Event TEAM

Festival Director
Tora Rocha Queen Bee

Assistant Festival Director
Juan Cana-Cruz, Our “MacGyver”

Event Production
Steven Tiffin, Samee Roberts, and Johana Orozco, Heart of the Town Events

A very special thank you to the following:

Awards Ceremony Directors
Brooke Levin & Sarah Kidder

Social Media Mavens
Sarah Van Roo & Kateryna Zyrianova, ALF Social Media 

Graphics & Web Design
Todd Cooper, All-D, LLC

Logo Design
Susan Bradley, Susan Bradley Design

Our Partner and Fiscal Sponsor
Oakland East Bay Garden Center, Inc.

Our Amazing Park neighbors and supporters
Children’s Fairyland

Garden Heroes and ALF Elves
Led by The Blonde Raccoon award winner, Jenifer Azulay
Friends of the Garden at Lake Merritt volunteers

The Dedicated Deadheaders Friends of the Morcom Rose Garden

A very special thank you to Lin Jia Asian Kitchen, Bar Skula Restaurant and Enssaro Ethopian Restaurant, for supporting the Autumn Lights Festival and all of our artists over the years.

 As always, we sincerely appreciate the thousands of ticket holders and your support for this public garden and its annual event. We couldn’t do it without you!