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 Maven
Sarah Van Roo, 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
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 for supporting the Autumn Lights Festival over the years as well as  all of our artists.

 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!”Steven Tiffin, Samee Roberts, and Johana Orozc