2024 Volunteers

In Gratitude

Aside from a small handful of staff, this festival is uniquely volunteer run. Everywhere you turn your head, please take a moment to witness the proud VMF volunteer t-shirt-wearing welcomers, info-givers, transporters, recyclers, photographers, bar staff, merchandise sellers, light-bringers, and so many many more folks who have dedicated their time and their heart to making this Festival the best in the country! We, literally, could not do it without their support.

I am so grateful to be given the opportunity to work alongside you all once again. Together we are championing the arts, community engagement, diversification, inclusion, and access. I am honoured to witness the unique collaboration of the xwmakwayam land, the artists, the audience, and the volunteers.

Best weekend of the year!

– Petrice Brett, Manager of Volunteer Operations

VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES MAKE OUR WORLD GO ROUND

It takes the equivalent of a small village to put on a festival, and over 1000 of Vancouver Folk’s best friends have shown up to make 2024 hum for you. From the folks you see around the site to the many who work behind the scenes, here’s the list of 2024 volunteers.

Accessibility
Abby
Aiden Fisher-Lang
Alina Gonzalez
Andrew Kim
Anika Vervecken
Avital Jarus Hakak
B
Caroline M
Christine Macdonald
Claire Topaz
Ellie Pilling
Emilie Bourque
Gail McGonigal
Gina Faigen
Griffin
Inge
Joanna Hector
Junie
Katie
katrina carlucci
Kay Burgess
Keegan Chen
Kerry
Lenora Hayman
Lily Ellis-Paques
Lisa Casagrande
Marci
Marcia Smith
Michelle
Nevin Biffard
Nicola Ingram
Pam Downey
Peter Centis
Rola Ajjawi
Roni Molad
Rylee Lake
Shai Topaz
Sharon Dellasavia
Shea Silverman
Simone Gruenig
Tal Jarus Hakak

Accessibility – Consultant
marcia doherty

Accessibility – Security
AJ
Angie Weddell
Cassidy Fleming
Cynthia Brooke
Ghislainel Crawford
Heather Burgess
Ivy
Kyan Caldwell
Marg Scott
Megan Behm
Nicole Germain
Pauline Holland
Peggy Lee
Ryan Farnsworth
Sabrina
Sonia Marino
Susan Craigie
Susan Lee
Tate Chernin
Violet Edwards
wa hee ting
wendy mccarter

Administration
Carol Madsen
Erika Lind
Gwen Litchfield
Katherine R
Leigh McGregor
Margo
Michael Yap
SAM
Stephen Price

Artisan Market/Community Village
avery muskeyn
Debra
FARA
Karin Kintano
Kirsten
Kohia Holkestad
Naomi Armstrong
Sibil Chan
Vincent Barbera
Winsome
Zoe

Artist Check-in
Alicia Doyle
amanda-rae hergesheimer
Caitlin Stanley
caity
Estefania
Gregory
Hayley Gordon
Judy Lea
Kirsten Ebsen
Marty Charach
Peter Orr
Sanya
Sarah Chester

Artist Emporium: Music n’ More
Barry Latimer
Cheryl Materi
Don Betts
Kate
Kim Armstrong
Nevaeh
Saurav
Scout
Shane Duan
Simon Caulfield
Tess Wellington
Victoria Hartman

Backstage Lounge
Ara Henry
Clare Cullen
Cleo Carpenter
Elinor Warkentin
Emilee
France Harvey
Gabriella Klein
Jbomb
Jeff Rothman
Jenifer Hammoud
Jesse Wiebe
John Arthur
Louise Peterson
Orlagh McHugh
Patricia Kramer
Piper MacDonald
Roch Pelletiet
Sage Davies
Sundara
Todd Rioux
Walter
Zoe Cullen-Lahay

Beer Garden
Adam
Adrianus Ruigrok
Alex
Alex
Alex
Alexandra
Avery
Avto
Bassel Abboud
Bianca Candalera
Bruce Pressman
Bryan
Chelsea
Clive
Connie Wright
Dafne Gonzalez
Darlene Rosychuk
Devyani Sharma
Diane Simpson
Emil Alhasov
Emma
Emma Forgie
Francesca
Grace Scott
Hanna Kloyber
Hannah
Hilal Kayaci
ilvs strauss
Indra K
Iyeso Iyamu
Jay
Jed Phillips
Jeevan
Jen K.
Jessica Lau
Jillian Wertzberger
John
Jordana De Pasquale
Judith
Katia
Katrina Stevenson
Katty
Kelley
Kosta
Kristen Howard
Liam Walls
Lisa
“Lisa Chapeskie”
Louisa Maxwell
Lynell
Maria Driver
Merina Leong
Mike Berezowski
mitchell tallman
Nathan
Nicole Kelly
Paul Poole
Renee
Renée Cowin
Risa Maekawa
Rita
Samantha Francey
Scott Blessley
Seliina Stamm
Shiku
Stephanie Hewson
Sumin Lee
Tatiana
Tiantian Zhang
Tierney Schutz
Tom Markland
Tracey
Travis
Victoria
Wendy Morrison
Yang Tan
Yasuko Moriya
Yaya
Yiting Hu
Yuko Adachi
Zehra Karachiwala
Zoe Penner

Bikes
Annalise Carreira
Anne Barrett
Ariella Stoeber
Ben Hall
Hayley Wright
Heather Shay
Jacquie
Jaya Heikoop
Jayne
Jonny Satok
Mingyi Qiu
Molly Harris
robin tivy
Tabitha Brubacher

Box Office / Will Call
Amanda Davies
Carmen Wiseman
Elisabeth Tanner
Jane Lee
Jolie Wist
JP Wilmshurst
Kami Kanetsuka
Lilliana Babic
Michelle
Muskaan
Sindy Zelezen
Veronica Maynard
Vic

Community
Aakruti Dilip Mehta
Angela Chen
Anna Vander Munnik
Avery Lo
Brian Lee
Emery
Emily Corlett
Felix
Guneev Arora
Hanif Mohamed
Jessica Arana
jielan
Joffrey
Jordan
Julianne Cao
Katrina Jin
Keith Parent
Kira Piwowar
Kris Galloway
Laura Moss
Logan
Lyza
María José
Meharpreet Chawla
Neil Parker
Peggy Paterson
Renee Umezuki
Roma
Scott Viken
Suu
Vic
Yaroslav

Community Service – Neighbourhood
Catherine Pulkinghorn
Laura Evans
Rebecca Stuber
Rob Greenshields
Andree Faucher
Ray Lai

Decorations
Ariel Hunt-Brondwin
Billie Fawcett
Hayley Crichton
Rhianon Imhof
Shirley Silva
Yuko Baljak

Environment
Adélaïde Terrien
aleeza
Alistair Pavlik
Ana Arguello
Ann Rowan
Anne Savard
Ash
Bardia
Bobbi Hoadley
Bruce Thorpe
Casper
Cassandra Miller Goldman
Charlotte
Daemon Cline
Danny Shin
Derek Chau
Ellen
Ellington
Elnaz Yosefi
Erin Hanratty
Fern
Garam Shin
Harry Huang
Henry Guinn
Iris Kim
James
james app
Jane
Jasmin Dubb
Jeff Davis
Jen
Jimmy
Jodi Fortune
June Yu
Kaliana
Kashish Dhingra
Kate Scott
Kenshin Kashiwagi
Kerry Peterman
Kia
Kisa Anazawa
Leena Rajendra Pohankar
Mahsa Chalangarian
Maxine
Mena Fitrat
Mia Boeck
Mia Ge
Minori Yamashiro
Mitchell Stokes
Miwa
Nick Biden
Olivia Tsang
Omandi Perera
Patrick Caldicott
Permida
Ronan Light
satomi seki
Shahbaz
Shalom
Shannon
Sophie Xue
Surinder Kahlon
Teodora Lukic
Teresa Ngan
Thomas Powell
Tom
Tova Gaster
VILFA villaneuv
Warren Harshenin
Zoe Olias

Festival Merchandise
Alyza Tallo
Amelia Lachapelle
Annie Liu
Cary Morris
Debbie San
Delilah Poon
deonilde claudio
Elijah
Heather Dorsey
Jack Gunner
Jaimee
julia ewonus
Julianne Bell
Kate Meister
Kaydyn Butson
Kristina
Linda Hay
Maggie Firebaugh
Patricia Isinger
Savannah Greaves

Food Vendor Support
Kennedy Shah
Martin Haridge

Food, Beverage and Catering Support
Emma
Jo Gray
Jonathan Elmer
June
Kanishk Mehta
Keara Meister
Keerthi
Keith Freeman
Liam Vipond
Navpreet
Scott Walker
Sheri Fedeyko
Shiraz Ramji
Valerie Gasse

Gate
Alvaro Luna
Ang !!!
Betty Ripley
Catherine Iaci
Chloe Brown
Christine
Dain Kim
Dustin Yates
Elaine
Ellie
Em
Erin
Eugene Wong
Heather Mckenzie
Helena Stol
Ilia
Isabelle
Jack
Jacyn MacNab
Marissa
Maryam Rezaei
Moffatt Clarke
Nicole Pan
NISHA
Nita
PEPPER
Ruby
Sarah Yip
Sheena Bhatia
Silas MacLeod
Susan Carroll
Valerie Ross

Gate Lottery
Kathryn Booth
Samantha Kannegieter

Gatekeepers
Aabis Arsiwala
Abegael Fisher-Lang
Art Moses
Be
Betty-Lou Phillips
Heather Silberberg
James Jeresky
Janet Smith
Lily Fong
Pauline Douglas
Rose Wood
Zev Moses

Green Room
Alejandra López Bravo
Baz
Carol Zrymiak
Eugene Kung
Françoise Raunet
Holly Callahan
Karen Pighin
Madeline Laberge
Mattie Schrock
Nienke van Hasselt

Hotel Hospitality
Angela How
Catherine Fallis
Finola Fogarty
Gigi
Kanar
Mary Paul
Phoebe
Veena Varma Jayakumar

Information Booth
Akie Leesmith
Carmen Poetschke
Christina Price
Gerri P-M
Jacqueline Primeau
James Patterson
Jordana Corenblum
Logan
Lorenz von Fersen
Lori Martin
Lydia Willig
Merrilee
Morna McLeod
Steven Hilton
Valerie A.

Instrument Storage
Bill Hanegraaf
Dennis Scott
Eamon
Edna Leyland
Emily McKay
Glen Russell
Gord Watkins
Joel Bronstein
Julia Babineau
Lise Kreps
Michelle Horel
William

Inventory
Austin
Donna Finch
Douglas Sprenger
Paul Finch

Labour Pool
Andy
Barry Forer
Bruce Entus
Darian Showleh
Douglas Watts
Hannahh Shouldice
Jen
Jennifer
Kai
Kaori Yamamura
Kenta
Lex
Maeghan Giles
mary kirman
Merran Fahlman
Mike
Milo Salibian
Nanami Komorita
Neville
Sarah Howard
Wang Lap Chang
Yaching Lin
Yaya Kobayashi
Zakhir Mithani
Zih-Yan Hung

Lanterns
Alison Klein
Andrea Herrera
Anne
Gregory Strong
Ian
Jacquie Rolston
Jeanie Sebastian
Kathi Mitsui
Laurel Radley
Lin Ho-You
Pia Massie
Ron Fisher
Sakura
Sari Raber
Sayna Hajiloo
Schula Leonard
Shannon Squires
Suze
Tamiko
Zoe Hsu

Little Folks
Ailish O Sullivan
Ainsley Harmer
Andrea
Anna Draper
Aya Williamson
Callie Mercer
Carolyn Hu
Emily
Jennifer Minnion
Josefina Mandiola
Karen
Kendall McSweeney
Kristina Whelton
Liam
Maia Selkirk
Maria Charalambous
Marissa Davis
Melissa Harrop
Mikalyn Trinca Colonel
Morgan Reedman
Nicholas
Nolan Gillouin
Preeti
Ryan Bevelander
Sam McKay
Sarah Kushner
Sharon Pan
Sienna Bartlett
Talulah
Triniti
william blackmon
Zoey

Media
Aviva
Bronwyn Bailey
Chloe Lai
Chris Little
Ivana Vuckovic
Leslie Hacker
Louise Kelaher
Lucas Almonte
Lynda Gerty
Maeve Downing
Meg Ida
Miguel Briones
Ron Stewart
Theresa Lalonde

Membership/Donations
Andrew Picard
Anna Lester
Brooke Taylor
Emma Chang
Gail Screaton
Megan Gilbert
Melinda Suto
Sabrina C

Mentorship
ahanti
Anika Pillai
April Shi
Athena
chaiya casiro
Chloe Leitch
Claire Fynn
Cora Ilic
delci
Edith Raunet
Elaete
Eli Breidford
Elisabeth Ackerman
Emery Lang
Farima
Faryn
Hayley Hurd Pitfield
Jenika
Lena Fox
Macy
Minny
Natasha Bruun
Nevee Dorman
Otto Sprenger
Pippa Cochrane
Pirahnavi Balasothy
Setara Mohammadi
Sloane Kinney
Sofia
Tema Blake-Currier
Zachary Duong
Zoe Chrostowski

Nature
Aijia Guo
Douglas
Glee Devereaux
Greg Weir
Jared Qin
Laura S
Lisa
Nathaniel Vipond

Office
Anna Kramer
Anneke Van Vliet
Bailey
Betsy Spaulding
Jim Sands
Joe Tannenbaum
Kathi Cross
Monica Dare

Operation Support
Esha Vaze
Fiona
Kelly McLeod
Lori Muir
Mina Nik
Raph Klensch
Senna
Tomi Benson

Partay!
Amy
Brooke Erickson
Declan Heather
Hanwei
Lyndsey May
Mina
Tynan

Performers Transport
Alexander Daughtry
Alisa Levenstein
Andrew Jha
Art Morton
Carissa Geddes
carmen dennis
Cloelle Vernon
Damon Forster
Daniel McGuire
David
David Tracey
Edwin Ng’ang’a
Ethan Alban
Frank York
Greg
J Boston
Janelle Molyneux
John Harris
Keifer Elliott
Kim Neal
Kyle Howard
Laura Ansley
Lorna MacDougall
Marina Princz
Matthew Friesen
Max Oldendorff
mccurdy
Melanie Pogulis
Mike Richen
Mikey Guinness
Nicole
Paul McCurdy
Peter Norton
Petra Hutchison
Rachel Martin
Rosie Patterson
Scott Richen
Susan Mellor
Suzi
Terry Horkoff
Tyler Abbey
Uri
Vaughn Tapella

Photography
Alfredo
Angel
Brendan McAlpine
Chris Randle
Clayton Wong
Emile Scott
Erik Price
Joshua Wright
Leah Villalobos
Lina Kastl
Ryan
Scarlett
Sharon Steele
Sheila Say

Privy Council
Jodes
kerryn
Marnie Perrin
OIdManLaidlaw
Phia
Ray Brett
SeanySean

Raffle
Autumn
Cheryl Noon
Christian Brandl
Genia Ainsworth
Joanne Wong
John McIlhone
Jules
Keturah Alexander
Luciano Bruschetta
Madeline Decarrie
Mari
Noel Wai
Rosalind Sadowski
Toni Serofin

Security
Adi Glouberman
Alex
Alex
Alison McKend
Allen Rose
Amanda
Annika White
Anthony D’andrea
Art Price
Astrid
Audrey Lawrence
Barry Coyle
Beto
Brae
Brian Bednar
Caine Zhang
Carole Nakonechny
Cathy Mihailides
Christine Armour
Christine Mihailedes
Cindy Hildebrant
Clive Langton
Colin
daivik
Danny Harbord
Darcye Cuff
David Steiner
Dedeker Rondeau
Don Hamata
Douglas Gook
Eilia Keshavarzi
Elijah
Emily
Eric
Eric Baxendale
Flex
Frank Abbott
Gabriel Carvajal
Gary Fisk
Gary Lange
Gaye Ferguson
Geoff Keong
Gian Ward
Hans
Heather Mildvan
Helen Beer
Helena Hartzenberg
Holly Zhang
Hossein Soltanloo
Iain Ferguson
Ida Mansuy Souriau
Isha
Ivar Vasara
James Dery
Jan McQueen
Jaskaran singh
Jason Ackerman
Jeanie
Jim Anhorn
Jim Graham
John Waye
Kaiya Jacob
Karen La Pointe
Kate Lekas
Kathleen Sheppard
Katie Puckey
Katie Robertson
Kelly Quinn
Kevin Mesic
Kevin Stewart
Laelo Vervecken-Wong
Leaha Bednar
Levi Winters
Lisa Ackerman
Lois Mitchell
Lori Harkins
Lu Winters
Luka O’Connell
Mairghread
Maria Aasif
Marie Booth
Marlo Selde
Marvin Pardisian
Mason
Matthew Price
Matthias Six
Maxwell
Melissa McDowell
Meredith Soer
Michael Fraser
Michael Winters
Mike Zarowny
Miles
Neshe Delici
Nigel Strike
Nubia Mancilla
Richard Dennis
Rudy Six
Ruth Drever Dwyer
Sandra Waddle
Sara Dykstra
Shell
Shirley Lange
Sohm Shah
Steve
Steve Graham
Sue
Sukhpreet Singh
Taha
Thomas
Tianru Xu
Tyler
Véronique Boulanger
Vivian Lee
Yoav
Zoe

Signage
Andre
Brian Lowe
Carol Crabtree
Claire Patten
Dalton Borrie
Danae McKay
Eric Schwartz
Ericka Chemko
Lena
Silvia Ferrari

Stage
Alan Zisman
Allan Pinvidic
Andy Sandberg
Anne Daroussin
Brian Lorraine
Brian Wing
Calvin Kelly
Cathy Mason
Charlotte
Chris Grant
Cynthia Burtinshaw
Dan Burns
Dave Kauffman
David Knights Cowling
David Poole
Elizabeth Cho
Emma Watson
Erika Thompson
Erzsi
Gianmarco Spiga
Heather Watson
Hue Nery
Janice Lew
Joe Samorodin
Juergen Dankwort
Julie Cloutier
Kate Semple
Kathy Shimizu
Les Hatklin
Lili Palmer
Mara Hatklin
Meghan Dutot
Meli Bockmann
Michael Marrapese
Michele McAuley
Milo de Villiers
Monica Emme
Pavel R
Rachel Prior-Tsang
Rasto Kral
Ryan O’Neill
sean schonfeld
Sebastian Barberà
Sofya
Tal

Street Team
Adrian Yue
Christine Brown
harry wong
Laurie Reid
Peter Adamic
Rudy Pospisil
Susan Pospisil
Vania

Transportation – Pre/Post
Alan Creighton-Kelly
Bill Hooker
Darrel Yurychuk
Deb Little
Elizabeth MacDougall
Fanoula
John Eastman
Lydia Cartar
Martin Lee
Naomi Steinberg
richard cameron
Richard Migicovsky
Spaceman
Tom Nesbit

Transportation – Weekend
Alan Toft
Andrew Walker
Brian Hogg
Dale Edwards
Gary John
John Angrignon
Jojo MacEachern
Kevin Wadden
Margaret Steyn
Markian
Matt Kennedy
Robert Beck
Robert Wyckham
roland de souza
Sonja Embree
Sunny Au
Warren Hunter

Video
Edgar
Harvey Iravanchi
Peter Perry
Quinn Arrowsmith
Steven Hill
Yoyo

Volunteer Gate
Aileen Bishop
Allison Citynski
Bonnie Jarvis
Brian W
Brooke Angus
Caitlin Atkinson
Charlotte McKann
Diane Douglas
Erica
Lisa MacNaughton
Mike Loo
Rick Yarker

Water
Adriana Vanderryst
Angelica Tolmie
Ashley Schutz
Auden Lam
Axel Gutierrez
Deo
Ella Gee
Emma
Justin
Kaarina Talvila
Kyra Gee
Lila Mudd
Lily Volk
Liza
Luisa Nan
Max
Micah Field
Owen Quinn
Richard
Shenial Ratnam
Steve Sanders
Susan Meln
Theresa
Tysier
Yuqi Gao