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September 9, 2025 by Buddy Sola

Meet the Team – Alyssa Kollgaard (COO)

We’re excited to bring back Meet the Team, where you lovely folks get to learn more about the people behind Akupara and the insight they bring to the company! And to start us off, we’re starting at the top- Well, second to the top, with Alyssa Kollgaard, the newly-named Chief Operating Officer of Akupara! Buddy […]

March 15, 2023 by Akupara Games

Meet The Team: Andrew Marrero

[[Programmer]] Turtle: Red-Bellied Turtle Pronouns: He/him When did you first get started in games and how? I started getting into actual legit video game development at age 10, though I guess you could say I started even before that. At younger ages than that, I’d love to make board games and games on paper, and […]

March 8, 2023 by Akupara Games

Meet the Team: Ashley Schuster

[Associate Producer and QA Manager] Pokémon Go Team: Instinct Turtle: Snapping Turtle Pronouns: she/her, they/them How did you first get started in the game industry? I started out as a Streamer, mainly playing games I enjoyed and then worked my way up through giving feedback to teams as a judge for various game jams. From there […]

February 8, 2023 by Akupara Games

Meet the Team: Ian Vaflor

[[Senior Marketing Producer]] Turtle: It’s a split between “Kowabunga” the USWA wrestling Karate Turtle & Steve “The Turtle” Weiner Pronouns: He/Him When did you first get started in games and how? I was a director for a digital marketing/branding agency that worked in the early influencer/creator space, which was around the corner from my home […]

February 1, 2023 by Akupara Games

Meet the Team: Xavier Stambaugh

[[Marketing Relations]] DnD Class: Rogue fo sho Hogwarts House: Gryffindor Pokemon Go Team: Instinct Empire or Rebellion: Empire Turtle: Rammus Pronouns: He/Him Favorite color: Red When did you first get started in games and how? I started getting into games at a very young age with the very kid friendly title, Mortal Kombat being my […]

December 21, 2022 by Akupara Games

Meet the Team: Joseph Shockley

Community Manager Pronouns: He/Him They/Them Favorite Color: Green When did you first get started in games and how? I grew up around different consoles and handhelds. From the Sega Genesis playing Sonic 1 – 3 to the Playstation playing Twisted Metal to the Gameboy gray brick with Tetris, video games have always been around me […]

November 9, 2022 by Akupara Games

Meet The Team: Nayan Ramachandran

Senior Producer Pronouns: He/Him DnD Class: Either Paladin or Arcane Trickster. Depends on my mood. Empire or Rebellion: Well, I don’t like fascism so… Turtle: Donatello. Always. Favorite Color: Purple When did you first get started in games and how? Growing up in Singapore as a little kid, I first started playing games when my […]

November 2, 2022 by Akupara Games

Meet the Team: Luis Illingworth

Video Editor Pronouns: He/Him DnD Class: Bard Pokemon Go Team: Team Mystic Empire or Rebellion: Rebel Scum Turtle: Michelangelo, he’s the party dude   When did you first get started in games and how? Been playing games since I was 5-6 years old. I have fond memories of playing Mega Man 4 so much that […]

November 25, 2020 by Akupara Games

Meet the Team: Miguel Moran

Social Media Manager DnD Class: Space Marine Hogwarts House: “Hagrid’s Hut” or “Ravenclaw, but I sit with Slytherin at lunch because we’re cool like that” Pokemon Go Team: “Team Rocket Intern (I buy Shampoo for James)” Empire or Rebellion: I’m that dude minding his own business selling Space Empanadas on one of those planets that […]

November 18, 2020 by Akupara Games

The Akupara Podcast Episode 3: Miguel Moran

It’s the long awaited return of the Akupara Podcast!   Earlier this year, we recorded two episodes digging into the development behind Relic Hunters Zero: Remix. Today, we’re continuing the series with a peek behind the curtain at our social media master, Miguel Moran! Coming from indie games journalism, Miguel immediately hit the ground running […]

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