Volunteers
Thanks to all of our superstar volunteers!
Our volunteers were responsible for ensuring your visit to the Expo went smoothly. We think they did a great job. Here is the team that made the Expo happen.
Front Desk/Volunteer Coordinators: Tara Evans, Lisa Harper, Janet Nelson, Helen Klee
Graphic Design, Book & Program Production: Mark Britton, Larry Ganiron, George Haas, Thaison Kawal, Bob King, Janet Roth
Marketing: Dory Schrader
Audio/Visual: David Bonasera, Dave Curbow
Backdrops: Kusamura Bonsai Club (Idris Anderson, Rita Curbow, Charlene Fischer, Katherine Glassey,Hal Jerman, Marsha Mekisich, Lynne O’Dell), Jay McDonald
Vendors: Bob Shimon
Banquet: Mike Pistello
Exhibit: Andrew Robson, Dylan Ferreira
Photography: Vince Smith, Aki Yamakawa, Aaron Kupferman
Judging: Dan Yamins
Awards: Dennis Aman, Aaron Kupferman, Mary J. Lai, Nao Tokutake
Docents: Dave DeGroot, Jonas Dupuich, Daisaku Nomoto, Robert Pressler, Dan Robinson, Andrew Robson, Eric Schrader, Tyler Sherrod, Peter Tea, William N. Valavanis
Volunteers: Ivan Aciego, Jesse Alejandro, Idris Anderson, Yuri Aono, Brock Arvesen, Rigo Avilez, Jeff Bailon, Ian Baker, Sarah Barlow, Roy Belen, Roy Belen, David Bonasera, Yadwinder Brar, Brennon Brown, Liam Brownrigg, Kenneth Buechele, Andrea Burhoe, Mike Butler, Steve Carini, Bill Castellon, Kim Chamberlain, Diana Chamberlain, Mehrdad Chavosh, Richard Cheung, C Christian, Jack Christiansen, Julius Clado, Brian Conway, Howard Correa, Mike Cullen, Rita Curbow, Nate Daly, Nate Daly, Manuel Dizon, Greg Dupuich, Tom Fedor, Laurien Fiddes, Grant Foerster, Addison Galambos, Emily Gallivan, Angel Garcia, Hal Jerman, Katherine Glassey, Robert Gould, Noah Hanna, Vance Hanna, Dennis Hawkins, Sara Mae Heady, Travis Hendrix, Elizabeth Herbert, MaryLou Heslet, Skye Heston, Justin Hiatt, Maryann Hinden, Dustin Ho, Julie Holcomb, Robert Hoogeveen, Reena Hunter, Eli Iristree, Steve Iwaki, Michaele Jaffe, Thomas Jensen, Michael Jensen-Akula, David Kennan, Candace Key, Ian Killips, Eileen Knox, Terence Krista, Kirsten Laaspere, Julia Larson, Lawrence Lee, Martin Levy, Fung Lucky, Kelly Lui, Ivan Lukrich, Diana Lum, Michael Macasio, McKenzi MacDowall, Beverly Martinez, Greg McDonald, Scott McKay, Marsha Mekisich, Dawn Mezo, Lara Miranda, Fred Miyahara, Vincent Monasterio, Suzanne Muller, Michael Murtaugh, John Nackley, Jon Newman, Lynne O’Dell, Alise Offeman, Will Olson, Brian Orcutt, Reid Parham, Oscar Patzan, Scott Piatanesi, Gary Pischke, dennis plaut, Lauren Prusia, Wenday Quan, Mike Rosenthal, Chris Ross, Lewis Schnake, Walter Scott, Beatrice Screve, Alison Seaman, Adam Shank, Jan Smith, Joyce Smith, Edward Smyth, Mina Solidum, Linda Soliven, David Starman, Cory Sutton, Jennifer Tan, Craig Thompson, Michal Tiede, Sarah Tiller, Deborah Tin Tun, U Tin Tun, Adam Toth, Gia Trinh, Rick Trumm, Doug Unkenholz, Max Vally, Garrett Wagner, Michael Walsh, Greg Warner, Art Wasserman, Michael Wei, Christian Werk, Lynn Wilton.
We also want to make a special thank you to our venue manager, Sterling James, for coordinating all venue-related aspects of the event from set-up, to security, to parking as well as overall venue management. Thanks, Sterling!