Notice to Alumni
Calling all festival alumni! Please make sure to update your contact information, especially your email address, so that you may receive newsletters and information about our alumni events! Please use THIS SURVEY to update your information! You can also email our Alumni Coordinator at njffalumni@gmail.com!
Past Coordinators (1975-2022)
| 1975 Folk Heritage |
| Brodsky | Loretta |
| DeAngelo | Kathy |
| Hunter | Audrey |
| Irwin | Barbara Smith |
| Kiselick White | Mary Ellen |
| Nealon | Mary T |
| Paige | Jo Anne |
| Pruce | Marilyn |
| Ryan | James |
| 1976 Folk Heritage |
| Coglan | Evelyn |
| Kimmel | Sandi |
| Mowry | Neil |
| Munro | Edith M. |
| Nealon | Mary T |
| Pasman | Barbara |
| Ryan | James |
| Shein | Bari |
| Ziegenfuss | Karen |
| 1977 Folk Heritage |
| Entwisle | Katherine |
| Kunkel | Sally |
| Mowry | Neil |
| Nash-Merker | Linda |
| Pasman | Barbara |
| Prepon | Lisa |
| Rubacky | Tricia |
| Ryan | James |
| Sieradzki | Joan |
| 1978 Folk Heritage |
| Entwisle | Katherine |
| Lane | Patty |
| Maaslow | Wendy |
| McDonald | Jean |
| Nash-Merker | Linda |
| Richardson | Dorothy |
| Rockland | David |
| Voynick | Brian |
| Wilson | Sara |
| Wraga | William G. |
| 1979 Folk Heritage |
| Beardsley | Janelle |
| Cavender | Cathy |
| Donegan | Evelyn |
| Dungan | Moira |
| Fratto | Cindy |
| McDonald | Jean |
| Richardson | Dorothy |
| Strohl-Palmer | Ruth |
| Wraga | William G. |
| 1980 New Brunswick Folklore |
| Ambrose | Carolyn |
| Bickart | Barbara |
| Butts | Joan |
| Dungan | Moira |
| Engle | Jill |
| Fethes | Anita |
| Grompone | Judi |
| O’Neil Rankin | Kathy |
| Strohl-Palmer | Ruth |
| Urban | Lorna |
| 1981 200 Years of NJ Agriculture |
| Ambrose | Carolyn |
| Butts | Joan |
| Campesi | Michele |
| Greenspan | Susan |
| Haraz | Janice |
| McCarten | Eileen |
| Naples | Lisa |
| O’Neil Rankin | Kathy |
| Reedy | Dana |
| Richman | Natalie |
| Strohl-Palmer | Ruth |
| Truscott | Kamala |
| 1982 Holland-American Culture |
| Baker | Kathy |
| Bickart | Barbara |
| D’Orazio | Mary |
| Dobelbower | Mark |
| Greenspan | Susan |
| Hyland Forsyte | Carol |
| McCarten | Eileen |
| Naples | Lisa |
| O’Neil Rankin | Kathy |
| Rich | Luanne (Lucinda Anne) |
| St. John | Pamela |
| Truscott | Kamala |
| Vasicek | Tina |
| Weakley | Nancy |
| Weakly | Nancy |
| 1983 Hungarian-Americans |
| Amont | Deena |
| Burns | Rosemary |
| Cox | Toni |
| D’Orazio | Mary |
| Gamache | Lisa |
| Gardenfeld | Sally |
| Jaeger | Marianne |
| McDonnough | Donna |
| McGowan | Tricia |
| Nalesnik | Beth |
| Reilly | Marilyn |
| Saloman | Jane |
| Spiegelman | Terri |
| Weakley | Nancy |
| Zweifel | Ellen |
| 1984 Cuban Ties |
| Amont | Deena |
| Saloman | Jane |
| Vongas | Gregory S. |
| 1985 Scottish Traditions in America |
| Augustyn | Margaret |
| Camishion | Nancy |
| Crain Rigg | Laurie |
| DeRosa King | Francine |
| Dietrich | Carol |
| Farrell | Maureen |
| Goldman | Susan |
| Johnson Srouji | Donna Annette |
| McHugh | Michele |
| Poole | Alicia |
| Revzin | Shari |
| Saloman | Jane |
| Saxton | Sue |
| Senerchia | Susan |
| Vongas | Gregory S. |
| Weinstein | Miriam |
| White | Heather K. |
| 1986 Italy |
| Applebaum | Jason |
| Avrin | Valerie |
| Bordonaro | Annamarie |
| Brown | Pauline |
| DeRosa King | Francine |
| Geyer | Bradford |
| Khichi | Seema |
| Labbe | Claudia |
| Meyers | Corey |
| Mondi | Susan |
| Poole | Alicia |
| Rosenshine | Marci |
| Senerchia | Susan |
| Vincent | Lora |
| Weinstein | Miriam |
| 1987 Philippines |
| Geyer | Bradford |
| Labbe | Claudia |
| Leviste | Maria Cecilia |
| McGovern | Debra |
| McGrath Stephens | Diane |
| Mondi | Susan |
| Patrick | Lois |
| Rosenshine | Marci |
| Sloat | Megna |
| Weinstein | Miriam |
| 1988 Sweden |
| Beranek | Bridget |
| Bibona | Suzanne |
| Case | Francine |
| Eisner Gottlieb | Elissa |
| Franklin | Margaret |
| Kupcho | Kathy |
| Langone | Lauri Grace |
| McNeal | Kelly |
| Meissner Schwartz | Anne |
| Parry | Karen |
| Sloat | Megna |
| 1989 Ireland |
| Anderson | Dawn |
| Diament | Marc |
| Ferguson | Nancy |
| Harch Weller | Tricia |
| Kupcho | Kathy |
| Mancuso | Maria |
| McNeal | Kelly |
| O’ Dowd | Patti |
| Rothman | Sherri |
| Sakelaris | Stasia |
| Skowronski | Sharon |
| Talian | Marianne |
| 1990 Greece |
| Agriantonis | Debbie |
| Anderson | Dawn |
| Balderston | Sarah |
| Bush | Amy |
| Caravetta | Deniseann |
| DiRini | Michelle |
| Ferguson | Nancy |
| Harch Weller | Tricia |
| Polgar Zalewski | Marcia |
| Posnock | Dawn |
| Rothman | Sherri |
| Russek | Dovey L. |
| 1991 Haiti |
| Anderson | Dawn |
| DiRini | Michelle |
| Ferguson | Nancy |
| Harch Weller | Tricia |
| Kessler | Paulette |
| Krasilovsky Kirman | Galina |
| O’ Brien | Vanessa |
| Polgar Zalewski | Marcia |
| Price | Giovina |
| Rothman | Sherri |
| Russek | Dovey L. |
| Sexton Federico | Marilyn |
| Torella | Nicole |
| 1992 American Indians |
| DiRini | Michelle |
| Holland | Nanci |
| Hye Mulvey | Jeanette |
| Kessler | Paulette |
| Krasilovsky Kirman | Galina |
| O’ Brien | Vanessa |
| Polgar Zalewski | Marcia |
| Price | Giovina |
| Russek | Dovey L. |
| Sexton Federico | Marilyn |
| Torella | Nicole |
| 1993 Lebanon |
| Bloom Kahn | Robin |
| Denning | Suzanne |
| Higgins | Jilliane |
| Holland | Nanci |
| Hye Mulvey | Jeanette |
| Jordan | Jo-Ann |
| Krasilovsky Kirman | Galina |
| Lamp | Kevin |
| O’ Brien | Vanessa |
| Ristau | Barbara |
| Torella | Nicole |
| 1994 20th Anniversary Celebration |
| Birnbaum | Cara |
| Bloom Kahn | Robin |
| Booth | Kelly |
| Coady | Peryn |
| Ellis | Lara |
| Ferguson | Kimberly |
| Greco Sheridan | Kara |
| Higgins | Jilliane |
| Ristau | Barbara |
| Strasko | Aimee |
| Van Duyne | Jackie |
| 1995 Puerto Rico |
| Coady | Peryn |
| Ferguson | Kimberly |
| Ferguson | Karen |
| Goldberg | Elizabeth |
| Greco Sheridan | Kara |
| Haas | Emily |
| Havranek | Carrie |
| Hawley | Melanie |
| Van Duyne | Jackie |
| Wheeler | Tatum |
| 1996 South Jersey |
| Dunigan Liberty | Mary |
| Ferguson | Kimberly |
| Ford | Courtney |
| Greco Sheridan | Kara |
| Hawley | Melanie |
| Herrmann | Cahren |
| Kiszonas | Heather |
| Kohmescher Kirchner | Kristin |
| Kwon | Julie |
| Miller | Eden I. |
| 1997 India |
| Burke | Eileen |
| Foder | Joy |
| Glyn | Becky |
| Hudson | Katura |
| Klein | Suzanne |
| Kohmescher Kirchner | Kristin |
| Leary | Elizabeth |
| Miller | Eden I. |
| Payne | Katherine |
| Tomori | Rachel S. |
| Ward | Amy |
| 1998 Chinese-American Traditions |
| Barry | Alison |
| Coakley | Susie |
| DeVoe | Susan |
| DiChiara | Renee |
| Glyn | Becky |
| Kazima | Michaela |
| Klein | Suzanne |
| Lukowiak | Lauren |
| Masciandaro | Gina |
| Quattrocchi | Amy |
| Tomori | Rachel S. |
| 1999 Silver Jubilee Celebration |
| Barry | Alison |
| Coakley | Susie |
| DeVoe | Susan |
| DiChiara | Renee |
| Hall | Lorelyn |
| Kazima | Michaela |
| Kennedy | Jessica |
| Masciandaro | Gina |
| McCluskey | Kathleen |
| Payne | Katherine |
| Quattrocchi | Amy |
| Ward | Alison S. |
| 2000 Women in Folk |
| Clifton | Shannon |
| Greenspan | Lorie Russo |
| Hall | Lorelyn |
| Inglefield | Laura |
| Kazima | Michaela |
| Lee | Catharine |
| Levy | Deena |
| Pasternack | Chara |
| Pawlick | Nancy |
| Quattrocchi | Amy |
| Stewart | Jaclyn |
| Vostok | Tania |
| Ward | Alison S. |
| 2001 Portuguese-American Traditions |
| Cho | Sumi |
| Clarke | Erin |
| Clifton | Shannon |
| Hall | Lorelyn |
| Henry | Erin |
| LaRue | Sarah |
| McHenry | Bernadette |
| Nacht | Michelle |
| Pasternack | Chara |
| Pawlick | Nancy |
| Robinson | Danielle |
| Stewart | Jaclyn |
| 2002 Blues and Gospel |
| Clarke | Erin |
| Clawson | Beth |
| Fine Miller | Rebecca |
| Friedrich | Brienne |
| LaRue | Sarah |
| Lee | Anne |
| O’Toole | Meghan |
| Pieters | Rachel |
| Rockland | Kate |
| Schwei | Hillary |
| Weiner | Bonnie |
| 2003 Mexican-American Traditions |
| Barat | Athena |
| Briscese | Rosangela |
| Clarke | Erin |
| Clawson | Beth |
| Didik | Adrienne |
| Grass | Morgan |
| Graves | Vanessa |
| Hansen | Mara |
| Kapelushnik | Dena |
| O’Toole | Meghan |
| Overs | Cynthia |
| Pieters | Rachel |
| Pieters | Rachel |
| 2004 30th Anniversary Celebration |
| Argudo | Cindy |
| Briscese | Rosangela |
| Grass | Morgan |
| Graves | Vanessa |
| Grimm | Meghan |
| Hansen | Mara |
| Hewitt | Jackie |
| Munn | Ellen |
| Overs | Cynthia |
| Pieters | Rachel |
| Pieters | Rachel |
| Radigan | Joseph |
| Singer | Kate |
| Stianchi | Erica |
| Whitehouse | Jacquelyn |
| 2005 Norwegian-American Traditions |
| Argudo | Cindy |
| Briscese | Rosangela |
| Caledrone | Meganjoy |
| Fiore | Christina |
| Giehl | Karen |
| Graves | Vanessa |
| Grimm | Meghan |
| Hansen | Mara |
| Hewitt | Jackie |
| Millar | Catherine |
| Overs | Cynthia |
| Perkins | Sydney |
| Schneider | Jessica |
| Stianchi | Erica |
| 2006 Charm of Korea |
| Broad | Garrett |
| Clarke | Jaclyn |
| Evennou | Danielle |
| Fiore | Christina |
| Fiore | Christina |
| Giehl | Karen |
| Grimm | Meghan |
| Hewitt | Jackie |
| Kinney | Steve |
| O’Dea | Daniel |
| Pateiro | Marta |
| Perkins | Sydney |
| Shwed | Allyson |
| Turner | Paul |
| 2007 Dominican-American Traditions |
| Broad | Garrett |
| Clarke | Jaclyn |
| Fiore | Christina |
| Fiore | Christina |
| Fiore | Lynn |
| Giehl | Karen |
| Halgash | Elizabeth Ann |
| Klein | Lauren |
| Pateiro | Marta |
| Ratini | Megan |
| Vogel | Jill |
| Whitley | Kolleen |
| Wilenchik | Hana |
| 2008 German-American Traditions |
| Balkun | Stacy |
| Broad | Garrett |
| Burkholder | Kate |
| DiGiovanni | Mark |
| Fiore | Lynn |
| Garreau | Monica |
| Glaser | Andy |
| Halgash | Elizabeth Ann |
| Ratini | Megan |
| Rossi | Catherine |
| Whitley | Kolleen |
| Wilding | Melody |
| Younes | Nadine |
| 2009 35th Anniversary Celebration |
| Agrawal | Sagar |
| Daddino | Rachel |
| Daniels | Alexandria |
| Drootin | Tania |
| Glaser | Andy |
| Halgash | Elizabeth Ann |
| Hansen | Megan |
| Rossi | Catherine |
| Saxer | Lauren |
| Yasay | Michelle |
| 2010 The Andes |
| Agrawal | Sagar |
| Daniels | Alexandria |
| Flyer | Keith |
| Glaser | Andy |
| Green | Jaimie |
| Howard | Allison |
| Kongsamut | Tira Woody |
| Kurzynowski | Rachel |
| Rossi | Catherine |
| Saxer | Lauren |
| Thompson | Michael |
| Ticker | Daniel |
| Utenwoldt | Kurt |
| Yasay | Michelle |
| 2011 Kalmyk Culture |
| Crane | Michelle |
| Daniels | Alexandria |
| Drag | Robyn |
| Howard | Allison |
| Hueston | Matthew |
| Hummel | Jack |
| Kurzynowski | Rachel |
| Morton | Shakiela |
| Nieman | Zachary |
| Persaud | Christine |
| Rossi | Gabrielle |
| Saxer | Lauren |
| Spivak | Bianca |
| Yasay | Michelle |
| 2012 Bulgarian Traditions |
| Ballard | Meredith |
| Casseia | Lewis |
| Colon | Elix |
| Cygan | Alicja |
| Dobromilsky | Kate |
| Drag | Robyn |
| Howard | Allison |
| Hueston | Matthew |
| Kurzynowski | Rachel |
| Lavin | Kenneth |
| Peterson | Hannah |
| Prentky | Jeffrey |
| Rossi | Gabrielle |
| Spivak | Bianca |
| Utenwoldt | Kurt |
| Yasay | Michelle |
| 2013 Garifuna Traditions |
| Badushov | Khermesh |
| Crane | Jeffrey |
| Cygan | Alicja |
| Dobromilsky | Kate |
| Gora | Patrick |
| Herrick | Kristen |
| Lavin | Kenneth |
| Malchow | James |
| Matyash | Lisabeth |
| Meola | Leena |
| Peterson | Hannah |
| Ray | Christine |
| Rossi | Gabrielle |
| Sesta | Gina |
| 2014 40th Anniversary |
| Abdyshayeva | Lada |
| Agrillo | Juliana |
| Badushov | Khermesh |
| Cygan | Alicja |
| Digiacomo | Jake |
| Dobromilsky | Kate |
| Fakhrzadeh | Parisa |
| Gora | Patrick |
| Lavin | Kenneth |
| Lue | Jeff |
| Malchow | James |
| Ray | Christine |
| Rossi | Gabrielle |
| Sesta | Gina |
| 2015 Maritime Traditions |
| Abdyshayeva | Lada |
| Badushov | Khermesh |
| Byrnes | Michael |
| Cipriani | Francesca |
| Clark | Amy |
| Dhir | Angad |
| DiGiacomo | Alex “Jake” |
| Fuchs | Alex |
| Hyland | Michael |
| Matyash | Michelle |
| Ray | Christine |
| Ripperger | Philip “Buzz” |
| Svasti | Luke |
| Velarde | Andrea |
| 2016 Bluegrass Showcase |
| Abdyshayeva | Lada |
| Clark | Amy |
| Fuchs | Alex |
| Fuchs | Dana |
| Gharaibeh | Sofia |
| Gibson | Patrick A. |
| Goulet | Megane |
| Graham | Elisabeth |
| Hyland | Michael |
| Kopka | Andrew |
| Mariquit | Mariquit |
| Matyash | Michelle |
| Puhak | Janine |
| Ripperger | Philip “Buzz” |
| Taylor | Daniel |
| 2017 Turkish Traditions |
| Clark | Amy |
| Cheng | Shirley |
| Franco | Susan |
| Fuchs | Dana |
| Gharaibeh | Sofia |
| Gibson | Patrick A. |
| Goulet | Megane |
| Graham | Elisabeth |
| Hyland | Michael |
| Katzgrau | Tim |
| Kopka | Andrew |
| Matyash | Lisabeth |
| Puhak | Janine |
| Taylor | Danny |
| Torpey | Jacob |
| 2018 Native Americans in New Jersey |
| Blank | Nadine |
| Cammarata | David |
| Cheng | Shirley |
| Elgart | Alex |
| Franco | Susan |
| Fuchs | Dana |
| Graham | Elisabeth |
| Goulet | Megane |
| Katzgrau | Timothy |
| Patel | Radhika |
| Schwartz | Dana |
| Thomas | Kristen |
| Torpey | Jacob |
| Vallabhaneni | Lalitha |
| 2019 45th Anniversary |
| Blank | Nadine |
| Cammarata | David |
| Cheng | Shirley |
| Corley | John |
| Franco | Susan |
| Kulin | Sean |
| Masters | Gregory |
| Patel | Radhika |
| Schwartz | Dana |
| Patel | Radhika |
| Thomas | Kristen |
| Torpey | Jacob |
| Vallabhaneni | Lalitha |
| Waldman | SJ |
| 2020 46th Anniversary |
| Borowski | Emma |
| Dauer | Gillian |
| Duensing | Emma |
| Mendia | Tony |
| Murphy | Morgan |
| Roughgarden | Kathleen (Katie) |
| Thomas | Kristen |
| Vallabhaneni | Lalitha |
| Waldman | SJ |
| Young | Emma |
| 2021 47th Anniversary | |
| Bess | Ray |
| Borowski | Emma |
| Dauer | Gillian |
| Duensing | Emma |
| Leguizamon | Jessica |
| Roughgarden | Kathleen (Katie) |
| Sanchez Bachman | Celia |
| Vallabhaneni | Lalitha |
| Young | Emma |
| 2022 48th Anniversary | |
| Daboll | Dani |
| Dauer | Gillian |
| Massel | Grace |
| Miller | Katie |
| Patel | Heer |
| Roughgarden | Kathleen (Katie) |
| Sanchez Bachman | Celia |
| Soper | Emily |
| Sosavelapatino | Pool |
| Tucker | Ruthy |
