Staff & Leadership Team
Fernando Z. López Jr
Executive Director
Kelcie Parra
Deputy Executive Director
Tamlyn Munson
Director of Finance & Operations
Jen LaBarbera
Director of Education & Advocacy
Mark Maddox
Director of Programs
Gardenia Partridge
Entertainment Director
Erika Ramírez Lee
Director of Marketing & Communications
Daniel Fernandez
Digital Marketing Specialist
Lo Horst
Philanthropy Manager
Jen Hibberts
Grassroots Organizing Coordinator
Bob Leyh
Programs Manager
Joe Fejeran
Executive Projects Manager
Shane James / Amber St. James
Education & Advocacy Coordinator
Cris Sotomayor
Programs Manager
Nicole Verdés
Grant Writer
Ser Flores
Programs Coordinator
Linda Glevy
Accessibility Coordinator
Franklin Younger
Staff Accountant
Transition Age Youth Interns
Leadership Team
Mitch Battersby
Festival Emergency Exit / Wristbanding Coordinator
Ryan Bradley
Exhibitor Relations Coordinator
Erik Bratt
Parade Finish Line Coordinator
Beau Broughton
Parade Marshal and Safety Co-Coordinator
Elmus Billingsley
Parade Breakdown Coordinator
Elijah Cohen
Parade Marshal and Safety Co-Coordinator
Jayzle-May Daley
Shuttles and Transportation Co-Coordinator
Vanessa Dubois
Photography Coordinator
Jeffrey Dumpit
Accessibility Department Volunteer Coordinator/Social Media Specialist
Allison Erickson
Water and Ice Co-Coordinator
Christopher Frank
Artist Relations Coordinator/Entertainment Department
Sam Gunsel
Festival Sign Co-Coordinator
McKenzie Jackson
Comms / Radio Co-Coordinator
Elisa Jackson
VIP Beverage Garden Co-Manager
Chloe Janda
Public Relations Manager
Benn Joyce
Assistant Parade Manager
Rick Kelchak
Incident Reporting Team Coordinator
Connor Maddocks
Festival Advisor
Emmanuelle McCall
Entertainment Check-in Coordinator
Ben Mendoza
Assistant Parade Co-Manager
Kori Pacyniak
DevOUT Co-Chair
Cristy Pastelin
Festival VIP Manager
Larry Sanchez
Festival Ticket Sales Coordinator
Jay Sieber
Youth Ambassador
Mayra Soto
Parade Contingent and Volunteer Check-in Co-Manager
Kim Tapia
Festival Co-Manager
Tyler Vazquez
Marketing Team
Joerg Zimmermann
Parade Staging Coordinator