Team Members

Bart Marable

Partner and Creative Director

Bart has been telling interactive stories for over 15 years. After completing a master’s degree in history at Louisiana State University in 1995, Bart founded Terra Incognita in order to continue his passion for producing educational interactive projects. Bart is a frequent speaker and panelist on interactive storytelling, and he has also served as a visiting faculty member at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. Bart is the author of numerous papers and articles on interactive storytelling and interpretive design.

Michelle Andrews

Production Manager

Michelle recently joined the team at Terra Incognita after returning to Austin from Boston. For the past five years, Michelle has been working in documentary film production working with such clients as the History Channel, the Smithsonian Institution, PBS, and the National Park Service. She also has an extensive background in managing client interaction and post-production coordination. Michelle has a MFA in Film Production from Boston University.

Tyler Ham

Developer

Tyler participates in the technical planning of our projects and implements databases, web applications, and front ends in HTML and Flash. He also develops the technical documentation for projects and participates in quality assurance testing, resolution and support. Tyler earned a BA in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin.

Paula Willard

Senior Producer

Before joining Terra Incognita, Paula was the managing producer for National Geographic’s web site. Over the course of a decade at the Society, she produced dozens of high-profile, award-winning projects, specializing in content related to conservation, mapping applications, history, archaeology, and anthropology. Her projects have won three Webbys (for Science), a CODiE award, and have been highlighted in major publications, such as Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, and Communication Arts. She earned a BA in Ancient Studies and Visual Arts from the University of Maryland and did graduate studies in Classical and Medieval Art and Archaeology at the University of Minnesota.