Guests of Honor

Providence Anime Conference is committed to bringing a great selection of guests of honor from across the anime industry. As guests are announced, their biographies will be listed here. For more information on our guest selection process, please refer to our FAQ.

• Christopher Ayres
  A noted voice actor and ADR director, Chris Ayres has acted professionally since the age of 6 and is the voice behind a multitude of anime characters; notable roles include Kei Kouron in Gantz, Suitengu in Speed Grapher, Von Kampher in Trinity Blood, Hayashimizu in Full Metal Panic Fummofu, Nakamaru in Maburaho, and many more. As an ADR director of ADV Films, he has worked on The Nerima Daikon Brothers, Xenosaga: The Animation, and Magikano. He is also a professional fight director who will be bringing his popular "Mock Combat for Cosplay" workshop to Providence Anime Conference.
• Kevin McKeever
  A born New Englander, Kevin McKeever's first official Robotech assignment was an audit of Robotech TV ratings and viewer demographics during its original 1980s run. He now pulls double duty in production and marketing for Harmony Gold, the production and distribution company keeping the Robotech flame alive and well in the United States. With nearly 15 years in the entertainment industry, Kevin has worked in television production (including Jackass, Kids Say the Darnedest Things, Krypton Factor, and The 60's) and film (including Mystery Men, For Love of the Game, and Billy Frankenstein), as well as serving as Assistant VP of Production for feature film producer and New York Times best-selling author Lynda Obst. He will be attending Providence Anime Conference as part of the 2008 Robotech Convention Tour.
• Adam Sheehan
  Adam Sheehan, Senior Events Manager for FUNimation Entertainment, has made the leap from "anime fan" to a prominent position in the corporate side of the industry. He's often been the face of the company at conventions and events across the country, and has managed many anime properties in the United States, most notably Tenchi Muyo!, Basilisk, and Beck. He got his foot in the door as the Tour Manager for Score Entertainment and drove their custom-detailed Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game Hummer around the nation. Adam has managed to play incidental voices for Fullmetal Alchemist and Beck, even though he admits he "can't act his way out of a paper bag." Providence Anime Conference marks Adam's first appearance as a convention guest.
• Tom Wayland
  In 4+ years at CPM, Tom Wayland produced more than 200 anime programs before moving on to found TripWire Productions. Since then, Tom has acted as voice director on such titles as Alien Nine, The World of Narue, Ichi the Killer, Mew Mew Power, Magical Do Re Mi, Animation Runner Kuromi, Kakurenbo, and so on. Tom is also a very active voice actor with roles in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Jammerhead, GI Joe Sigma Six as Stormshadow, Pokémon as Reggie and numerous adorable little creatures, Yugi-oh GX as Abidos, Chumley, and others, Chaotic as Cerbie, Mipedian, and Drew, multiple roles on the upcoming Three Delivery on Nickelodeon, Knight Hunters as Sena, Kujibiki/Genshiken as Daiki, and Joe vs. Joe as Ryuichi. Current projects are voicing and directing audiobook projects for Audible.com, voice director and audio post production on Joe vs. Joe from AnimeWho, and voice director of the hit TV series Pokémon.
• David Williams
  Serving as ADV Films' ADR Director, DVD Producer, and online representative, David Williams has produced numerous DVDs and his directing credits include Angelic Layer, Pretear, Najica, Dirty Pair, and the original Nuku Nuku OVAs. In addition to his credits, David has deep roots in the industry: an anime fan from before there was an anime industry in the U.S., he was with ADV films from the beginning when his living room was used as a production facility for their first show, Devil Hunter Yohko. A frequent presence on the anime convention circuit, he will be attending Providence Anime Conference as a guest.