As Director, Tonda Bunge is responsible for all aspects of Virtual Worlds Management's conferences and events. Tonda joined Show Initiative in February 2006. As Conference Director, she performs hands-on project management by recruiting speakers and sourcing content as well as being a strategic and tactical director for a series of events, ranging from small seminars to large multi-track conferences.

Virtual Worlds benefits from her 10 years of professional experience most recently as the conference director of the industry leading Austin Game Conference and previously as a consultant for Doner Fundraising. She served as the Director of Operations for The Texas Public Policy Foundation and her tenure with The Governor's Business Council.

Tonda holds a Masters of Education from Southwest Texas State University; she is certified by the State Board of Education to teach in the state of Texas and holds a Bachelors of Science in Psychology and Counseling from East Texas State University.