Staff & Leadership Team
Fernando Z. López Jr
Executive Director
Sarafina Scapicchio
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 Vazquez
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Alex C. Villafuerte
Marketing & Communications Manager
Melanie L. Viloria
Philanthropy Coordinator
Sara Zhou
Accounting & Office Coordinator
Production Team
Mitch Battersby
Festival Entrance 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
Olga Cortes
Latinx Co-Chair
Elijah Cohen
Parade Marshal and Safety Co-Coordinator
Jayzle-May Daley
Shuttles and Transportation Co-Coordinator
Andrea Beth Damsky
DevOUT Co-Chair
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
Jane Fulkerson
Parade Information Booth Coordinator
Yinka Freeman
Sponsor Relations Coordinator
Candace Gunsel
Festival Sign Co-Coordinator
Melissa Harrington
Sponsor Relations Manager
Daniel Horan
Festival Advisor
McKenzie Jackson
Comms / Radio Co-Coordinator
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
Tom Kirkman
Parade Senior Review Stand Emcee
Chris Kiser
Golf Cart Coordinator
Julius Manabat
Parade Communication Coordinator
Connor Maddocks
Festival Advisor
Mark Maddox
Festival Co-Manager
Faith Martin
Festival Safety Co-Coordinator
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/Community Partner Intern
Mayra Soto
Parade Contingent and Volunteer Check-in Co-Manager
Kim Tapia
Festival Co-Manager
Sophie Tomsha
Youth Ambassador/Festival Supply Coordinator
Cassandra Tomsha
Hospitality Coordinator
Deni Velez-Mack
Parade Contingent/Volunteer Check-in Co-Manager
Naomi Velez-Mack
Assistant Parade Co-Manager
Marcia Wall
Copy Editor
Hunter Wilde
Festival Safety Coordinator
Joerg Zimmermann
Parade Staging Coordinator