Executive Vice President James Chester Wynne III; Co-Chairman Suzanne Curtis; Co-Chairman Laura Waits; Royalty Co-Chairman Beth Whitney; Royalty Co-Chairman Sarah Jacobi; Script Chairman Sheri Hanna; Escort Co-Chairmen Margo Adams, Debbie Roosth, Dorinda Fry; Mothers’ Chairman Ann Lilly, Dorinda Boyd; Attendants’ Chairman Charlotte Owen, Ruth Buckley; Transportation Chairman Kim Farrell; Assistant Transportation Chairman Laurie Ann Frank; Wardrobe Co-Chairmen Sarah Bryan, Lynda Evans; Wardrobe Properties Robin Riley, Jennifer Deen, Gaye Schoenbrun, Cici Shelton; Escort Wranglers Waterson Calhoun, Brad Curtis, Fred Haberle, Tim Smith, Rex Thompson, Will Shelton, Hudson White, Jon Sherrell; House Manager Ronny Schoenbrun, and Usher Chairman Todd Threlkeld.
Participants working behind the scenes include: Accessories Coordinators Ginger Young, Kristin Werner, Lyndy Frost, Jaclyn Sherrell, Suzie Thames, Vickie Cooper; Costume Coordinators Lori Morrison, Elizabeth Lisso, Lynette Maynard, Jayme Fitzpatrick; Makeup & Hairdresser Coordinators Anne Robertson, Cathy Bertram, Leigh Ann Bugg, Lindsay Gillen, Ginger Saunders; Order of Appearance Jennifer Smith, Gena Himes, Meri-Margaret Messer, Susan Hill; Doorkeepers Deidre Hull, Courtney Lewis, Elizabeth Boone, Kelly Michaels; Chaperones Shelley Calhoun, Melanie Braughton, Alycia Wootton, Kim Brewer, Sonia Buie, Julie Thompson, Leda Rockett; Hospitality Dottie Bisagno, Nancy Jones, Sherri Caton, Jennifer Alden; Graphics Jill Hossley, Jennifer Dixon, Michelle Heines; Parade Liaisons Melissa Barrett, Leigh Clyde, Andrea Riley; Queen’s Dressers Lucy Carr, Jane Rogers.
Production staff includes: Costume and Set Design Winn Morton; Coronation Director Lucinda Kittrell; Choreographer Lynn Ramey; Executive Director Apache Belles Ruth Flynn; Program Design Jana Autry; Stage Manager Barbara Gabriel; Assistant Stage Manager Carol Langston; Backstage Coordinators Kelli Armstrong, Kim Asad, Susan Bracken, Carolyn Breedlove, Ann Fitzgerald, Jennifer Goates-Neal, Pam Sigman; Narrator Barry Hanson; Music Director Vicho Vincencio; Vocalists Nancy Fisher, Mark Sullivan; Music Consultant Holly Marsh; Photographers Linda and Bob Delk.
Rose Festival Executive Staff includes Executive Assistants Jane Moore, Sylvia Jones.
Backstage production participants are: Queen’s Crown and Scepter Tom Newbury and Tom Sanden; Escort Wardrobe; The Tux Shop; Costume Construction John Ahrens, Terry Brantley, Ardyce Erickson, Mary Holzgraefe, Melinda Robinson, Susie Thennes; Set Construction Dallas Stage Scenery; Lighting Gemini Stage Lighting Scott Payne, Lighting Director; Technical Director Randy Bonifay; Orchestra Assistant Holly Marsh; R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center Director Susan Thomae-Morphew; House Technical Director Bob Patterson.
Texas Rose Festival Officials include President E.W. Clawater III; Executive Vice President - Coronation James C. Wynne III; Vice President of the Rose Show Brad W. Brookshire; Vice President - Distinguished Guests/Men’s Luncheon/VespersChris Simons; Treasurer Tom B. Ramey III; Administrative Assistant Laura Brown; President of the Strutters Mark Rosenleib; Executive Director Jennifer M. Gaston.
Coronation sponsors for 2007 include Television Broadcast Sponsor KYTX – CBS 19; Coronation Program Sponsor Royal Interests / Jack and Debra King; Entertainment Sponsor Betty Jo Riter/Melinda and Tom Shoemaker/Cynthia and Whit Riter; Stage Sponsor RPR Construction Company, Inc.; Court and Patron Transportation Horizon Transportation; Coronation Sponsor Bracken Resources O.L.C./Nancy Bracken Walden; Arthritis Clinic / William G. Brelsford, M.D.; Melvina and Herbert Buie; Citizens 1st Bank; Dermatology Associates of Tyler; The Mansions at the Cascades Luxury Rental Townhomes; Pilgrim’s Pride; Ramey and Flock, P.C.; Marilyn and Lanier Richey; Sigal Heart Center; Texas Bank and Trust; Texas State Bank; Tyler Building Systems, L.P.; U.S. Ag, Inc.
Officials with the Texas Rose Festival Association acknowledged the following corporate sponsors for their spirit of generosity in support of the 74th annual Texas Rose Festival: KYTX - CBS 19; Tyler Morning Telegraph / TylerPaper.com; East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System; Royal Interests / Jack and Debra King; Southside Bank; AT&T; Austin Bank; Bank of America; Bracken Resources O.L.C. / Nancy Bracken Walden; Brighton; Brookshire Grocery Company; Delk Photography, Inc.; Dillard’s, Inc.; Flowers Baking Co. of Tyler, LLC; KLTV, Channel 7; Lamar Outdoor Advertising; McDonald’s of Tyler; Oncor; Order of the Rose; RPR Construction Company, Inc.; Regions Bank; Betty Jo Riter / Melinda and Tom Shoemake / Cynthia and Whit Riter; Suddenlink; Trinity Mother Frances Health System; Waller Broadcasting; Arthritis Clinic / William G. Brelsford, M.D.; BSCENE Magazine; Melvina and Herbert Buie; Carr Resources, Inc./Lucy and John Carr; Cavender’s Boot City; Citizens 1st Bank; Classic Toyota and Mercedes Benz; Coca-Cola; Denson Construction Co., Inc.; ermatology Associates of Tyler; Fastsigns of Tyler; Flowers ~ Davis, PLLC; Holiday Inn Select; Horizon Transportation; KETK - TV; The Mansions at the Cascades Luxury Rental Townhomes; Martin • Walker, P.C.; Overhead Door Company of Tyler; Pilgrim’s Pride; Ramey and Flock, P.C.; Marilyn and Lanier Richey; Linda and George Rowe / State Farm Insurance; Schlotzsky’s; Sigal Heart Center; Texas Bank and Trust; Texas State Bank; Tyler Building Systems, L.P.; Tyler Today Magazine; UBS Financial Services Inc.; U.S. Ag, Inc.; Sherilyn and Patrick Willis.
The Texas Rose Festival Association is a community organization supported by private donations and organized by hundreds of volunteers. For information regarding corporate sponsorships or to support the Texas Rose Festival Association with your individual contribution, please contact Jennifer Gaston, Executive Director. Volunteer opportunities are also available by calling Executive Director Jennifer Gaston at 903-597-3130 or e-mailing jennifer@texasrosefestival.com.
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