Empire City Council

A Maryland transplant from Rochester, NY, Alex is an engineer by day, and a volunteer EMT by night. He is a lover of all things aquatic, and all things Steven Universe. He frequents a variety of conventions, and has had the pleasure of leading the BronyCon Medical team since 2015.

Annie is an artist and nanny located in the city of Chicago. Her hobbies include children, cartoons, and watching cartoons with children. Follow her mysterious nannying adventures on Instagram at @nanny____x

What happens when you fuse a Pearl, an Aquamarine, and a Lapis Lazuli?

Bianca Blu Lazuli!

Made by Blue Diamond to assist in Cosplay/Costumed Events all over the Continental US, Bianca Blu started as an information gatherer; going to conventions to find the best/worst aspects of this exclusive community, and report them to Homeworld. After just a few short years, they found themselves attached to humanity; the art, the songs, the sense of community; and decided to loan their experience to the one-of-a-kind Gem of a Convention: Empire City Con!! An expert on information systems, crowd control, and public service, Blu is always there to assist anyone, gem or human!

It’s what they were made for!

Cuban-born and Southern Californian-raised, Joseph is an animation fan that has traveled to conventions around the world as an attendee, press, and organizer. His collection of Steven Universe items is one of the most impressive around. You can normally find him either cosplaying at a convention, collecting comics, or in the pit of ska or punk show.

Kii hails from Jacksonville, Florida. They’ve worked and studied special education and disability advocacy since they were sixteen years old, and have been cosplaying and going to cons even longer than that. In their free time, they also enjoy learning obscure space facts and petting dogs.

Lindsay spends most of her time in Cincinnati, Ohio. By day, she is a project manager, and by night, she likes to cry and sing with her brothers and pup Luna. 

Pano grew up in a small city in Greece and eventually ended up in Maryland. When he is not singing Steven Universe songs, he is probably petting his cats, playing video games or doing something nerdy.

Renee C. is a social media butterfly with a love for fan conventions, casual cosplay, and creating or supporting unique real life experiences. She’s enjoyed conventions at almost every level, from attendee, to press, to director, to panelist, to industry guest. Her mild-mannered secret identity is a social media manager, and her bold broadcast personality loves fashion, singing, cookies, and cartoons. You can follow her @WrenLynette.

Outside of work in experimental research, Ria spends a lot of time playing the ukulele. Over the course of last year’s convention, she made it her goal to learn every single song on the Steven Universe soundtrack. Now that she’s figured out “Mr. Greg”, there’s no stopping this space train to the cosmos. 

Tiara is an Artist, Feminist, Entrepreneur, and Gamer. She loves Steven Universe and most of all, she loves Jasper. A native of the DMV, when she’s not cheering for the Mystics, she’s at Pret a Manger on her computer writing, drawing or developing her blog and e-commerce website gorgeousgirlgamers.com