Vancouver Folk Music Festival Volunteer Nominations
In 2016, for the first time ever, the Vancouver Folk Festival initiated a volunteer nomination program, intended to recognize and honour those volunteers who have provided exceptional service and loyalty to the Festival. Click on the names or photos to check out the amazing stories and memories our nominated volunteers have to share!!
Melinda Suto
Committee: Pre-fest Transport
Number of years volunteering: 39
Jason Ryant
Committee: Beer Garden (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: 19
Shane Duan
Committee: Weekend Transport
Number of years volunteering: 1
Mairghread Murray
Committee: Security
Number of years volunteering: 27
David Firman
Committee: Box Office Admin
Number of years volunteering: 2
Anika Vervecken
Committee: Fundraising
Number of years volunteering: 2
Lenora Hayman
Committee: Accessibility
Number of years volunteering: 30
Rebecca Sokol-Snyder
Committee: Volunteer Gate
Number of years volunteering: 4
Carolyn Prouse and Mark Stoller
Committee: Gate (Coordinators)
Number of years volunteering: 1
Amanda Kelly
Committee: 50/50 (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: 2
Alisa Levenstein
Committee: Weekend Transport
Number of years volunteering: 20
FiL Hemming
Committee: Security (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: 10
Daniel Garfinkel
Committee: Security (Team G Lead)
Number of years volunteering: 6
Claire Fresneda
Committee: Raffle
Number of years volunteering: 1
Shai Topaz
Committee: Raffle
Number of years volunteering: 1
Marc White
Committee: Box Office Site (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: 28+ (1982 was the first year but missed a few years)
Marcia
Committee: Neighbourhood Liaison (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: Around 20 years
Marie Ghiringhelli
Committee: Weekend Transport
Number of years volunteering: 1
Shelley Austin
Committee: Membership/Donations (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: 2
Roozbeh Mehrabadi
Committee: Street Team
Number of years volunteering: 3 plus back in the early 1990s
Cathy Holtvogt
Committee: Security
Number of years volunteering: Around 18
Angela Ibbott
Committee: CD Tent
Number of years volunteering: 2
Marge Johnson
Committee: Volunteer Gate
Tessa McIntosh
Committee: Raffle (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: 2
Julie Armstrong
Committee: CD tent
Number of years volunteering: 1
Dave Myles
Committee: Medical (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: Volunteer for 39 years, Medical Coordinator for 35
Rasool Rasooli
Committee: Water (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: 8
Maria King
Committee: Gate
Number of years volunteering: Many! 10+
Flynn Dixon-Murdock
Committee: Kitchen – meal service
Number of years volunteering: 4
Wendy Morrison
Committee: Box Office Admin (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: 13 or 14
Gail Cryer
Committee: Box Office Admin (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: Many many
Donna Finch
Committee: Inventory (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: 10 years on and off
Caitriona McParland
Committee: Security
Number of years volunteering: 4
Susan Summers
Committee: Weekend Transport
Number of years volunteering: 25
Lisa Treutler
Committee: Artisan Market and Community Village (Coordinator)
Number of years volunteering: 3
Quinn Temmel
Committee: Volunteer Gate
Number of years volunteering: 3
Lisa Popplewell
Committee: Volunteer Gate
Number of years volunteering: 1
Lily Lok
Committee: Gate
Number of years volunteering: 7
Luciano Bruschetta
Committee: Fundraising
Number of years volunteering: 17
Perry Giguere
Committee: Site transport
Number of years volunteering: Every year (39)