Elijah Nunez is in the Digital Humanities Master’s Program at the CUNY grad center. He is in his 4^th semester and is interested in Puerto Rican Studies and digital project development and design. He works with CUNY as a Data analyst for CUNY Spring Forward and Career Launch Internship programs where he focuses on the implementation of new tools and management of data. He studies at CCNY and achieved a bachelor of arts in business management and black studies. In the Gender Disparities in Professional Wrestling project, he is the lead project developer and data visualization support.

Martin Bueno (he/him) is a part-time M.A. student in the Digital Humanities program and Project Manager for GDPW (Gender Disparity in Professional Wrestling). Currently, not trying to work myself into a shoot. (insider wrestling terms)

Madison Watkins (she/they) is the Lead Data Visualization, UX Design, and Front-End Support for Gender Disparity in Professional Wrestling. Originally from Southern California, they moved to New York City to further pursue their studies and are currently a first-year M.A. student in the Digital Humanities program at The Graduate Center, CUNY. They hold a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UCLA, Class of 2023, with a specialization in computing and a minor in Film, Television, and Digital Media.

Watkins’ research interests center on mapping patterns of inequity and visualizing disparities in areas like education, food access, and public health. For this project, they are responsible for designing and implementing interactive data visualizations, refining the user experience, and supporting the front-end development of the website. Their goal is to use data and design to create engaging, accessible narratives that highlight gender disparities in professional wrestling, making complex patterns more transparent and compelling for a wider audience.

Leonard Santos (he/him) is a current M.S. student in the Data Analysis and Visualization program with an Advanced Certificate in Interactive Technology and Pedagogy at the CUNY Graduate Center. Outside of CUNY, Leonard is the Media Lab Administrator and an Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Department of Media, Culture, and Communication. He focuses on digital media, technology, and practice-based critical making in his work along with queer studies and suicide prevention. In the Carousels of NY project, Leonard in charge of outreach, photography, and web editing. Outside of work, Leonard can be found playing Dungeons & Dragons, producing theatrical works in NYC, and spending time with his cat, Willow.

Melissa McDonald (she/they) is a part time masters student at the CUNY Graduate Center in the Digital Humanities program and works full time as a Paralegal. They have their undergraduate degree in History and English, with interests in feminist theory, intersections of identity, queerness, and twin studies. Her academic career includes a proposal for a twin research database and an interactive fiction that explores identity in twins. They are a researcher, content editor, and social media/outreach specialist on the Women in Bandura project. When she’s not at school or working you can find her hanging out with her sister, watching movies with her wife, having a salon with friends, and staring longingly at her cats.

Cathy Melamed (Researcher/Documentation/Outreach) is a master’s degree student in the Digital Humanities program at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center.  Cathy first worked as an editor for Stagebill and Art & Auction magazines.  While raising two children, she became a reading specialist, an adjunct college instructor and, later, a school administrator.  Cathy is also studying archaeology; she currently volunteers in a lab where she is learning to identify ancient pollen.  Gender Disparity in Professional Wrestling is Cathy’s first group digital project, to which she contributed skills in writing, editing, and outreach. She has developed much affection for women’s pro wrestling and has greatly enjoyed learning about its overlooked, but fabulous history.

Anastasia Hutnick (she / her) is a CRM Specialist by day, Digital Humanities Master’s student at the CUNY Graduate Center by night. So far, her graduate school career has included crafting an interactive map of Eurovision winners, turning both Alice and Wonderland and death planning into their own respective video games, and now working as the Project Lead, Wax Backend Developer, and Assistant Researcher for the Women of Bandura project. In between, you may find her playing the bandura, crocheting, or listening to her cat’s endless words of wisdom. Looking to the future, expect to see more from her in video games, digital archives, memory studies, death positivity, and Ukrainian cultural preservation.