Staff & Leadership Team
Fernando Z. López Jr
Executive Director
Kelcie Parra
Deputy Executive Director
Jen LaBarbera
Director of Education & Advocacy
Mark Maddox
Director of Programs
Dave Mathisen
Director of Operations
Gardenia Partridge
Entertainment Director
Erika Ramírez Lee
Director of Marketing & Communications
Lo Horst
Philanthropy Manager
Jen Hibberts
Civic Engagement Coordinator
Bob Leyh
Programs Manager
Shane James / Amber St. James
Special Projects Manager
Cris Sotomayor
Bilingual Program Coordinator
Nicole Verdés
Grant Writer
Jana Iwasaki
Office Coordinator
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
Candace 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