WFEA SPRING CONFERENCE
MARCH 27-29, 2023
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
WFEA Spring Conference
March 27-29, 2023
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
MONDAY, MARCH 27
Round Table Sessions
Rialto B/C Room
Get to know your fellow attendees in this informal setting
Reuse works: Reducing single-use waste at your next event
Hosted by:
Beau Myers, Business Development at rCup
Pat Kaufman, Commercial Program Manager, Recycle/Compost/Reuse at Seattle Public Utilities
Event Operations and Logistics
Hosted by: David Doxtater, The Workshop
Fundraising events
Hosted by: Deci Evans, Kind & Co Events
Marketing & communications
Hosted by: Amanda Korb, Blue Ink
Sponsorship
Hosted by: Melissa Jurcan, Compass Group at Microsoft
Chambers and Municipalities
Hosted by: Amy McGuffin, Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce
TUESDAY, MARCH 28
Greeting and Introduction
8:30 a m
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. 1
Rialto Room B/C
Marketing: The Many Ways of Getting People
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
to Your Event
How to Write a Press Release
Social Media
Developing a marketing content calendar Utilizing businesses to promote your event
Big Market Events:
John Thorburn, Bold Hat Productions; Cari Dixon, Washington State Fair; Victoria Jones, North Olympic Discovery Marathon
Rialto Room B/C
Small to Mid-sized Market Events:
Matthew Lundh, City of Cle Elum; Katie Estes, Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce; Terry Morgan, Modern Enterprises
Miller Room B
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WFEA Spring
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
2 TUESDAY, MARCH 28
Sponsorship 101
10:00 – 10:45 a m
People buy from People
Developing a list of potential sponsors
Sponsorship Benefits
Leveraging others to sell sponsorship
Creating a Sponsorship Packet
Big Market Events:
Riley Stockton, Spokane Hoopfest, Kristi Ellefson, WaFd Bank, Kathy Kramer, President/CEO, Central Washington Fair Association
Rialto Room B/C
Small to Mid-sized Market Events:
Lori Lancaster, Benton/Franklin Fair, Meredith McIlmoyle, Anacortes Arts Festival; George Sharp, Thurston County Economic Development Council
Miller Room B
3 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Finance/Budgeting
Importance of Budgeting
Non-Sponsorship Revenue, Grants and other revenue streams
Conservative budgeting vs. stretch goals
Developing a process
Who’s accountable
Big Market Events:
Alby Allen, Ballard Seafoodfest, Jon Stone, Jon Stone Consulting
Rialto Room B/C
Small to Mid-sized Market Events:
Chuck Denney, Tumwater Parks and Recreation Department, Darci Christoferson, Washington State Apple Blossom Festival
Miller Room B
Luncheon Keynote
12:00 – 1:30 p m
The Washington State Arts Commission and How it Is Helping the Festival and Event Industry. From grants to other support, ArtsWa has been a huge help to the event industry Hear how they will continue to do so and how you can benefit
Karen Hanan, Washington State Arts Commission
Rialto Room B/C
Conference March 27-29, 2023
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WFEA Spring Conference
March 27-29, 2023
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
TUESDAY, MARCH 28
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Volunteers
1:45 – 2:30 p.m.
How to find volunteers
How to keep them
Volunteer training
Free online survey
Volunteer appreciation parties
Big Market Events:
Kaloku Holt, Four Days of Aloha, Vancouver, Peggy Doering, Spokane Valleyfest
Rialto Room B/C
Small to Mid-sized Market Events:
Tawnia Linde, Clark County Event Center, Lissy Andros, Forks Twilight Festival, Chamber of Commerce
Miller Room B
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The Importance of Events to Communities
2:45 – 3:30 p.m.
Celebrating diversity, equity and inclusion Fundraisers to support your non-profit Bringing together different communities Encouraging attendees to shop local and stay local Generating tourism
Big Market Events:
Deci Evans, Kind + Co , David Doxtater, The Workshop, Liz McLaughlin The Foundations at Kadlec
Rialto Room B/C
Small to Mid-sized Market Events:
Christy Smith, United Way, Marc Abshire, Port Angeles Chamber, Matt Anderson, Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce
Miller Room B
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The Changing World of Event Security
3:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Developing a Security Plan
What to look out for Maintaining a safe environment for attendees and staff
A matter of life and death
Frank Sebastian, Emergency Management Group -Washington; Mark Williams, Tri-City Water Follies
Rialto Room B/C
RECEPTION AND TRADE SHOW
5:15 – 6:45 p.m.
Rialto Room B/C
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Alcohol at Your Event
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Selling alcohol legally and safely at events
Types of licensing permits
Ways to obtain and sell alcohol Relationships with the alcohol industry
Beth Lehmann, Washington State Liquor Control Board
Rialto Room B/C
8 10:00 – 10:45 a m
Finding the Right Vendor
Things You Should Know Before Booking a Vendor
Book way in advance
How to find them
Google forms with Add-On to Square Payments
Big Market Events: Amy Maxwell, Ticket Tomato; Bonnie Lackey, Alexander Party Rentals
Rialto Room B/C
Small to Mid-sized Market Events: Robin Kelley Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery, Carol Riley, Olympia Harbor Days
Miller Room B
9 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
The New World of Booking Entertainment
Big Market Events:
Steve Raider-Ginsburg, Field Hall, Port Angeles, Ryan Schroeder, Tacoma
Rialto Room B/C
Small to Mid-sized Market Events: Kyle LeMaire, Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts, Scott Nagel, Dungeness Crab Festival, Emilie Baker, Olympic Music Festival
Miller Room B
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29
Spring Conference March 27-29, 2023 Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum
WFEA
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29
POST – EVENT SEMINAR
ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
Required Separate Registration
*Good for Certified Live Event Planner Credit
12:00 – 4:00 p m
Rialto Room B/C
Lunch
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Managing Your Operations
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Now that you’ve come up with the ideas that will set your event apart form the clutter of the myriad of entertainment choices in your community, it’s time to learn how to implement them. Learn how you can do that in an effective matter.
Victoria Jones, North Olympic Discovery Marathon
Scott Nagel, Dungeness Crab Festival
Hiring the Right Staff
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
Because most events are understaffed, it’s important to hire people who are passionate and efficient Learn best hiring practices and how to manage and retain employees
Beth Pratt, Sequim Chamber of Commerce
Karen Powell, Birchhill Enterprises
Managing the Future
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
How much will management change and what will the future hold? Have people, and the world, changed so much that everything you thought you know is out of date? While these questions could generate dozens of discussions, this session will offer ideas on how to navigate today.
Eric Corning, Seattle Seafair
March 27-29, 2023
Resort, Cle Elum
WFEA Spring Conference
Suncadia
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2023 WFEA annual Conference
OCTOBER 8-11, 2023
HOSTED AT THE HISTORIC GARDEN INN & HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ISSAQUAH
INCLUDES A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK INTO ISSAQUAH SALMOND DAYS FESTIVAL
Ukman to keynote 2023 fall conference in issaquah
Lesa Ukman is why many of us are in the festival and event business. When she founded IEG in 1982, it led corporate America to sponsor events like never before, and increasing the number of festivals and events by 10 times.
She’ll be the WFEA keynoter at the WFEA Conference October 811 in Issaquah – here’s your chance to learn about the latest in the sponsorship world.
Ukman has propelled sponsorship from a promotional sideline to a vital discipline by creating the methodology to value and measure investments in sports, arts, entertainment and nonprofits. Her analytics have been adopted throughout the world. Driven by the then-radical idea that businesses that partner with the things people love sports, music, festivals and nonprofit causes vastly outperform competitors, she founded IEG in 1982 Her ideas caught the imagination of the business world, giving rise to an industry now worth more than $85 billion Lesa is an avid champion of the industry and a keen observer of sponsorship’s broader impact on society. This includes expanding the notion of ROI to incorporate social as well as financial outcomes. For over three decades she has piloted the annual IEG Conference, which remains a must-attend event for professionals seeking to make the most of their sponsorship relationships.
In May 2016, Lesa launched a new venture, Lesa Ukman Partnerships Its first offering is the ProSocial Valuation Service® (prosocialvaluation.com), an innovative methodology to bring social capital into partnership valuation. This situates sponsorship relationships in our current dynamic environment a marketplace in which purpose, passion and community are in high demand. Unlike ROI analytics, which calculate financial return for the sponsor, her new service will measure the social value generated by partnership activations
Ukman is a thought-leading entrepreneur, writer and speaker renowned as a pioneer in assigning value to marketing collaborations.
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WFEA WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WFEA
Officers
President
John Thorburn
Bold Hat Productions, Seattle
Executive Committee
Alby Allen: Ballard Seafoodfest
Michael Brennan: Retired
Chuck Denney: Tumwater Parks and Recreation Dept
David Doxtater: The Workshop
Kala Dralle: City of Tacoma
Heather Gobet: Western Display Fireworks
Margo Jones: Umojafest, Seattle
Victoria Jones: North Olympic Discovery Marathon
Melissa Jurcan: Compass Group (Microsoft)
Robin Kelley: Friends of Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
Beth Knox: Seattle Sports Commission
Trevor Lane: WSU Extension Service
President - Elect
Eddie Redman
Grand Event Rentals
Tawnia Linde: Clark County Fair
Jared Loranger: Fizz Events
Amy McGuffin: Kittitas Chamber of Commerce
Meredith McIlmoyle: Anacortes Arts Festival
Tim Medved: U-Cool, Tacoma
Terry Morgan: Modern Enterprises, Seattle
Michael Prebezac: Event Management Services
George Sharp: Thurston County EDC
Jon Stone: Jon Stone Consulting
Secretary
Erika Olsen
Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival
Board of Directors
Alisia Anderson: Seattle Mariners
Paula Beadle: Caravel Marketing
Bill Burke: Pig Out In The Park Spokane
Dennis Caldirola: Festa Italiana, Seattle
Craig Cooke: Pacific Rim Talent
Cari Dixon: Washington State Fair
Deci Evans: Kind + Co, Seattle
Barbara Hanna: City of Sequim
Mark Hendrickson: Kent Parks and Recreation Dept
Treasurer
Eric Corning
Seattle Seafair
Peggy Doering
Valleyfest, Spokane Valley
Kaloku Holt: Ke Kukui Foundation, Vancouver
Amanda Korb: Blue Ink, Seattle
Jason Lajeunesse: Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle
Lori Lancaster: Benton/Franklin Fair & Rodeo
Amy Maxwell: Ticket Tomato
Elizabeth McLaughlin: Tri-City Cancer Center Foundation
Sonja Mejlaender: Renton River Days
Anne Moneymaker: Yakima County Fair
Jamie Nassar: Event Hub
Laura Pettitt: City of Renton
Carol Riley: Olympia Harbor Days
Tom Stebbins: Vision Marketing, Spokane
Riley Stockton: Spokane Hoopfest
Chris Swenson: City of Seattle
Shelly Tolo: Tolo Events
Wendy Tyner: Wintergrass, Bellevue
Jim Varnell: The Raucous Band
Cindy Verge: Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
David Wells: City of Bonney Lake
Anthony Zavada: Stages Northwest
March 27-29, 2023 Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum 9
Spring Conference
Immediate Past President
WFEA Spring Conference
BID ON THE WFEA FOUNDATION SPRING AUCTION!
REGISTER
Register by texting “WFEA” to 76278 and following the prompts.
FOLLOW THE MESSAGE LINK
You will receive a text message after registering. Select the link and accept the terms to access the mobile bidding!
BROWSE, SELECT ITEM AND BID!
You should now be accessing our full list of live and silent auction items Select the auction item you want to bid on, enter the amount you want to bid, and select the bid button Bidding ends at the end of the reception and trade show Tuesday at 6:45 PM
$500 Gift Card to the Arctic Club Hotel in Downtown Seattle
PURCHASE A PING PONG BALL AND WIN A $500 GIFT CARD TO THE ARCTIC CLUB HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
And in the process, support the WFEA Foundation – proceeds from this "lottery" will go towards scholarships for students and industry young professionals
Purchase one or more ping pong balls and you will have the chance to win a trip to the Arctic Club Hotel in Seattle, or a case of Confluence wine from one of the Northwest’s top vintners, Camaraderie Cellars.
One ping pong ball only costs $10.00
Purchase four ($40.00) and you’ll receive one free By purchasing 10 for $100.00, you will receive five free of charge!
WFEA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Jon Stone
Jon Stone Co
Steve Boyce: Morga
Dennis Caldirola: Fe
Darci Christoferson: Washington Festival
Eric Corning: Seattle Seafair
Peggy Doering: Spokane Valleyfest
Mark Hendrickson: Kent Parks and Recreation Department
Robin Kelley: Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
Beth Knox: Seattle Sports Commission
Amanda Korb: Blue Ink
Natalie Maitland: Fort Worden Public Development Authority
Meredith McIlmoyle: Anacortes Arts Festival
President-Elect
Amy Maxwell Ticket Tomato
Tim Medved: U-Cool
enhardt: Bold Hat Productions
Mejlaender: City of Renton
Moser: CORT Party Rental
Erika Olsen: Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival
Mike Prebezac: Event Management Services
Eddie Redman: Grant Event Rentals
George Sharp: Thurston County Economic Development Council
Jennifer Sieler: City of Lacey
John Thorburn: Bold Hat Productions
Gazala Uradnik: GFS Events
Sybil Young: Three Rivers Convention Center
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Spring Conference Attendees
Marc Abshire Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce info@portangeles org
Alby Allen Ballard SeafoodFest albyseafoodfestprod@gmail com
Lissy Andros Forks Chamber of Commerce director@forkswa com
Marianne Badgley Downtown Moses Lake Association events@downtownmoseslake org
Jaqueline Ball City of Covington jball@covingtonwa.gov
Jenni Bates Ephrata Chamber of Commerce ephratawachamber@gmail com
Stacey Beier Anacortes Arts Festival Stacey beier@gmail com
Cara Brown Edmonds Parks, Recreation and Human Services caralbrown@gmail.com
Dawn Canfield Lincoln County Fair dawn@lincolncountywafair com
Colleen Cook Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce colleen@mukilteochamber.org
Debbie Achong Ke Kukui Foundation debbie@kekukuifoundation com
Donya Alward Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles Harbor donya alward@cohoserv com
Jenna Austin Ilwaco Merchants ilwacomerchantsassociation@gmail com
Brittany Baker Evergreen State Fair brittany baker@snoco org
Canya Barnes Ke Kukui Foundation canya@kekukuifoundation.com
Collienne Becker Carnation Chamber of Commerce
Kelli Billips City of Issaquah kellidiann@issaquahwa gov
Lyusya Buruy Ukrainian Association of Washington State lyusya.buriy@uaws.org
Carnation Chamber of Commerce cheryl@remlingerfarms com
Eric Corning Seattle Seafair eric@seafair org
Vanessa Adams Nez Perce County Fair vanessa@npcfair org
Matt Anderson Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce matt@kittitascountychamber.com
Jill Babcock Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce jill@lakechelan com
Emilie Baker Olympic Music Festival emilie@olympicmusicfestival org
Candace Barnes Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce kandace@mukilteochamber.org
Sean Begley Encore Global sean begley@encoreglobal com
Jon Bockstruck VIP Production Northwest jon@vipproductionnw com
Stuart Butler NW Event Show Stuart@butlerevents.com
Darci Christoferson Washington State Apple Blossom Festival darci@appleblossom org
Chelsea Cramer Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce chelsea@kittitascountychamber com
Lindsee Curfman Prosser Chamber of Commerce manager@prosserchamber.org
Chuck Denney Tumwater Parks and Recreation Department cdenney@ci tumwater wa us
Shirley Damian Green Latrine Inc shirley.damian@gogreenlatrine.com
Frank Diaz American Legion frankisinhawaii@yahoo.com
Melinda De Santo Historic Downtown Prosser director@historicprosser.com
Cari Dixon Washington State Fair carid@thefair.com
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Spring Conference Attendees
Peggy Doering Valleyfest doeringpeggy@gmail com
Craig Edwards Alexander Party Rentals craige@alexanderpartyrentals com
Kasmira Elliot Manson Chamber of Commerce secretary@moretomanson com
Katie Estes Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce katie@kittitascountychamber com
Lindsay Fox WFEA Foundation lindsay@wfea org
Debbie Goodrich Flight Club Foundation flightclubfoundation@gmail.com
Brenda Granstrom Evergreen State Fair Brenda granstrom@snoco org
Dr. Julie Ann Gustanski Greater Gig Harbor Foundation jgustanski@gigharborfoundation org
Jana Heinrichs CORT Party Rental jana.heinrichs@cort.com
Jennifer Hermann Olympia Symphony Orchestra jhermann@olympiasymphony org
Sean Douglas City of Vancouver sean douglas@cityofvancouver us
Sean Eggelston Own The Night Productions sean@otnpro com
Trina Elmes City of East Wenatchee telmes@eastwenatcheewa gov
Deci Evans Kind & Co Events, LLC info@kindandcompanyevents org
Jeremy Gilchrist WFEA jeremy@wfea org
Maia Goranson City of Covington mshank@covingtonwa.gov
Charles Grant Treadway Events & Entertainment
Melissa Haffly Washington Renaissance Arts & Education Society entertainment@washingtonfaire.com
Rosenda Henley Downtown Moses Lake Association director@downtownmoseslake.org
Kaloku Holt Ke Kukui Foundation kaloku@kekukuifoundation com
David Doxtater The Workshop doxtater@workshopevents.com
Kristi Ellefson WaFd Bank
Wendy Ervin Extreme Sports Park wervin515@gmail com
McKenzi Fish Forever Fighters kenzimariefish@icloud com
Heather Gobet Western Display Fireworks heather@westerndisplay com
Sean Graffam Seattle Revival contact@seattlerevivalfest.com
Ariel Gustanski Greater Gig Harbor Foundation agustanski@gigharborfoundation.org
Karen Hanan Washington State Arts Commission karen hanan@arts wa gov
Wendy Hensley Washington State Horse Park director@wahorsepark.org
Brittany Hummel Treadway Events & Entertainment
Hilary Jensen Jensen Farms hilary@jensenfarms.com
Jessica Johnson Fall Fest paswimclub@gmail com
Brittany Johnson Evergreen State Fair Brittany johnson@snoco org
Victoria Jones Port Angeles Marathon Association victoria@nodm.com
Jennifer Johnson The Palengke National blackpinay jmarie@gmail com
Margo Jones Umoja Fest appovcreatecollab@gmail.com
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Spring Conference Attendees
Melissa Jurcan Compass Group at Microsoft v-mejurc@microsoft com
Robin Kelley Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery execdir@issaquahfish.org
Mariah Koester Manson Chamber of Commerce marketing@moretomanson com
Angela Koumriqian San Gennaro Festival Seattle info@sangennarofestivalseattle org
Lori Lancaster Benton Franklin Fair lori@bentonfranklinfair.com
Beth Lehman Washington State Liquor Control Board beth lehman@lcb wa gov
Yvette Lippert Downtown Association of Yakima farmersmarket@downtownyakima com
Amy Maxwell Ticket Tomato amy@tickettomato com
Kelly McGrath Pasco Chamber of Commerce admin@pascochamber org
Katie McKellar The Workshop
Pat Kaufman Seattle Public Utilities Pat Kaufman@seattle gov
Matthew Kerns City of Maple Valley matthew kerns@maplevalleywa gov
Amanda Korb Blue Ink ak@blueinkseattle com
Kathy Kramer Central Washington Fair Association citlalil@fairfun.com
Trevor Lane WSU Extension trevor.lane@wsu.edu
Rob Leslie Seattle Sports Commission rob@seattlesports.org
Matthew Lundh City of Cle Elum
Angela May NW Event Show Angela@butlerevents.com
Amy McGuffin Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce amy@kittitascountychamber com
Elizabeth McLaughlin Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation elizabeth a mclaughlin@providence org
Atul Kaul Digitality Solutions Inc. atul k@digitalityinc com
Solomea Khtey Ukrainian Association of Washington State solomea.khtey@uaws.org
Stacey Kottwitz Spokane Lilac Festival Association office@spokanelilacfestival org
Jean Lackey Alexander Party Rentals jeanl@alexanderpartyrentals.com
Belinda Larsen Dayton Chamber of Commerce chamber@historicdayton.com
Tawnia Linde Clark County Event Center tawnial@cceventcenter.org
Cheri Marusa Roslyn Downtown Association cheri@roslyndowntown org
Maxie Mayer Clark Public Utilities mmayer@clarkpud.com
Meredith McIlmoyle Anacortes Arts Festival aafdirector@anacortesartsfestival com
Tim Medved U-Cool tim@ucool.biz
Georgia Meyers Field Arts & Events Hall georgia@fieldhallevents.org
Terry Morgan Modern Enterprises modern2@mindspring.com
Brad Miller SpeedPro Platinum bmiller@speedpro com
Carolyn Morley North Central Washington Fair carolyn@ncwfair.org
Brandi Morang Seattle Revival contact@seattlerevivalfest.com
Kelie Morrison Extreme Sports Park keliemorrison@gmail.com
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Spring Conference Attendees
Joe Allan Muharsky Washington Renaissance Arts & Education Society jmuharsky@gmail.com
Scott Nagel Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival director@crabfestival.org
Paul Nordholm Own the Night Productions, Inc paul@otnpro.com
Kerrigan O'Neill Hollywood Lights.biz kerrigan@hollywoodlights biz
Gayle Picken 66Events gayle@66events com
Elizabeth Pratt Sequim Chamber of Commerce director@sequimchamber com
Sarah Read Court Advocates for Children sarah read@casaprogram org
Carol Riley Harbor Days rileycarolj@gmail com
Roxanne Rose Washington State Fair roxanner@thefair.com
Ryan Schroeder Tabook Cove ryan@tabookcove.com
Krzystyanka Shaffer
Lacey Parks, Culture & Recreation kshaffer@ci.lacey.wa.us
Eva Murrell Seattle Sports Commission eva@seattlesports.org
Stephanie Nauman Green Latrine Inc. stephanie nauman@gogreenlatrine com
Terri Null Ticket Tomato terri@tickettomato.com
Shanna Paxton Shanna Paxton Photography info@shannapaxton com
David Pomeroy Western Display Fireworks David@westerndisplay com
Michael Prebezac Event Management Services mike@mvpems com
Eddie Redman Grand Event Rentals eddier@grandrents.com
Leslie Robertson Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce events@portangeles.org
Nikki Sanders North Central Washington Fair nsanders@ncwfair.org
Emily Scott City of Sammamish - Park Events escott@sammamish.us
George Sharp Thurston County Economic Development Council gsharp@thurstonedc com
Beau Myers r Cup beau@rcup.com
Danny Nelson Hero Event Support danny@heroeventsupport.com
Carrie Olson City of Renton clolson@rentonwa.gov
Jordan Peterson Cle Elum Downtown Association programs@cleelumdowntown.org
Karen Powell Birchhill Enterprises birchhillk@mindspring.com
Steve Raider-Ginsburg Field Arts & Events Hall steve@fieldhallevents.org
Megan Reed Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival info@mukfest.com
Kaili Roest Greater Kingston Communnity Chamber of Commerce director@kingstonchamber.com
Grace Santos Guce The Palengke National thepalengkenational@gmail.com
Frank Sebastian Emergency Management GroupWashington fsebastian@emgwa.org
Jenni Shelton City of Moses Lake jshelton@cityofml.com
Lisa Shimoi Renton Chamber of Commerce support@gorenton.com
Jeannette Sieler Lacey Parks, Culture & Recreation jsieler@ci.lacey.wa.us
Toni Silicio-Prebezac Event Management Services
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Spring Conference Attendees
Bruce Skinner WFEA bruce@wfea.org
Thomas Stebbins Vision Marketing tom@vision-marketing net
Rachel Storck Port Angeles Fine Arts Center rachel@pafac org
John Thorburn Bold Hat Productions john@boldhatproductions.com
Kara Underwood Evergreen State Fair kara underwood@snoco org
Liubov Uzik Ukrainian Association of Washington State luba.uzik@uaws.org
Jaycie Wakefield United Way of Clallam County Jaycie@unitedwayclallam.org
Mark Williams Tri-City Water Follies waterfolliesmark@gmail.com
Christy Smith United Way of Clallam County christy@unitedwayclallam.org
Riley Stockton Spokane Hoopfest riley@spokanehoopfest net
Summer Stumpf City of Sammamish - Park Events sstumpf@sammamish us
Brandon Treadway Treadway Events & Entertainment brandon@treadwayevents.com
Scott Urstad Own The Night Productions scott@otnpro.com
Ivory Verduzco Forever Fighters
Abby Walser Nez Perce County Fair abby@npcfair org
Rita Witte Ephrata Chamber of Commerce ephratawachamber@gmail com
Elizabeth Smyth Allied Arts of Whatcom County kelly@alliedarts org
Jon Stone Jon Stone Consulting jstoneseattle@gmail com
Rose Thompson Juan de Fuca Foundation rosetdixon@gmail.com
Wendy Tyner Wintergrass Music Festival tynerassociates@aol.com
Kim Ustanik Manson Chamber of Commerce president@moretomanson.com
Aline Vida Gigs4U aline@gigs4u.org
Tavi Williams City of Issaquah taviw@issaquahwa.gov
Marisa Worden Tumwater Parks & Recreation mworden@ci.tumwater.wa.us
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WFEA Member Benefits WFEA Member Benefits
Grants and Other Funding
There will be many federal and state grants that will be made available to Washington festival and event organizers going forward. Let WFEA do the work for you – as a membership, we’ll keep you apprised of funding that you can apply for.
WFEA Annual Conference
The leading conference for Festival & Event Organizers in 2023 will be held October 8-11 at the Historic Garden Inn & Historic Downtown Issaquah. Will include a behind the scenes look into the Issaquah Salmon Days Festival Membership includes discounted rates for this conference
Regional Chapters
When you join WFEA, you are joining two associations for the price of one, as you automatically become a member of your WFEA regional festivals and events association chapter also Several seminars will be held in your region throughout the year on important subjects such as local funding, sponsorship, and most importantly working with leading event organizers and suppliers in your area.
Chapters include: North Olympic Peninsula, South Puget Sound, Greater Tacoma, Southwest Washington, Central Puget Sound (King County), North Puget Sound, Central Washington, Southeast Washington, & Greater Spokane.
Monthly Webinars for Members
Includes updates from health and government officials and presentations on many subjects, and how events have changed strategies.
Helping Hands
A weekly newsletter to help you make decisions during and after the COVID-19 crisis.
Discounts
Discount for members to attend WFEA conferences.
One Day Seminars
Member discounts to educational events that will be held in every corner of the state in 2022/2023. Sponsorship, revenue generation and all facets of event production will be featured.
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WFEA Calendar & Membership Directories
Free listing for members with additional discounted opportunities to promote your events throughout the state by region and by calendar. 60,000 copies are distributed to chambers, visitors bureaus and other tourism hot spots
Networking
Generate business leads and connect with potential event resources. Associate with other individuals working in your field to share ideas and build strategic partnerships
Hall of Fame presented by Grand Event Rentals
WFEA continues to recognize members who through their exceptional work and achievements have made a significant contribution to the events industry with its Hall of Fame award.
Summit Awards presented by Honey Bucket
Win industry awards at the WFEA conference in October
CLEP Certification program presented by Ticket Tomato
Members will have the opportunity to take courses and go behind the scenes at events to become certified
SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP RATE
If you are not already a member we are offering a discounted membership of $75. To redeem online please:
Go to wfea.org/join
Select “Individual Membership”
Enter discount code JoinWFEA2023 at the bottom of the online membership form
Good until May 28, 2023
CONTACT
bruce@wfea org
360-808-3204
www.wfea.org
1015 Georgiana Street Port Angeles, WA 98362
-Or Scan This QR Code to Register-
Bruce Skinner, Executive Director Washington Festivals & Events Association
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