IGDA Elects Gordon Bellamy As New Chairman

The non-profit International Game Developers Association said this week that it elected Gordon Bellamy, senior producer of emerging media at yU+co as its new chairman. Bellamy's election comes shortly after IGDA announced new board members Wendy Despain, David Edery, Darius Kazemi and Jane Pinckard, who now hold three-year terms. In a statement, Bellamy said, "The new board members are an incredible group of leaders ready to tackle the challenges facing our industry and they join a great board. Personally, I hope to expand support to our local chapters and special interest groups and try some new things with conferences on the east coast so we can reach more members and grow problem-solving from the grassroots level." IGDA also said this week that 1st Playable Productions CEO Tobi Saulnier is chair emeritus and will serve as treasurer. Riptide Games founder Brian Robbins is the new secretary taking over for current board member Coray Seifert of Kaos Studios. IGDA acts as an advocate for game developers, focusing on topics such as quality of life, censorship, education, diversity and business issues. The complete list of 2010-2011 directors is below: -Gordon Bellamy – (Chair) Sr. Producer, Emerging Media yU+co. -Tobi Saulnier (Chair Emeritus, Treasurer) – CEO 1st Playable Productions -Brian Robbins –(Secretary) Founder, Riptide Games -Brenda Brathwaite - Creative Director, Slide -Tom Buscaglia – The Game Attorney -Mark DeLoura - Videogame Technology Consultant -Wendy Despain – Writer and Designer, International Hobo Ltd. -David Edery – Founder and Principle, Fuzbi -Rodney Gibbs – President, Ricochet Labs -Erin Hoffman – Lead Designer, HumaNature -Darius Kazemi – President, Orbus Games -Jane Pinckard – Business Development, Foundation 9 Entertainment -Jamil Moledina – Outreach Director, EA Partners, Electronic Arts -Coray Seifert – Game Designer, Kaos Studios|THQ -Tim Train - Studio General Manager, Big Huge Games|38 Studios