Reynaldo Santana

Audio engineer , Bay Eight Recording Studio
Diego Cárdenas

Professional Audio Specialist, aeris group

Claudia Alvarado

Project Engineer, AVI-SPL

Clinton Hughey-Trueman

Technical Director/Designer, FiveAVL

Cody Hein

Audio Video Product Development Engineer, AVPro Global Holdings

Daniel Torres

Sound engineer , Videocorp Latam

Bill Larsen, CTS

District AV Technology Coordinator, Independent School District 197

Bill Larsen, CTS, serves as District AV Technology Coordinator for ISD 197 (West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, Minnesota), managing AV services across nine buildings including two high schools, two middle schools, and five elementary schools. He holds the CTS credential from AVIXA and serves as a Subject Matter Expert for CTS exam development. Bill is the founder of Backstage Essentials LLC, an independent consulting practice focused on K-12 performance space and AV systems. His forthcoming book, Backstage Essentials: Skills for Stagehand Technicians in Live Event Production, is being published by Routledge/Taylor and Francis in 2026. He also serves as Education Coordinator for IATSE Local 490 and brings more than 30 years of experience in educational technology and live event production.