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Board of Directors

Vicki Comegys, Chair
Catch Des Moines

Susan Patterson Plank, Immediate Past Chair
Iowa Newspaper Association

Lynn Swanson, Secretary
Nationwide

Bill Burma
Grand View University

Lauren Burt
Kemin Industries

Mary Chapman
Community Activist/Art Lover

Angela Connolly
Polk County Board of Supervisors

Barbara Decker
Catholic Charities Diocese of Des Moines

Jeff Fleming
Des Moines Art Center

Rachel Flint
Hubbell Homes

Joe Gatto
Des Moines City Council

Chaden Halfhill
Silent Rivers Design+Build

Angela Jackson
The Great Frame-Up

Stephen King, CFEE
Executive Director

Kathryn Kunert
MidAmerican Energy

Robert E. Larson
John Deere

Gene Meyer
Downtown Community Alliance

Scott Sundstrom
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

staff

KRISTIAN DAY, interrobang film festival producer

Kristian leads our efforts with the Interrobang Film Festival.

DAPHNE DICKENS, Production & Program Manager

All things logistics and production, programming, entertainment

BELLE DUCHENE, Marketing and Public Relations

MATT FISHER, volunteer coordinator

All things volunteer related

STEPHEN KING, CFEE, Executive Director

Artist contact, sponsorships, vision

COLLEEN MURPHY, sponsorship manager

COURTNEY KIRSCH, graphic design intern

ELLE KRAMER, Program Intern

ISABELLE ARMSTRONG, Program Intern

Community Outreach Program

Past Board Chairs

Pamela Bass-Bookey

Kirk Blunck

E.J. Giovannetti

Robert Josten

Tracy Lewis

Kent Mauck

Pat McFarland

Susan Patterson Plank

Jim Quilty

Natalie Tomaras

Tom Whitney

Event Management Team

Artist Relations Team
Brian Dreesman
Jennifer Johnson
Jaclynne Maranell
Sean Masters
Josh McKenna
Mia Palumbo

Banners Extraordinaire
Madeleine King

Beverage Team
Amy Croll
Betsy Mitchell
Allison Petersen
Molly Vriezelaar
Melissa Winters
Kurt Weakland

Concierge/Stage Team
Carrie Goossen
Laurie Miller
Vanessa Palmersheim
Alissa Sheldon
Stacey Nay

Food Vendor Relations Team
Sidney Pezley
Melissa Soukup
Kate Steffen

Interrobang Film Festival
Brandon Hart

IT/Technical Support
Ryan Rohlf

Merchandise Sales Team
Jeremy Weiss
Renae Irvin

Office Manager Team
Natalie Gaydar
Micah Jankowski
Kevin Shannon

Production Team
Tony Behnke
Seth Conn
Sage Halfhill Boone
Kristina Huntsman
Michal King
Kristine Pederson

Sponsor Relations Team
Tiffany Espelund
Christina Jarck
Kent Maahs
Lindsay Moeller
Allison Sims

Student Art Exhibition Team
Kara Fedje
Aaron Koopal
Alicia Lynch
Judi Mireles

Sustainability Team
Katelin Brown
Cassie Nelson
Alexis St. Clare

Volunteer Relations
Connie Boukaik
Sally Corcoran
Sally Diehl
Sara Fisher
Courtney Ward
Zechariah Ward
Nicole Winebrenner