our 2023 festival team
staff
Bonnie Nish, Executive Director
Tajliya Jamal, Administrative Manager
Alison Tedford, Marketing Director
Ali Denno, Grant Writer
Farah Elafifi, Volunteer Coordinator
Becca Denno, Website Design
Ho Ting Yan, Print Design
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, Indigenous Guest Curator
C.E. Gatchalian, LGBTQ2S+ Guest Curator
Technical and Virtual Platform Coordinators
Tim Carlson, Stay at Home Fundraising
Barbara Fus, Outdoor Production Manager
Board of directors
Mary-Ann Yazedjian, President
Todd Wong, Vice-President
Jacob Butler, Treasurer
Allan Horton, Director At-Large
Taslim Jaffer, Director
David Geary, Director
K.A. Wiggins, Board Member
Surrey Libraries Team
our VOLUNTEERS
Kyle Hawke, Editing
Stephanie Watterson, Editing
Bruno Martin del Campo, Graphic Design
Yessica Cordero, Blog Writing
Crissandra Ayroso, Blog Writing
Lainie Burgess, Blog Writing
Kathy Mak, Blog Writing
Tonye Aganaba, Blog Writing
Yoony Patterson, Events
Lily Patterson, Events
Kevin Bouliane, Events
Colleen Smith, Events
Wiley Ho, Events
Yener Duran, Events
Special thanks
Phyllis Bassett, Community Outreach
Everyone else who has supported us through these challenging times. Thank you!