Advisory Panel

The Festival & Event Management Program has been fortunate to have the support and involvement of many highly experienced professionals within the events industry. Many have been presenters at workshops while others have donated their time and provided input on both the direction the program should head and its content. The following individuals currently serve on the Festival & Event Management Advisory Committee:

Hope Howard
Executive Director
Tualatin Chamber of Commerce
Tualatin Crawfish Festival

Jill and Scott Ingalls
Executive Directors
Oregon Festivals and Events Association

Peter LaPonte
OFEA Treasurer
The Oregon Jamboree

Peter Mott
Waterfront Village Manager
Portland Rose Festival Association

Steven Remington
Past President OFEA
Owner, SEE Development

Dana Schmidling
OFEA Board of Directors
Special Events Director
Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce

Leslie Scott
General Manager
Oregon Country Fair

Rachel Trice
Director of Sales and Marketing
Portland Rose Festival Association

Patty Williams
OFEA Board of Directors
The Grotto’s Christmas Festival of Lights


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