GAMA Hires Diversity Consultant As Executive Director After Board Exodus And Controversy

The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) named Zaria Davis as its new executive director in November 2025, bringing in a leadership consultant and social worker with no apparent gaming industry experience to run the tabletop trade organization. The hire follows a tumultuous year that saw multiple board members resign, the departure of long-time executive director John Stacy, and internal controversies over the organization’s increasingly political direction.