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CFEE Graduates

Congratulations to our 2023 CFEE Graduates!

The following festival and event industry professionals were recognized during the 66th Annual IFEA Convention, Expo & Retreat presented by Clover for graduating and receiving their Certified Festival & Event Executive Certification sponsored by Kaliff Insurance! Many congratulations to them all for making for taking this important step in their careers!

  • Alexis Bremer, National Cherry Festival
  • Cassie Dispenza, Saffire
  • Tammy Gazzola, Weatherford Chamber of Commerce
  • Bailey Judson, National Cherry Festival
  • Brian Katze, City of Pittsburgh
  • Kasey Kelly Allen, Midland County Fair
  • Brian Kendall, City of Henderson
  • Vivian Koontz, City of Salisbury Parks and Recreation Department
  • Emily Linares, McKinney Economic Development
  • Sara Montoya-Hernandez, City of McAllen
  • Priscilla Suarez, McAllen Public Library
  • Amanda Watson, City of Greenville
  • Will Young, City of Greenville



Below is an exclusive list of festival and event professionals who have obtained their CFEE (Certified Festival & Event Executive) designation, placing them among the very best in our industry. They have shown their commitment to excellence; dedicated themselves to furthering their events, their profession and their careers; and clearly understand the difference between "good" and "great."
The IFEA would like to congratulate the many individuals who have successfully achieved their Certified Festival & Event Executive Certification over the years.

Questions?

  • Please contact Cindy Lerick, CFEE Program Coordinator, at cindy@ifea.com
  • Registration Questions, please contact Kaye Campbell, CFEE, Director of Finance, at kaye@ifea.com.
For more information about the CFEE Program, Click Here.

Current CFEE Graduates

Ann Marie Adler
Moani Akana
K Alferio
Sylvia Allen
Sandy Althouse
Jo Ann Andera
Pat Armstrong
Erin Atkinson
Marie Atwell
Zet Baer
Vance Baird
D. C. Baker
Jennifer Baker
Kathy Baker
Daniel Baldacci
Alison Baringer - 2022
Ted Baroody
Lu Barron
Jeanine Battle
Ed Bautista
Michael Baxter
Alexa Beasley
Tracy J. Becker
Jill Joseph Bell
Iona Bentley
Mike Berry
Vern Biaett, Jr.
Sue Bila
Tom Bisignano
Cara Blackmon
Chuck Blische
Toni Bodenhamer
Dennis Boese
Karen Bonomo
Bonnie Bostian
Nancy Bove
C. Weymouth Bowles
Anna Bradford
Emily Bradley
Kay Brake
Sheilla Brashier
Alexis Bremer - 2023
Richard Brewer
Treva Brockman
Shary Brown
Nalani Brun
James Bruton
Christine Bryan
Kristin Bryant
Syeira Budd
David Bullard - 2022
Jennifer Byard
Jason Cameron
Kaye Campbell
Carey Capers
Carlene Carey
Heidi Carlstedt
Mary Carter
Nancy Chapman
Bill Charney
Marilyn Chewning
Paul Chiaravalle
Karen Churchard
Keith Citrine
Dr. Brianna Clark - 2022
Barbara Claybaugh
Doug Cleverley
Marilyn Clint
Bill Collins
Billy Collins
Judy Combs
Sheila Cordill
Pat Craig Corda
Matt Cranford
Dianna Craven
Carolyn Crayton
Shelley J. Crossley
Curt Crowhurst
Betsy Crusan
Jim Curtis
Terry A. Damerel
Kathy Danielson
Sandra Dartus
Wanda Daza
Cassandra Lee-Anne Delgado
Lynanne Dellerman-Silverthorn
Laura DeOrio
Charlotte J. DeWitt
Randy Dewitz
Daphne Dickens - 2022
Mary Ann Dilling
Martin Dickey
Cassie Dispenza - 2023
Stephanie Donoho
Tammy Dooley - 2022
Jay Downie
Alexander Durtka
Sally Edwards
Michelle Elliott
Alison Baringer English
Jeff English
Bruce Erley
Tim Estes
Geoff Fairchild
Saeed Al Falasi
Lorena Farrell

Kathryn E. Farrington
Dick Farrow
Joel A. Feingold
Celine Filbee
Christine Filice
Jon Fillman
Jo Finlay
Zach Fisher
Judy Flanagan
Torise Flay
Dave Fooks
Erin Fortune
Ron Foss
Pamela Fowler
Judith Fox-Goldstein
Niki Frank
Allen G. Freeman
Jasmine Freeman - 2022
Antoinette (Annie) Frisoli
Janice Gary
Michel Gauthier
Cheree Gayre
Tammy Gazzola - 2023
Janice Genova
Becky Genoways
Daris Gibbons - 2022
William Gilmore
Suhaila Gobash
Bob Gobrecht
Faith Gorman
Sylvia Green
Vernon Gresham
Skye Griffith
Elizabeth Grigsby - 2022
Jeremy Gross - 2022
Kevin Grothe - 2022
Rick Groves
John Haak
Maura Haberman
Cyndie Hall
Gayle Hall
Warwick Hall
Patricia Haller
Jack Hammer
Joseph Haneman
Clayton W. Hannon
Andrew Hansen
Tiffany Harben
Shelly Harris
Janet C. Hart
Michael Hartman
Wendy Hartnett
Sharon Hasson
Jo Hauck (D)
William H. Hausman
Denise Hedges
Benjamin Hemi
Angie Henley
Kassie Higert - 2022
Melissa Hinkle
Ruth Hinojosa
Eric Hjellming - 2022
T. Doyle Heffron (D)
Jessica Hodges - 2022
Ellesor Holder
Dodie Holderfield
Joanne Holhouser
Jan Holland-Malcom
Stephen Hollingshead
James L. Holt
Peter Horak
Nia Hovde
Harriet Hoxton
Joy Humphries
Janet Hyrne
Kelly Ingram
Paul Jamieson
Binna Jensen
Professor Gang Hoan Jeong
Carina Jimenez
Dale Johnson
Mark Johnson
Julie Johnston
Bailey Judson - 2023
John Junker
Claudia Kalaola
Robbie Kane
Brian Katze - 2023
Jennifer Kehl
Walter C. Keiper, Jr.
Robin H. Kelley
Kasey Kelly Allen - 2023
Brian Kendall - 2023
Tom Kern
Janet Kersey
Joann Kessler
Sandra Kiehm
Britt Kimball
Stephen M. King
Jason Kingsley
Beth Knox
Vivian Koontz - 2023
Mikaela Kornman
Hayden Kramer - 2022
Kathy Kramer
Carlton Kranz
Kathy Krautter
Gene Krcelic
Dave Kronenberg
Eleanor Jean Krusell
Nan Krushinski - 2022
Glennas Kueck
Arlene Kuper
Hayden Kramer
Tom Kwiatek
Valerie Lagauskas
Janet Landey
Sondra Lanza
Brandon Laue
Cheryl Lawrence
Dianna Lawrence
Deja Lawson
Holly Leiferman - 2022
Sam Lemheney
Cindy Lerick
Harry Lightvoet
Joseph Lillis
Emily Linares - 2023
William Lomas
Eduardo Lopez III - 2022
Rick Lott
Kelly Luberda
Katie McFadden
Beatrice (Bea) MacGregor
Julie Machon - 2022
Don MacTavish
Virginia E. Mampre
Dan Mangeot (D)
Michael Marks
Carla Marshall
Eric Martin
Gary Masters
Lexi Matthews
Clare Mawae
Karlee May
Diana Mayhew
Penny McBride
Angelique McKay - 2022
Jill McCullough
Marianne McLeod
Barry McNamara
Joy Meierhans
John R. Melleky
Lori Mellenbruch
Herbert C. Melleney
Dolores Mendoza
Shelley Merlo-Orzel
Brende Farney-Merrill
Mike Metoxen
Janice Meyer
Kevin L. Meyer
Stephen Millard
Anna Miller
Dave Miller
Nancy Gitner Miller
Penny Mitropoulos
Sara Montoya-Hernandez - 2023
Alice Moon
Jim Moore
Curt Mosel - 2022
Colleen Murphy - 2022
Julie Myers - 2022
Scott Nagel
Drew Naika
Barbara Neff
Robyn Nelson (D)
Eric Ngan
Richard Nicholls (D)
Thomas Nizo
James O’Brien
Chuck O’Connor
Elaine O'Connor
Joe Ochoa
Dianna Offutt
David Olivares
Keli O'Neill-Wenzel
Jeff Orswell
Kristin Ostarello
William O’Toole
LaDonna Page
Zis Parras
Joanna Parrish
Ateesh Patel
Greg Patterson
Suzi Patterson
Kat Paye
Marleen R. Pedroza
Kat Phillips
Ligaya Pierson
Terry Pimsleur (D)
Mary Pinak
Heather Pingry
David R. Pinson
Angela Poco
Jon Pollock
Karen Pope
Carol Popejoy-Davis
Lisa Potvin
Sai Powers
Rachel Prebble
Jodi Preston-Thomas
Nathanael Pretlow
Heather Price
Angela Prosser
Philip Purevich
Richard Quattropane
Tim R. Quigley (D)
Nicole Ramage
Bulinda Rea
Michael Rea
Nick Reader
Mike Redding
Steven D. Remington
Janet Renfro
Carrie Ring
Diane Rinkes
William Roberts
Dale Rochelle
Bobby Rodriguez





Bob Rose
Ira Rosen
Steve Rosenauer
Patricia Rowe
Scott Rowitz
Vladimir Rukavina
Samuel Sankar
Mark Santoki
Mary Margaret Satterfield
Nick Scala
Evan Schaefer
Eric Schechter
Karen Scherberger
Carrie Schlobohm
Steve Schmader
Ruth Schnabel
Rissa Schultz
Wendy Schultz
Corie Schweser
Jenny Scothern
Lara Scott
Pat Scully
Leo Sears
Lisa Sewell
Dave Shepherd
Bridget Sherrill
Karen Shostak
Jim Simmons
Ron Simpson
Bruce Skinner
Bruce Smiley-Kaliff
Peter Smith
Dennis Snider
Casey Snyder
Celia Southward
Brooke Spain - 2022
John Stewart (D)
Nancy Stewart-Franczak
Irene L. Stillwell
Thérèse St-Onge (D)
Bruce Storey (D)
Katherine Stoutz-Bowman
Glendia Strandin
Sherri Strayer
Priscilla Suarez - 2023
Laila Suhail
Charlotte Sullivan
Kelven Tan
Brad Thomas
Vic Thomas
Wright Tilley
Trevor Tkach
Molly Tomasallo Johnson
Virginia Topitzes
Fabian Obregon Torres
Rachel Trice
Mark Tucker
Sue A. Twyford (D)
Sarah Umlauf - 2022
Linda Valencis
Laura Valente
Sarah Vallely
Gary Van Horn, Jr.
Sally Van de Putte
Henry “Pete” Van de Putte, Jr.
Joe Vera, III
Cynthia Verge
Nancy Viking
Linda Wakeland
Susan Wallace
Annette Wallenmeyer
James Walls, Jr. (D)
Shanna Ward
Winston Welch
Nancy Hedges Wendler
Amanda Watson - 2023
Don Whiteley (D)
Carolyn P. Williams
Lila Wilson
Nick Wolda
Kay Wolf
Jenny Wright
Barbara Yarnell
Stacey Yates
Will Young - 2023
Kelly Zanders
Cindi Zuby

*(d)=Deceased




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