Staff & Leadership Team

Fernando Z. López Jr

Executive Director

Kelcie Kopf

Director of Philanthropy

Dave Mathisen

Director of Operations

Gardenia Partridge

Entertainment Director

Jen LaBarbera

Education & Advocacy Manager

Bob Leyh

Programs Manager

Melanie Mijares

Bilingual Community Outreach Coordinator

Tyler DeLong

Marketing & Communications Manager

Melanie L. Viloria

Philanthropy Coordinator

Kyle Winnick

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Sara Zhou

Accounting & Office Coordinator

Mitch Battersby

Festival Entrance Coordinator

Erik Bratt

Parade Finish Line Coordinator

Elmus Billingsley

Parade Breakdown Coordinator

Elijah Cohen

Parade Marshal and Safety Co-Coordinator

Jayzle-May Daley

Shuttles and Transportation Co-Coordinator

Andrea Beth Damsky

DevOUT Co-Chair

Jeffrey Dumpit

Accessibility Department Volunteer Coordinator/Social Media Specialist

Allison Erickson

Water and Ice Co-Coordinator

Christopher Frank

Artist Relations Coordinator/Entertainment Department

Yinka Freeman

Sponsor Relations Coordinator

Melissa Harrington

Sponsor Relations Manager

Elisa Jackson

VIP Beverage Garden Co-Manager

Chloe Janda

Public Relations Manager

Benn Joyce

Assistant Parade Manager

Candy Kaltmaier

Festival Sign Co-Coordinator

Rick Kelchak

Incident Reporting Team Coordinator

Chris Kiser

Golf Cart Coordinator

Julius Manabat

Parade Communication Coordinator

Connor Maddocks

Festival Advisor

Mark Maddox

Festival Co-Manager

Emmanuelle McCall

Entertainment Check-in Coordinator

Ben Mendoza

Assistant Parade Co-Manager

Kori Pacyniak

DevOUT Co-Chair

Jay Sieber

Youth Ambassador/Community Partner Intern

Mayra Soto

Parade Contingent and Volunteer Check-in Co-Manager

Sophie Tomsha

Youth Ambassador/Festival Supply Coordinator

Cassandra Tomsha

Hospitality Coordinator

Tyler Vazquez

Marketing Team

Alex Villafuerte

Marketing Team

Joerg Zimmermann

Parade Staging Coordinator