MEET THE TEAM
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Our team consists of our Board Members (President, Executives, VPs, and Directors) as well as our Managing Members (Coordinators and Team Leads).
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board EXECUTIVE
BARRY KARLENZIG
President
(He/Him)
CASSIE LETHBRIDGE
Vice President, FINANCE
(She/Her)
AMANDA PRATT
Vice President, Program Development
(She/They)
COMMUNITY LIAISONS
SONYA BERTONCELLO-MAY
Community Liaison
(She/Her)
HARAN VIJAYANATHAN
Community Liaison
(He/Him)
DIETH DE LEON
Community Liaison
(He/Him/They/Them/Siya/Niya)
PROGRAMMING & EVENTS
SANDRA MORTON
Director, Special Events
(She/Her)
KRISTIE MATHESON
Director, Accessibility
(She/Her)
TEMITAYO RAIMI
COORDINATOR, MAMAWI STAGE
She/Her
REBECCA GOSSEL
Team Lead, Kid Zone
(She/Her)
REYNA TORRES
COORDINATOR, ACCESSIBILTY
(She/Her)
RILEY LELIEVRE
Coordinator, Parade
(He/Him)
OPERATIONS
BRITTNEY FRIAS
Director, Human Resources
(She/Her)
COLLEEN PRAWDZIK
Director, Festival Operations
(She/Her)
RENATA MACHADO
Director, Sustainability
(She/Her)
RAE GUNN
Director, Volunteer
(They/Them)
tatiana carnevale
Director, festival programming
(She/They)
OWEN DUNNIGAN
COORDINATOR, VOLUNTEER
MILTON GAO
Coordinator, FINANCE
(He/Him)
PAYAM PEYMANI
Coordinator, Bylaw & Policy
(He/Him)
ALEX RANA
Coordinator, Sustainability
(He/Him)
JUSTIN FERNANDES
Coordinator, FUNDRAISING
(He/Him)
DONNA GILLESPIE
Team Lead, volunteer
(She/Her)
DANIEL WAYCIK
COORDINATOR, GOVERNANCE & IMPLEMENTATION
MARKETING & SALES
EMERY WILSON
Director, sales & Merchandising
(He/Him)
Shaila Wise
Director, marketing
(She/Her)
ANNICK KIEFFERT
Coordinator, Translation
(She/Her)
ANA RITCHOT
Coordinator, Sales & Merchandising
(She/Her)
IVAN LOZADA
Coordinator, Merchandising
(She/Her)
ELISE NADEAU
COORDINATOR, BEER & BEVERAGE
She/Her
ALEX YUZWA
Coordinator, GRAPHIC DESIGN
(She/Her)