Our Board & Operations Council
With a near 60-year history, our festival owes its success to our dedicated team, including our staff, Board of Directors, Operations Council, and hundred of volunteers!
If you are interested in volunteering, we invite you to fill out the application form online. For more information, contact us.
2025-2026 Board of Directors
Darryl Fletcher
President
CHEFD
Robert Hesch
1st Vice President
Brand Momentum
Tim Hattle
2nd Vice President
Hattle Framing Inc.
JoAnne McCormick
Treasurer
CFO Partners
Allan Cayenne
Past President
eXp Realty
Tracy Van Kalsbeek
Secretary/Executive Director
K-W Oktoberfest Inc.
Sandra Dynka
Director
Wildcard & Co.
Nancy Fox
Director
Fox Financial
Kirk Hanke
Director
German Club Representative
Paul McIntyre Royston
Director
Andrew Roth
Director
Miller Thomson LLP
Kerry-Lynn Wilkie
Director
Conestoga College
2025-2026 Operations Council
Tom Berczi
Operations & Risk Management
Ontario Police College
Allan Cayenne
Marketing
eXp Realty
Taryn Findlay
Parade – Operations
Bob Foster
German Heritage
Todd Gottschalk
Willkommen Platz
Tim Hattle
Willkommen Platz
Hattle Framing Inc.
Robert Hesch
Business Development
Brand Momentum
Alicia Panetta
Marketing
Melloul-Blamey Construction
Mark Potter
Event Support Team
Eric Scheffler
Parade – Development
Mitchell & Abbott Group
Tracy Van Kalsbeek
Volunteers and Operations (Chair)
K-W Oktoberfest Inc.
Kelly Wilker
Business Development
Community Advisory Council
Neil Aitchison
Tim Anderson
Jeyas Balaskanthan
Brenna Bonn
Paul Buttinger
Bob Cheyne
Bill Creighton
Daniel Cress
Mark Crowell
Greg Durocher
Stephanie Egan
Bob Gilmore
Richard Hepditch
Ryan Jobby
Linda Jutzi
Rob Kerr
Alex Kinsella
Katie Kneisel
Owen Lackenbauer
Alfred Lowrick
Ian McLean
Christine Michaud
Julia Morrison
Keith Muller
Hans Roach
Michele Saran
Dave Schnider
Nicky Schroder-Keary
Tim Sothern
Berry Vrbanovic
