Committee Members and Bios

Kay and Roger Mahan,
Festival Chair / Ways & Means
Kay and Roger have served as club, council, state and state festival officers since 1996. We are lucky and thankful to have them leading our festival.

Gene Currier,
Festival Co-Chair

Dave Boggs,
Leadership Chair

Glen Raiha,
Caller Coordinator

Rochelle Catt,
Cuer Coordinator
Rochelle started Cuing rounds since 2013. She has been a Cuer Coordinator for California State Festival, USAWest, and now Washington State Festival

Mary Dart,
Clogger Coordinator
Mary has been Clog dancing for 41 years and Teaching for 34 years. She teaches and cues for the Tanglefoot Cloggers in Olympia. Other then clogging, Mary enjoys golfing, sewing, and fishing with her husband Jim.

Judy Ottoson,
Secretary

Marsha Sullivan,
Treasurer

Larry Kershner,
Badge Dance

Paul Gonseth/Roger Mahan,
Facilities

Holly Gonseth,
Housing

Kathy Chase,
Program Book / Registration Form

Steve George,
Publicity

Ken & Cathy Moller,
Registration
Ken has been square dancing since 1979 and Cathy since childhood. Both have been officers of several clubs and Councils. They love to travel, play in the ocean and spend time at the lake.

Peggy Rolf,
Sewing

Bill High,
Signs

Janice Sisley,
Solo Events

Brett Kappenman,
Sound
You may not know this, but Brett has danced at the halftime shows for the Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle Sonics. Heโs choregraphed dozens of pre-teen and teen dance exhibitions over the years and in the past ten years, two flash mobs. Brett estimates heโs taught over 500 kids how to square dance, exposed thousands of adults and kids to square dancing and coached dozens of kids how to call.

Bonnie Harry,
Vendors

Leo Catt,
Webmaster
Leo started dancing at a very young age and started calling in 2005. He loves his wife, Rochelle, and his 2 dogs Molly, and Blackberry (BB)