Chief of Staff

Jenni Joseph is passionate about sharing God’s good news of salvation through Jesus Christ. She believes in the importance of wholesome outlets and activities that provide enriching and family-oriented fun with the potential to create exciting dialogues about God and His Word.Before coming to TruPlay, Jenni served as the Executive Director of Lightside, a Christian gaming studio that reached more than 1 million subscribers worldwide. She also oversaw community, QA, and Operations in her time at Lightside. She was instrumental in bridging the desires of Lightside’s community and families into faith-based products by way of design, quality assurance, biblical veracity, and product creativity.As a Christian, her central focus is implementing TruPlay’s mission and values by way of high-quality, biblically authentic Christian entertainment that can be enjoyed by all ages and the entire family.

Executive Game Producer

Jon is a fully certified project and technical program management professional with over 20 years of experience building, forming, and leading software teams in delivering some of the most engaging and successful online entertainment and game experiences. Before joining TruPlay, Jon was most recently a Technical Project Manager for Peloton Interactive. Previous to that, Jon sharpened his data analytics tools in the work he did as a Senior Technical Program Manager for Zonar Systems. While at Hulu, he worked closely with software engineers, product managers, designers, and cross-functional teams to develop and deliver Hulu’s client for the iOS and tvOS platforms. Much of Jon’s experience in the online game space comes from Wizards of The Coast, where he managed multiple teams that developed multi-year product road-maps for both Magic Online and Magic Duels, negotiating with Product Managers, Brand Managers, Product Engineering, Research, and Development – delivering year-over-year performance, decreased software (game) defects, and increased player satisfaction. Prior to this, having built a tremendous amount of experience in the casual game space as Product Manager for Big Fish Games Online Game Community, Jon led development, design, and engineering efforts to build a social community surrounding casual games, leading the team through 3 major releases. Jon is the husband to a beautiful and born-again woman and father to an energetic and blessed toddler. An avid reader of history, theology, and philosophy, Jon studied English Writing at Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington.

Platform Architect

Mark has enjoyed more than 19 years of software engineering experience in the gaming industry, having developed software for various gaming platforms, spanning PCs, consoles, web, and mobile devices. His experience includes stints at Bigpoint, Codemasters, High Voltage Software, and most recently, as Principal Software Engineer and Architect at Zynga. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is pursuing graduate studies in Science and Religion at Biola University.

Creative Director

Herve is a product executive with more than 15 years of experience in successfully delivering engaging interactive content to audiences worldwide, including the United States, China, India, and France. Before signing on to TruPlay’s mission and vision, Herve was Vice President of Game Development (and, earlier, Director, Game Development) at Square Panda. His experience also includes Senior Producer and Product Owner at LeapFrog, where he introduced SCRUM Backlog Grooming and Road Map definition to the Development and Executive team. Previous to that, as Producer, he led the design and production of 2 best-seller launch titles for the LeapTV console (Dance and Learn Sports) and the first open sandbox game in the library (Doodle Craft). He also managed the development of licensed titles with Nickelodeon (Blaze and the Monster Machines) and Disney Pixar (Finding Dory). Herve earned a Master’s Degree in Cultural Anthropology from the prestigious Université Paris Nanterre.

Head of Human Resources

Cheryl joins TruPlay as the Head of Human Resources, bringing 15+ years of experience in the field of Human Resources. Cheryl is responsible for providing strategic guidance and leadership for all aspects of the human resources function and establishing a vision and direction for the programs, policies, and services related to HR. In her previous role as the Vice President of Human Resources for a technology company located in Austin, she gained valuable hands-on knowledge, which she plans on using to help her lay the foundation for TruPlay to grow. She has a proven track record of leading with integrity and knocking down walls. Cheryl is a wife and mother of two amazing girls. Her passion in life is rescuing dogs, especially seniors.

Founder and Managing Partner at G51 Capital Management, Rudy is a recognized leader in the technology start-up industry. He has served as an investor, strategic advisor, and board member for over 30 companies, with various exits to publicly traded acquirers including SAP, ADP, Prudential, and Cisco Systems. Rudy focuses on the governance, funding, growth, and development of portfolio companies, syndication partnerships, deal flow, university relations, and exit transactions.

Jim is a mission-driven executive with demonstrated success in the health care services industry. A servant leader with a strong business development background, his passion is growing and developing future leaders. Jim has served as President to the Board of Directors in various prestigious organizations, currently Executive Chairman at Retina Consultants of America.

Doug is the President of Magnolia, a content, retail and hospitality company founded by celebrity series entrepreneurs Chip and Joanna Gaines. In addition to overseeing one of Texas’ fastest growing companies he guided the family owned business through the launch of Magnolia Network. He also served as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs at Baylor University where he was instrumental in the funding and development of Baylor’s landmark $270 MM stadium.Doug is a long time Wacoan, and is heavily involved in the community and currently serves on the Kyle Lake Foundation Board of Directors, the Baylor Club Board of Governors, the Waco Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, C12, the Bavlor "B" Association (Letterwinners) Board and the Waco Business League Board of Directors.