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THANK YOU!
A BIG THANK YOU
TO FRIEND OF
FOLKLIFE DONORS
VISIONARY CIRCLE:
Barb Berry
Luther Black and Chris
Wright
Edmund and Laura
Littlefield
SUSTAINERS:
Victoria Bennett
Dale and Joanna
Chesnut
Edward D’Alessandro
Carrie Horwitch and
Michael DeHaan
Harvey Niebulski
Chris Caldwell and
Mike Richardson
Karen White and Greg
Heinz
BENEFACTORS:
Meg and Michael
Carrico
Peter Durham
Dick and Marjorie
Fiddler
Matt Fisher
William Freestone and
David Holt
Lawrence Fuhrman
Phillip E. Garrison
Barbara Gordon
Mary Hotchkiss and
Mary Whisner
Mike Hovey
Jonathan and
Christina Howell
Melinda and Tom
Kmitta
Thelma Leuba
Mark and Dianne
Lewis
Pamela Merriman
Don Morgan
Kathi Ploeger and Don
Meyers
Marlin and Virginia
Prowell
Ruth Sanford
Doug Plummer and
Robin Shapiro
Karen Shaw and Larry
Hohm
Susan Songer
Omaha and Kenneth
Sternberg
Ann and Ron Suter
Matt Temmel
Nancy Weintraub
Thomas and Amy
Wimmer
INVESTORS:
Makarand and Gauri
Agashe
Rene Alkoff
Karen Anderson
Richard Bahl
Roger Baker
Bob Bamford
Andy Bereson
Ann Birnbaum
Gina and Bill Boyd
Kate Brostoff and Mel
Belding
Betsy Brown and Jamie
Hascall
Anne Helene Cagney
John Carrig and
Elizabeth Coveney
Mike and Janice Craig
Tim Daulton and
Roberta Radavich
Michelle Demers-
Shaevitz and Ben
Shaevitz
Mary Dickinson
William Fay
Deborah Gayle
John Gennari and
Wanda Pratt
Linda Glenicki
Howard Good and
Clare Woolgrove
Thomas and Kristine
Grinstad
Bob Hamilton
David Hamlin
Owen Johnson
Diana Lievsay
Greg Linden
Beth and David Meshke
Cliff Meyer and
Alle Hall
Diane Morrison and
Joel Bradbury
Steven Mullinax
Irene Myers
Laurie Nichols and
Mike Hart
Ruben Nieto
Elaine Packard
Charles Phillips
Rick Saling and Ellen
Punyon
Margo Reich
Larry and
Hilary Reinert
Rao Remala
Brian Robertson
Chris Roe and
Jon Singleton
Julie Sakahara
and Joe Vinikow
Shirli Axelrod and
Mike Seamans
Camille Shea and Peter
Hatton
Mary Sherhart and
Chris Saether
Jabi Shriki
Amy Springer
Dave Trop and
Lisa Campney
Diane Vadnais
NORTHWEST
FOLKLIFE & OUR
DONORS HONOR:
Warren Argo
Luther Black and
Chris Wright
John Coon and
Mary Olsen
Niko Culevski
Hans E. Rasmussen
Mrs. E. Jo Berglund
Carolyn Field
Frances Ford
John H. Sayler
Sno-King International
Folk Dancers
Fiddlin’ Josie
Carol Leona
Hannah M. Voss
Jerry Martin
Greta McGorty
Bob McQuillen
Roberta Mulcahy
Memory of Bobbie Olin
Barbara Olin
Leonard Plodizen
Dorothy Reinert
Tony Rogers
Seattle Acoustic
Festival
Beth Schlansky
Heather Shanith
Kmitta
The Sternberg Family
Festival Volunteers
Phil Williams
GOVERNMENT,
CORPORATE &
FOUNDATION
SUPPORTERS:
4Culture
Amazon Smile
Boeing Corporation
Expedia Inc.
F5 Networks
Google Matching Gifts
Program
Microsoft Corporation
National Endowment
for the Arts
Office of
Arts & Culture
Puyallup Tribe
of Indians
Seattle Acoustic
Festival
Seattle Center
Seattle Foundation
Tableau Foundation
Timber Partners LLC
Wyncote Foundation NW
WARM THANKS
TO FOLKSTARTER
SUPPORTERS FOR
YOUR INVESTMENT
IN YEAR-ROUND
MULTI-CULTURAL
PROGRAMS!
NORTHWEST
FOLKLIFE 2015-2016
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rafael Maslan
(President)
Karen White
(Vice President)
Evan Woods
(Vice-President)
Ryan Davis (Treasurer)
Michael Richardson
(Secretary)
Luther F. Black
(Immediate Past
President)
Kim Camara
David Greenspan
Don Morgan
Harvey Niebulski, M.D.,
Brian Robertson
Michelle Demers
Shaevitz
Karen Shaw
Jabi E. Shriki
Selena Whitaker-Paquiet
NORTHWEST
FOLKLIFE STAFF
Mark W. Crawford
(Interim Executive
Director)
Michael Chandler
(Production and
Festival Director)
Kelli Faryar
(Programs Director)
Sheila Siden
(Development Director)
Judy Terreberry
(Finance Director)
Annie O’Dowd
(Production and
Operations Manager;
Technical Director)
Katie McColgan
(Sponsorship and
Vendor Coordinator)
Ebony Miranda
(Interim Office and
Donor Services
Coordinator)
Vanessa Bankson
(Performer Relations
Coordinator)
Anna Buxton
(Programs Coordinator)
Beth Schlansky
(Accounting Assistant)
Christina Halverson
(Operations
Coordinator)
Cheyanne Warren
(Volunteer
Coordinator)
Leanna Le
(Programming Intern)
Joana Rosa (Volunteer
Program Intern)
Consultants:
Artist Home
(Sponsorship)
Shaun Mejia (Social
Media)
Hearth PR
(Communications/PR/
Marketing)
NORTHWEST
FOLKLIFE CREDIT
HOLDERS
Luther Black
Johnny Calcagno
Dale and Joanna
Chesnut
Ed D’Alessandro
Julia Hecht
Michael and Julia
Herschensohn
EdmundW. Littlefield, Jr.
Patricia Ann Mitchell
Don Morgan
Harvey Niebulski
Margo Diane Reich
Michael Richardson
and Chris Caldwell
Michael and Edith
Ruby
Susan Songer
Ann and Ron Suter
IN-KIND SPONSORS
5th Ave Theatre
ACT
Beanfields
Brown Bear Car Wash
Burgermaster
Caffe Ladro
Caffè Vita/Via
Cafe Yumm
Tribunali
Chipotle
Choice Organic Teas
Dang Foods
Dick’s Drive-Ins
Field Roast
Einstein Brothers
Bagels
Everett Aquasox
Field Roast
Grand Central Bakery
Greek Gods Yogurt
Heavy Restaurant
Group
Herbivore Botanicals
Honeyhole Sandwiches
Ivar’s Inc./ Kidd Valley
John Howie
Restaurants
KEXP
KIND
Landmark Theatres
Macrina Bakery and
Cafe
MarketSpice Tea
Medosweet Farms
MightyO Donuts
MOHAI
MOPOP
Museum of Flight
Mt. Townsend
Creamery
Nordic Heritage
Museum
NW Film Forum
Northwest Outdoor
Center
Northwest Railway
Museum
Orchard Bar
Pacific Science Center
Partners Crackers
Pepsi
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Bouldering
Project
Seattle Children’s
Theatre
Seattle Mariners
SIFF
Tacoma Rainiers
Taproot Theater
Company
The Space Needle
The Village Theatre
Turtle Island Foods
Whole Foods Market
Windward
Communications
Wing Luke Asian
Museum
Wing-It Productions
WE COULDN’T DO
IT WITHOUT YOU!
Alexander Party
Rentals
Allspice Band
Ann Ciecko
Ann Suter
Art Xchange Gallery
Artist Home
Axis Pioneer Square
Bernice Maslan
Bonnie Hungate-Hawk
Booking.comCares
Bose Sound Systems
Cascade Promenade
Cedar Valley Grange
Center for Wooden
Boats
Conor Byrne Pub
Cornish Playhouse
Dejah Leger
Duwamish Longhouse
Emerald City Fence
Rentals
Gage Academy of Art
Girl Scouts of Western
WA, Troop 52767
Hearth PR
Hollywood Lights
Jill Green
JoAnne Rudo
Karen Marshall
Kathy Bruni
Katie Kuffel
Kindbase
Lake City Community
Center
Luther Black and Chris
Wright
MacGregor Event
Staffing
Mary Dickson
Michelle Demers
Shaevitz and Ben
Shaevitz
National Wildlife
Federation
Nature Consortium
Nichole Czajkowski
North Seattle College
International Programs
Orkestar RTW Balkan
Polite Society
PTT Communications
Russian Community
Center
School of Rock
Seattle Acoustic
Festival
Seattle Center
Seattle Children’s
Museum
Sherry Nevins
SJ Graphics
Skate Like A Girl
Sleeping Lessons.
Smith & Whitaker
w/Jones
Sue Songer
Tableau Software
Team Soapbox
The Benevolent Guild
The Great Nabob
The Vera Project
Theatre of Puget Sound
Tim Lowell
Tobias the Owl
Xolie Morra &
The Strange Kind
Yeggy Michaels
Youth in Focus
Zack Lenihan
Zakuska and Druzhba
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