viktoriya Fuzaylova

2020
President: Dave Kapell
Board: Quinn D, Cyrus Nations, John Cooke, Kim Sward, Adina Schreiber, Jen Eastman-Lawrence
Advisor: Jaelen Hartwin Conchair: Alison Joy
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
NELCO Chair: Cameron Betts
GameWrap EIC: Viktoriya Fuzaylova

2021
President: Dave Kapell
Board: Quinn D, Cameron Betts, John Cooke, Sue Lee, Adina Schreiber, Rebecca Slitt
Conchair: Alison Joy (COVID delayed Intercon)
Extracon Coordinators: Alison Joy, Kristen Patten Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
NELCO Chair: Cameron Betts
GameWrap EIC: Viktoriya Fuzaylova

2022
President: John Cooke
Board: Quinn D, Cameron Betts, Dave Kapell, Sue Lee, Adina Schreiber, Rebecca Slitt
Conchair: Alison Joy (COVID delayed Intercon)
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
NELCO Chair: Cameron Betts
GameWrap EIC: Viktoriya Fuzaylova

2023
President: Dave Kapell
Board: Quinn D, Cameron Betts, John Cooke, Kim Sward, Adina Schreiber, Gale Pollard
Advisor: Alison Joy
Conchair: Lin
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
NELCO Chair: Cameron Betts
GameWrap EIC: Viktoriya Fuzaylova

2024
President: Alison Joy
Board: Michelle Tiexeira Brown, John Cooke, Tom Traina, Kim Sward, Adina Schreiber, Gale Pollard
Advisor: Lin
Conchair: Dave Kapell
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
NELCO Chair: Cameron Betts
GameWrap EIC: Viktoriya Fuzaylova

2025
President: Dave Kapell
Board: Michelle Tiexeira Brown, John Cooke, Tom Traina, Kim Sward, Adina Schreiber, Gale Pollard
Conchair: Kevin Gordon
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
NELCO Chair: Cameron Betts
GameWrap EIC: Gale Pollard

2026
President: Dave Kapell
Board: John Cooke, Kim Sward, Gale Pollard, Tom Traina, David Hendricks, Adina Schreiber
Advisor: Kevin Gordon
Conchair: Alison Joy
Treasurer: Chad Bergeron
NELCO Chair: TBD
GameWrap EIC: Gale Pollard