Human Creative Announces a New Intern and a New Employee in Marketing and Operations

Jun 5, 2026

Human Creative is pleased to announce the addition of a new intern, Autumn Ware, and a new employee, Emily Beckner, to its growing team.

Autumn Ware, a junior at West Virginia University, is studying Management Information Systems with a minor in Data Analytics. She is joining Human Creative as an Operational Support intern and will be working alongside the CEO, assisting with organizational processes, internal coordination, and a daily workflow support to ensure projects and initiatives run efficiently.

Emily Beckner graduated from West Virginia University in 2025, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism. She has experience in Marketing and Video Production, and is joining Human Creative as the Sales and Marketing Coordinator. Beckner will be assisting the CEO and CMO with creating marketing materials, managing social media accounts, and pursuing sales contracts.

Tiffany Ward, CEO, remarked, “We are extremely excited to add Autumn and Emily to our team. Both women show great aptitude in their fields and are already enriching our company with their hard work and ingenuity.”

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Conor Quinlan

Software Developer Intern
Conor is a Senior at West Virginia University, majoring in Computer Science with a focus in Cybersecurity.
conor@humancreative.org

Derek Burger

Chief Financial Officer
Derek Burger, plant controller with Keter, has spent over a decade in operational accounting and finance. Currently managing the finances for a plant with $55-$65 million annual revenue, his recent work has focused on developing metric based reporting to drive cost reductions and operational efficiency improvements. Derek's experience involves educating and guiding plant leadership through a pivotal leadership change and major operational turn around.
derek@humancreative.org

Patrick Trester

Chief Software Engineer
Tech. Sgt. Patrick Trester is an experienced software developer and has served in NCOIC Command & Control (C2), Cyber Security, and Emergency Management for the US Airforce for over eleven years. Commended with an endorsement from the U.S. Air Force, he was also the recipient of the Air Force Global Strike Command Innovative Professional of the Year award.
patrick@humancreative.org

Ben Ward

Chief Marketing Officer

Benjamin Ward, Account Operations Manager for Inner Action Media – the marketing agency of record for the West Virginia Lottery – co-founded Human Creative. He received an M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2018 and is an avid reader and writer on the topic of AI and culture.

ben@humancreative.org

Dr. James Brooks

Chief Technology Officer
Dr. James Brooks, professor at Grove City College, is a co-founder of Human Creative. Brooks received his PhD in Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2014. James has been involved in technology development of autonomous systems for over two decades resulting in the development of large margin business segments with several hundred million dollar annual revenues and over 50 issued US patents.
james@humancreative.org

Tiffany Ward

Chief Executive Officer
Tiffany Ward, author and editor, received her M.A.B.S. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2018. Prior to co-founding Human Creative, she ran a sales organization which serviced over 2300 regular customers, with gross annual sales over $1,000,000. From 2018-2019, she authored a successful fictional trilogy under a pen name.
tiffany@humancreative.org

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