Festival People

Festival Officers

George Church, Chair
Jeffrey Balzer, Vice Chair
Randy Finfrock, Treasurer
Judy Scheeren, Secretary

Board of Directors

Jeffrey Balzer
Jane Church
Tammy Elliot
Darlene Frederickson
Kathy Garris
Barb Gettemy
Michael Ginsburg
Kathy Hager
Marlene Lucas
Heather Martin
Greg McCloskey
Cathi Rhodes
Connie Riley
Nick Sasso
Bill Scheeren
Brandon Simpson
Charmaine Strong
Michael Urick
Linda Wagner
Anne-Marie Welty
Snooky Williams

Festival Administration & Staff

Diane Shrader, Executive Director
Erin Shrader, Assistant Director

Festival Committees

Artist Market

George Church
Tammy Elliott
Barbara Gettemy
Kathy Hager
Julie Jones
Marlene Lucas
Judy Scheeren
Diane Shrader
Erin Shrader

Children’s Activities

George Church
Diane Shrader

Community Outreach

George Church
Kathy Hager
Diane Shrader

Festival Accounting

George Church
Randy Finfrock
Diane Shrader
Charmaine Strong

Food & Beverage

George Church
Kathy Garris
Kathy Hager
Marlene Lucas
Diane Shrader
Erin Shrader

Fundraising

George Church
Barbara Gettemy
Diane Shrader
Erin Shrader

Heritage Trail

George Church
Diane Shrader
Erin Shrader

Information Booth

George Church
Kathy Hager
Marlene Lucas
Connie Riley
Diane Shrader

Literary Arts

George Church
Diane Shrader

Park Decorations

George Church
Jane Church
Marlene Lucas
Cathi Rhodes
Diane Shrader
Linda Wagner

Performing Arts

George Church
Randy Finfrock
Kathy Garris
Cathi Rhodes
Connie Riley
Nick Sasso
Diane Shrader
Charmaine Strong
Michael Urick
Snooky Williams

Promotional Booths

George Church
Diane Shrader
Erin Shrader

Scholarship

Sherry Anderson
George Church
Kathy Hager
Tracy Marschik
Diane Shrader
Erin Shrader
Linda Wagner

Special Presentations

George Church
Cathi Rhodes
Diane Shrader
Erin Shrader

Transportation

George Church
Randy Finfrock
Bill Scheeren
Judy Scheeren
Diane Shrader

Volunteer Procurement

George Church
Marlene Lucas
Diane Shrader

Westmoreland Art Nationals

George Church
Diane Shrader
Erin Shrader

Youth Art

George Church
Diane Shrader
Erin Shrader

Youth Poetry & Short Story

George Church
Judy Scheeren
Diane Shrader

Social Media

Erin Shrader

Special Assistance

Financial Consultant

Means & Vance, PC

Legal Consultant

John Ward, Esquire

Photography & Video

Video Graphics, Inc.
Craig Ferry
Clare Kaczmarek

Publications & Program Magazine

Printing. Nittany Valley Offset

Special Thanks

Westmoreland County Commissioners

Charles W. Anderson
Gina Cerilli
Ted Kopas

Westmoreland County Department of Public Works

Greg McCloskey, Director of Public Works

Bureau of Parks and Recreation

Malcolm Sias, Parks and Recreation Director
Jeffrey Richards, Parks Planning Coordinator
Brandon Simpson, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director
James Burke, Program Coordinator
Lauren Jones, Communication Coordinator
Josh Miller, Maintenance Coordinator

Twin Lakes Park Staff

Fabian Giovannagelo
Mike Brown
Don Musgrove
T.J. Trumbetta
John Brasile
Geno Brasile
Dave Hawkins
and all of the Summer Staff

Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety

Roland “Bud” Mertz, Director
Scott Stepanovich, Deputy Director
Mary Beth Eslary, Public Information/Community Outreach

Westmoreland County Park Police

Kirk Nolan, Chief
Aaron Goughnour, Captain
and all Park Police Officers