2002 Sponsors — Thank You!

We appreciate the commitment of area busineses and individuals over the years.

Major Supporters:
The 2002 TPFF Committee gratefully acknowledges funding from the following:

• Adventist Health Care
• Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County
• Maryland State Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of Maryland and the National Endowment for the Arts

Thank You!
Thanks to the following people who are making this year’s Takoma Park Folk Festival possible.

2002 TPFF Coordinating Committee

Lenore Robinson, Chairperson
Gina Gaspin, Treasurer
Kristin Shipler, Assistant Treasurer
Kevin Adler, Publicity
Wayne Botts
Paul Crumrine, Construction
Liz Dulaney, Hospitality
George French, Logistics
Joel Gaspin, Community Tables
Bill Herman, Logistics
Robbi Kimball, Ads, Logistics
Melissa Klein, Publicity
Diana Kohn, Shuttle buses
Dave Lanar, Logistics
Beth Lapin, Accessibility, Survey
Caroline Leising, Beneficiaries
Lynn Maloney, Beneficiaries, Publicity
Jason McCray, Publicity
Walter Mulbry, Outgoing Treasurer
Nancy Nickell, Groundskeeping
Judy Oppenheim, Logistics
Christie Otvos, Accessibility, Survey
Hugo Palomino, Outreach, PR
Charlene Porter, Publicity
Larry Robinson, Food Vendors
Larry Sherwood, Soda
Fred Stollnitz
Cindie Underhill, Signs, T-shirts
Deborah Zuckerman, Lumber storage
Program
Pam Larson, Chair
Charlie Baum, David Eisner, Amikaeyla Gaston, Tom Hall, Derek Hill, Art Isaacs, Tessa Lachman, Scott Moore, Lenore Robinson, Kristin Shipler, Fred Stollnitz, Roger Strouse, Jane Welna
Crafts
Laurie Summers, Coordinator
Gina Gaspin, Sandy Lerner, Carol Ossi

Construction Crew
Paul Crumrine, Coordinator
Ken Allen, Bob Bingaman, Wayne Botts, Pat Brice, Patrick Crumrine, Peter Dowling,Martin Dresner, George French, Hardworking Bill, Dean Hoge, Cicero Satterfield, Ken Shields, Bruce Sidwell, Roger Strouse, Laurie Westerlund, Ed Wilhelm

Sound Technicians & Equipment
Art Isaacs, Coordinator
John Bartholomew, Tom Bryson, Brian Daniloski, Gina DiSimone, David Eisner, Kris Koth, Jane Martinache, Van Mertz, David Richardson, Andrew Roberts, Flawn Williams, Dennis Wilson (Audio Plus)

Sign Language Interpreters, Sign Language Associates (SLA)
Coordinators: (SLA) Kevin Dyels; (TPFF) Beth Lapin & Christie Otvos
Alex Amato, Devlin Breckenridge, Cindy Barnett, Jody Haines, Tonya Landis, Libby McKnight, Allesandra Menezes, Amanda Mueller, Jan Nishimura, Erin Rigsby, Kristen Sprenger

Food Donations
Armand’s Chicago Pizzeria, Wayne Botts, Margie Chalofsky, Liz Dulaney
Karen Elrich, Fresh Fields/Whole Food Market, Gail’s Vegetarian Catering, Giant Food, Inc., Gina Gaspin, Ledo Restaurant, Kirsten’s Cafe, Mark’s Kitchen, Middle East Market, Safeway, Snider’s Supermarket, Starbucks, Takoma Kitchens, Talianos, Taste of Takoma Vegetarian Catering, Tiffin, Udupi Palace, Woodlands Restaurant

Also… thanks to the following people and organizations for their support and in-kind donations.

Festival performers and workshop leaders
Festival day volunteers
Program Guide advertisers
Kathy Porter, Mayor of Takoma Park
Rick Finn, City Manager
Chief Cynthia Creamer & Takoma Park Police
Lonni Moffet, Takoma Park City TV
Alfred Lotts, David Miller & Takoma Park Public Works Department
Debra Haiduven, Matt Corley & the Takoma Park Recreation Department
Ellen Arnolds Robbins, Takoma Park Library
Chief James Jarboe & Takoma Park Fire Department
Linda Perie, Principal, Takoma Park Middle School (TPMS)
Tamitha Campbell, Assistant Principal, TPMS
Alain Perron, TPMS
Greg Hamilton, ICB (Community Use of Schools) Montgomery County
Kerry Danner-McDonald, City Newsletter
Eric Bond and Julie Wiatt, The Takoma Voice
Meredith Hooker, Takoma Park Gazette
Bill Schlossenberg, The Gazette
Rodney Bryant, Montgomery Community TV
Mark Cohen, The Coffee House
Maurice Belanger, photographer
Molly Riley, photographer
Emily Glazer, calligrapher
Christy Minnick, Pre-Fest flyer
Charlie and Cecile Pilzer, home hospitality
Howard Kohn, tents
Janet Stollnitz and Nancy S. Hoetker, brochure
Busy Graham and Heather Scheeler, Class Acts Arts
Robert Boyce, lighting
Sue Roemer, piano
Mary Shapiro, 7th Heaven name
Ellen Baer, library exhibit
Duane Winters, Dennis Cook & the Folklore Society of Greater Washington
Stan Fowler, US Park Service, Glen Echo Park
The Smithsonian Institution
Kevin Dyels & Sign Language Associates
Robert Jepson & Cheryl McKy, Adventist Health Care
Lynn Meyers, Washington Adventist Hospital
Kurt Herring, Chesapeake Life Magazine
Jennifer Murphy, Columbia Union College
Matt Watson, Institute of Musical Traditions (IMT)
Theresa Cameron, Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County
Theresa Colvin, Maryland State Arts Council
Carrie Morse, The Washington Post
Eileen Corboy, Silver Spring YMCA
Diane Kopasz and Emerson Brown, WETA 90.9 FM
Andrea Stevenson, Takoma Park Street Festival
Robbi Kimball & David Maplesden, Long & Foster/Takoma Park
Robin Riley, Montgomery County Department of Recreation
Kenya Battles, Chevy Chase Bank
Carolyn Biggins and Phil McLaughlin, Montgomery County Transit
Howard Stanley, Montgomery College Parking Garage
Tim Siegel, Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Kinetic Artistry, equipment
Montgomery County Volunteer Center
Ghazala Osman, Borders, gift certificates
Aubrey Burton, WMATA
Drink More Water
JR Sodas
Helen Sasscer, Teltronic, Inc., two-way radios
PR Newswire Association
Martha Silberlicht, Capital Tees
Anne Miller, Copy Connection
Chesapeake Publishing Corp., Printer

Thanks also to anyone we neglected to mention!

Graphic Design
Bevi Chagnon and Sharon McDonagh of i-Imagery: Souvenir Program Guide, Voice Insert, and Web site design — Thanks for making us look good.

MCs and Stage Managers
Thanks to celebrity MCs:
Mary Cliff, WETA FM 90.9
Damian Einstein, WRNR FM
Dick Spottswood, WAMU FM 88.5
David Welna, NPR

Thanks to our Stage Managers and Emcees:
Rudy Arredondo, Abby Bardi, Charlie Baum, Diane Braunstein, Dan Burgess, Gene Dawson, Anneclaire DeRoos, Michael Duberstein, Robert Fox, Carly Gewirz, Tom Hall, Pat Hanraham, Derek Hill, Catherine Hill, Bob Holmcranz, Steve Key, Pat Krackov, Tessa Lachman, Mary LaMarca, Pam Larson, Kathie Mack, Scott Moore, Lisa Null, Judy Oppenheim, Jesse Palidofsky, Phyllis Jones Porter, Hank Prensky, Susan Schreiber, Kristin Shipler, Fred Stollnitz, Roger Strouse, Mary Sue Twohy, Jane Welna, Kathleen Yinug