ENnies Staff

Russell Morrissey, Owner

As the owner of EN World and the Gen Con EN World RPG Awards, Russ decided to step aside and let other people do all the work! Russ is responsible for the overall direction of the awards and their long term goals.
Tony Law, Business Manager

Tony joined the staff in 2009 to help with the Public Relations aspect of the ENnie Awards. In 2010, he moved up to Assistant Manager. Beginning after the 2010 ceremony, he was made the full time Business Manager. Personally, Tony has been playing RPGs for almost 20 years. Although he started with Ninjas and Superspies, he’s broadened his horizons and tries to play in every RPG genre at least once. Professionally, he has edited RPG products for a variety of publishers. He has also been nominated for an ENnie for the supplement he co-created; Fire and Brimstone! (The Comprehensive Guide to Lava, Magma and Superheated Rock). He’s excited to lead the ENnies staff to continue the trend of giving the fans a large voice in the RPG industry. He also looks great in a kilt.
Hans Cummings, Submissions Coordinator

Hans has been gaming since you had to color your own dice. When he’s not gaming, he works for a trade organization and publisher in Indianapolis and helps organize events for the local German-American community. He’s proud to be helping the ENnies in an official capacity after years of cheering from the sidelines.
Sandie Law, Volunteer Coordinator

Sandie joined the ENnies staff at the tail-end of 2010. She’s excited to work with the volunteers, since the ENnies wouldn’t be the same without them. Her husband, Tony, introduced her to gaming in 1997 and she’s been gaming ever since. Gaming is a family affair in the Law house – her son, Duncan, has been gaming since he was old enough to roll dice. He helps out with the ENnies too. For the past two years, he’s helped hand out awards at the ceremony (yes, he’s the one with the blue mohawk).
Carlos Smith, Official ENnie Awards Photographer

Carlos A. Smith first joined the ENnie staff indirectly in August of 2004. It was his first time being at Gen Con and witnessing the ENnie Awards. He has participated regularly in many hobbies throughout the last thirty years, including comic books, video games and RPGs (24 years!). Photography was an off and on thing to do, going back almost 40 years. A self-taught photographer, Carlos has provided many shots of the ENnie Awards since 2004, and each time there has been an improvement on his ‘novice’ skills (gaining XP). Strictly voluntarily, he has provided many quality photos to be viewed by anyone who hasn’t visit Gen Con or the ENnie Awards throughout the years, through his account on Flickr (account name Bajan Man, but look for Gen Con tag dates via that name also). Mr. Smith has maintained a strong commitment to be the ‘historical recorder’ for the ENnie Awards and many other things. He will continue his mission as long as the RPG industry exists or someone opens a Gate spell and shifts him somewhere else.
Luke Withrow, Technical Coordinator

Luke’s older brother introduced him gaming when he was eight, and he’s been an avid gamer ever since. From those early days of 2nd Edition Dungeons and Dragons, through the teen years with the World of Darkness, and now in the days of Pathfinder and Dread, Luke’s enjoyed being a part of the evolution of the gaming industry.When he’s not gaming, Luke teaches people how to build Web sites, volunteers with the American Cancer Society, and spends time with his lovely wife.