Board and Staff

Assistant Director General - Ron Berschauer

Program Director -  Adele (Fischer) Haley

Don is the Chancellor for the Wenatchee Applarians this year.  He was Director General in 2005 and has been a Festival volunteer for many years.  He is a financial adviser with Partners Investment Network and a member of the Wenatchee Central Lions Club.    He and his wife Debbie live in Wenatchee.  E-mail:  dgurnard@nwi.net

Alisa has been involved with the Apple Blossom Festival since 1992.  She has been a Youth Parade Marshal since that time, has helped out with various other events, and is currently on the Auction Committee.  She is also an active member of the Wenatchee Central Lions Club and has served on the Royalty Candidate Top 10 Dinner Committee with Lions as well as the Board of Directors.  She is also on the East Wenatchee Events Board and volunteers for the United Way and Columbia Elementary School.  Alisa has an AA Degree from Wenatchee Valley College and a BS in Accounting from Central Washington University.  She is currently a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones.  In her spare time, Alisa enjoys family time with her husband Bo and their three children, Hockey, and BBQ-ing/entertaining in their back yard. 
E-mail:  alisa.allen@edwardjones.com

Kelly has been involved in the festival for 10+ years serving on the Youth Day, Arts & Crafts, Entertainment & Pageant committees. She & her husband Paul have also performed at Entertainment in the Park through their involvement in the Apple Blossom Musical Productions. Most recently (and most importantly) they both were contestants in the Apple Pie Eating Contest and were very good sports! This is Kelly’s 3rd year serving on the board and she will be chairing the Arts & Crafts committee. She is the payroll manager (as well as a truck & tractor driver) for Atwood Orchards and she also is employed at Material Things specializing in Sales, Design & Fabrication. Kelly is also actively involved in Music Theatre of Wenatchee & Leavenworth Summer Theater.  E-mail: kellyatw@earthlink.net

Debbie has been involved with the Apple Blossom Festival for the past 21 years and is serving her second term on the Board.  She has also served on many committees over the years including:  Booster Pins, Youth Parade, Grand Parade and more.  Debbie is also a member of the Wenatchee Central Lions Club and has worked on the Royalty Selection Pageant for many years.  She is also a Board Member for the NCW Foundation for Youth.  She is the General Manager for Eagle Transfer Company, where she has worked for the past 24 years.  Debbie will also serve as the Applarian 1st Lady in 2010 and she and her husband, Don, enjoy being involved with their grandchildren.   E-mail:  dgurnard@eaglegrp.com

Linda Herald

Linda has been involved with the Festival since 1999 when she joined the Wenatchee Applarians.  She has also been the official photographer for the annual Auction since 2006.  Linda is the President of the Wenatchee Central Lions Club and has helped with the Royalty Candidate Top 10 Dinner and been a part of the Pageant Stage Crew for many years.  She is also a member of the Washington Society of Association Executives.  Linda is the Director of Sales for the Coast Wenatchee Center Hotel and Wenatchee Convention Center and enjoys camping, hiking, photography, and reading.  The joys of her life are her husband, David, and three children, John, Jason and Christina, and her four grandchildren.
E-mail:  lindaherald@hotmail.com

Albert has been involved with the Festival since 1979.  He was a Float Chairman for 8 years, Director General in 1986 and Applarian Chancellor in 2000-2001.  Albert is the Vice President and Commercial/Agricultural Loan Officer at Wheatland Bank.  He graduated from Eastern Washington University with a B.A. in History/Political Science and received his Masters from University of Washington and Washington State University.  He is also a Past President of both the Wenatchee and East Wenatchee Chambers of Commerce and a member of the Wenatchee Applarians.  E-mail:  albertk@wheatlandbank.com

Pat has volunteered for the Apple Blossom Festival for many years and served as a Royalty Chaperone in 2005 & 2006. Pat is the Vice President of Inside Design Carpet One where she also helps in sales and is a designer. She & her husband Jim are members of the Wenatchee Applarians. They reside in East Wenatchee and have 2 grown children and 1 grandchild. Pat is in charge of the annual Auction to benefit the Royalty program.  E-mail: mac@insidedesignc1.com
 

Kim has been involved with the Festival for over 10 years, helping on numerous committees including Youth Day and Art 4 Kidz and she was the Director General for Festival 2004. This year she will be co-chairing Entertainment at Memorial Park. Kim’s daughter, Becca, was a Junior Royalty Princess in 1996. She and her husband, Pete, own Meredith’s Hallmark and Meredith’s Better Half in the Wenatchee Valley Mall. 
E-mail: kimered4@aol.com

Pat Neumann - Booster Pins

Pat’s Apple Blossom experiences first occurred in 1953 when she participated in the Queen’s Coronation and she was a community princess in 1955. In the mid-60’s she was an out-of-town princess chaperone. Pat was an Apple Blossom Royalty Chaperone from 1996 to 1997; Board Member 2000-2003 and Applarian Chancellor in 2003. She is retired from Eastmont School District and Chelan County PUD. Pat has three sons and four grandchildren and she enjoys bicycling, snow skiing, reading, music and traveling.  Pat will co-chair Booster Pins this year. 
E-mail: Patsi26@verizon.net
 

Judy Smith - Executive Committee

Judy has been involved with Apple Blossom for over 30 years.  She served on the Board from 1997 - 2002 and was the Director General in 2003.  Judy chaired the Sponsorship and Merchandise Committees and was Jr. Royalty Chaperone in 1997 and 1998.  Judy and her husband Jeff also help with the Youth Parade staging and are on the Grand Parade Committee.  Husband Jeff served as Director General in 1995, making them the first husband and wife Director General Couple.  Judy is the Human Resource Specialist for the City of Wenatchee.   E-mail: jsmith@wenatcheewa.gov
 

Curt's involvement with the Apple Blossom Festival began in 2005 when he co-chaired the 1st annual Costco Apple Pie Eating Contest. This year, he is again co-chairing that event. He earned his B.S. in Business from Central Washington University and is a District Compliance Manager with the Washington State Department of Revenue. Curt and his wife Cindy reside in Wenatchee with their 2 children. E-mail:  curtu@dor.wa.gov

Gale is a Field Man/Horticulturist with Custom Fruit/Star Ranch Growers.  He earned his B.S. in Horticulture from Washington State University.  Gale is a member of the NCW Knights of Columbus, the Fieldmens Association, and the WA State Horticultural Association. He has spent the last 15 years coordinating our Parade Marshals and for the past 3 years, he has co-chaired the Parade Communications with his son Steven.  E-mail:  galev@aol.com

 Chairpeople

Char Allen - Apple Pie & Dessert Bake-Off

Char has been involved with the Festival since her 2 years as a Royalty Chaperone in 2001 & 2002; helping and volunteering at various events and co-chairing the very successful Cookbook fundraiser. This year, she is again co-chairing the Apple Pie Bake-Off & Cookbook. She & her husband John reside in East Wenatchee and have 3 grown children. 
E-mail: jcallen@charter.net
 

Julie has been involved with the festival for many years beginning with her reign as Apple Blossom Queen in 1974.  She was the first Past Royalty Member to hold the office of Director General in 2006.  Julie has been the chairperson for Booster Pins, 2000 Queen's Ball, Eastmont High School Royalty Advisor, Jr. Royalty Chaperone and served as President of the Past Royalty Association for 7 years. Julie works at Eastmont High School as their Work-Based Learning Instructor. She is also active in her church as a member of the worship team and greeters ministry and is an active member of the Wenatchee Central Lions. Her daughter, Rachel, was a 2003 Top Ten Royalty Candidate.   E-mail:  kuntzj@eastmont206.com

Walter has been involved in the Apple Blossom Festival since 1988 when he joined the Wenatchee Applarians.  This year, he will serve as the Vice Chancellor, then as the Chancellor in 2011.  He is a retired Dentist and a member of the Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers and the Military Officers Association.  Walt will be in charge of the Pageant Reception this year.  He and his wife, Shirley, live in Wenatchee. 
E-mail:  waltnebr@nwi.net

Jodi is working part-time as the festival bookkeeper, in addition to her Business Office position at the North Central ESD.  Jodi previously worked for the festival from 1996 – 2007 as an Administrative Assistant and Bookkeeper and she’s so excited to be back working for the festival in this way!  She loves being a part of this amazing organization which celebrates such a wonderful community event!  Jodi, her husband Mark and their 2 daughters, Myah & Macy, live in Cashmere where they also own & operate Bulldog Landscape Service.