Alec Reynolds is an IAAPA Certified Attractions Professional with over 6 years' experience in the attractions industry. Alec is ecstatic to serve as the President of the longest running collegiate themed entertainment organization, and has been an active member of this student led group since 2016. His passion for the themed entertainment industry is complimented by his academic discipline. He will be graduating in May 2022 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and the first student to complete the Minor in Entertainment Design and Technology. In his free time, Alec proliferates industry exposure through consumable media to over 190,000 subscribers through platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. Alec's professional goals include working as a project engineer in an attraction-based role, or a project manager for an entertainment facing company.

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Nick is a third-year Mechanical Engineering major. Outside of the classroom, he works on various personal projects focusing on the mechanical design and controls of animatronic mechanisms. In his first semester as Project Manager, Nick co-led TPEG's first ever holiday musical light show for OSU's Light Up The Lake event.

Alec is a 4th-Year interested in project/construction management in the themed entertainment industry. Since 2016, Alec has been an active member of TPEG and has served on the Executive Board every school year. Alec is a Certified Associate in Project Management and has worked for Cedar Fair Entertainment for 5 seasons through an eclectic amount of positions. Alec has traveled to IAAPA and ASTM conferences and has been heavily involved with many industry-based student-led events.

Dan has been a pivotal member in the SITE OSU conference as the founder & coordinator for both years. Dan has worked at Cedar Point for two seasons as a Ride Maintenance Technician, at IBI Group with a Site Development Co-op, and at Six Flags Great America as a Ride Operator. Dan has paved impressive connections between different universities and helped usher in a new age of students interested in themed entertainment.

Carissa has been an active member of TPEG for over 4 years. She has had an impressive amount of experience working in the industry. A list of Carissa's experience is listed:

• Disney College Program: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Spring 2017 

• Grand Floridan Summer 2018

• Kings Island Ride Operator 2016, 2017, 2020

• Engineering Intern at LifeFormations Fall 2018

• Teaching assistant for ME 2900 (Arduino Programming) Spring of 2018 and Spring of 2019

• Teaching assistant ME 5680 (CAD, CNC machining) Fall 2020

• Engineering Intern at Universal Creative Fall 2019.

Stephanie is a first year from Buffalo, New York. She is an honors Industrial and Systems Engineering major, and is also pursuing a dance minor. She has had a passion for theme parks from a young age and hopes to work in the industry professionally as an Industrial Engineer.