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*, Hayri Baysal*, Demet Cabbar*, Gizem Salcigil White*, Sitki Kazanci* ​​

Identity and Branding
Sitki Kazanci*

Graphic Designer
Olivia Healy, Barbara Lee

D.C. Government Permits
Patsy Jones*, Sennur Fahrali ​​

Food Vendor and Restaurant Week Coordinators
Hande Ayan*, Serpil Gulsen*, Mert Arikan

Fundraising & Sponsorship
Feriha Istar*, Demet Cabbar*, Hande Ayan*, ​​Gizem Salcigil White*

Kids’ Activities
Deniz Illeez, Almula Camdereli, Gulcin Saritas Ross

Logistics
Hayri Baysal*, Kenny Joholske*, Husnu Kevin Yilmaz* 

Marketing & PR
Demet Cabbar*, Gizem Salcigil White*, Patsy Jones*, Hande Ayan*

Performances & Stage
Demet Cabbar*

ATA-DC Tent
Basar Akkuzu*

Bazaar Vendors
Demet Cabbar*, Catherine Ayla Butterworth

Raffle
Bev Godwin*

Social Media Committee
Gizem Salcigil White*, Hande Ayan*, Gizem Korkmaz*, Mireille Perzan, Catherine Ayla Butterworth

Coffee Tent
Gizem Salcigil White*, Serpil Gulsen*, Bülent Şafak, Dilek Cobanoglu*, Can Süer, Gizem Korkmaz*

Volunteer Coordination
Pinar Guvenir*, Kenny Joholske*, Ebony Kelly*, Audrey Stevens

Website Design
Sitki Kazanci*

Webmaster
Zeynep Kalkay*

Culture Tent & Turkish Tea
Feriha Istar*, Fatma Polat

Supporting Members
Zeynep Kocabal*, Malcolm Pfunder*, Tanju Soyer*, Jim Melton, Erdal Tekin*, Erdal Sarper, Husnu Kevin Yilmaz*, Aysha Ruya Cohen, Gulcan Yayla 

 * ATA-DC Board Members