The Wichita Jazz Festival enjoys the expertise of top professionals who work in all aspects of our Festival organization. We have community leaders, educators, media personalities, marketing executives, and music enthusiasts on our Board of Directors. If you would like to be part of our volunteer group, or are interested in helping in an even greater capacity, please get in touch with any of the member of the WJF Board of Directors, or send a message to wichitajazzfestival@gmail.com.
Wichita Jazz Festival Board of Directors
Officers
PRESIDENT
Gray Bishop
Derby Public Schools (retired); Wichita Symphony Orchestra
VICE-PRESIDENT
Bill Harshbarger
Air House Studios; Maize Public Schools (retired); Professional Musician/Consultant
TREASURER
Ted Vlamis
Retired Manufacturing Executive; Jazz Aficionado
SECRETARY
Marjean Harshbarger
Wichita Public Schools (retired)
Board of Directors
David B. Davis
Semi-retired Software Engineer; Jazz Aficionado
Sean Dwyer
Attorney; Musician; Jazz Aficionado
Joe Emery
Professional Musician; Andover USD 385 (retired); UUMC Choir Director
Dr. Wayne Goins
Distinguished Professor of Music; Jazz Guitarist
Mark Mazur Musician/Signature Recording
Anthony Panek
Central Kansas Jazz LLC
Dee Starkey Retired Music Merchant/Arts Advocate
Lisa Tatum
Tallgrass Film Board; Adjunct Faculty, Butler Community College Behavioral Sciences Dept.
WJF Advisory Council
Robert Bachman
Strategic Financial Concepts
Steve Bauer
Radio personality - KSGL Smooth Jazz Show
William Flynn
Associate Professor of Guitar; Jazz Guitarist
Gary Jones
Walker’s Jazz Lounge
James Pisano
Assistant Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies; Multi-woodwind Specialist
Ken White
Guitarist; Executive Director, International Bluegrass Music Association
Ian Worrell
Jazz Aficionado