Nathan Langston is a poet, composer, and the founder and director of TELEPHONE. He lectures on ekphrasis and intersemiotic translation theory, and is a co-founder of a ballet/modern dance company in New York. Currently, he works as an experience designer in Seattle. The TELEPHONE game is the third version he has led since 2015, conceived in 2010 while he was on a fire escape in New York City during a full moon.

Katelyn Watkins is a writer, consultant, project manager, and general man-about-town. She was born in Lubbock, Texas but now lives in Austin, Texas. She has dual degrees in English and Feminist Studies from Southwestern University. In her spare time, she enjoys making thread art, swimming in rivers, drinking margaritas, completing the New York Times crossword puzzle, obsessively watching movies, and being your friend.

Kelly is a writer, editor, and public librarian who currently calls New Orleans home. Some of their favorite things are manatees, glitter, and fizzy drinks (preferably with crushed ice in them). They take their hashbrowns scattered well, smothered, covered, and peppered. Prior to working in libraries, Kelly spent a decade in the service industry and did some time in academia and in the nonprofit sector. This is their second time helping to bring a game of TELEPHONE into the world.

As a migrant worker from ages four to six, I picked your crops beneath the sun. As a kid and teenager, I worked in the forest, cutting shingles that would one day shelter families I’d never meet. And now, as an adult, I create art to inspire, to connect, and to give something beautiful back to the world that shaped me.

I dedicate my design work on TELEPHONE to my daughter, Coco. May she, and all of us, continue to find ways to lift others up and inspire them to chase their dreams.

Sergio Rodriguez is originally from Mesa, Arizona and moved to Seattle in 2012. He studied graphic design at The Art Institute of Seattle and now works as a graphic designer in Seattle. Sergio was also part of the team behind the previous release of TELEPHONE in 2020. Outside of work, he enjoys cycling, rock climbing, and spending time with his family, including his dog Moxie.

Matt Diehl is a software engineer at Google who also designs things sometimes. When he's not computing, he makes things with wood, hangs out in the woods, and plays guitars (made out of wood).

Ben Sarsgard is an independent game developer living in Madrid, Spain. He spends most of his days adoring his cats Josephine and Shadow, but occasionally finds time to handle the back-end development of the TELEPHONE system.

Shawn Yu is a visual artist and web developer. He is formerly a university instructor in Richmond, VA and has exhibited nationally and internationally. He also codes and does IT work as his day job.

Karim is a software engineering manager focused on e-commerce and product design, blending technology, usability, and creativity. Outside work, he experiments with art and code. He lives in Baltimore with his wife, three kids, three cats, and a dog.