Program Guide in pdf - Vancouver International Writers Festival
Program Guide in pdf - Vancouver International Writers Festival
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4<br />
Founder and<br />
Lifetime Member:<br />
Alma Lee<br />
Board of Directors<br />
CHAIR: Anne Giard<strong>in</strong>i<br />
VICE-CHAIR: Kim Thorne<br />
SECRETARY: Kelli Bodnar<br />
TREASURER: Cheryl Berge<br />
MEMBERS: Greg Ford, Sally Hard<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
Trudy Hofl ey, Leslie Hurtig,<br />
Sandy Jakab, Shirley Lew, Harvey<br />
McK<strong>in</strong>non, Kathryn E. Shoemaker,<br />
Paul Whitney<br />
Gala Committee<br />
CHAIR: Kelli Bodnar<br />
MEMBERS: Claudia Casper, Anne Giard<strong>in</strong>i,<br />
Susan Goldie, Lisa Newby,<br />
Andrea Oberdieck,<br />
Kathryn E. Shoemaker<br />
A Dram Come<br />
True Committee<br />
CHAIR: Greg Ford<br />
MEMBERS: Sandy Jakab, Miriam Kresivo,<br />
Kathryn E. Shoemaker,<br />
Paula Third, Kim Thorne<br />
Thank You Myrna<br />
For more than ten years<br />
the food and beverage<br />
services at the <strong>Vancouver</strong><br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Writers</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
have been managed by the<br />
irrepressible Myrna Cas<strong>in</strong>o.<br />
Her cul<strong>in</strong>ary creativity has delighted patrons<br />
of the Sunday Brunch and Tea. Her savoury<br />
soups and scrumptious sandwiches have kept<br />
the production staff happy and productive.<br />
And her <strong>in</strong>fectious laugh and genu<strong>in</strong>e love<br />
of people have worked their magic on<br />
volunteers, donors, <strong>in</strong>deed everyone she dealt<br />
with at the <strong>Festival</strong>. This is Myrna’s last year<br />
and we thank her and wish her all the best <strong>in</strong><br />
her future endeavours.<br />
L TO R: BACK ROW: ANN MCDONELL, CLEA YOUNG, CAMILLA TIBBS, HAL WAKE. FRONT ROW: NAM BUI, SANDRA<br />
MILLARD, TAVIA AUDIA, BRENDA BERCK, ILONA BEIKS. PHOTO: LALO ESPEJO<br />
Staff<br />
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Hal Wake<br />
GENERAL MANAGER:<br />
DEVELOPMENT &<br />
Camilla Tibbs<br />
MARKETING MANAGER: Ann McDonell<br />
WRITER SERVICES CO-ORDINATOR: Clea Young<br />
ADMINISTRATOR: Sandra Millard<br />
BOOKKEEPING SERVICES: Offi ce Alternatives<br />
ADVERTISING SALES: Kathleen Oliver<br />
EDUCATION CO-ORDINATOR: Ilona Beiks<br />
FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER: Myrna Cas<strong>in</strong>o<br />
FOOD & BEVERAGE ASSISTANTS: Carol<strong>in</strong>a Sartor,<br />
Heideh White<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGER: Judith Walker<br />
OFFICE INTERNS: Tavia Audia, Nam Bui<br />
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Eduardo Ottoni<br />
PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR: Katja Schlueter<br />
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Jenn Thomas<br />
PROGRAMMER, LA JOIE DE LIRE: Brenda Berck<br />
VOLUNTEER MANAGER: Kathryn Fowler<br />
VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT: Lili Okuyama<br />
WEBSITE DESIGN: Rob<strong>in</strong> Puga/Digiloom<br />
Web Design and<br />
Deployment<br />
<strong>Program</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
EDITOR: Ann McDonell<br />
FESTIVAL DESIGN:<br />
Hangar 18 Creative Group<br />
BIO AND EVENT COPY:<br />
Kathleen Oliver, Hal<br />
Wake, Judith Walker,<br />
Clea Young<br />
PROOFREADING courtesy of<br />
Ann-Marie Metten and<br />
the Editors’ Association<br />
of Canada, BC Branch,<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g: Lesley Cameron,<br />
Sue Ansell, Rita Bayer,<br />
Heidi Greco, Barbara<br />
Kmiec and Maureen<br />
Nicholson, with the<br />
assistance of Alex Peel.<br />
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND<br />
A HEARTFELT THANK YOU<br />
TO THE MORE THAN 280<br />
DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO<br />
CONTRIBUTE SO MUCH TO THE<br />
FESTIVAL EACH YEAR.