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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 6157993" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>This is a list of ex-employees of WotC and their current jobs. Note that there are hundreds of such employees. This list goes back to about 2000, and isn't intended to cover all ex-TSR employees. It's here to help you find your favourite D&D designers and check out the awesome gaming stuff they're likely still making!</p><p></p><p>Be sure to also check out our page <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showwiki.php?title=From+TSR+to+WotC:+A+History+of+D+and+D&redirect=no" target="_blank">From TSR to WotC: A History of D&D</a>.</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Name<br /> </strong></td><td><strong>Date<br /> </strong></td><td><strong>Last Job at WotC<br /> </strong></td><td><strong>Reason<br /> </strong></td><td><strong>Current Company</strong></td><td><strong>Project</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Lisa Stevens</td><td>2000</td><td>Brand Manager, Star Wars RPG</td><td>Lay off<br /> <a href="http://www.theforce.net/rpg/story/Wizards_Layoffs_Lisa_Stevens_74224.asp" target="_blank">Wizards Lay-offs: Lisa Stevens</a></td><td>Paizo Publishing</td><td>Pathfinder</td></tr><tr><td>Peter Adkison</td><td>2001</td><td>CEO</td><td>Voluntary<br /> <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showwiki.php?title=From+TSR+to+WotC:+A+History+of+D+and+D&redirect=no#Peter+Adkisons+Open+Letter+2000" target="_blank">Peter Adkison's Open Latter, 2000</a></td><td>Gen Con</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Monte Cook <br /> Monte Cook worked for WotC on two separate occasions. He left voluntarily in 2001 to form Malhavoc Press. He returned to WotC to work on D&D Next a decade later, and left voluntarily in 2012 and formed Monte Cook Games.</td><td>2001</td><td>Senior Designer, 3E</td><td>Voluntary</td><td>wiki]Monte Cook Games</td><td>Numenera</td></tr><tr><td>Ryan Dancey</td><td>2001</td><td>Vice President</td><td>Voluntary<br /> <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=1914" target="_blank">Ryan Dancey Steps Down as D&D Brand Manager</a></td><td>Goblinworks</td><td>Pathfinder Online</td></tr><tr><td>Owen K.C. Stephens</td><td>2001</td><td>Designer, Star Wars RPG</td><td>Lay off</td><td>Super Genius Games</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jim Butler</td><td>2001</td><td>Creative Director</td><td></td><td>Troon Worlds</td><td>RIFT</td></tr><tr><td>Chris Pramas</td><td>2002</td><td>Creative Director for Miniatures R&D</td><td>Lay off<a href="http://enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?7041-I-choose-you-Pramas-chu!" target="_blank">I choose you, Pramas-chu!</a></td><td>Green Ronin Publishing</td><td>Mutants & Masterminds, Dragon Age RPG, A Song of Ice and Fire,<br /> True20, Freeport, and more</td></tr><tr><td>Skip Williams</td><td>2002</td><td>Senior Designer, 3E</td><td>Lay off</td><td>Freelancing<br /> Skip Williams freelanced for WotC in 2013, writing the A0 AD&D adventure for the special edition Against the Slave Lords reprint</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Penny Williams</td><td>2002</td><td></td><td>Lay off</td><td>Crystal Unicorn Enterprises</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JD Wiker</td><td>2002</td><td>Lead Designer, Star Wars RPG</td><td>Lay off</td><td>The Game Mechanics</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jeff Grubb</td><td>2002</td><td>Designer</td><td>Lay off</td><td>ArenaNet</td><td>Guild Wars 2</td></tr><tr><td>Sean K Reynolds</td><td>2002</td><td>Designer</td><td>Lay off</td><td>Paizo Publishing</td><td>Pathfinder</td></tr><tr><td>Stan! (Stan Brown)</td><td>2002</td><td>Designer</td><td>Lay off/Rehired</td><td>Super Genius Games, WotC<br /> Stan! had a contract expire and due to the wording had to leave for 6 months. Offered full-time, but required not self-publishing other games. [<a href="http://www.stannex.com/?p=2049" target="_blank">Part 1</a> <a href="http://www.stannex.com/?p=2054" target="_blank">Part 2</a> <a href="http://www.stannex.com/?p=2063" target="_blank">Part 3</a>]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Anthony Valterra</td><td>2003</td><td>Brand Manager, D&D</td><td>Lay off<br /> <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?49756-Anthony-Valterra-breaks-his-silence" target="_blank">Anthony Valterra breaks his silence</a></td><td>North Seattle Community College</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Charles Ryan</td><td>2005</td><td>Brand Manager, D&D</td><td>Lay off<br /> <a href="http://http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?158340-Charles-Ryan-(and-others)-out-at-WotC&p=2759088&viewfull=1#post2759088" target="_blank">Charles Ryan (and others) out at WotC?</a></td><td>Monte Cook Games</td><td>Numenera</td></tr><tr><td>Scott Rouse</td><td>2008</td><td>Brand Manager, D&D</td><td>Lay off<br /> <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?266403-Thank-You" target="_blank">Thank You</a></td><td>Microsoft</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jennifer Paige</td><td>2008</td><td>Online Community Manager</td><td>Lay off</td><td>Microsoft</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Julia Martin</td><td>2008</td><td>Editor</td><td>Lay off</td><td>Microsoft</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Linae Foster</td><td>2008</td><td>Associate Brand Manager</td><td>Lay off</td><td>Passport Game Studios</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dave Noonan</td><td>2008</td><td>Designer</td><td>Lay off</td><td>Sasquatch Games</td><td>Primeval Thule</td></tr><tr><td>Jonathan Tweet</td><td>2008</td><td>Lead Designer, 3E</td><td>Lay off</td><td>Fire Opal Media</td><td>13th Age</td></tr><tr><td>Rob Heinsoo</td><td>2009</td><td>Lead Designer, 4E</td><td>Lay off</td><td>Fire Opal Media</td><td>13th Age</td></tr><tr><td>Logan Bonner</td><td>2009</td><td>Designer</td><td>Lay off</td><td>Paizo Publishing<br /> Logan Bonner freelanced for WotC extensively for 4E before joining Paizo full-time.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chris Sims</td><td>2009</td><td>Designer</td><td>Lay off</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Andy Collins</td><td>2010</td><td>Designer</td><td>Voluntary</td><td>Gazillion Entertainment</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Torah Cottril</td><td>2010</td><td>Editor</td><td>Lay off</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bill Slavicsek</td><td>2011</td><td>Director of RPG Design & Development</td><td>Lay off</td><td>ZeniMax Online Studios</td><td>The Elder Scrolls Online</td></tr><tr><td>Michele Carter</td><td>2011</td><td>Editing Manager, D&D Group</td><td>Lay off</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Richard Baker</td><td>2011</td><td>RPG Group Manager</td><td>Lay off</td><td>Sasquatch Games <br /> Rich Baker freelanced for WotC on the <em>Search for the Diamond Staff</em> season of D&D Encounters before joining Sasquatch.</td><td>Primeval Thule</td></tr><tr><td>Stephen Schubert</td><td>2011</td><td>Development Manager, D&D</td><td>Lay off</td><td>Sasquatch Games</td><td>Primeval Thule</td></tr><tr><td>Steve Winter</td><td>2011</td><td>Designer</td><td>Lay off/Rehired</td><td>Wizards of the Coast<br /> Steve Winter freelanced for WotC after departing, then joined as a contractor in 2013.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Monte Cook <br /> Monte Cook worked for WotC on two separate occasions. He left voluntarily in 2001 to form Malhavoc Press. He returned to WotC to work on D&D Next a decade later, and left voluntarily in 2012 and formed Monte Cook Games.</td><td>2012</td><td>Designer, D&D Next</td><td>Voluntary<br /> <a href="http://enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?322139-Monte-Cook-Leaves-WotC-No-Longer-working-on-D-amp-D-Next-updated" target="_blank">Monte Cook Leaves WotC: No Longer Working on D&D Next</a></td><td>Monte Cook Games</td><td>Numenera</td></tr><tr><td>Kim Mohan</td><td>2012</td><td>Designer</td><td>Retired<br /> <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?337268-WotC-s-Kim-Mohan-Retires-reviews-of-THE-LOST-DUTCHMAN-and-SEASONS-plus-Why-Do-You-DM" target="_blank">WotC's Kim Mohan Retires; reviews of THE LOST DUTCHMAN and SEASONS; plus Why Do You DM?</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bruce Cordell</td><td>2013</td><td>Designer</td><td>Voluntary<br /> <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?338510-Bruce-Cordell-leaves-WotC" target="_blank">Bruce Cordell leaves WotC</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rodney Thompson</td><td>2016</td><td>Developer, D&D</td><td>Voluntary</td><td>Bungie</td><td></td></tr></table><p><br /> <tbody> <br /> </tbody></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 6157993, member: 1"] This is a list of ex-employees of WotC and their current jobs. Note that there are hundreds of such employees. This list goes back to about 2000, and isn't intended to cover all ex-TSR employees. It's here to help you find your favourite D&D designers and check out the awesome gaming stuff they're likely still making! Be sure to also check out our page [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showwiki.php?title=From+TSR+to+WotC:+A+History+of+D+and+D&redirect=no"]From TSR to WotC: A History of D&D[/URL]. [TABLE="width: 100%"] <tbody>[TR] [TD][B]Name [/B][/TD] [TD][B]Date [/B][/TD] [TD][B]Last Job at WotC [/B][/TD] [TD][B]Reason [/B][/TD] [TD][B]Current Company[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Project[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Lisa Stevens[/TD] [TD]2000[/TD] [TD]Brand Manager, Star Wars RPG[/TD] [TD]Lay off [URL="http://www.theforce.net/rpg/story/Wizards_Layoffs_Lisa_Stevens_74224.asp"]Wizards Lay-offs: Lisa Stevens[/URL][/TD] [TD]Paizo Publishing[/TD] [TD]Pathfinder[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Peter Adkison[/TD] [TD]2001[/TD] [TD]CEO[/TD] [TD]Voluntary [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showwiki.php?title=From+TSR+to+WotC:+A+History+of+D+and+D&redirect=no#Peter+Adkisons+Open+Letter+2000"]Peter Adkison's Open Latter, 2000[/URL][/TD] [TD]Gen Con[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Monte Cook Monte Cook worked for WotC on two separate occasions. He left voluntarily in 2001 to form Malhavoc Press. He returned to WotC to work on D&D Next a decade later, and left voluntarily in 2012 and formed Monte Cook Games.[/TD] [TD]2001[/TD] [TD]Senior Designer, 3E[/TD] [TD]Voluntary[/TD] [TD]wiki]Monte Cook Games[/TD] [TD]Numenera[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ryan Dancey[/TD] [TD]2001[/TD] [TD]Vice President[/TD] [TD]Voluntary [URL="http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=1914"]Ryan Dancey Steps Down as D&D Brand Manager[/URL][/TD] [TD]Goblinworks[/TD] [TD]Pathfinder Online[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Owen K.C. Stephens[/TD] [TD]2001[/TD] [TD]Designer, Star Wars RPG[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Super Genius Games[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Jim Butler[/TD] [TD]2001[/TD] [TD]Creative Director[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]Troon Worlds[/TD] [TD]RIFT[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Chris Pramas[/TD] [TD]2002[/TD] [TD]Creative Director for Miniatures R&D[/TD] [TD]Lay off[URL="http://enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?7041-I-choose-you-Pramas-chu!"]I choose you, Pramas-chu![/URL][/TD] [TD]Green Ronin Publishing[/TD] [TD]Mutants & Masterminds, Dragon Age RPG, A Song of Ice and Fire, True20, Freeport, and more[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Skip Williams[/TD] [TD]2002[/TD] [TD]Senior Designer, 3E[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Freelancing Skip Williams freelanced for WotC in 2013, writing the A0 AD&D adventure for the special edition Against the Slave Lords reprint[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Penny Williams[/TD] [TD]2002[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Crystal Unicorn Enterprises[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]JD Wiker[/TD] [TD]2002[/TD] [TD]Lead Designer, Star Wars RPG[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]The Game Mechanics[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Jeff Grubb[/TD] [TD]2002[/TD] [TD]Designer[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]ArenaNet[/TD] [TD]Guild Wars 2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Sean K Reynolds[/TD] [TD]2002[/TD] [TD]Designer[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Paizo Publishing[/TD] [TD]Pathfinder[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Stan! (Stan Brown)[/TD] [TD]2002[/TD] [TD]Designer[/TD] [TD]Lay off/Rehired[/TD] [TD]Super Genius Games, WotC Stan! had a contract expire and due to the wording had to leave for 6 months. Offered full-time, but required not self-publishing other games. [[URL="http://www.stannex.com/?p=2049"]Part 1[/URL] [URL="http://www.stannex.com/?p=2054"]Part 2[/URL] [URL="http://www.stannex.com/?p=2063"]Part 3[/URL]][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Anthony Valterra[/TD] [TD]2003[/TD] [TD]Brand Manager, D&D[/TD] [TD]Lay off [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?49756-Anthony-Valterra-breaks-his-silence"]Anthony Valterra breaks his silence[/URL][/TD] [TD]North Seattle Community College[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Charles Ryan[/TD] [TD]2005[/TD] [TD]Brand Manager, D&D[/TD] [TD]Lay off [URL="http://http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?158340-Charles-Ryan-(and-others)-out-at-WotC&p=2759088&viewfull=1#post2759088"]Charles Ryan (and others) out at WotC?[/URL][/TD] [TD]Monte Cook Games[/TD] [TD]Numenera[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Scott Rouse[/TD] [TD]2008[/TD] [TD]Brand Manager, D&D[/TD] [TD]Lay off [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?266403-Thank-You"]Thank You[/URL][/TD] [TD]Microsoft[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Jennifer Paige[/TD] [TD]2008[/TD] [TD]Online Community Manager[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Microsoft[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Julia Martin[/TD] [TD]2008[/TD] [TD]Editor[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Microsoft[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Linae Foster[/TD] [TD]2008[/TD] [TD]Associate Brand Manager[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Passport Game Studios[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Dave Noonan[/TD] [TD]2008[/TD] [TD]Designer[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Sasquatch Games[/TD] [TD]Primeval Thule[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Jonathan Tweet[/TD] [TD]2008[/TD] [TD]Lead Designer, 3E[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Fire Opal Media[/TD] [TD]13th Age[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Rob Heinsoo[/TD] [TD]2009[/TD] [TD]Lead Designer, 4E[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Fire Opal Media[/TD] [TD]13th Age[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Logan Bonner[/TD] [TD]2009[/TD] [TD]Designer[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Paizo Publishing Logan Bonner freelanced for WotC extensively for 4E before joining Paizo full-time.[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Chris Sims[/TD] [TD]2009[/TD] [TD]Designer[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Andy Collins[/TD] [TD]2010[/TD] [TD]Designer[/TD] [TD]Voluntary[/TD] [TD]Gazillion Entertainment[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Torah Cottril[/TD] [TD]2010[/TD] [TD]Editor[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Bill Slavicsek[/TD] [TD]2011[/TD] [TD]Director of RPG Design & Development[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]ZeniMax Online Studios[/TD] [TD]The Elder Scrolls Online[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Michele Carter[/TD] [TD]2011[/TD] [TD]Editing Manager, D&D Group[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Richard Baker[/TD] [TD]2011[/TD] [TD]RPG Group Manager[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Sasquatch Games Rich Baker freelanced for WotC on the [I]Search for the Diamond Staff[/I] season of D&D Encounters before joining Sasquatch.[/TD] [TD]Primeval Thule[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Stephen Schubert[/TD] [TD]2011[/TD] [TD]Development Manager, D&D[/TD] [TD]Lay off[/TD] [TD]Sasquatch Games[/TD] [TD]Primeval Thule[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Steve Winter[/TD] [TD]2011[/TD] [TD]Designer[/TD] [TD]Lay off/Rehired[/TD] [TD]Wizards of the Coast Steve Winter freelanced for WotC after departing, then joined as a contractor in 2013.[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Monte Cook Monte Cook worked for WotC on two separate occasions. He left voluntarily in 2001 to form Malhavoc Press. He returned to WotC to work on D&D Next a decade later, and left voluntarily in 2012 and formed Monte Cook Games.[/TD] [TD]2012[/TD] [TD]Designer, D&D Next[/TD] [TD]Voluntary [URL="http://enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?322139-Monte-Cook-Leaves-WotC-No-Longer-working-on-D-amp-D-Next-updated"]Monte Cook Leaves WotC: No Longer Working on D&D Next[/URL][/TD] [TD]Monte Cook Games[/TD] [TD]Numenera[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Kim Mohan[/TD] [TD]2012[/TD] [TD]Designer[/TD] [TD]Retired [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?337268-WotC-s-Kim-Mohan-Retires-reviews-of-THE-LOST-DUTCHMAN-and-SEASONS-plus-Why-Do-You-DM"]WotC's Kim Mohan Retires; reviews of THE LOST DUTCHMAN and SEASONS; plus Why Do You DM?[/URL][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Bruce Cordell[/TD] [TD]2013[/TD] [TD]Designer[/TD] [TD]Voluntary [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?338510-Bruce-Cordell-leaves-WotC"]Bruce Cordell leaves WotC[/URL][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Rodney Thompson[/TD] [TD]2016[/TD] [TD]Developer, D&D[/TD] [TD]Voluntary[/TD] [TD]Bungie[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] </tbody>[/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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