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Meet The Team
Alexis Perrone
Festival Director
Kenneth Eaddy
Festival & Special Events Coordinator
The success of the Columbus Arts Festival is thanks to our belief that “many hands make light work”. This year, we have over 100 dedicated members across 14 committees who volunteer their time, resources, and energy to make the overall experience of being at the Festival one to remember. Some of our committee members have been with the Festival for over 25 years! We’d like to recognize those who lead these committees. Click here to see the entire team.
Columbus Arts Fest
Chairs and Co-Chairs
Artist Market
Patricia Matthews
Beverages
Peter LaBianca
Big Local Arts Village
Donna Estep,
Randal Pearson
Cuisine Connection
Shyvonne “Shy” McClendon
VIP
Jenny Bergman
Dance & Theatre
Andrew Protopapas
Emerging Festival Artist
Lynette Santoro-Au
Sarah Barr
Kids Hands-On Activities Village
James Novotny
HQ
Sue Jones,
Rob Duvall
Word Is Art
Katherine Matthews
Music
Joshua Burch
Operations
Matt “Calvin” Gruszecki,
Ryan Orbaker
Security
Wallace Tanksley
Volunteers
Melinda Shah