Sharon Wood
Founder | CEO | Board
Sharon Wood has worked with Fortune 100 companies such as Nabisco, MTV and Nickelodeon with their marketing initiatives and has been developing video games and serious games for years. Sharon launched the (first) Grand Theft Auto game, placed a video game on 150 Million packages of Fritos Corn Chips, and partnered with MTV to develop a branded video game. Sharon’s work in Serious Games began in 2009; she created Karizmac Luminous, an app to promote self-esteem amongst girls, which became a Top 5 app in 34 countries in its first four months. She is Principal Investigator for sexual assault prevention serious games for high school students, college students, and for adults.
Dr. Christine Casey
Behavior, Prevention, Education & Researcher | Brown University
Christine Casey, Ed.D., has worked as an educator and school administrator for more than 40 years. Dr. Casey’s work was acknowledged by numerous awards, including a Congressional Award from the Congressional Black Caucus. She created a series of curricula that has been downloaded by more than 100,000 teachers for the innovative work of ByKidsForKids. She also created soft skills curriculum for the Office of Disability Education Policy.
Arthur W. Thomas III
Acting Executive Vice President - Strategy and Partnerships
brings a wealth of experience at the intersection of finance, business, and mission-driven work. His experience includes strategic advice for emerging and existing businesses, nonprofits and municipalities. He has led strategies for various organizations, cultivating and managing high-value partnerships, and leading sales initiatives that drive revenue growth. Mr. Thomas has demonstrated expertise in sales, strategy, and fundraising through key leadership roles, including a $15M capital deployment strategy and raising funds for economic development. His experience includes business development consultancy, providing strategic advisory around revenue strategies for emerging and existing businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities, and account analysis to identify new sales opportunities
Mr. Thomas also brings a strategic advisory skillset, developing and executing strategic plans to optimize operations, enhance fundraising capacity, and achieve sustainable growth.
Monty Sharma
Board Member
Monty Sharma is on the Happy People Games Board. He is also Managing Director at MassDigi, which fosters a bond between academia and the games industry. He is a mentor to the MIT Sandbox and Harvard iLab and is a mentor to startups. Monty is formerly a Founder/General Manager of Vivox, a voice chat service provider in the games industry that serves 60 Million+ users worldwide, with key relationships with EA, Ubisoft, Sony, Nexon, Big Point and more. Monty previously held various management positions in SASS software companies.