Core Team

Exuro Piechocki
2023 Festival Director
Exuro Piechocki

Noel Yee
Shows Director; IJA Board Member
Noel Yee

Andréanne Lafleur Caouette
Stage Manager
Andréanne Lafleur Caouette

Afton Benson
IJA Treasurer; All Around IJA Expert
Afton Benson
Events & Support Team

Viveca Gardiner
IJA Juggling Championships Co-Director
Viveca Gardiner

NeilFred Picciotto
IJA Juggling Championships Co-Director
NeilFred Picciotto

Scott Cain & Merry Spahr
Numbers Competition Co-Directors
Scott Cain & Merry Spahr

Benjamin Domask-Ruh
Youth Juggling Academy Director; Planting the Juggling Seed Show Director; IJA Board Member
Benjamin Domask-Ruh

Sterling Franklin
Joggling Director
Sterling Franklin

Chabuku
Fire Night & Flow Jam Director
Chabuku

Alex Larson
Fight Night & Volleyclub Director
Alex Larson

Ross Berenson
Festival Website Administrator; IJA Board Member
Ross Berenson

Matt Hall
Individual Prop Competition Director

Kevin Axtell
Battle Night Host
Kevin Axtell

Christian Tinoco
Battle Night Director Internacional
Christian Tinoco

Ben Mueller
Workshops Director
Ben Mueller

Keith Nelson
Renegade Co-Director
Keith Nelson

Mark Hayward
Renegade Co-Director

John Jessmon
Renegade Co-Director
John Jessmon

Mike Sullivan
Future Festival Site Coordinator; Pre-Fest Pub Crawl Coordinator
Mike Sullivan

Martin Frost
IJA Communications Director; All Around IJA Expert
Martin Frost

Jack Kalvan
X-Juggling Coordinator
Jack Kalvan

Christian Kloc
Raffle Coordinator
Christian Kloc

Jay Ko
IJA Videographer
Jay Ko

Bailey Cichon
Festival Media & Marketing Team Member
Bailey Cichon

Cassaundra Smyth
Festival Media & Marketing Team Member
Cassaundra Smyth
Workshops

Fernanda Sumano
Festival Media & Marketing Team Member
Fernanda Sumano

Thayer Slichter
Festival Media & Marketing Team Member
Thayer Slichter

Richard Hartnell
Festival Media & Marketing Team Member
Richard Hartnell
Local Support

Bill Hooper
Founder of the South Bend Juggling Club
Bill Hooper
Al Eisenhour
Local Support and Long-Time IJA Member