Who We Are
Get to know the team behind I’m A Fan.
Alyc Helms
Director of Marketing — They/Them
Alyc Helms keeps finding new ways to collaborate! They are the ‘A’ in M.A. Carrick, and co-creator (with Marie Brennan) of the Rook & Rose trilogy, the associated Rook & Rose Pattern Deck, and the upcoming Sea Beyond duology. On their own, they are the author of the Adventures of Mr. Mystic series. When they’re not inadvisably throwing themselves into new collaborative projects, they enjoy… throwing themselves into solo projects like sewing, ballet, podficcing, and learning to draw. They did their graduate work in archaeology and folklore and are convinced that this will someday be a useful survival skill for either time travel or falling into Faerie. Until then, they’ll just use that knowledge for their writing.
Photo credit: Alyc Helms
Christina Boekeloo
Director of Technology — She/Her
Christina Boekeloo writes fantasy at the intersection of heartwarming, humor, and horror. She lives in the moss-covered Pacific Northwest with her husband, kids, and great ambitions of teaching her cats to use those talking pet buttons. Her interests include puns, books, cooperative board games, and talking with interesting people. Software engineer by day and regular person by night, Christina runs I’m a Fan’s website, spreadsheets, calculations, and other technical operations.
Photo credit: Josh Storey
Fonda Lee
Director of Narrative — She/Her
Fonda Lee is the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of a dozen fantasy and science fiction books, including the modern epic fantasy Green Bone Saga, which has been translated into fifteen languages and named one of Time magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. Her newest book is the science fiction novel The Last Contract of Isako. She is also the author of the novella Untethered Sky and several young adult novels. Fonda is a winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Locus Award, as well as a six-time winner of the Aurora Award and a finalist for the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award. Before she turned to writing, Fonda earned an MBA from Stanford University and worked in management consulting and corporate strategy. She looks forward to putting her business hat back on and combining it with her experience as an author to grow fan-dom! She loves action movies and Eggs Benedict.
Photo credit: Michael Verity Photography
Josh Storey
Director of Product — He/Him
Josh Storey a writer of science fiction and fantasy, has only ever wanted to be three things: an astronaut, Superman, and a writer. Since he’s no good at math and (as far as his parents will admit) not from Krypton, he’s going with option three. As with most authors, Josh has collected an eclectic list of other job titles, from barista to arts manager to awards ceremony producer. During the day, he works in the promotional products industry and now he’s leveraging that experience to procure product for I’m a Fan.
Photo credit: Josh Storey
McKenna Blaylock
Director of Operations — She/Her
McKenna Blaylock brings an eclectic background spanning creative publishing, finance, and technical proposal development. She previously supported Dan Wells and the Writing Excuses team with production workflows, author wrangling, and general creative chaos management. She later transitioned into finance at JPMorgan, focusing on operational precision and client support. She now serves as a Business Development Coordinator at Innovative Contracting & Engineering Teams, where she spends her days writing proposals, editing technical content, and hunting down new bid opportunities for heavy construction and utility projects. McKenna is especially excited about creating thoughtful, unique products for fans and creative communities. Outside of work, she enjoys gaming, quilting, reading, writing, and watching reality TV with zero shame.
Photo credit: Katelyn Halterman
Megan Lloyd
Director of Art — She/Her
Megan Lloyd is one of the first wizards on-call when it comes to movie magic. As a professional storyboard artist, she’s worked on shows for Netflix, Dreamworks, Marvel, and Nickelodeon. She also directed on seasons 4 and 5 of Star Trek: Lower Decks, including the Hugo award-winning series finale. As the Art Director for I’m a Fan, Megan connects our authors and artists as we work together to craft our final pieces!
Photo credit: Meg Lloyd
