Meet Our Board

Rick Weis

President and Vendor Coordinator and more

Rick has always had a real love for video games. The event that changed his life was his first retro gaming expo "World Of Atari" in 1998. After talking to the main organizer he realized that he wanted to get involved with a show and make it something that would give others the same joy he felt.

He became involved with NWCGE in Seattle and eventually moved NWCGE to Portland where it grew with more vendors and attendees. Renamed to Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) in late 2008 the show now involves several organizers responsible for different aspects of the show. Rick is currently the President of PRGE and still collects for the Atari 2600, check out his website.

Nick Kalberer & Lacy Kalberer

Treasurer and Volunteer Coordinator and more

Nick and Lacy have been with the Expo from the beginning. They provided much of the promotional and financial support needed to get the Expo started. Their belief in the our show allowed us to build the momentum we have today as the largest classic video game event in the Pacific Northwest.

Nick and Lacy are the owners of Portland's Video Game Wizards which features a large inventory of classic video games.

Trevor Jacobson

Secretary, Budget, PC Gaming, Manager-on-Duty, and more

Trevor began volunteering for the Portland Retro Gaming Expo in 2014, stepping up into additional responsibilities each year. Operations focused, he has been involved with many aspects of planning and onsite management of the show. His focus is to improve areas and branch out into new interests such as personal computers. Trevor started gaming with the Sega Genesis, PS1, PS2, and Windows XP. His love of gaming started with the rapid progression of tech through the 90's and early 00's. Nowadays, he is focused on PC gaming and Virtual Reality. Outside of gaming, Trevor lives in Las Vegas NV, assists with event planning for other shows, and works as a Financial Advisor.

Hans Reutter

Social Media, Ticketing, Retro Computers and more

Hans has been recording PRGE and other retro gaming expo panels since the late 90ies. He believes in documenting videogame alumni, artists, creators and the retro gaming community at large for posterity and is having fun doing it. And in his spare time he volunteers with the National Videogame Museum, digitizing old media assets.

Besides that, he also loves managing woodlands, planting trees and collecting launch items and promo material for Microsoft's Original Xbox console.

Check him out at SeattleRetroGuy@YouTube.