MESA Officers

Commander in Chief Travis

MESA President
Mess Hall Supervisor (Head Chef)

Travis has been in the furry fandom for eight years. His first con was at Feral 2000, and he's been an active part of promoting the furry community ideal since, both at home and at the conventions he's helped with. He was the Gaming Room Organizer at RCFM for three years, the head chef of Oklacon for three years, and in 2007 was Vice President of OAAA, the non-profit that runs Oklacon. As President of MESA, Travis wants get the con off to a solid foundation and build it into a success that can extend into other activities in later years.

Contact him via presidentwildnights.org

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Major General Heros

MESA Vice-President
Secretary General (MESA Secretary)
Electronics Technician (A/V Coordinator)
Information Specialist (Webmaster)

Heros is a ten-year furry fan from Kansas City, MO. This year, he'll be heading up the A/V staff and serving as Head DJ for the dances. His rig includes a full PA and lighting system for the dances and stage shows. He has two CD's of original compositions published and is the keyboardist and sound engineer for Wyldwood, a furry band.

Contact him via secretarywildnights.org

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Brigadier General Drake

Army Budget Supervisor (MESA Treasurer)
Head Recruiter (Registration Coordinator)

Originally from Topeka, KS, Drake has relocated to the Kansas City area. A furry fan of four years now, his interests include all sorts of games, whether tabletop RPG or collectible card games. This year, he's heading up registration for Wild Nights, helping to make sure everyone gets checked in smoothly!

Send registration questions to regwildnights.org

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Wild Nights Staff

Major General Draconis

Commandant (Event Director)
Press Secretary (Promotions Director)

Hi I am Draconis I am a recovering character Performer. I have been active in the fandom since 2001 and have not been able to quit as every year I have been on staff serving in some role or another. I have worked nearly all parts of any convention Anime, Sci Fi, gaming and up to being a con chair for a couple of years. As a performer and fursuiter I am all about performing outside when ever I can as it makes for a better experience then say hotel conventions where you are somewhat limited in your surroundings. I have been a professional mascot for a local raceway and look to entertain folks whenever I can with either the variety show or performing just by myself. I hope to get a chance to talk to you during the con assuming you read this before the con is over!

Contact him via promowildnights.org

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Sergeant First Class Terrance Jones

Recruiter (Registration)
Base Detail (Cleanup Coordinator)

Originally from the reservation near Topeka, KS, Terrence is a long-time furry fan who has graciously volunteered to spearhead cleanup efforts both during and after the convention. We're always looking for volunteers to help him out with this task as well.

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Gunnery Sergeant Tamara Rose

Drill Instructor (Volunteer Coordinator)

Before moving to Oklahoma, Tamara worked with law enforcement, and also helped her father at security jobs. When she moved to Oklahoma to be with her mate, she discovered the furry fandom. Oklacon 2006 was her first furry event, and she's been to every one she can manage since! This year, she'll be coordinating the efforts of all the fine people who volunteer at the event. See her if you're willing and able to report for duty!

Contact her at volunteerwildnights.org

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Technical Specialist Ratchet

Video Documentation/Presentation
(A/V Assistant, Videographer)

Ratchet has been in the fandom since mid 2008 and has been attending cons since February 2009. This year, he'll be working closely with Heros in A/V and will also be in charge of filming the major events and making the footage available to you, the attendees. His videos of WN 2010 are available from his YouTube Channel at
http://youtube.com/ratchet4620.

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Technical Specialist Ilari

A/V Staff

Ilari (aka Draklor) is a furry webcomic artist and writer from north Texas. He's been with the fandom for over 5 years, and going to cons for 3. His fursona is that of a fun-loving fox, though his old dragon persona still comes out every now and then. You're most likely to find him helping out wherever he can, and he hopes to see plenty of others doing the same!

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Technical Specialist Keefur

Propaganda Production (Publications Staff)

Most well known as a printer for several different Furry conventions, Keefur is a greymuzzle who discovered the joys of Anthropomorphic art back in 1975 at a Gen Con game con. He became aware of the Fandom and in the short period of time since, has managed to attend many cons and create a fursuit (a Sabertooth Cat named Cutter Cat due to debut at Furry Fiesta 2011). He is easily recognized by his gnarly walking staff and an uncanny resemblance to Wilford Brimley. He is very friendly but quick to turn a phrase or perpetrate a mischievous prank. He won't say exactly where those 100 pink flamingos came from that showed up outside Okidoki Coyote's cabin at the last Oklacon, but we have our suspicions.

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Technical Specialist Warnndog

Propaganda (Conbook, Assistant Webmaster)

My name is Warnndog I've been in the fandom since 1997. I've done some drawing and writing but my real passion is writing. Published a several stories in conbooks which include, "Rocky Mountain Furcon" and "Oklacon".

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Technical Supervisor Khemet

Armament Manufacture (Crafting Coordinator)

Khemet the Anubis Jackal, also known as Kat to her friends, is a Midwestern born girl in her mid-20's. She has been a member of the furry fandom for few years, but has been an artist most of her life. Along with being an accomplish author and poet, she is a crafter, musical artist and at times also a spiritual leader. She has lived in California and Illinois, but predominantly hails from Missouri, where she has lived most of her life. Along with her passions of music and art, she also loves video games, cuddles, photography and a good book. Most of her time when she isn't at a con she can be found at her home in front of her computer. She is very open and friendly, and loved hugs, so don't be afraid to run up and say hello!

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Technical Supervisor Crys the Hybrid

Art Track Lead

Crys grew up on the east coast, and her love of animals started very young. She started her life with a love of them, dressing up every halloween, drawing and scribbling them, everything.

As she hit highschool, she moved to Texas for her 10th grade year. She there met another prolific artist, Hazard. Hazard introduced her to the thought of more than just werewolves, and creatures of the like. She also introduced Crys to drawing more of a storyline based set of characters and a character to represent Crys herself. From there, Hazard and Crys became good friends and grew as anthropomorphic artists. It took them a long time to learn of the Furry fandom as it is and not what it looks like, however, they did finally succumb to the title of "Furry".

From there, Crys became an avid furry loving artist. She drew nothing but and started to improve exponentially! Finally in 2005 she decided on getting into the online community. She joined Deviantart and started to slowly post her work. Getting a tiny bit of a following, she made friends quickly and started to do art trades and learn the ways of the "fur".

After graduating, she moved to Dallas to go to the Art Institute. She was there for about amonth before going to her first furry convention "Oklacon". At Oklacon, her and Hazard met up and decided to start taking commissions for badges and small sketches. Here she truly learned about the fandom. And at this Oklacon, Crys met the love of her life, Skylor. they started to go out about a month after the con and they grew closer every day.

Within a year, Skylor had moved down, and they were back up at Oklacon again. After two years of trials and some serious tribulations they decided on moving up to Oklahoma. Where they now live!

Crys is currently Art Track Lead at a convention in Dallas called Furry Fiesta (www.furryfiesta.org). She did a great job and ran around like a chicken with her head cut off, but overall, everyone had fun.

She's a funloving person, with an adoration for any of her friends. She's also a fursuiter and a fursuit maker. (slowly learning of course) But She's teaching herself how to build better fursuits, paws, feet and tails.

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Specialist Oki Doki Coyote

Chaplain (Spirituality Track Lead)

Spirituality history: Introduced to "alternative" religions 1978
Member Banner Free will Episcople Church 1983-84
Native American shaman studys (indipendant) begining in 1986
Focus on vision questing via chanting, drum circles, sleep deprivation and fire scrying-1988-94
All souls group member 1995-99
Joined Silver Serpent Coven (Celtic Witchcraft) 2002
Summoner: (HP in training) Silver Serpent Coven 2003-07
High Priest, Circle of the Stone Serpent 2008-09
Presently, I'm looking more into the "Therian" practices.
Connecting with the inner animal thru everything from meditation, wind riding, and even midnight howls. To share collective energy with others of like mind and practice.

Formal training: Introduction to Earth spirituallity
Dream interpretation
Energy exchange
Working with the Shadow self
Altar construction, both outdoor and for the home
Guided meditations with focus on Wind riding
Hand Fasting (marrage)
Funerary rites
Proclaiming yourPagan faith to family (coming out of the Broom closet)
Magical tool choice/construction
Casting a magic circle-set up-closing

There's basically no realm of the arts Arcana I have not explored from Native tribal pracices to the Neo Pagan modern world.

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