Basket Festival Committee Officers
Joanne Grech
Basket Festival Committee Co-President
Joanne was born and lives in Berlin Heights. She is an Edison High School graduate of ‘83. She has 3 beautiful children - Kirsten, Keith, and Kyle. She has been a PNC Bank employee since 2002. In 2016, she was drafted on to Basket Festival by Andy Kellar.
Responsibilities: Food Vendors, Basket Sales, Publicity, and wherever else needed!
Andy Kellar
Basket Festival Committee Secretary
Born and raised in Berlin Heights, Ohio, and an Edison High School graduate of ‘81. He attended Ohio State University and after college lived in Lorain and Cleveland, Ohio, and Tallahassee, Florida. He returned to live in Berlin Heights, Ohio in 2007. He joined the Basket Festival Committee in 2013.
Responsibilities for Basket Festival: Sponsor committee chair, parade committee chair Basket Festival Board of Directors -plus anywhere else I'm needed, jack of all trades Historical preservation of all Basket Festival activities and memorabilia for the Berlin Heights Historical Society
Other organizations: President of the Berlin Heights Historical Society, President of the Berlin Heights Garden Club, President of the Berlin Township Bicentennial Committee
Sherrie Barbour
Sherrie was raised right down the road in Birmingham. After years out of the area, she recently moved to Collins. After she attended the basket festival for the first time a couple of years ago, and winning 1st place in the pie baking contest, she was hooked on the wonderful small town community and knew she wanted to be a part of helping families make memories at the festival. Recently retired after traveling the world in sports marketing, Sherrie enjoys baking, spending time with her grown kids, 9 grandchildren, camping and traveling with her partner, Bill. You may also catch a glimpse of Bill helping out serving in the beer tent.
Sherrie's responsibilities as co-president will include the pie contest and helping to secure sponsorships.
LANCE HORWEDEL
Basket Festival Committee Entertainment
Lance lived in Berlin Heights from 1968-1989 and is an Edison High school graduate of ‘86. He currently resides in Sandusky outside of Castalia. He has been a Basket Fest Committee member from 2010 to the present.
Entertainment director: Includes hiring bands and entertainment for the festival
Other responsibilities: Contacting sanitation/porta-potty source, contacting trash/dumpster source and trash hauling personnel, contacting personnel to conduct 5K race, contacting/contracting tents, tables, chairs for the festival, renting the stage and hauling it to the festival site, contacting radio stations for live remotes and conducting on-air, interviews prior to and during the festival, and light maintenance of the festival property in storage
Tammy McLoda
Basket Festival Committee Treasurer
Tammy is a farm girl at heart, born and raised in Berlin Heights and a 1981 Edison High School Graduate. She and husband Ron live on the family farm in Berlin Heights. They have 4 children, Aftan (Lou), Doug (Melissa), Victoria (Josh) & Veronica (Jacob) and 9 grand munchkinz.
Tammy works with the teams at Civista Bank where she has been for the past 23 years, currently holding the position of Vice President/Regional Manager.
Tammy has been with the Basket Festival since 2018. She currently holds the office of Treasurer with main responsibilities that include consistent balancing of the accounts. As a festival member, we all tackle together any tasks that come up and need completed
Kathryn (Kate) Horn
Basket Festival Open Market Coordinator
I was born and raised on Mason Road in Berlin Township. I graduated as the first class of Edison High School in 1969, but I attended 2 years at EHOVE graduating in 1970 from the Dental Assisting course.
I married Hal Horn in 1974, had 3 children, Krista Hatmaker, Deborah Cox, and Chase Horn. I have 6 grandchildren, 6 great-grandkids. I worked for 3 dentists for 5 years, did home sewing and alterations for 13 years, drove the school bus for 20 years, and retired from that.
I have always been active with volunteering and am the secretary for Berlin Heights High School Alumni, president of Fisher Titus Auxiliary and the Sweater Angels, secretary for Mad River Harley Hog Owners Group, and am the former Treasurer and secretary of the Berlin Heights Festival Association.
Responsibilities: I am currently in charge of arts and crafts and open vendors for The Basket Festival for 2021.
Tammy Sayler
Basket Festival Queens’ Director
Tammy has lived in Berlin Heights all her life. She is an Edison and EHOVE early childhood graduate of “97” She has been married to her husband Mike Sayler for 24 years and has 4 amazing children Nacole, Melanie, Tyler and Logan and has 3 grandchildren Carter, Leah and River. Tammy has always been involved in the community and the schools. She enjoys being part of the community and a Basket Festival board member for 7 years.
Responsibilities: Queen director, Queens contest, Queens Luncheon, Little Miss and Little Master, Prince and Princess contests, Baby contest, Children’s activities, set up and tear down crew and whatever else is thrown her way.