Peggy Doering, Immediate Past Chair

Valleyfest

Denise Rice, Chair
Honey Bucket

John Thorburn, Chair-elect
Bold Hat Productions

Melissa Jurcan, Secretary
Compass Group

Sonja Mejlaender, Treasurer
City of Renton/Renton River Days

Mark Hendrickson
City of Kent

Robin H Kelley, CFEE
FISH (Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery)

George Sharp
Program Coordinator
Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Thurston Economic Development Council

Michael Brennan
Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board
State of Washington

Mike Prebezac
Event Management Services

Stephanie Allestad
Chocolate on the Beach Festival

Susan Den
Sden Services, LLC

Trevor Lane
WSU Ferry County Extension

Sally Fisher
Clark County

Erika Olsen

Winthrop Music Association

Eddie Redman

Grand Event Rentals

David Doxtater
The Workshop

Beth Knox
Knox Executive Productions

Eric Corning
President and CEO
Seattle Seafair

Tim Medved
U-Cool Refrigeration

Britnee Christen
Festival Director, National Lentil Festival

Alby Allen
Ballard SeafoodFest

Morgan Marum
Spokane Hoopfest

Heather Gobet
Western Display Fireworks

Amy McGuffin
Kittitas Chamber of Commerce

Tom Anderson
And Events

Paula Beadle
Caravel Marketing

Heather Breymeyer
Tri-Cities Convention Center

Dennis Caldirola
Festa Italia

Curtiss Calhoun
Umojafest African American Heritage Festival

Craig Cooke, Past Chair
Pacific Rim Talent

Chuck Denny
Director, City of Tumwater Parks and Recreation

Barbara Hanna
City of Sequim

Victoria Jones
North Olympic Discovery Marathon

Jason Lajeunesse
Capitol Hill Block Party

Amy Maxwell
Ticket Tomato

Meredith McIlmoyle
Anacortes Arts Festival

Jamie Nassar
Event Hub Co-founder

Kayla Oakes
Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts

Carol Riley
Executive Director
Olympia Harbor Days

Jon Stone

Gigs4U

Chris Swenson
Film and Special Events Program Manager
City of Seattle

Jim Varnell
Jim Varnell Law

Cindy Verge
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

Anthony Zavada
Stages Northwest

Staff
Bruce Skinner, CFEE
Bruce Skinner & Associates

Are you interested in serving on the Board of Directors?

The terms of office are three years and the board is elected at the annual meeting, held at the conference. The board meets twice a year at central locations, and extensively uses conference calls for meetings. Board members are expected to attend the conference and take on at least one committee assignment. If you would like to represent your organization and region on the board, please contact the WFEA office via email or tel at (360) 808-3204.