
Sirens is staffed by an all-volunteer team, most of whom have been involved with Narrate Conferences for several years, but some of whom are new to our team. Please read below to learn a bit about us!
Amy Tenbrink
(amy.tenbrink at sirensconference.org)
Favorite Fantasy Book: Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
Amy spends her days handling acquisition, distribution, and intellectual property transactions for a Fortune 500 company. Her nights and weekends over the last twenty years have involved managing a wide variety of events, including theatrical productions, marching band shows, sporting events, and conferences. Most recently, she has organized three Harry Potter conferences (The Witching Hour, in Salem, Massachusetts; Phoenix Rising, in the French Quarter of New Orleans; and Terminus, in downtown Chicago) and the first three years of Sirens. Her experience includes all aspects of event planning, from logistics and marketing to legal consulting and budget management, and she holds degrees with honors from both the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music and the Georgetown University Law Center.
Hallie Tibbetts
(hallie.tibbetts at sirensconference.org)
Favorite Fantasy Story: "The Faery Handbag" by Kelly Link
An honors graduate of the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music, Hallie taught K–8 music classes in California before pursuing new adventures. She has worked in a variety of media, social work, education, event planning, and administrative positions, and is currently a research and fundraising assistant in human services. She graduated from the Denver Publishing Institute in summer 2010. In her spare time, she volunteers for Narrate Conferences and the Cybils awards, blogs about books, beta reads, and is an intern at a literary agency that specializes in children's literature, her very favorite kind.
Sabrina Chin
(sabrina.chin at sirensconference.org)
Favorite Fantasy Book: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Sabrina works full time as a software developer for a telecommunications company located in the Washington, D.C., area. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and recently completed her master's degree at Johns Hopkins University. Sabrina has been volunteering for conferences in a technical capacity since 2003. In recent years, she oversaw the creation and maintenance of the conference websites for Phoenix Rising, Terminus, and Sirens, including the registration, submission, and other back-end systems. In the little spare time found between working and volunteering, she enjoys reading a range of young adult, science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novels.