Staff
Meet the 2024 Staff
Jay Seidel
Festival Director
Jay Seidel
Jay Seidel
Jay Seidel has been fascinated by visual storytelling for decades. A former photojournalist who worked for a variety of newspapers and magazine outlets found a passion for drones and aerial storytelling. Seeing all the amazing work by the many aerial visual storytellers and content creators from around the would is what led him to start the Southern California Drone Festival.
Maria Obry
Marketing Staff
Maria Obry
Maria is a graphic designer with a wide range of expertise in brand-identity, illustration, UX, print + poster design and photo-editing. She has more than three years of experience designing graphics including social media posts, original icons for websites and hand drawn illustrations. In her free time she enjoys taking photos, drawing and making oil and acrylic paintings, which helps her hone her creativity and visual arts skills. She says that she loves a good challenge.
Elizabeth Carroll
Marketing Staff
Elizabeth Carroll
Elizabeth is an Orange County native and journalism major from Long Beach State.
Miles O’Connor
Marketing Staff
Alyssa Runyeon
Miles O’Connor is a student at San Diego State University majoring in Communications. In his free time he enjoys hiking and playing golf.
Janet Pamnani
Marketing Staff
Janet Pamnani
Janet is a senior at California State University, Fullerton majoring in Communications and Public Relations.
Aspen Pierce
Marketing Staff
Aspen Pierce
Aspen first year public relations major at San Diego State University. student and is from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alyssa Runyeon
Marketing Staff
Alyssa Runyeon
Alyssa Runyeon is a junior Screen Acting major at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. She is originally from Nashville, Tennessee where her love for music, theater and film started. Alyssa is passionate about all things film and arts, specifically in the realms of screen acting and production design.