These are the people who keep the Goose in flight

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We’ve tried to include everyone, but the ever-changing nature of the Goose makes that almost impossible.
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Aline Defiglia she/hers

Founder of Relating Arts Tent and Co-Creator of Wisdom/Eden Camp 2023-2025
Aline is a licensed psychotherapist and coach who delights in building community and encouraging healing through experiential learning. She has been a long-time attendee and co-creator at the Goose including facilitating interactive experiences at Wisdom Camp, curating Relating Arts Tent programming, and nurturing the evolution of The Grove. More recently, she has been developing conscious sexuality programming at The Goose through Eden Camp and in her home town of Chattanooga. Aline has seen over and over again that conscious sexuality work is an incredibly powerful space for healing and transformation, and is also deeply satisfying as an act of life-giving civil disobedience. Aline parents an exuberant 6 year old son, owns an innovative, group mental health practice, attends a beautiful, quirky little church experiment called Ekklesia and loves to go on adventures of all types in her beautiful city.

Barbara Simmons she /her

Hospitality Committee Chair----Making everyone feel welcomed, loved and appreciated!
I am a Social Worker and Social Work Professor. Respecting Diversity, Fighting for Human Rights, and honoring the worth and dignity of all has been my life's work. I am happy to be a part of the Goose, where these values are acknowledged and respected.

Betsy McGeorge She/her

Team Lead, Beer
You’ re most likely to see me with my daughter in the “beer tent.” That’s because we’ve both worked the beer tent for years and have been co-team leads for the past four years. I’ve attended The Goose every year since 2012. I originally came just to meet Jennifer Knapp, but met so many other wonderful people, I kept coming back. In my “normal” life, I’m a senior pricing analyst at Quest Diagnostics. On Sundays, I spend my mornings (and sometimes my afternoons at Maidencreek Church in Blandon, PA. And once a month, you’ll find me on TikTok with my dog, Huck, opening his Bark Box. And last, but not least, I love to play pickleball! I’ll have my paddle and some balls with me, so bring yours and we’ll set up an impromptu court!

Brian Striggow he/him

SPARKS! electrical team co-lead
It is my most fervent desire and goal that all of the Wild Goose electricity stay inside of the wires. I first stumbled into Wild Goose in 2016 after googling 'Christian version of Burning Man'. Wild Goose has changed my life, in a good way, and I wish that for everyone. I've always been on the setup crew and soon slid into the role of creating the spider-web network of electrical cords that support WGF. I missed WGF2024 providing end-of-life care for my wife Becky, but I'm back for 2025, if occasionally sadder.

Brian Yarosh He/Him

Transportation lead- Airport/Hotel shuttle I oversee and provide your offsite transportation needs.
For the last two yrs I’ve lead and provided planned and emergency shuttle services for our creators and speakers. My goal is to take some stress out of your time at the WGF.

Carolyn Wetzel she/her

Chief BeanCounter/ Finance Team Lead
2012 changed my life. I attended the Wild Goose West in Corvallis Oregon and I discovered a whole new world of voices in Christianity. (I was raised as a preacher's kid in progressive Lutheran congregations in California and Hawaii, so was already a fan of Borg and Spong.) North Carolina seemed too far away for me, but I encouraged my parents (who live in Virigina) to go in 2013. And the call of the Goose was strong, so in 2014 I started making the annual trek to the Goose (until recently, my parents were always there camping with me and our expanding Wild Goose Family!) I volunteered with ticketing my first few years then (followed my passion) and moved into year-round support for the Goose helping with database projects. I live in Ashland, Oregon (my 3 kids have scattered around the county). I'm mostly retired and volunteer as a database geek / finance consultant to a handful of non-profits.

Carrie Craig she/her

ADA Coordinator - assists people with disabilities/medical needs for a more accessible festival!
The Rev. Carrie Craig – has spent much of her lifetime defining and redefining ‘accessibility.’ She uses an electric wheelchair and has seen many changes as society strives to incorporate Disability Culture. She was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1993 and has worked as a minister, educator, and hospital chaplain. Committed to creating accessible faith communities, Carrie believes accessibility is more than building ramps and providing ASL. It is about welcoming and discovering how each person can enrich the community’s life and faith. Now retired, she lives in NC. She has joined the NC L’Arché community to help host an online reflection/ prayer gathering called ‘Y’all Belong.' By doing this and through her faith community, she has begun working in creative digital worship. She is an advocate for people with disabilities, a writer, and enjoys nature, and live music.

Casey VanHoy He/Him

Owner, VanHoy Farms Family Campground
After graduating high school in 1975 and attending one year of college, I went on the road as a traveling musician for three years. After completing my hitch on the road, I went back to college in Greenville, North Carolina East Carolina University. After East Carolina was through I came back to Union Grove for my dad and I started VanHoy farms family campground in 1983. We completed and opened up Labor Day weekend 1984. We look forward to hosting events every year as we get to meet some of the finest people in the world. Much like my father and grandfather, I love to see people get together and have a great time. We welcome people from all walks of life to our farm that my parents bought in 1946.

Charles Bretan He/Him

Associate Producer, GooseCast Stage
I have been attending and podcasting at The Goose since 2017. Now they've put me to work!

Corey Dandridge he, him

Board Member
After lurking in the shadows of the Goose a few years, I was summoned by Jeff Clark to play drums for the house band for the September ‘21 WG. However, I rebelled and decided to play with 9 Beats band for that week. I was gently scolded for that ‘misstep’, and agreed to join the house band at WG ‘22. I fell in love with the people of the Goose, and acquainted myself with the various activities, mainly the musical side. Unbeknownst to me, the love was returned to me. I was invited to join the Board of Directors in November ‘22. I look forward to lending my skills and abilities wherever needed. The eldest son of a pastor, I’ve served in various church leadership capacities as an Associate Pastor, Worship Pastor and Music Director. In January 2024, I accepted the role of Director of Contemporary Music for First Presbyterian Church of Allentown. I live in the greater Philadelphia area with my amazing wife, Sarah, and our blended family of 4 children (Tyler, Easton, Emmaus, and Isabella).

Dirk van der Duim he/him

Co-facilitator of The Grove, Healing Arts, and other Creative Collaborations
Dirk is a creative at heart and enjoys making and sharing art through music, photography, gatherings, conversations, technology, spirituality, and many other media. He’s still trying to figure out what he wants to do when he grows up, and he is deeply grateful for the many wonderful people in his life -- from the Goose family and far beyond. It is a deep gift to make friends on the journey, with whom we can grow, enjoy life, and make great art!

Emily Wimbish She/her

Weirdness Coordinator
Whimsy/Emily is a multi-creative artist based out of central NC. Most recently she is focused on helping bring more art, weirdness, and her version of wild living to the WGF. Her art contributions include face paint, lounges, and installation art!

Heidi Marie Gardner they/she

Greeter, Media Maker, Researcher and Question Answerer
Heidi was formerly called to ministry and academics. Now they're a servant leader in the world of lost, forgotten, ignored and suppressed history and family stories. Heidi is an appalachian neuroqueer. A visual and theatre artist. A relationship alchemist. An enneagram practitioner. A granny witch, social worker and teacher at heart. A ritualist and a librarian, historian and genealogist. Heidi returned to the landscape of the nomadic indigenous lands in the Potomac Highlands where she was raised and labor now is largely expressed in the context of mutual aid and bartering or is freely gifted and includes intersectional community care, activism and transformative justice-- specifically within neurodivergent, queer and Black led spaces. In a long ago and far away life, they trained for ministry and taught rural first year college students world religions and the history of xianity. Bless them.

Jacqui Buschor she/her

LeadNow! Co-Captain
Jacqui is an above average home chef, a well below average home gardener, and trial-by-fire first-time bunny parent. She is an avid audiobook listener and loves a good DIY project. Jacqui is most energized by cultivating space for communities to grow and bringing diverse groups of people together to reimagine church, community, and what is possible in the world. Currently, she is privileged to do just that, serving as an ordained pastor of an ELCA congregation in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she lives with her partner and their bunnies, Bennie and Jett.

JD Stillwater he/him/his

Science Ambassador & Curator of the Science Tent
JD Stillwater is a science ambassador and cultural worker who speaks and writes about profound revelations and insights from science. From The Parliament of the World’s Religions to academic conferences and civic groups, JD Stillwater moves and inspires thousands of people all over North America and the globe with messages of deep connection, stewardship, and kinship with natural reality. A graduate of Cornell University, JD was a top-20 finalist for the Radio Shack National Teacher Awards, is NASA certified to borrow and handle lunar geological specimens, won an award for original work with atomic force microscopes, walked from Los Angeles to Washington DC on the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament, and authored a children’s book on cosmology. Currently, JD serves on the governing Council of the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science, and as an Officer of the Religious Naturalist Association, as well as being an active member of his church.

Jeff Clark he/him

CEO/Producer
With over five decades of hands-on social justice work and many years of production experience, I joined the Wild Goose family in 2013 to collaborate on some promo videos, and before we knew it, was appointed Technical Director, later invited to Chair the Board, and now serve as the CEO/Producer and Board Member. I'm a strategic thinker who loves both the technical and creative sides of things, and I've been lucky enough to bring my passion for both execution and creativity, grounded in a PhD in Systems and a DMin, to my Wild Goose vision. When I'm not working at Wild Goose, you might find me indulging in ice cream, dancing the night away, or going on a road bike trip. I've also had the opportunity to consult on political campaigns and direct academic con

Jeff Costa He/him/his

Assistant Chaos Coordinator, Technology Nerd. Festival Teardown Volunteer Team Leader
Recently retired after 31 years in the Charlotte, NC Public School System as a Biology/Environmental Science Teacher and Computer/Data Support Analyst. My recent retirement combined with the COVID lockdown forced me to reset my priorities, allowing me to focus on family and close friends rather than the superficial noise I used to worry about. The Wild Goose Festival has fed my soul every year since 2012.

Jes Miller Hopson She/Her

Co-Lead for the Accessibility (ADA) Team - focusing on WGF being accessible and welcoming
I’m known around here as ‘ADA Jes’. This will be my 5th Goose and my third year as the co-lead. This is the place where friends become framily and where we hold space to support and help each other, across differing ability spectrums. I am a social worker and enjoy connecting with folks!

Jones they/them

Jones is a queer non-binary trouble maker, a grassroots mobilizer, and a lover. They are committed to courageously inclusive community.

Joseph Michael he\him

Healing Arts Co-Host and Co-Curator
I am thrilled to be holding sacred space and supporting the healing work happening at the Healing Arts Tent! I am an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a Druid member of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD). If you see me at the Goose, please say hi and I would love to swap a few stories about things like hiking, travel, nature adventures, and brewing beer. If you think you might like to work with me, I would love to chat about healing work, custom rituals, spiritual coaching, consulting, or serving as a wedding celebrant . I lead Church as Folk, a Christ centered ministry that incorporates the wisdom of Druidry and I have a passion for integrating these traditions in service of healing, justice, and liberation. My training includes a Master in Divinity, PhD in sociology, clinical training in pastoral care, and years of professional and managerial experience.

Joy Carroll Wallis She her hers

Board Chair
In 1994, Joy was one of the first women to be ordained in the Church of England. Her ministry in the inner - city embraced the needs of the poor, homeless, mentally ill, families, youth and the elderly. She was the inspiration behind the hit BBC sitcom, The Vicar of Dibley, starring Dawn French and authored The Woman Behind the Collar: The Pioneering Journey of an Episcopal Priest. Joy currently serves as interim youth minister on the staff at St.Columba's Episcopal Church in Washington DC. As a parent, she was the commissioner of Little League Baseball, fundraiser, event planner, PTA President, President of the local High School Baseball Boosters and organizer of the school baseball trip to the Dominican Republic. She has enjoys creating sea glass art with the beach glass she finds on Block Island She is a founding board member and currently board Chair of the Wild Goose Festival. Joy lives in Washington DC with her husband, Jim Wallis. They have 2 adult sons, Luke and Jack

Julian DeShazier/J.Kwest he/him

Board Member
As a national speaker, advocate and emcee, Julian “J.Kwest” DeShazier has appeared on ABC, CBS, FOX, and Dr. Maya Angelou’s “Oprah & Friends” radio program. J.Kwest is also an Emmy Award-winning musician, featured in the video “Strange Fruit,” a commemoration of the Billie Holiday song and a meditation on racial violence. In 2012 he and his group, Verbal Kwest, appeared in the OXFAM and Bread for the World-produced documentary The Line, providing a critical voice against poverty and violence in the US. The Chicago native and graduate of Morehouse College and the University of Chicago is also pastor of University Church, which most recently worked on a campaign for a trauma center on Chicago’s South Side. J is an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School and McCormick Theological Seminary, and is a regular contributor to Sojourners and Huffington Post publications.

Kathy Hopson She/her

Check-In Team Lead
I found the Wild Goose Festival because of a podcast. It’s a great story, you should stop by check-in to ask me about it. I’ve been coming to the festival for 11 years and still can’t get out of the parking lot. I love check-in and all things welcoming. I want to be the first face you see after your journey to the Goose. Also willing to discuss books and dogs. I want recommendations and pictures for either.

Kirsti Reeve she/her

Music co-curation. Stage manager/cat herder
Kirsti is following in the illustrious footsteps of Russ Jennings and Tommy Brown as the stage manager at the Goose. You'll usually see her by the side of main stage, waving time cards at performers in the hopes of keeping things running smoothly during the evening performances, and giving all the announcements between acts. Along with her wife Terry, she also has the privilege of listening to the many talented self-submissions for musicians, and building the musical community of the festival. For the rest of the year, Kirsti is a psychotherapist, church musician, avid reader, and knitter.

Lauren Deer She

Rita's Right-hand Ranger
My first Goose was in 2019 and I was very excited to be a first aid Ranger! Ranger Rita made me feel right at home and by the end of the weekend, she was ready to let me run the show! I have enjoyed the last 2 years learning from the master, supporting her in every way! A native of Beaufort, SC, I have lived in NC for the last 13 years and serve as a Firefighter and EMT now in the Raleigh area. I also have my Doctor of Ministry in Fire Chaplaincy and work with first responders in the areas of mental health and PTSD throughout the state. My claim to fame is being the 2019 Firefighter of the Year for the state of NC. In my free time I enjoy going out in nature, especially hiking in the mountains with my 2-year-old yellow lab Banks. While Banks is jealous he can’t attend the Goose, we are working hard to pursue therapy dog training so one day he can join me for special deployment of relief aid or around town at the local hospitals, bringing his infectious joy to everyone.

Laurie McNeece She/her

Prefestival Volunteer Coordinator
Laurie first heard about the Wild Goose Festival from a blog post after the first gathering in Shakori Hills in 2011. The following summer the family took a road trip with their son to visit a few colleges in North Carolina and attended the Goose on the way home to Tennessee. An unexpected but completely transformational experience, she has been on a Wild Goose chase ever since. In 2016 Laurie and her partner Roger felt it was time to give back to the Goose community which had so generously welcomed them by volunteering with the Setup and Teardown teams. Every year she gets excited watching the venue tents go up, seeing the twinkling lights and the artwork and the magic that happens when the Goose prepares to take flight! This year she's helping to coordinate volunteers again and is looking forward to meeting new friends and reconnecting with the flock!

Mary McKinney she/her

Studio Team Co-Lead (with Shannon Mullen)
I am a sometimes speaker, not-often-enough poet, aspiring memoirist, full-time Marriage & Family Therapist (psychotherapist), overtime worker for Mental Health and Harm Reduction Justice, reluctant and clumsy leader, passionate stigma shatterer, eager student, and all-the-time proud mother and lover of my family (legal and chosen), critters, trees, trails, music, and all things purple. I first came home to the WGF in 2016 and soon joined the extra fun of volunteering, finally rising to the level of my incompetence in 2023 when I agreed to help stand in Shawna Bowman's beautifully creative and inspiring shoes for Studio curation during their sabbatical, despite the absence of artistic talent in my bio. Thankfully, Shannon Mullen and I stumbled in complementary ways and with enough forward momentum to gather a workable space. Having been asked again to help tend the Studio, I have pulled on my simple, functional, purple Keens again to gather the space, spirit, and people for the Studio.

Michael Morrell He/His

Facilitator, Goose Whisperer
Michael Morrell is the collaborating author, with Fr. Richard Rohr, on 'The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation,' founder of Wisdom Camp, and a founding organizer of the justice, arts, and spirituality Wild Goose Festival. Michael curates contemplative and community experiences, taking joy in holding space for the extraordinary transformation that can take place at the intersection of anticipation, imagination, and radical acceptance. Michael loves unusual experiences with friends, reading obscure nonfiction and comic books alike, and experiments in magic and mysticism. He lives with his family in Asheville, North Carolina. You can read Michael's ongoing exploration of Spirit, Culture, and Permaculture at MikeMorrell.org.

Nathan Byrd He/Him/His

Venue Host Wrangler, Chaos Corral Co-host, & Teardown Tamer
After 29 years as a collegiate minister, Nathan transitioned to (gasp) pastoring Milledge Avenue Baptist Church, a truly unique congregation in Athens, Georgia that is welcoming, affirming, and celebrating of all people. He loves to innovate and help people and organizations get to that “next step” on their journey. Since college he has believed that relationships are what give our lives meaning - relationships with a god and with others. He believes that when our story intersects with that of others in relationship and community we weave together a transformative narrative that forms the structure of society and our world. The Wild Goose Festival has fed his soul (and kept him sane) for the past decade.

Paul Wheeler he/him

Code Poet
I've been going to the Goose ever since I first heard about it and fell in love at first sight! I'm glad to have the opportunity to volunteer my dev skills to help with some of the backend support with the web application.

Rick Meredith He/Him

Creative Director, Chaos Coordinator and Tim’s Nemesis
Having accumulated a lifetime of experience communicating clients’ messages in film, video, audio, photography, and multi-media, Rick set out on a quest a few years ago, searching for a way to use his creative talents to help “make the world a better place.” He soon encountered Wild Goose and noticed that it appeared to be on a similar path. When he’s not working on Goose projects, you might find him shooting or editing video, riding his road bike around Chicago, cooking, reading, watching a movie, or just enjoying some mindless activity. As Creative Director of Wild Goose, Rick also manages programming, communications, festival layout and logistics, and Wild Goose video. Rick tends to get involved in just about every aspect of Wild Goose

Rita DeMario She/her/hers

Ranger Rita
The best way to describe Rita is “gets it done.” She has never encountered a challenge she couldn’t meet. While volunteering with the Wild Goose Festival since the first festival in 2011, working on various committees at her church, and being a steadfast activist for the homeless and the LGBT community in Raleigh, North Carolina, she makes time for her husband, Mark (also a Wild Goose volunteer), her two daughters, and her three grandchildren. Rita thrives on the energy she gets from the like-minded community she has found at Wild Goose. If you are lucky enough to share the dance floor or the yoga mat with “Rita Ranger,” you’ll know you have found a lifelong friend.

Rob Wilson-Black he/him

Board Member
President and CEO of The Faith & Politics Institute in Washington, DC, Rob is a graduate of the University of Chicago (PhD, AM) under Martin E. Marty, and received an honorary doctorate from Franklin College in Indiana. He's author of The End of College (Fortress 2021) and numerous articles. He delivered the 2022 Orr lecture at Dartmouth, given previously by Rene Girard, James Cone, Martha Nussbaum, Paul Ricoeur & Mircea Eliade. Rob served as CEO of Sojourners from 2013 to 2022, serves as chair of the Alumni Council of the University of Chicago Divinity School, outgoing Chair of the Sidwell Friends School Parents Association and on the President's Advisory Board of the University of Lynchburg, VA. He lives in Reston, Virginia with his wife of 30 years, the Reverend Juli Wilson-Black, pastor of Fairlington Presbyterian Church, and is father to Hannah (23) Claire (20) and Owen (16). They travel with him to many of the 80 countries he has visited for research, speaking, and education.

Roger McNeece he/him

RV Support Team Lead
Hailing from Southwest Virginia's coal country, Roger has spent the last 40 years living and working in East Tennessee. Newly retired, he enjoys traveling around the country in the RV with his partner Laurie and their Plott hound Sadie. Roger has been attending Wild Goose since 2012 and has volunteered with Prefestival Setup and Postfestival Teardown teams for several years. Always happy to lend a hand, Roger most enjoys the opportunity to serve others, usually just by being in the right place at the right time so he can do just that.

Shannon Mullen he/him

Studio Team Co-Lead (with Mary McKinney)
I am a pastor who in searching for Church - i.e. a community of joy connected in some way to trusting in a God of Love - found the Goose. My week at WGF is foundational for my year of leading in the congregation I serve. I first volunteered to help with the pre-festival Studio because I have degree in studio art and I wanted to increase my time at the festival. I didn’t expect to find family. When Mary and I agreed stand in for long-time studio curator Shawna Bowman, we only hoped we might be able to fill their shoes in a minimally adequate way. Instead, we received a gift - an amazing team of creative, kindred, artist-spirits who lovingly curated the Studio tent with us, and together, we shared the joy of seeing creativity take flight! I so look forward to witnessing the spirit/love/passion which arises from our tent this year… please come be a part of that with us! (And since you asked, yes that is my first grandchild with me in the picture.)

Shawna Bowman they/them

Arts Instigation and Integration
Shawna (they/them) is an artist, activist and pastor making life happen in Chicago with their spouse Jennie. Shawna has been making large scale art, paintings and installations in justice-making and spiritual spaces for years and is always seeking collaborators and co-conspirators that will help stretch our collective imagination! Most years you can find Shawna curating art across the festival, painting improvisationally at the main stage, welcoming artists in the Studio tent and directing the overall vibe of the place.

Stewart Martin He/Him

Ones and zeros
Chimichangas, kungfu, and computers . . . Anything from building systems, writing software, or playing games I’ve done it all, but nothing beats a good ole jam session with others.

Terry Gonda she/her

Board Vice Chair / Music Production Team
Terry’s innate “middle child” nature as a Catholic-lesbian, engineer-artist, pacifist-who-works-for-the-Army comes in handy as Vice Chair of the Board for a passionate Wild Goose Family and as a builder of community. Terry first came to the Goose in 2013 with her wife Kirsti (who’d attended 2011) and they submitted to sing in 2014. Invited back the next year, they soon found themselves on the music team, helping to curate musicians, creating community, and launching Goose-in-the-Round. Terry agreed to serve on the board around 2017 and the next year Kirsti agreed to become stage manager. Besides being a wife and singer-songwriter, Terry is an Ignatian-trained spiritual director, co-pastor of a small lay-led Catholic community, an organizational development consultant, and a certified life and leadership coach. But it is the persistent aching in her soul for deeper connection with the Divine Mystery that calls her towards the identity she treasures most…a “mystic in training”.

The Rev. Gaelyn Lei Evangreene She/her

Admin, Finance, and Making it Happen
The Rev. Gaelyn Lei Evangreene is the rector of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Cullowhee, NC and a year round staff member for the Wild Goose Festival where she handles administration, finances, the closing communion service, and generally makes things happen! She has actively engaged in doing the work necessary to bring her full self to all she does aiming to accept process over perfection. She is passionate about preaching that connects Scripture to our daily lives and liturgy that makes space for all at the table. She loves running, historical murder mysteries, and working collaboratively to make our communities healthier and more loving places to live.

The Thirsty Goose aka Kristen she/her

Beer Team Lead, Thirsty Goose Enthusiast
I've been coming to the Goose since 2013, when I was told I could go into the woods with a bunch of interesting folks and drink beer while singing hymns. I've volunteered every year, and been on a bunch of different teams before finding my volunteering home on the beer team. I can be found at the beer tent pushing sours, hanging around the healing arts and studio tents, or singing, like, REALLY loud at Beer and Hymns.

Tim Kerr He/Him

Sponsor Relations and Rick’s Pain in the Ass
I’m thrilled to be serving as the Sponsor Relations Director for the Wild Goose Festival. My hope is to cultivate meaningful relationships with sponsors who share the festival’s mission and values which enables us to create a diverse and inclusive space for individuals to explore spirituality, justice, and the arts. As I work to expand my knowledge of both the festival’s vision and the needs of its sponsors I hope to bridge the gap, ensuring that partnerships are not only mutually beneficial but also aligned with the festival’s mission. My wife of 38 years, Jan and I live in Jacksonville, Florida. We have a son Zach, Daughter in Law Catie and three grandchildren, Isabella, Henry and Benjamin Brooks. When I’m not busy curating relationships with sponsors, you can often find us engaging in community projects, supporting local art initiatives, and advocating for social justice causes.

Tom Banks He/Him

Behind the Scenes
Tom has been around the Goose since 2013, when a few friends dragged him to a festival he'd never heard of and probably changed his life. Over the years he's helped out in several volunteer capacities and even served as a Team Lead a few times. These days, he's helping out behind the scenes with operational needs.

Tommy Dillon He/Him/His

Wild Goose Board Member & Episcopal Tent Coordination
Tommy Dillon is an Episcopal priest and serves as Rector of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge, LA, and regional Dean of the Baton Rouge Deanery. Tommy has served congregations in San Francisco, CA, and Bainbridge Island, WA, and is currently a member of the Board of the Wild Goose Festival. In Tommy’s world, there is no such thing as the “outcast and the stranger.” His work with newly-released prisoners, people with mental illness and homelessness, and Hurricane Katrina survivors gave him fearless compassion for human needs. During his twenty-three years in ministry, parish food bank, LGBTQ+ programs, and elder ministries flourished