Meet the Team

Get to know our core team, department leads, and zone leads!

Core Team and Leads

Our Core Team works year-round behind the scenes to plan, build, and organize every detail of our events, while our Leads guide makeup, performance, and event teams each night—bringing the show to life with energy, creativity, and hands-on leadership.

Nick and Jess

Nick and Jess met in 2011 when Jess’s friends dragged her through Nick’s Cleveland haunt, Fear Experience, sparking both a shared love for the industry and a partnership that’s grown ever since. After Fear Experience closed in 2015, they moved to Columbus to continue building their future together. Jess joined the team in 2017 at The ScareAtorium after Marco recruited her and then helped bring 13th Floor Columbus to life, while Nick built a long-standing marketing relationship with 13th Floor through his agency, SkySprout. These collaborations ultimately led to the opportunity for them to purchase the haunt in 2020. Today, Nick leads marketing, ticketing, and tech while Jess keeps productions organized, polished, and show-ready. For them, Fear Columbus is more than a haunt—it’s a creative home and a labor of love they’re proud to grow with their team and community.

Owners

Marco and Cam

Marco is the General Manager, overseeing operations, crowd flow, and the overall guest experience while we’re open. He’s been part of the haunt since the ScareAtorium days, learning the ropes across many roles and growing alongside the show. A lifelong fan of speakers, lighting, and tech, Marco brings over a decade of hands-on experience, great energy, and creativity to the team, stepping into the GM role when we rebranded as Fear Columbus. Cam is the Operations Lead and the main point of contact for event staff, working closely with the Keepers to ensure smooth, fun, and well-supported nights. After moving from Indy in 2023, he brought years of haunt experience with him, along with strong skills in scenic work, special effects makeup, and mask and prop creation. Quiet but quick-witted, Cam is a man of few words, but definitely the funniest person on the team. When we’re not operational, Marco and Cam work year-round behind the scenes on tech, sound, lighting, special effects, scenic design, and set builds, shaping the environments and systems that bring our events to life. Jess joined the team in 2017 at The ScareAtorium after Marco recruited her and then helped bring 13th Floor Columbus to life, while Nick built a long-standing marketing relationship with 13th Floor through his agency, SkySprout. These collaborations ultimately led to the opportunity for them to purchase the haunt in 2020. Today, Nick leads marketing, ticketing, and tech while Jess keeps productions organized, polished, and show-ready. For them, Fear Columbus is more than a haunt—it’s a creative home and a labor of love they’re proud to grow with their team and community.

General Manager and Operations Lead

G and Daeshawn

G joined the team in 2017 alongside Jess at The ScareAtorium and has grown through nearly every role along the way—from actor, to Zone Lead, to Queue Line Performer. Now serving full-time as Staff Coordinator, she leads hiring, staff management, and day-to-day support, bringing deep haunt knowledge, care, and charisma to every cast member she works with. She’s also often the performer who helps bring our icons to life, including our in 2021. A haunt veteran dating back to the ScareAtorium days alongside Marco, Daeshawn began as an actor before becoming the Stunt Lead for 13th Floor Columbus and now serves as our Performance Lead. With unmatched energy and a passion for performance, he guides actors throughout the attractions and queue lines, leads warm-ups, provides scene coaching, and somehow manages to be everywhere at once—zipping through the haunt to support the cast and keep each show running strong. They met right here at the haunt and were married in 2025, officially earning their status as yet another Fear power couple—and bringing that same teamwork, passion, and heart into everything they do.

Staff Coordinator and Performance Lead

Kylee

Kylee has been a staple in our makeup room since 2024 and creates the creepiest creatures each night along with her equally talented team of artists. Stepping into the makeup lead role, Kylee ensures everyone looks their best on top of keeping things moving, stocked, and clean! When she's not here bringing the monsters to live, Kylee enjoys mask making. She's also a badass mom on top of it!

Makeup Lead

Dakota

This guy doesn't really have an official title, but you'll see him boppin' around from time to time! Dakota started with us at the end of 2021 as an actor, and we quickly found out that this dude is pretty much certified in everything. He moved onto the operations team which he still remains on part time, as he also runs his own businesses and stays fairly busy with those! When he is here, Dakota will help with repairs, operations, crowd control, and pretty much anything else we need. You may also catch him dressing up as a bush and scaring unsuspecting guests as they approach the building! When he's not here, he's like...building a house or working on Jet Skis.

Little Of This, Little Of That

House Creepers and Queue

Our performance zone leads during operational nights that assist with guest flow, filling scenes, and ensuring all their actors are well taken care of.