2011 Executive Team

 

We are pleased to announce our CultureFest Executive Team below for this year!

Chairs
These individuals are responsible for overseeing the functions of the 36 person executive team. They will ensure that meetings of other executive members are conducted in an orderly fashion and function as representatives for the event to the corporate community, in conjunction with the External Affairs team.

Ankita Prabhakar
Aditi Sinha
Navneet Natt
Umu Sowe
Melissa Soon

Deputy Chairs
The deputy chairs have been selected for their well-rounded abilities and individual creativity. Also coined chairs-in-training, these individuals will progress to fill the Chairperson roles next year and help bring about a successful CultureFest 2011.

Secretaries
The secretaries for CultureFest 2011 must exhibit an immense organizational ability as well as reliability. The following individuals have been chosen for this role because of their track record from previous executive teams and we hope they will work just as hard for CultureFest 2011.

Pavilion Heads

The pavilion heads have a major responsibility as they will make sure that their respective pavilion is ready for the show in April. By adding their own ideas and personal flair, they will make sure that each pavilion dazzles the audience with displays of artwork, music and dance.

  • West Indian & South American Pavilion
  • African & Middle Eastern Pavilion
  • European Pavilion
  • North American Pavilion
  • Pacific Rim Pavilion
  • South Asian Pavilion

Financial Officers
These individuals are responsible for handling the finances and expense of CultureFest 2011. Such a large event involves accordingly large expenses. As such, both of the financial officers are up to tackling the large task and making sure that CultureFest 2011 is financially sound.

External Affairs
To fill such a role requires individuals that are both enthusastic yet professional in their presentation. The following three individuals will ensure that CultureFest 2011 receives adequate funding and recognition from the corporate community.

Directors of Food
The directors of food have decided to undertake the task of presenting the ethnic cuisine during the two-day event. From sushi from the Pacific Rim, to traditional Mexican quesidillas from North America, the directors of food have made sure that the cuisine presented will be as memorable as the show.

Internal Marketing
The individuals selected for this role need to be outgoing and creative. The selected individuals have ensured they will use their creative abilities and talents to ensure all of Turner Fenton Secondary School is aware of CultureFest 2011 and that the whole school gets in the spirit of CultureFest.

Officers of North Hall Activities
An essental aspect of CultureFest are the booths for each pavilion that are set-up in North Cafeteria during the course of the two-day event. Both officers will make sure that each booth is a creative and interactive symbol of each pavilion and its' representative culture.

A.V. Directors
The A.V. directors are responsible for making sure that CultureFest 2011 is technically sound. CultureFest 2011 is all about pushing boundaries, trying new things and displaying aspects of cultures never displayed before. The selected A.V. directors have ensured that they are up to the task of delivering these new presentation ideas.