The Festival relies on the professional
services of many vendors and the efforts of
nearly 2000 volunteers to help produce its
Opening Ceremonies. With the financial support
of generous sponsors the stage is set.
| Show Producer |
Wayne Hettinger |
| Show Director |
Tim Creed |
| Director of Fireworks |
Michael Richards |
| Derby Festival Event Manager |
Shanna Ward |
| Derby Festival VP of Events |
Matt Gibson |
| Derby Festival Chair |
Nancy Norris |
| Derby Festival President & CEO |
Michael E. Berry |
| Derby Festival Executive Board |
Denny Simonavice |
| Event Chairman |
Dan Young |
| Event Assistant Chairs |
Evin Harwell
Michael Sadofsky
Michael Tully
Jeanine Triplett
Louis Waterman |
| Administrative Operations |
Pamela Hettinger |
| Audio Engineering |
David Crites |
| Senior Air Boss |
Charles Lynn |
| Air Boss |
Mike Riordan |
| Air Traffic Controller |
Jerry Wise |
| Audio Systems Engineer |
Mike Redman |
| Bridge Operations |
Alex Freeman |
| Crowd Services |
Tricia Siegwald – KDF Dir. Of Event
Production
|
| Event Support |
Ward Robinson
Eric Maddox
|
| Federal Aviation Administration |
Randall Sizemore |
| Helicopter Operations |
CW4. Ron Shipley – US Army |
| Hospitality |
Suzy Kayrouz
Suzanne Thompson
|
| Interactive Area |
Jeanine Triplett
Mike Noland |
| LMPD Operations |
Major Rodney Milburn
Lt. Curtis Flaherty
Lt. Doug Sweeney |
| Lost Child Operations |
Cindy Petrous
Richard Spencer |
| Marine Operations |
Larry Huber |
| Marine Safety Operations |
US Coast Guard
LTMC Don Laisure |
| Media & Public Information |
Aimee Boyd – KDF VP Communications |
| |
Mark Shallcross – KDF Communications Manager |
| Military Air Operations |
Lt. Col. Kenneth Dale – KYANG |
| Military Air Support Coordination |
Cpt. Cherly Meffert & Maj. Shawn Dawley
|
| Pyro Tech Safety Officer |
Joe Codispoti |
| Radio Communications |
Ty Cobb |
| Show Announcer |
Gene Parham |
| Site Captains |
Mike Barkley
Clark Bledsoe
Dennie Galloway
Mitch Gibson
Ralph Henshaw
Jake Anderson
Neal Hoover
Tim Wilder
Jason Mitchell
Jim Bailey
Derek Schaefer |
| Sponsorship/Corp. Sales |
Pat Armstrong – KDF Sr. VP of Marketing |
