FESTIVAL COMMITTEE

All Festival committee members are volunteers who work endless hours beginning six months prior to the festival to make this event a success. This year’s festival committee consists of the following individuals:

Festival Committee ChairFestival Committee Chair
Patsy Jones*

Festival Committee Vice Chair
Hande Ayan*, Demet Cabbar*, Gizem Salcigil White*, Feriha Istar*, Sitki Kazanci*

Identity and Branding
Sitki Kazanci*

Graphic Designers
Sezgi Dersan, Fulya Aylin Cevik*, Sitki Kazanci*

D.C. Government Permits
Patsy Jones*, Sennur Fahrali, Hande Ayan*

Food Vendor Coordinators 
Hande Ayan*, Mert Arikan*

Fundraising & Sponsorship
Feriha Istar*, Demet Cabbar*, Hande Ayan*, Sitki Kazanci*

Kids’ Activities
Gamze Cakmak*, Burcu Gündoğan, Dilek Balli Cobanoglu*, Irmak Renda Tanali, Serap Wiedemar

Logistics
Kenny Joholske*, Husnu Kevin Yilmaz 

Marketing & PR
Demet Cabbar*, Patsy Jones*, Yonca Poyraz Dogan, Hande Ayan*, Burcu Gündoğan, Sitki Kazanci*

Performances & Stage
Demet Cabbar*

ATA-DC Tent
Basar Akkuzu*, Ata Istar

Bazaar Vendors
Demet Cabbar*

Social Media Committee
Ozge Ovun Sert*, Yonca Poyraz Dogan, Fulya Aylin Cevik*, Hande Ayan*,  Burcu Gündoğan, Mert Arikan*, Demet Cabbar*, Sitki Kazanci*

Coffee Tent
Gizem Korkmaz*, Can Süer*, Akin Yurdagec, Bulent Safak, Serpil Gulsen

Volunteer Coordination
Pinar Guvenir*, Deniz Polat*, Basar Akkuzu*

Website Design
Sitki Kazanci*

Webmaster
Zeynep Kalkay, Stephen Boddy, Sitki Kazanci*

Culture Tent & Turkish Tea
Feriha Istar*, Fatma Polat

MC
Demet Cabbar*, Ozge Ovun Sert*, Ms. Ebony Nicole Kelly*

Photographers
Begum Cevirgen, Burak Gündoğan

Supporting Members
Burcu Lale Yüksel, Afraim Katzir, Young Cultural Ambassadors, ATA-DC Board of Directors

* ATA-DC Board Members