Festival Committee
Mandate: to coordinate the logistics and production of the Festival
These volunteer coordinator positions are confirmed in the spring of each year. If you would like to join this committee, please contact Emiko Morita at emiko [at] powellstreetfestival.com or 604.739.9388.
Festival Committee in 2018
Executive Director :: Emiko Morita
Artistic Director :: Leanne Dunic
Development & Admin Manager :: Cara Seccafien
Communications Manager :: Owen Cameron
Volunteer Coordinator :: Raymond Li
Production Coordinator :: Tracy Moromisato
Production Associate :: Louise Ma
Festival Assistant :: Sophia Kitazume
Festival Assistant :: Jessie Isomura
Children’s Tent :: Ansel Hartanto, Talissa Eng, Rachel Lo, Minnie Ng, Claire Wang, Cyprien Maes, Johnson Tsai, Joscelyn Wong
Community Booth :: Mike Okada, Kristen Lambertson
Craft Booth :: Russell Chiong
Diamond Stage :: Kazuho Yamamoto, Catlin Renay, Helen Kang
Dispatch + Volunteer Booth :: Lenita Wong
Display (Vancouver Buddhist Temple) :: Peter Li
Environment :: Roy Blyan
Floater :: Calvin Ng
Fire Hall Theatre :: Mark McGregor, Risa Li
Food Booth :: Gweny Wong, Michael Ouchi
Hospitality & Security :: Eddy Takayanagi, Kevin Sleziak, Iris Yong, Nicole Yakashiro, Mike Okada, Fred Lincoln
Information Booth :: Connie Kadota, Diane Kadota, Linda Hoffman
Interactive Corner :: Sophia Kitazume
Marketplace :: Meghan Lin
Lottery :: Reiko Shimizu Anderson
Operations Crew :: Andre Chan, Jeffrey Tajiri
Performer’s Liaison (Diamond Stage) :: Shirley Lum
Plumbing | Site :: Allan Nakade
Sales :: Miko Hoffman, Nina Inaoka Lee
Signage :: Hiromi Mikasa
Site :: Bill Higgins, Jon Nakane, Les Murata
Site | Diamond Stage :: Kathy Shimizu
Social Media / MC :: Carly Yoshida Butryn
Sound :: Rich Hamakawa
Street Stage :: Emily Wu, Ryan Ogg
Survey :: Andre Chan
Traffic :: Michael Louws
Vancouver Japanese Language School :: Michiko Naito, Kahoruko Yamamoto
Performer’s Green Room :: Gloria Kong, Shoko Kitano
Volunteer Chill Space :: Aldon Chiang, Emily Wu
Operations Crew Manager :: Roy Blyan