The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival is organized and run by the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Association; a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization made up of an all-volunteer board, comprised of 21 Volunteer Directors and their Associates. While we are independent of the City of Garden Grove, we do have a great partnership with the staff.

The entire board works tirelessly throughout the year to produce and organize this FREE Family Fun Festival. Many of us are either working professionals, retired or professional volunteers. Some of us have been on the Festival Board for decades, some only a short time and some of us have just come on board.

The festival is near and dear to our hearts and is a BERRY sweet labor of love! We hope you LOVE It as much as we do.

Introducing our All-Volunteer Board of Directors and their Associates

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President

Tony Lopez

Non-profit Food Booths

Associate – Eric Skillman

Secretary

Christine Ball

Insurance

Associate – Robin Suarez

President Elect

Steve Sanders

Rides and Grounds

Associate – Ryan Sanders

Treasurer

George Skelton

 

Associate – Suki Carter

Past President

Mark Mahoney

  Permits/Butler Amusements Contract
Civic Games Booths
Commercial Food Vendors

Associate – Mile Mahoney

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Andrea Perez

Community Services/PR

Associate:
Taylor Perez

Denise Webster

Contests

Associate:
Nicole Sato

Fred Ramirez

SF Office

Associate:
Federico Ramirez

Sherrie Larson

Breakfast

Associate:
Erica Leon

TBA

Volunteers

Associate:
Malesa Rodriguez

Pat Catlin

Tents/Electrical

Associate:
Billy Catlin

Dawn Miller

Special Kids Day

Associate:
TBD

Debbie Mahoney

Scholarships

Associate:
Anthony Contreras

Bill Gutaskus

Rentals

Associate:
Sue Gutaskus

Scott Weimer

Fencing/Parking

Associate:
Marilyn Tortolano

Sue Catlin

VIP Lunch

Associate:
Joyce Claussen

Ben Santos

Grounds and Sanitation

Associate:
Paul Sjoberg

Josh Lindsay

Entertainment

Associate:
Viet Tran

Patti Catlin

Vendors

Associate:
Susanne Rangel

TBA

Opening Ceremony

Associate:
Malu Mendoza

Jeff Sanders

Parade

Associate:
Kim Sanders

“Berry”

Official Strawberry Festival Mascot

Stawberry festival mascot

Key Support Team

Dave Smithson

Photographer/Graphic Artist

Wendy Ellis

PR/Marketing