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Who Are We?

2009-2010 Board of Directors

• Jo Beattie, Artistic Director/Chair jocalico@telus.net
• Conway Fisher, Vice Chair
• Ann O’Shea, Treasurer
• Walter Matosevic, Secretary
• Dan Watt, Member at Large
• Eric Tompkins, Member at Large

• Diana Vanderzande, Volunteer Coordinator | dianavdz@telus.net

• Maria Walsh……..Manager, Audience Hospitality | riawalsh@telus.net
• Aislinn Wiley
• Anju Aggarwal
• Bryndis Ogmundson
• Devi Parsad
• Heather Smith
• Josephine Scott
• Kathryn Ens
• Marissa Leischner
• Natashia Neudorf
• Richard Scott
• Sam Milligan
• Shandra Murphy
• JoJo Beattie

• Elizabeth Eakin | Manager Audience Services
• Alexie Stephens
• Annie Wilson
• Ann Daigle
• April Haubold
• Cleo Edgington
• Francine Laflamme
• Greg Crough
• Iain Acton
• Jenean Akehurst
• Jerry Daigle
• Jo-Ann Allison
• Karma Vance
• Kathleen Cunniffe
• Kathy Iselmoe
• Katie Tait
• Kelly Peden-Yule
• Margaret Johnston
• Marian Badey
• Maureen Fotos
• Morag Buchanan
• Murray Kutyn
• Nancy-Anne Rose
• Nani Browne
• Noelani Jung
• Rebecca Andrews
• Ron Thiel
• Sarah Sapergia
• Sheri-Lynne Bishop
• Sherri Reed
• Steve Switzman
• Tara Klassen
• Tara Raketti
• Wanda Dean

• Diana VanderZande, Manager, Security
• Andrew Mulroy
• Bruce Eakin
• Chris Kelly
• Doug Heard
• Jenean Akehurst
• Jill Schick
• Joey Chidiac
• Karen Ochs
• Kathy Iselmoe
• Kyle Allman
• Mark Goudreau
• Maureen Fotos
• Mitch Davy
• Nancy-Anne Rose
• Rebecca Andrews
• Steve Switzman
• Tara Raketti
• Terry Basha
• Theresa Goudreau
• Wanda Dean

• Bob Steventon | Photography | bobstevent@uniserve.com
• Bob D’Auray
• Grant Stovel
• Joanna Smythe
• Kevin Gagel
• Maja Swannie
• Tangena Prest
• Tony Einfeldt

• Greg Beattie | Producer | beattieg@telus.net 
• Daryl Beauregard | Co-Producer
• Bruce Northrup
• Chris Brown
• Chris Kelly
• Dan Watt
• Donncha O’Callaghan | Stage Manager
• Frank Badey
• Goji Leakey
• Jacob Borden
• Jeremy Courtial
• Kris Burkinshaw
• Benedict Beattie
• Kyle Davidson
• Lee Wai Yu
• Luke Harris
• Marian Badey
• Sarah Sapergia
• Walter Matosevic
• William Kuklis | Stage Manager

• Sue Judge | Manager, Drivers | smjudge@telus.net
• Elissa Meiklem
• Eric Mohlmann
• Kathy deGrace
• Peggy Tobin

• Maureen Beier | Manager, C.D. Sales
• Denise Rudolph
• Elizabeth Woods
• Keri Rudolph
• Kyla Macdonald
• Maria Weisgarber

• Jo Beattie, Manger Publicity | Sponsorship | jocalico@telus.net
• Grant Potter | coldsnapfestival.com admin | gpotter@unbc.ca
• Andrew Kurjata | Communications | coldsnapfest@gmail.com
• Sue Hallum | Grant Writer
• Nani Browne | Signage
• Noelani Jung | Signage Assistant
• Conway Fisher | Tickets
• Posters
• Goji Leakey
• Diana VanderZande
• Sue Judge
• Nani Browne
• Noelani Jung
• Jo Beattie
• Tara Raketti
• Greg Beattie
• Eric Tompkins
• Shawn Smith
• Benedict Beattie
• Bruce Eakin

Miscellaneous Helpers

• Dr.Tom Young, PGFFS Medical Officer
• Colleen Sullivan
• Moses Kostamo, above and beyond the call

Why Coldsnap?

A big reason for Coldsnap is to provide Prince George with a musical respite from the mid-winter blahs that seem to set in toward the end of January. Running usually the last week of January into February Coldsnap is something to look forward to, something to get a gang together for a night out, something to warm up the cold winter nights with fun, music, friendship and maybe even a little romance (though Coldsnap organizers take no responsibility for romantic entanglements that may or may not occur).

Who can I expect to hear?

Okay, so I’m going to be editorial here. There is music, and then there is the music business. The music business is about packaging and marketing what some executive or other deems what you should be listening to and, therefore, buying. Only a tiny fraction of musicians appeal to what Joni Mitchell called the star-making machinery behind the popular songs. The truth of the matter is that there is a vibrant and immensely rich and talented number of gifted musicians who live for making music and who invest their hearts and souls into producing muisc every bit as engaging, and often more engaging, than what is heard on the radio top 40.  Alternative music lovers have enjoyed superb musicians from virtually every genre.

Coldsnap and shows throughout the year are a labour of love, but love don’t pay the bills, so it is vital that everyone with even a passing interest in live music do their part in sustaining what has become a highly anticipated annual event.

The Prince George Folkfest Society is a registered Canadian non profit, charitable organization having formed in September, 2003. After four highly wonderful summer festivals 2004-07 we decided, for many sane reasons, to make a calculated move to the winter. It was a bold initiative that has been a success for our City of Prince George. We have been a national festival for seven years now and look forward to more. We are a community driven festival staffed by loyal volunteers from all walks of life. As well as the annual festival we present concerts and other events throughout the year.

The Prince George Folkfest Society is a registered non profit, charitable organization having formed in September, 2003. After four highly wonderful summer festivals 2004-07 we decided, for many sane reasons, to make a calculated move to the winter. It was a bold initiative that has been a success for our City of Prince George. We have been a national festival for seven years now and look forward to more. We are a community driven festival staffed by loyal volunteers from all walks of life. As well as the annual festival we present concerts and other events throughout the year.

Board of Directors

Jo Beattie, Artistic Director/Chair jocalico@telus.net

Conway Fisher, Vice Chair

Ann O’Shea, Treasurer

Walter Matosevic, Secretary

Dan Watt, Member at Large

Eric Tompkins, Member at Large

**Diana Vanderzande, Volunteer Coordinator dianavdz@telus.net

**Maria Walsh……..Audience Hospitality riawalsh@telus.net

Aislinn Wiley

Anju Aggarwal

Bryndis Ogmundson

Devi Parsad

Heather Smith

Josephine Scott

Kathryn Ens

Marissa Leischner

Natashia Neudorf

Richard Scott

Sam Milligan

Shandra Murphy

JoJo Beattie

**Elizabeth Eakin …… Audience Services

Alexie Stephens

Annie Wilson

Ann Daigle

April Haubold

Cleo Edgington

Francine Laflamme

Greg Crough

Iain Acton

Jenean Akehurst

Jerry Daigle

Jo-Ann Allison

Karma Vance

Kathleen Cunniffe

Kathy Iselmoe

Katie Tait

Kelly Peden-Yule

Margaret Johnston

Marian Badey

Maureen Fotos

Morag Buchanan

Murray Kutyn

Nancy-Anne Rose

Nani Browne

Noelani Jung

Rebecca Andrews

Ron Thiel

Sarah Sapergia

Sheri-Lynne Bishop

Sherri Reed

Steve Switzman

Tara Klassen

Tara Raketti

Wanda Dean

**Diana VanderZande…….Security

Andrew Mulroy

Bruce Eakin

Chris Kelly

Doug Heard

Jenean Akehurst

Jill Schick

Joey Chidiac

Karen Ochs

Kathy Iselmoe

Kyle Allman

Mark Goudreau

Maureen Fotos

Mitch Davy

Nancy-Anne Rose

Rebecca Andrews

Steve Switzman

Tara Raketti

Terry Basha

Theresa Goudreau

Wanda Dean

**Bob Steventon ……. Photography   bobstevent@uniserve.com

Bob D’Auray

Grant Stovel

Joanna Smythe

Kevin Gagel

Maja Swannie

Tangena Prest

Tony Einfeldt

**Greg Beattie..Producer  beattieg@telus.net

**Daryl Beauregard……… Co-Producer

Bruce Northrup

Chris Brown

Chris Kelly

Dan Watt

Donncha O’Callaghan, Stage Manager

Eric Tompkins

Frank Badey

Goji Leakey

Jacob Borden

Jeremy Courtial

Kris Burkinshaw

Benedict Beattie

Kyle Davidson

Lee Wai Yu

Luke Harris

Marian Badey

Sarah Sapergia

Walter Matosevic

William Kuklis, Stage Manager

**Sue Judge ………Drivers  smjudge@telus.net

Elissa Meiklem

Eric Mohlmann

Kathy deGrace

Peggy Tobin

**Maureen Beier ……C.D. Sales

Denise Rudolph

Elizabeth Woods

Keri Rudolph

Kyla Macdonald

Maria Weisgarber

** Jo Beattie, Publicity, Sponsorship jocalico@telus.net

Grant Potter, Webmaster  gpotter@unbc.ca

Andrew Kurjata, Communications coldsnapfest@gmail.com

Sue Hallum, Grant Writer

Nani Browne, Signage

Noelani Jung, Signage Assistant

Conway Fisher, Tickets

Posters

Goji Leakey

Diana VanderZande

Sue Judge

Nani Browne

Noelani Jung

Jo Beattie

Tara Raketti

Greg Beattie

Eric Tompkins

Shawn Smith

Benedict Beattie

Bruce Eakin

Miscellaneous Helpers

Dr.Tom Young, PGFFS Medical Officer

Colleen Sullivan

Moses Kostamo, above and beyond the call