Jon Davey
We are very pleased to welcome Jon Davey back to Who Con!
Jon was our featured guest in 2019 and has since become our most requested return guest. Jon is best known for his work on Doctor Who (2005-2022) and The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007-2010). He has appeared in more than 44 episodes of Doctor Who playing a variety of monsters and background characters including Cybermen, Daleks, Ood, Jadoon, Mire Warriors, Heavenly Host, Whispermen, and Unit soldiers.
Marc Biagi
Marc returns as our Master of Ceremonies! Marc is a character and voice actor, well known for numerous video games and animated projects including Vector the Crocodile and Professor Gerald Robotnik in Sonic, Brian in Runaway, the steampunk mage in Torchlight, and Strider Hiryu in Capcom’s Strider. Marc is a fan of all sorts of popular media and had one of his geeky dreams coming true voicing numerous main characters in Star Trek Online alongside celebrity voices from the various series. He’s been heavily involved in fandom in the local and regional area, participating as a panelist and entertainer at many events and cosplaying from time-to-time.
Dr. Rosanne Welch
One of our all-time favorite panelists, Dr. Welch serves as Executive Director of Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting where she created a set of History of Screenwriting courses and teaches courses in One-Hour Drama. Her television writing credits include Beverly Hills 90210, Picket Fences, ABCNEWS: Nightline, and Touched by an Angel. Dr. Welch edited the award-winning anthology When Women Wrote Hollywood (2018), co-edited Women in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia and wrote Why The Monkees Matter: Teenagers, Television and American Popular Culture. Welch serves as Book Reviews editor for Journal of Screenwriting; and on the Editorial Board for both Written By magazine and California History Journal.
Sandro Monetti
Award-winning British journalist, Sandro Monetti, is a regular CNN contributor, co-hosts BBC Radio’s Oscar coverage each year, and was the most nominated reporter at the recent national arts and entertainment journalism awards. Sandro also works as a media consultant, as a showbiz expert for TV & radio shows and host of awards shows and conferences. Sandro teaches interview technique and created the world’s first Bachelor of Arts university degree course in Celebrity Journalism.
An entertainer as well as an entrepreneur, Sandro has written, produced and directed three different stage plays which have been hits around the world including Off Broadway in New York and in London’s West End. He now has film and TV projects in development.
Dedicated to voluntary work and mentorship, he has received humanitarian awards from the President of the United States, British royalty and the United Nations Association.
The Cast of Die Hard Xmas
The cast of Die Hard Xmas will be taking a short break from rehearsals for their upcoming performance schedule to present an original musical comedy mash-up: “Doctor Who Meets Die Hard: The Musical” exclusively for San Diego Who Con!
Jesus “El Kartun” Pedroza
Our featured artist, full-time comic book illustrator and graphic artist, Jesus Pedroza! Jesus returns to Who Con to conduct our popular Cookies and Coloring event as well as designing our 2026 t-shirt.
Marianne Parker
Canadian born, Los Angeles based costume designer, Marianne Parker has traveled the world throughout her 3-decade career. Growing up as a dancer and performer before going into fashion design has given her a unique perspective in this field. Her work includes film, television, theatre, dance, live performance, cruise ships, corporate events and music icons. Marianne especially enjoys designing for sci-fi, fantasy, and period productions starting at concept and taking the designs all the way through to reality.