Heather Spear
e-mail: hcs01@gnofn.org

Heather Spear was the head honcho, great dictator, big cheese and chief whip-cracker of Convergence 5.  She has organized many events both in New Orleans and her former hometown of Chicago, including the first ever Convergence and the annual Krewe du Boo Gothic Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans. Heather is still trying to figure out what possessed her to plan yet another Convergence. Temporary insanity, most likely.  In her spare time, she enjoys rescuing bunches of orphaned kittens and decorating her bicycle, appropriately named "bike".

Misha Sand
e-mail: shadowplay@betterthanyou.com

Misha Sand was the First Lieutenant and Newsgroup Liaison of Convergence 5. She was also in charge of the hotels, wrote and maintained the C5 website, as well as the C5 program, and took care of whatever else needed to be done at the time, Convergence-wise. She has been involved with the New Orleans Gothic / Industrial scene for a good number of years, planning events, helping others plan events, and yelling to everyone within earshot about planned events.  Misha also maintains the New Orleans Gothic Guide, a travel & general dark city guide. In her spare time, Misha enjoys wearing things on her head and drinking Ace pear cider, often at the same time.

Robert Tritthardt
e-mail: boysinister@hotmail.com

Convergence 5's lovely & talented staff artist, Robert was our unsung C5 hero much of the time.  Besides designing our T-shirts and other souvenir items, he was always around to lend a hand with any of the myriad minor details of C5, including five hours of non-stop laminating at the Friday afternoon Meet & Greet!

Harry Konidisiotis
e-mail: fallingjanus@compuserve.com

Harry and his band Falling Janus have been a mainstay of the New Orleans goth scene since around 1990. He has promoted many area events since then, and continues the tradition today. Harry was in charge of the Friday night bands at Jimmy's Music Club.

Connor Preciado
e-mail: connor.alexander@gte.net

Connor Preciado's past transgressions have included a stint as a club owner, and years of area events promotion. He helped Harry out with the Friday night festivities at Jimmy's Music Club, as well as assisting the other C5 organizers whenever needed.