THANK YOU SUNFEST ‘26 BOARD AND COMMITTEE!
STAFF
Alfredo Caxaj, Co-Artistic Director
Mercedes Caxaj, Co-Artistic Director
Tim Stuart, Vendor Coordinator
Roisin Miland, Outreach & Operations Coordinator
Sofia Pompe, Volunteer Coordinator
COMMITTEE
Artist Liaisons, Ivan Escobar & Tina Wroblewski
Artist Liaison Support, Santiago Castro Arana, Angel Grande-Rodriguez, Ruby Abley, Lori Watt, Jack Meadows, Alexia Boyagian, Konejo Girum, Jesse McDougall
Bike Parking Volunteer Support, Diane Stoller (TREA)
Cash Operations Coordinator, Alfredo Jr. Caxaj-Ruiz
Donations Coordinators, Doris Brennan, Dallas Love, Jeniffer Jamar, Tristin Huynh
Drivers, Nathan Nykor, Bill Petryshyn, Steve Kernohan, Gord Mitchell, Weston Floyd, Nathan Monthe Dinh, Bassem Ismail
Festival Office Coordinators, Mer Clements, Aslie Ilunga
Festival Office Support, Jane Stokes, Zahra Habib, Mitra Shreeram, Paula Jesty, Alexa
Founding Member & Vendor Coordinator, Paty Ruiz
Green Team Coordinators, Billy, Emily & Curtis Williamson
Hospitality Coordinators, Mikhaela de Castro, Martha Piñon, Niranjana Jinesh, Erika Jeffreys, Susan Lindsay, Nada Jneid
Park Monitoring Coordinators, Kat Grey, Arya Williamson, Patience Wilhelm, Joseph Olan
Program Editor, Ian Davies
Sales Coordinators, Rick Ho & Taison Huynh
Social Media Coordinator, Daily Meneses
Social Media Photo & Video, Hector Sandoval & Laura Alejandra
Social Media Team Lead, Alicja Stasiuk
Social Media Support, Paula Rincon
Stages Coordinator, Samira Banihashemi
Stage Managers, Morgan Maher, Doug Lamb, Brian Galeano, Nigel Camps, Lydia Shimens & Alyssa Tremblay,
Stages Support, Pete Gerard & Dakota Roberson
Survey Coordinators, Cristina Ionitoiu & Daniel Kim
Technical & Logistical Support, Eduardo León
BOARD
Paula Jesty, Board Chair
Mitra Shreerem, Treasurer
Jane Stokes, Secretary
Gord Mitchell
Alicja Stasiuk
Zahra Habib
THANK YOU
SUNFEST ‘26 VOLUNTEERS!
On behalf of the Sunfest staff, board and committee we would like to thank our over 700+ volunteers that made Sunfest ‘26 possible! From selling band merch, to keeping the park clean, to collecting donations and more - you help Sunfest run year after year! Thank you for dedicating time to help with this festival, your contribution to London and it’s culture has an amazing impact, and we hope to see you again next year!
THANK YOU
SUNFEST ‘26 SPONSORS, granting agencies, CONTRIBUTORS & sUPPORTERS!
TITLE SPONSOR
TD Bank Financial Group
SPONSORS
Anderson Craft Ales
Black Fly Beverage Company
Courtyard by Marriott London
DoubleTree by Hilton
Delta Hotels by Marriott London Armouries
Loblaws Masonville
London Brewing Co-op
National Arts Centre
Summit Properties
Sikorski Sausages Company
Upbeat On Tour & The European Union
MEDIA SPONSORS
Bell Media Radio, London
Pure Country 93, 97.5 Virgin Radio
CTV London
GRANTING AGENCIES
Canada Council for the Arts
Canadian Heritage
City of London
Government of Quebec
London Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Sport and Gaming
Tourism London & The London Music Office
The Paul Seed Fund
PRODUCTION (Sound, Lighting and Staging)
The P.A. Shop
Galeano AV Productions
MASTERS OF CEREMONIES
Misha Artebyakin
Matt Allen & Ryan Soulliere, CBC London
Juliet Dunn, Niagara Jazz Festival
Zahra Habib
Nick Paparella, CTV London
Skye Sylvain, CHRW 94.9FM
SOUVENIR PROGRAM MAGAZINE
Ian Davies, Editor-in-Chief/Sales
ORIGINAL POSTER IMAGE
Donald Chretien
GRAPHIC DESIGN & SOCIAL MEDIA
Kristen Odegaard, Sunfest ‘26 Branding, Poster & Assets
Daily Meneses, Social Media Videos & Graphics
Joana Gonçalves, Digital & Print Assets
PRINTING
Ben Fisher, WPL - Wonderland Printing Ltd.
Shawn Bendig, Astley Gilbert Limited
SPECIAL THANKS
Gavin Anderson, Anderson Craft Ales
Rob Annen & London Beefeaters Football Club
Sophie Giraud, Okokan Productions Transport Services
Trevor Johnson & Special Events Team, City of London
Aaron Lawrence & Emma Maganja, London Brewing Co-op
Gary McAuley, National Anthem/Opening Ceremonies
Kevin McFadden, DoubleTree by Hilton
Aria Miguelle Alom, Delta by Marriott London Armouries
Alex Lau & Adrienne Maniezzo, TD Bank
Mike & Demetri Manuel, London Music Hall
Carol Scott & Bethan Llewellyn, Summit Properties
Cheryl Finn & Cory Crossman, Tourism London & London Music Office
Mai Tilson, XUUX Artists
TREA (Thames Region Ecological Association & CAN-BIKE London
… And our thousands of beloved volunteers & vendors!
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS 🙏
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS 🙏
