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Melissa Anelli

she/her/hers

CEO
Mischief Management
Participates in 8 items

Melissa is the CEO of Mischief Management, which produces LeakyCon, as well as other immersive and community building events for fans. She's a host of the PotterCast and also runs The Leaky Cauldron website. In 2008 she published the New York Times bestselling Harry, A History, a chronicle of the Potter phenomenon. Melissa lives in Brooklyn with her husband and dog. More at melissaanelli.com.

Sessions in which Melissa Anelli participates

Friday 11 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Taekia Blackwell
Participant
Mischief Management
COO
Katie Bowers
Participant
The Harry Potter Alliance
Managing Director
Brian Ross
Participant
Lori Earl
Participant
This Star Won't Go Out
Executive Director
Steph Anderson
Participant
Tonks and the Aurors
Mark Oshiro
Participant
Anger is a Gift
Author
Melissa Anelli
Participant
Mischief Management
CEO
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Taekia Blackwell
Moderator
Mischief Management
COO
Melissa Anelli
Participant
Mischief Management
CEO
Mike Schubert
Participant
Potterless
Creator/Host/Editor/Prod...
John Noe
Participant
PotterCast
Vanessa Zoltan
Participant
Not-Sorry productions an...
CEO
Frankie Franco III
Participant
PotterCast
Ariana Nedelman
Participant
Harry Potter and the Sac...
Executive Producer
Eric Scull
Participant
MuggleCast
Micah Tannenbaum
Participant
MuggleCast

Saturday 12 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
  • Spotlight: Wizarding World Actors
  • Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
  • 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT  | 1 hour
  • They each have their own perspective on what being part of the Wizarding World has meant. We'll gather them all together for a conversation about a...
  • Interview
    Behind the Magic
Louis Cordice
Participant
Harry Potter films
Melissa Anelli
Moderator
Mischief Management
CEO
Dan Fogler
Participant
Fantastic Beasts
Jacob Kowalski
Chris Rankin
Participant
Frankie Franco III
Moderator
PotterCast
John Noe
Moderator
PotterCast
Stanislav Yanevski
Participant
Luke Youngblood
Participant
Harry Potter films
Lee Jordan
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
  • How Harry Potter Influenced Us
  • Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
  • 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT  | 1 hour
  • The "Harry Potter Generation" has grown up and some of its members are now adults creating stories of their own. We'll discuss how our lov...
  • Panel
    Muggle Studies Book Club (LeakyLit)
Melissa Anelli
Moderator
Mischief Management
CEO
Mark Oshiro
Participant
Anger is a Gift
Author
Jackson Bird
Participant
Sorted: Growing Up
Author
Claudia Gray
Participant
The "Constellation" Series
Author
Preeti Chhibber
Participant
Peter and Ned's Ultimate...
Author
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Melissa Anelli
Participant
Mischief Management
CEO
Frankie Franco III
Participant
PotterCast
John Noe
Participant
PotterCast
Eric Scull
Participant
MuggleCast
Micah Tannenbaum
Participant
MuggleCast
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Emma Pocock
Participant
The Leaky Cauldron
Senior Editor
Melissa Anelli
Participant
Mischief Management
CEO
Sydney Dean
Participant
Artist
Kim McChesney
Participant
Editor, The Leaky Cauldron
Amanda Kirk
Participant
Editor
Lauren Osborne
Participant
Writer
Dawn Johnson
Participant
Editor

Sunday 13 October, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
  • Spotlight: Dan Fogler
  • Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
  • 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT  | 1 hour
  • Our favorite No-Maj is back for his first LeakyCon appearance since the release of Crimes of Grindelwald. We'll ask him about making th...
  • Interview
    Behind the Magic
Dan Fogler
Participant
Fantastic Beasts
Jacob Kowalski
Melissa Anelli
Moderator
Mischief Management
CEO
John Noe
Moderator
PotterCast
Frankie Franco III
Moderator
PotterCast
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
  • PotterCast: The 300th Episode
  • Seaport World Trade Center - MainStage (Commonwealth Complex AB)
  • 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT  | 1 hour
  • Sure, they conducted some interviews and played some games this weekend. But now the PotterCast hosts are together in person to record their landma...
  • Podcast
    Fandom
Melissa Anelli
Participant
Mischief Management
CEO
Frankie Franco III
Participant
PotterCast
John Noe
Participant
PotterCast