Summer Celebration COmmittee
The work doesn't end when the festival does! In fact, our wrap-up meeting occurs the week after, where we start planning for the following year.
The entire festival is really run by a small committee of volunteers that works year-round on this event. We can do this with the support of the Village of Vernon Hills, village staff members and a lot of event volunteers. We continually strive to provide the best possible experience for festival-goers of all ages. We're always welcome to feedback so we can continue to improve Summer Celebration for everyone.
We truly love this event and we hope you do, too.
Committee members
Brandon Atkins - Co-Chair + Grounds Director
Jamie Atkins - Hospitality & Entertainment Director
Gretchen Gratta - Sponsorship & Donations
Charlotte Larsen - Children’s Entertainment Director
Sue Maley - Food Vendor Director
Kathy Moore - Co-Chair/Finance Director
Jammie Nieves - Finance Director
Jeff Pastorino - Beverage Service Director
Toni Pastorino - Communications Director
Kyle Suchland - Volunteer Director
Danielle Wells - Sponsorship + Donations Director
Kevin Timony- Village Manager
Elizabeth Koehl
SPECIAL THANKS
Each year we are thankful to have hundreds of volunteers that help us make the event so successful. We do like to recognize a few who really stood out this year. We appreciate their dedication to making this event a great experience for the community.
The Lions Club
Kara Otis
Chuck Greskovich
Kedric Greenawalt
Rich Zerillo and Brooke Abderholden
Tyler Suchland