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Meet the Players! (Owners, Staff, and DMs/GMs)

Check out our team directly below, or jump to our GMs/DMs section!

Dustin Staats “The OG Sorcerer”

As “The OG Sorcerer” Dustin yielded his magical powers to found Board Gaming with Education. He is the owner and director of Board Gaming with Education and is focused on building and growing the community Board Gaming with Education.

Dustin has experience teaching English as a second language to a variety of age levels – from kindergarten to university students. He also works in the field of education in various capacities, including consulting, research, and running and hosting tutoring programs. He is always looking for ways to create a more engaging classroom to develop a strong classroom culture to strengthen learning. He has a lot of support from his amazing wife Grace. You can find Dustin playing board games with friends, teaching, running around LA training for races, or at any of the “BGE's Tabletop” events.

All-Time Favorite Games: Final Fantasy VII, Gloomhaven, Poker

Check out some articles and other features with Dustin:

 

Grace Withmory “The Cleric”

Grace’s healing powers behind the scenes as a cleric keep Board Gaming with Education healthy and functioning. She also uses a lot of her melee combat powers with her strong-armed approach to lead the design of Board Gaming with Education resources and materials.

All-Time Favorite Games: Terraforming Mars, Rising Sun

Elizabeth Stardust

With a background in philosophy, therapy, and tutoring, and a lifelong enjoyment of games in all forms, Elizabeth strives to make BGE’s a welcoming, safe, and fun environment. Juggling her time and attention between TTRPGs, Magic, and Warhammer, Elizabeth has been with the store close to its beginning, and was the first person hired as an employee, staying with the store to this day. Ask her for long diatribes on philosophy, music recommendations, or why Pioneer is the best format.

Jameson McDaniel - TTRPG Sommelier and GM/DM!

Jameson started with Advanced Dungeons and Dragons at the age of 9 and has been in love with the hobby since. An avid collector and gamer of obscure TTRPGs, he enjoys finding games with unique systems that help tell a more engaging story. He is also a published writer and game game designer for such projects as Disney/Pixar’s first tabletop RPG “Quests of Yore: Barley’s Edition”, Kids on Brooms, Altered Carbon, and Carbon Grey. "

All Time Favorite Games: Monster of the Week, Star Wars Saga Edition, and Mork Borg

OUR GMs/DMs!

Sara Robey

Sara’s first tabletop role-playing game was Dungeons & Dragons, which she discovered as a kid growing up in England—and she’s been hooked ever since. That early love of rolling dice and exploring imaginary worlds sparked a lifelong passion for storytelling, one she’s carried through into the games she runs. An avid film and book lover with a deep fascination for fantasy worlds, Sara delights in bringing rich settings and cinematic moments to the table. She’s always looking for new ways to add depth and dimension to her games, and she thrives on collaborative storytelling—working together with players to build worlds and stories that feel alive, personal, and fun. Whether you’re brand new to D&D or a seasoned adventurer, Sara aims to create welcoming, imaginative games where everyone has a voice and a chance to shine.

All Time Favorite Games: Candela Obscura, Vaesen and Dungeons and Dragons.

 

Erik Ramirez

 Howdy, I am a GM who loves writing stories, making characters, and telling tales. I have been running TTRPGs since late 2019. It started out with me and my family still learning how to play till now where I run weekly game here. I started out with just D&D 5e, and now I have loved learning system after system and overall just loved being a GM and hearing the huge laughs and grand tales.

Michaela 

 

Michaela was first introduced to roleplaying games when a clip of Dimension 20 appeared in her instagram feed in 2022. The expansive fictional worlds, investment in emotionally complex characters, and collaborative nature of telling stories with friends drew her in immediately and she’s never looked back. Once she finally had a chance to play herself, Michaela also discovered a love of the crunchier side of the game: strategy, optimizing character mechanics, and the puzzle-like challenges combat encounters provide. As a queer woman and someone who joined the TTRPG space relatively recently, Michaela has a passion for making D&D radically safe, inclusive, and fun for everyone, especially new players and folks whose past TTRPG experiences left them feeling unwelcome or unsafe. Michaela enjoys both cozy, whimsical settings (e.g. Humblewood or Obojima) and more sci-fi focused settings (e.g. Lore of Aetherra or Spelljammer).

 

I’m Em, a Gender Queer GM with 6 years experience running games. Monster of the Week, Kids on Bikes, Star Wars the RPG, and the Expanded settings for DnD are close to my heart. If I’m not running dnd in space on Thursday, you’ll find me in the TTRPG Roulette Friday.

"Retired" Adventures!

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These are amazing people who have helped us get to where we are today, and have step aside from the role for various reasons.

Rodger Moore “The Druid”

Rodger uses his druid powers to assume many roles as a game resource and product coordinator. He is essential to the Board Gaming with Education Online Marketplace in many other aspects including community outreach, support, and product development.

Rodger is a former high school science teacher.  Rodger has 25 years of experience in education that had him teaching a variety of science subjects including: Biology, life science, microbiology, environmental science, and physical science.  He taught a wide range of students during his career including students in the International Baccalaureate Program.  He used gaming in his classroom and similar strategies at the beginning of his career.  He participated in many professional development courses throughout his time in the classroom.  During the end of his career he started implementing board gaming in his classroom and worked with colleagues to share how he used them in his classroom.  He is very heartfelt about assisting students captivate more ways to understand the material.

All-Time Favorite Games: Champions of Midgard, Kingsburg

 

 


 

 


Other Characters

Below is a list of awesome individuals who help contribute to BGE's Tabletop in various capacities.

 

Kirsten Lunde “The Bard”

 

Kirsten is a part of our resources contribution team! Look out for her name attributed to various BGE's Learning Resources.

Kirsten Lunde is a board game designer and publisher who came to game design through homeschooling her son. She taught several programs for her homeschool co-op and developed a passion for game-based learning.

Kirsten has since been creating family games that have educational benefits through her company Looking Glass Workshop, which will soon be launching her classical music themed engine building game Ovation. Kirsten is also a proud Moderator for Protospiel Online, a quarterly online playtesting event for new and experienced designers to playtest and get feedback on their game designs.

 

All-Time Favorite Games: Concordia, Lords of Waterdeep, Star Realms

Check out Kirsten's work at Looking Glass Workshop.