Leadership
John Fleming 2008 Honorary Chair
The Dublin Irish Festival will be in good spirits this year as Superior Beverage Group President and Chief Executive Officer John T. Fleming serves as Honorary Chair of the Dublin Irish Festival.
Selected by former Dublin Irish Festival honorary chairs and Dublin City Manager Jane Brautigam, Fleming was chosen for his support of Irish culture and the Dublin Irish Festival, the City of Dublin and the Central Ohio community.
In this role, Fleming will preside over festivities surrounding the 21st annual Dublin Irish Festival, and he will serve as an official host for members of the Emerald Club and as a spokesperson and ambassador for the Festival.
Other official roles include starting the Run at the Dub Crawl on Thursday, July 31, opening the Festival on Friday, August 1 and closing it Sunday, August 3. Throughout the weekend Fleming will throw the first dart in the Annual Dart Competition and partner with Skelley the Leprechaun to judge the reddest hair and greenest eyes contests.
"I am humbled to be chosen Honorary Chair of the Dublin Irish Festival. I am especially pleased to serve in this role for an event that has been a personal favorite of mine and all of us at Superior Beverage Group for as long as I can remember,” said Fleming.
Throughout the past 20 years, Fleming has held various positions in operations, sales and finance. Superior Beverage Group is a beer and wine wholesaler servicing nearly 9,300 retailers in 33 Ohio counties.
Fleming is also Vice President of the Wholesale Beer and Wine Association of Ohio. He is a member of the Coors/Central Ohio Division Distributor Council and has served on many other supplier councils. Fleming is also a member of the Young President’s Organization.
“Superior Beverage has been a tremendous event partner whose contributions include a dedicated staff, marketing support and even our own special brand, Dublin Stout,” said Community Relations Director Sandra Puskarcik. “We appreciate the relationship that we have built with Superior Beverage under John’s leadership and we are delighted to have John serve as Honorary Chair.”
For additional information about Superior Beverage Group, visit www.superiorbeveragegroup.com.
Staff
Director
Sandra Puskarcik
Event Production Administrators
Buddy Caplinger
Alison LeRoy
Event Marketing Administrator
Mary Jo DiSalvo
Web Site Editor
Bruce Edwards
Web Site Specialist
Mike Sawicki
Community Relations Support Team
David Ball
Mike Racey
Michelle Fessler
Tami Flenner
Carina Dacerno
Terry Schimmoller
Advisory Board Members
Diane Beall
Dave Connelly
Kelly Donahue
Laurie Donahue
Scott Dring
Leslie Finn
Jim Finn
John Flemming
Bill Hayden
Michelle Hunter
Ed Kelly
Patrick King
Tim Krumlauf
Kay McGovern
Mark McGuire
Gretchen Moriarty
Tom Murnane
Kitty Munger
Morton O'Kelly
Tim Picciano
Joe Regan
Diane Seiple
Donna Sharkey
Jerry Tracy
Committee Members
Animal Exhibits & Education
William Arehart
Jody Daulton
Maggie Snow
Beverages
Brian LeRoy
Stephen Smith
Cultural
Kay McGovern
Stuart Brand
Lynne Gatton
Cathy Jo Smith
Mary Strickland
Raghn Crow
Paul Curran
Fr. Stephen Hayes
Bob Iriwn
James Strickland
Entertainment
Molly Byrne
Pat Byrne
Judy Davis
Tom Davis
Anna Dickson
Bob Ford
Kevin Ganger
Jenny Hill
David Hopper
Harold Hughes
Ed Kelly
Glenn Mackie
Eilidh Mackie
Susan Mackie
Megan Mast
Joe Meehan
Sue Mogan
Rick Nelson
Morton O'Kelly
Paul Proffitt
Founders
Noreen Hayden
Hospitality
Lisa Bova
Nick Bova
Nora Dorrian
Billie Kirby
Bob Kirby
Cheryl Kindler
Dawn McMahon
Donna Sharkey
Irish Community Pride
Mark Dempsey
Patrick Fahy
Lynne Gatton
Eric Gilleland
Tim Krumlauf
Kay McGovern
Don Piunno
Merchandise
Terry Schmitt
Merchants
Mark Bernardin
Wayne Cruze
Ryan Driscoll
Anne Gleine
Beth Hicks
Mark McGuire
Matt McGuire
Nona McGuire
Kimm Massengill-Bernardin
Joyce O’Neill
Mary Wood-Anderson
Public Relations/Promotions
Willie Ehrlich
Jamie Heberling
Jack McCoy
Kitty Munger
Heather Smith
Brian Sullivan
Lee Wolf
Scholarship Foundation
Anne Geese
Michelle Hunter
Elaine Kehoe
Marsha Kelty
Kathleen Thon
Sponsorship Relations
Becky Blatt
Kathy Murnane
Tom Murnane
Mary Tracy
Jerry Tracy
Sports
Molly Byrne
Chris Clinton
Glenn Hagan
Brian Hanna
Ed Kelly
Ed Nangle
J.D. Richardson
Chuck Speer
Sunday Services
Kitty King
Cristie Keller-Wilt
Mark McGuire
Jerry Tracy
VIP Memberships
Jim Finn
Leslie Finn
Abbi Failla
Mike Moran
Robin Moran
Lynn Rose
Clay Rose
Frank Slavik
Michelle Slavik
Visitor & Hotel Relations
Patty Cohan
Kelly Bonkofsky
Scott Dring
Pat Kranz
Steve Kranz
Kay McGinty
Sandy Smith
Mary Sysmowiak
Volunteers
David Hopper
Karen Komatsu
Jody Noreen
Jeff Noble
Diane Seiple
Wee Folk
Gretchen Moriarty
Dublin Irish Festival Founders
Barbara Avery Chapman
Terrie Conrad
Bill Denihan
Jack Eggspuehler
Bill Hayden
Noreen Hayden
Chuck Kranstuber
Wally Maurer
Kay McGovern
Mary Margaret McLernon
Kitty Munger
Phil Price
Honorary Chairs
1997 - Denny Lynch of Wendy’s International
1998 - Terry O’Connell of Time Warner Communications
1999 - Terry Tindel, formerly with Verizon Wireless
2000 - Mike Kelty of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
2001- Ron Geese of Continental Office Environments
2002- Don Hunter of Duke Realty Corporation
2003 - Dave D’Antoni of Ashland, Inc
2004 - Mike Kehoe of AT&T
2005 - Tom Thon of ClearChannel Columbus Radio
2006 - Cheryl Herbert of Dublin Methodist Hospital/OhioHealth
2007 - Dan Sullivan of the Memorial Tournament
