Lisa Jones became part of the Curwood Board of Directors as a one year appointee and is currently serving the first year of a three-year elected term for 2010 and also serves as the Chairman of the Curwood Festival Sand Volleyball Tournament. Lisa is a 15 year employee of the Shiawassee County Sheriff Department as a dispatcher. She resides in Corunna with her husband Larry and their daughter Kally. Very much involved with the Corunna Athletic Club, Lisa served as the coordinator for the popular 300 Club Sports Party for six years and as the organizations Vice-President for five years. She is a fourteen-year committee member for "Support Our Seniors." jonesy3@charter.net Phone: 989.627.1427

Lee Mills has been involved with the festival since 2000. In 2001 he took on the duties of Chairman of the Queens Float. In the spring of 2006 Lee designed and with the help and expertise of Ed Eldred, built the current award-winning float. Lee is also a member of the Pageant committee and is Co- Chairman of the Food Vendors Committee. In 2008 Lee assumed the Chairmanship of Carpetbagger's Row. He is employed as the purchasing agent for Target Industries and resides in Owosso with his wife Debbie. . mills99@chartermi.net Phone: 989.723.5055

Char Cornell first became involved with the Curwood Festival in 1989 as a parade announcer in Westtown. In 2001 Char became the Chairman of the Heritage Parade and in 2006, she was elected to the board of directors for a three-year term. The Curwood winter activities of 2008 were organized by Char and were a great success. Char served as President in 2009. Char also worked with the Fourth of July Firecracker Parade for almost 10 years. She was one of the original members of the Holiday of Lights Christmas Parade in Corunna. One of Char's greatest passions for over 20 years is being an auctioneer for the Support our Seniors Christmas campaign in Shiawassee County. She is a member of the Durand Eagles, Durand Moose Lodge and Central Michigan Alumni Club. Char is a High School Teacher in the Lapeer area at Lapeer West High School. She is also the mother of four children ages 14,13,12 and 9 years old. She resides in Corunna with her children. charcornell@verizon.net Phone: 989.277.1725

George "Bud" Banker first became involved with the Curwood Festival in 1990 when his daughter, Kristin, became a 1990 Queens Court Member. He was the Chairperson of the Queens Float Committee from 1991 through 1996. During his tenure he served three years on the Board of Directors. Bud was appointed to the board in 2006 for a one-year term and elected to the board in 2007 for a three-year term. He now serves as Chairman of Food Vendors and co-chairs the Queens Float Committee as well as Carpet Baggers Row. Bud is a retired Lansing police officer and as the General Manager of Leisure Lake Condominium Association in 2007. Bud is a graduate of Lansing Community College. He and his wife, Jill, have two daughters. Karistin, who resides in Scottsdale, AZ and Kristin who resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico Katiegram@DISHMail.net Phone: 231.258.5045

Sarah (Adams) Hoover was recently elected to a two year term on the board. She was first elected to the board in 2001 serving as President for the 2007 and 2008 festivals. This will be Sarah's ninth year as the chairman of the Miss Curwood Festival Queen & Princess Pageant. She also serves as co-chairman of the Queen & Princess Coordination committees and the Junior Mounties, a group she founded in 1997. She has been active with the festival since her parents were Royal Mounties in 1984. Sarah works at Michigan Millers Insurance Company in Lansing as a field claims representative. Sarah is also the owner of the Canine Club of Owosso LLC, doggie day care and more, a business venture she began in November of 2008. She and her husband Jason reside in East Lansing with their dog Mawby and their two cats, Cali & Sophie. mgobluegrad@hotmail.com

Upon moving to Owosso three and a half years ago, Ryan opened McNeil Street Market in Corunna. Ryan serves as co-chair of the Micro Brew Tasting at the festival. He graduated from New Lothrop in 1998 and attended Ferris State University for Civil Engineering. He enjoys the outdoors, cooking and spending time with family.

Ken McGhee has lived in Owosso since 1967. I have two college degrees, one from Lansing Community College and one from Baker College of Owosso. I love the outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping, and walking in the woods. I have a number of hobbies, but my passion is the history of the Middles Ages. I am the founder of Shiabruck, a Medieval Reenactment Group (medieval is Italian for Middle Ages). The Shiabruck encampment has been a part of Curwood Festival for over twenty years. I have grown to love being a part of such a wonderful festival and am honored to be on the Board and wish to help in any way I can to help it grow. kinghenrythered@charter.net 989.472.3312

Paul T. Rogers is Shiawassee County's premiere event planner, caterer, and wedding coordinator. He has worked in the hospitality industry most of his life starting very early working in his family's restaurant. He is proud to be an entrepreneur here in Owosso and has successfully built his passion from a small side project to a full time business. In addition to running a thriving business, he is very involved with the Curwood Festival as this year marks his 10th year as a parade announcer, which provides the crowd with an entertaining and comedic perspective. He continues after eight years to coordinate the Queen's Royal Reception at the Gould House the morning of the parade. He chairs the Hospitality Tent and he's been honored to serve as a Pageant judge. This is also his second year on the Curwood Board of Directors. He considers Curwood to be one of his favorite holidays. Though his contributions to the festival Paul hopes to enhance the Curwood experience for all those involved. pteventplanner@yahoo.com Phone: 989.723.7788

Kelly VanPoppelen  

Mike Compeau