Terry Olson
Chief Instigator
Trying to inspire and keep track of it all
Thali Sugisawa
Business Maven
Managing and connecting with business and creative partners
Barbara Hartley
Downtown Arts District Executive Director
Fiscal agency for the festival
Anthony Jansen
Chief Financial Overlord
Handling vendor payouts and on-site sales along with overall books
Ha’Ani Hogan
Visual Purveyor
Organizing the Visual Arts Program & Gallery
Kat Quast
Visual Arts Curator
Managing entries for the Visual Arts Program & Gallery
Debbie Fahmie
Fundraising & Choir Champion
Soliciting choirs to join the Diversitastic! Choir and sell V.I.P. Packages
Tony Taylor
Film Force
Jae Nale
Mistress of the Site & Pope of Production
Bringing all logistics together
Paula Wyatt
Fashion Curator
Runway shows
Leo Aether
Music Curator
Musical acts, Fusion Contest and Remix Contest
Nickie Drumb
Visual Co-Conspirator
Bringing our brand to documents
Alex Moonsang
Visual Medium
Creating graphic designs
Matthew Weller
Social Savant
Maximizing social media
Steve Schneider
Word Wiz
Creating written descriptions
Teresa Borker
Dance Curator
Dance performances, Fusion Contest, Parade Costumes
Shawn Welcome
Word Curator
Word stage performances and contests
Nina Streich
Film Curator
Film contest and pavilion
Lori Turchin
Film Force
Film contest and pavillion
Kevin Findlay
Master Schmoozer
Special events promotion
Tisse Mallon
Interaction Guru
Activities that connect people
Charles Phillips
Benefits Beacon
Collecting prizes for the button benefits
Kalen Rice
Volunteer Coordinator
Keeping the show running
Emmy Collins
Message Compiler
Script for the MC’s
Stacy Nale-Stadom
Vendors Coordinator
Jeff Matz
Visual Viscount
Creator of the visual brand
Omar Carrasquillo
Vejigantes Masks Master
Traditions through art
Beatriz Andrekovich
Games & fun Co-Captain
Organizing the games we’ll play
Dana Marie Roquemore
Food Fusion Captain
Organizing the Food Contest
Eva Krzewinski
Parade Arranger
Getting the mob organized
Fabie Alphonse-Reid
Dance Party Powerhouse
Bringing together the elements to get people dancing
Dave Russell
MC
Keep the stages humming
Mike Seif
Motion Catcher
Videography
Walter Jackson
Games & Fun Captain
Curating the games we’ll play
Mary Thompson Hunt
MC
Keep the stages humming
Ellen Gordon
Sales Trooper
Providing day-of, on-site sales
Peter Gordon
Sales Trooper
Providing day-of, on-site sales
Creative & Business Partners
