Tristin Hightower is the Director of Chapter and Special Interest Group Operations for the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). Throughout her career, Tristin has been both a paid and volunteer community organizer, from leading chapters and special interest groups with organizations like the IGDA and Girl Geek Dinners to working with Global Game Jam and producing events such as LadyHacks and GameX Industry Summit. She was named Geek of the Year at the 2012 Philadelphia Geek Awards and has been said to be “kind of a big deal.”