GateWorld Staff

GateWorld is an independent news and entertainment site brought to you for more than two decades by a small staff of hard-working volunteers. We share one thing in common: our love of Stargate! Read more about the site’s history.

Our staff includes:

Darren Sumner

Darren Sumner

Owner & Managing Editor
Darren created GateWorld in 1999 and is the site’s managing editor. He lives in the Seattle area.
Adam Barnard

Adam Barnard

Editor
An avid Stargate fan since middle school, Adam Barnard is currently living in Orange, California pursuing a career in writing and producing for film. He joined GateWorld in 2017.
David Read

David Read

Host, “Dial the Gate”
David Read served as GateWorld’s co-editor from 2003 to 2017, and today hosts the livestream series “Dial the Gate” on YouTube. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Chad Colvin

Chad Colvin

Editor and Convention Correspondent
Chad Colvin is a GateWorld editor and convention correspondent. He lives near Madison, Wisconsin.

Greg Macsok

Greg Macsok

Systems Administrator
As a long-time Stargate fan and technical wizard, Greg works as GateWorld’s sysop to keep the server humming and up-to-date!

Denise (Skydiver)

Denise (Skydiver)

Forum Manager
Denise is a huge Stargate fan and manages GateWorld’s discussion forum.

Bagpuss

Bagpuss

Forum Moderator
As a long-time Gater and a member of the GateWorld team, Baggie helps to manage GateWorld Forum.

Callie Sullivan

Callie Sullivan

Transcripts Writer
Callie is GateWorld’s expert Stargate episode transcriber, providing lively and accurate transcripts for Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe.

Sharon Fetter

Sharon Fetter

Staff Writer
Sharon joined Gateworld in 2006 as a news writer, and has also penned many of the site’s episode summaries.

Gilles Nuytens

Gilles Nuytens

Graphic Designer
A native of Brussels, Gilles is a writer, actor, and artist. He helped to create GateWorld’s previous site design in 2008 and has contributed numerous visual works to the site, including our current logo and header.

Many other fans have also contributed their time and talents as writers, designers, and more. If you’d like to contribute to GateWorld, please get in touch with us!

Darren and David on the set of Stargate SG-1 in 2005

Forum Moderators (Emeritus)

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