Dr. J Cal Baldari

Dr. Cal Baldari is a retired U.S. Army Sapper and military instructor turned professor of ethics. His research credits include alternative military ethics, Aristotelian excellence, moral conflict in literature, implicit bias mitigation, modern heroics, RPG morality, and many others. He has published both academically and creatively, with author credits in short military science fiction and fantasy, as well as philosophy. As an avid tabletop role-player, Cal has run games for over a dozen systems professionally, and many more for fun. He also runs BEC Ltd., which provides expert services for authors, game designers, and comics writers; advising on ethics and consequences both within the stories they write and the effect it has on the reader. Finally, Cal is firmly entrenched in the battle to bring diversity and inclusivity to fandom. His work on implicit bias often references the broadening of “geek culture” and the awesome efforts many geeks have put forward to make this hobby one in which everyone, absolutely everyone, can enjoy it with impunity.

Wanda Howard

Wanda Harward is a member of The Charlotte Geeks, assisting Joey Starnes and Carol Cowles with The Geekery Market, and other shenanigans as required. Her geeky interests include painting minis (badly), filk music, renaissance faires, and gaming (online and tabletop). She runs a twice monthly D&D 5e campaign (two years and counting)  and one shots here and there. She has been attending cons off and on since the 80’s, and consistently since 2006. 

Professionally, Wanda is a retired social worker, current tarot reader and life coach (https://findingthekeytarot.com/ ). She has been reading Tarot for over 25 years (professionally since 2017)​. She has been a tarot reader for many events and locations, including Carolina Renaissance Festival, ​The Geekery Market​,​ SagaCon, ConCarolinas, ConGregate, and professional events.