Foundation Board Chair Letter

In every issue of "ie: the business of international events," the IFEA Foundation Board of Director's Chair shares their insights into the Festival & Event Industry every quarter. To read the latest and past Chair Letters, please find them listed below.

Sam Lemheney, CFEE
Chief of Shows & Events
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

• Spring, 2018
• Summer, 2018

Vanessa Van de Putte
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
dfest®/Dixie Flag Event Services Team
San Antonio, TX, U.S.A

• We May Have Met (Spring, 2017)
• Fiesta, Medals and the IFEA (Summer, 2017)
• $100 Could Buy the Experience of a Lifetime (Fall, 2017)

Jeff English, CFEE
Sr. Vice President/General Council
Kentucky Derby Festival
Louisville, KY, U.S.A.

• I'm Not Too Old For This (Spring, 2016)
• In the Eye of the Hurricane (Summer 2016)
• It Happened Event With an Officer 30 Ft Away (Fall, 2016)
• Fiesta Wrap Up (Winter, 2016)

Mary Ann Dilling, CFEE
Director of Business Development
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
Oshkosh, WI, U.S.A.

• The Value of My IFEA Membership (Spring, 2015)
• Can We Count on You for Your Support? (Summer, 2015)
• Your IFEA 60th Anniversary Convention & Expo To Do List (Fall, 2015)
• All IFEA Has Given Me (Winter, 2015)

Pam Sartory
Business Manager
Sunfest of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.

• Re-Charge, Re-Connect, Re-Invent (Spring, 2014)