Our People
The Festival is produced by a very small professional staff augmented by our hard working Committee. The Committee is comprised of community members and exhibiting artists. As a non-profit organization, the Festival is governed by its Board of Directors who have fiscal and policy responsibility for all aspects of the Festival. The Staff, Board and Committee work all year long to prepare for our annual Fall Festival.
Staff
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Sean Braniff
Producer
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Stephanie Koehler
Marketing and PR
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Sarah Tipple
Artist Liaison
Our Board
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Liz Lauter
President
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Pierre Guidetti
Vice President
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Paola Arandia
Treasurer
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Phil Garratt
Secretary
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James Lafemina
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Nadia Tarzi-Saccardi
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Patrick Terry
Our Committee
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Anna Abramson
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Javier Alarcon
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Erika Bodo
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Dore Coller
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Brett Crawford
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Tina Fossella
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Lynn Frazier
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Lissa Herschleb
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Liz Lauter
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Nance Miller
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Harald Nordvold
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Mark Olson
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Sarah Shriver
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Sarah Suloff
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Barry Toranto
A special thanks to our Jurors and Judges
2025 Jurors
Carl Bryan - Ceramics
Vanessa Mellet - Jewelry
Ann Koch - Photography
Carl Heyward - Mixed Media / Curator / Artist Advocate
Scott Roach - Wood/Furniture
(Who will select the artists)
2024 Judges
Charlie Barboni - Retired manager of the Marin County Fair
Anna Bruce - Artist: Ceramics, Cloths designer, Jeweler
Sandra Murry - Artist: Basketry, Ceramics, Graphic Design
(Who will select the prize winners)
We also wish to acknowledge other individuals who made special contributions:
Traci Shiro - Ads and poster design
Andrew DesChenes - Web master
