Name:

Jake Hart

Age:

64

Family status:

Married with two children and three grandchildren. Jake's son Dorian is also an Otherworld volunteer, as are his wife Carol and daughter-in-law Kate!

Hometown:

Narberth, Pennsylvania

Occupation:

Federal judge

Hobbies:

Cycling, motorcycling ("Harleys only, of course" says Jake), playing the sax and clarinet, model railroading, writing

Otherworld History:

Jake has served as a staff volunteer at Otherworld's '94, '95, '97, '98, '00, '01, '03, and '04 events.

Most memorable Otherworld moment:

"There is no one moment; Otherworld is altogether memorable just for being itself. There is nothing quite like it. After being there for about ten minutes, I am actually a part of an imaginary land that is just as real as the one I came from, only lots more fun!"

Name:

April Corl

Age:

37

Family status:

Married to fellow staff volunteer Eric Kelley Corl

Hometown:

Arlington, Massachusetts

Occupation:

Licensed massage therapist

Hobbies:

Writing, reading, ("my favorite books are pretty much ALL books") genealogy, photography, traveling of all sorts and playing with her two daschunds Sam and Bob.

Otherworld History:

April was a participant at Otherworld's 1997 event and then served as a staff volunteer at our '98, '00, '01, '03 and '04 events.

When I first participated in Otherworld I was surprised that:

"...there was so much attention paid to the details! It was like I had really stepped into another world and no staff person ever once broke character.  We were fed so well too!  I remember my reaction to the honey-butter; holy cow, was that good!"

Name:

Tenille Reichert

Age:

28

Family status:

Married to fellow staff volunteer Christopher Reichert

Hometown:

Austin, Texas

Occupation:

Speech/Language Pathologist

Hobbies:

Skiing, camping, sewing, kickboxing, boating, baking, ballroom dancing, four-wheeling, and hanging out with Pearl and Bailey, her two kitties.

Otherworld History:

Tenille was a participant at Otherworld's 1997 event and then served as a staff volunteer at our '98, '00, '03 and '04. events.

Most memorable Otherworld moment:

"When I was a participant, we needed to kill a banshee, but  the woman who had to do it was too weak to stand up [because of a magical effect] so I had to carry her and protect her from the ghouls that were attacking us, and it was cool because I am not usually the center of attention and I felt heroic, like what I did actually contributed to the outcome of the evening."

Name:

Cliff Young

Age:

38

Family status:

Married to fellow staff volunteer Joyce Farnsworth, with one daughter, age 1

Hometown:

Manhattan, New York

Occupation:

Technical researcher

Hobbies:

Road bicycling, running, ballroom dance (mostly swing and tango), listening to jazz music, living in Manhattan, "...oh, and maybe a video game once in a while :)."

Otherworld History:

Cliff has served as a staff volunteer at Otherworld's '95, '97, '98, '00, '01, '03 and '04 events.

He volunteers for Otherworld because:

"... there's a huge group feeling of accomplishment at the end of the weekend. I'd liken it to successful large community service projects, but with even more feeling of individual contribution."

Name:

Susan Gerow

Age:

47

Family status:

Married with two sons, ages 5 and 11

Hometown:

Winthrop, Massachusetts

Occupation:

Contracts Manager

Hobbies:

Baking, reading, cooking, gardening, biking along the shore, walking and weight training

Otherworld History:

Susan was a participant at Otherworld's 1997 event and then served as a staff volunteer at our '98, '00, '01, '03 and '04 events.

When I first participated in Otherworld I was surprised that:

"...the story was so multi-dimensional and richly layered.  I thought we were on a quest, but it became a mystery, a love story, a fight against evil, and more."