Our Board & Operations Council
With a near 60-year history, our festival owes its success to our dedicated team, including our staff, Board of Directors, Operations Council, and hundred of volunteers!
If you are interested in volunteering, we invite you to fill out the application form online. For more information, contact us.
2024-2025 Board of Directors
Allan Cayenne
President
eXp Realty
Darryl Fletcher
1st Vice President
Chef D Catering & Events
Rob Hesch
2nd Vice President
Brand Momentum
Tim Beckett
Past President, 2019-2022
The Office of the Fire Marshal
Andrew Roth
Secretary
Miller Thomson LLP
Nancy Fox
Treasurer
IG Wealth Management
Sandra Dynka
Director
Wildcard and Co.
Kirk Hanke
Director
German Club Representative
Tim Hattle
Director
Hattle Framing Inc.
JoAnne McCormick
Director
Colt Canada
Paul McIntyre Royston
Director
Grand River Hospital Foundation
Kerry-Lynn Wilkie
Director
Conestoga College
Tracy Van Kalsbeek
Executive Director
K-W Oktoberfest Inc.
2024-2025 Operations Council
Tom Berczi
Risk and Ops Management
Nicole Boss
Marketing
Quarry
Allan Cayenne
Marketing
eXp Realty
Laurie Davison
Business Development
K-W Oktoberfest Inc.
Taryn Findlay
Parade – Operations
Bob Foster
German Heritage
Todd Gottschalk
Willkommen Platz – Entertainment
Tim Hattle
Willkommen Platz – Operations
Hattle Framing Inc.
Rob Hesch
Business Development
Brand Momentum
Alicia Panetta
Marketing
Melloul-Blamey Construction
Mark Potter
Event Support Team
Eric Scheffler
Parade – Development
DG Bevan Insurance
Kelly Wilker
Business Development
University of Waterloo
Tracy Van Kalsbeek
Chair of Operations Council K-W Oktoberfest Inc.
Community Advisory Council
Neil Aitchison
Tim Anderson
Jeyas Balaskanthan
Tim Beckett
Dietmar Biselli
Jack Bishop
Paul Buttinger
Bob Cheyne
Helen Chimirri-Russell
Mike Collins
Bill Creighton
Mark Crowell
Vic Degutis
Greg Durocher
Stephanie Egan
Bob Gilmore
Henning Grumme
Richard Hepditch
Glenn Herold
Margo Jones
Linda Jutzi
Rob Kerr
Alex Kinsella
Janet Kunsch
Owen Lackenbauer
Alfred Lowrick
Ian McLean
Christine Michaud
Keith Muller
Lois Peterson
Hans Roach
Michele Saran
Reinhard Schmidt
Dave Schnider
Nicky Schroder-Keary
Carol Sherban-Kirby
Megan Spenler
Harry Vogt
Berry Vrbanovic
Glen Walker
Shannon Weber
Kristin Wever
Don Willcox
