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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!

2023 Board of Directors 

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    Allan Cayenne
    President, 2022-2023
    Peak Realty Ltd.
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    Lena Herold
    1st Vice President
    Fairview Seniors Community
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    Darryl Fletcher
    2nd Vice President
    ChefD
  • Tim Beckett
    Tim Beckett
    Past President, 2019-2022
    The Office of the Fire Marshal
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    Andrew Roth
    Secretary
    Miller Thompson LLP
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    Jesse Dugard
    Treasurer
    BMO Nesbitt Burns
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    Mohsan Abdullah
    Director
    Token Creative Services
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    Sandra Dynka
    Director
    Wildcard and Co.
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    Kirk Hanke

    Director
    German Club Representative
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    Tim Hattle
    Director
    Hattle Framing Inc.
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    Colleen James
    Director
    Divonify
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    Nicole Brown
    Director
    Culinary Tourism Alliance
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    Kerry-Lynn Wilkie
    Director
  • Tracy Van Kalsbeek
    Tracy Van Kalsbeek
    Executive Director
    K-W Oktoberfest Inc.

Operations Council

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    Nicole Boss
    Marketing
    Quarry
  • Our Team
    Alicia Panetta
    Marketing
  • Bob Foster
    Bob Foster
    German Heritage
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    Tim Hattle
    Willkommen Platz – Operations
    Hattle Framing Inc.
  • Todd
    Todd Gottschalk
    Willkommen Platz – Entertainment

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    Lena Herold
    Volunteer Support
    Fairview Seniors Community
  • Robert Hesch. Director, Festhallen Operations & Accreditations
    Rob Hesch
    Business Development
    Purdue Pharma
  • Melissa Melynchuk, Director, Community Engagement
    Melissa Melnychuk
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
    S.H.I.F.T. Mindset & Training Inc.
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    Mark Potter
    Event Support Teams
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    Eric Scheffler
    Parade – Development
    DG Bevan Insurance
  • Our Team
    Taryn Findlay
    Parade – Operations
  • Kelly Wilker, Director, Business Development
    Kelly Wilker
    Business Development
    University of Waterloo
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    Kerry-Lynn Wilkie
    Director
  • Tracy Van Kalsbeek
    Tracy Van Kalsbeek
    Executive Director
    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

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