Patrick Gallegos is Secretary of Red Planet Ventures, inc. Patrick is the Managing Principal of Gallegos Lighting Design, the creators of award winning immersive lighting environments for projects worldwide since 1982.  He is a leader in the larger world of developing immersive environments as a Founding Member of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and a nine year member of the TEA International Board, including two as International President.  He continues his overall support of the industry as a member of the TEA International Past Presidents Advisory Committee.

Trace Hadfield has an extensive background in Mechanical Engineering. After years of CAD/CAM he migrated to IT. He worked on the SSC particle accelerator including a project in Siberia for the US Dept of Energy. He is heavily involved with various leading edge tech companies.

Seena Sharp, is a pioneer in competitive and market intelligence, founding one of the first firms in 1979, Sharp Market Intelligence. She continues to be one of the most strategic and insightful leaders in this field, receiving awards and speaking globally.

Writer • Producer • Product Developer. As the first full-time “media guy” at SpaceX, Roger Gilbertson wrote and directed early Falcon and Dragon videos and webcasts. He’s produced documentaries about EVs and NASA, and created numerous robot, Muscle Wires, and space products.

Marc Rosenthal is Vice President and COO of Red Planet Ventures, Inc. He is an award winning LA Producer-Designer, owner of Personal Creations, Inc., who is involved with international theatrical, themed entertainment projects, and spectacles. He designed and led the largest school campus Aquaponics garden project in the nation, is COB for LA League of Arts, supports people in transformation, enjoys making interesting things, and loves space.

Kent Chiu is a car enthusiast with deep marketing and sales experience in the automotive industry. He drives brand value by focusing on the customer experience and long term value. Kent received his MBA from the University of California, Irvine.

John Spencer is President, CEO, Founder and Chief Designer for Red Planet Ventures, Inc. He is an outer space architect and founder of the Space Tourism Society (STS). John is the author of Space Tourism – Do You Want to Go? published by Apogee books in 2004.

Jeff Tollefson is an internet entrepreneur, having built several ecommerce businesses with strong international presence. His interest in the necessity of deep space exploration, resource mining, and homesteading of compatible planets led him to RPV, Mars World Enterprises, Inc. (MWE) and other space company startups.

Guy has been involved in most aspects of aerospace engineering for over 30 years. He holds a BSEE from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana, was formerly an employee of NASA and is an investor/co-owner of Legion M.

Dr. Daniel Villani has supported design, test, and mission operations for 20+ space missions, including probes to Venus and Jupiter, weather and communications satellites, and cargo missions to International Space Station. He now owns and operates DV Astronautics Consulting.