
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
Allan Cayenne
President, 2022-2023
Peak Realty Ltd.Lena Herold
1st Vice President
Fairview Seniors CommunityDarryl Fletcher
2nd Vice President
ChefDTim Beckett
Past President, 2019-2022
The Office of the Fire MarshalAndrew Roth
Secretary
Miller Thompson LLPJesse Dugard
Treasurer
BMO Nesbitt BurnsMohsan Abdullah
Director
Token Creative ServicesSandra Dynka
Director
Wildcard and Co.Kirk Hanke
Director
German Club RepresentativeTim Hattle
Director
Hattle Framing Inc.Colleen James
Director
DivonifyNicole Brown
Director
Culinary Tourism Alliance
Kerry-Lynn Wilkie
DirectorTracy Van Kalsbeek
Executive Director
K-W Oktoberfest Inc.
Operations Council
Nicole Boss
Marketing
QuarryAlicia Panetta
MarketingBob Foster
German HeritageTim Hattle
Willkommen Platz – Operations
Hattle Framing Inc.Todd Gottschalk
Willkommen Platz – EntertainmentLena Herold
Volunteer Support
Fairview Seniors CommunityRob Hesch
Business Development
Purdue PharmaMelissa Melnychuk
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
S.H.I.F.T. Mindset & Training Inc.Mark Potter
Event Support TeamsEric Scheffler
Parade – Development
DG Bevan InsuranceTaryn Findlay
Parade – OperationsKelly Wilker
Business Development
University of Waterloo
Kerry-Lynn Wilkie
DirectorTracy 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