Who We Are

[Image of Amanda and Jared]We'd like to introduce ourselves. We're Amanda Hicks and Jared Lyon, and we're the organizers of the Twin Peaks Festival.

As the organizers, it is our responsibility to plan and implement the Twin Peaks Festival on an annual basis, as well as ensure that you the fans have a fantastic festival experience. We want you to come back each year, you know!

Amanda Hicks

Amanda hails from Vacaville, CA, and she deals with overall event planning, building/location reservations, financial management, and is responsible for all of our delicious catering. She has attended every festival since 1999, with the exception of 2001. This is her fifth year as a festival organizer.

Jared Lyon

Jared comes to you all the way from Rochester, NY, and he's your bus tour pro, event planner, webmaster, designer of almost all of the festival merchandise and promotional materials, and since he has a lovely public speaking demeanor, takes on emcee duties during the festival. Jared has attended every festival since 2001, and this is his fifth year as a festival organizer.

People who help make the fest possible

Without the help of other fans, the fest wouldn't exist. Here, we start to highlight some of the extra special people who make the fest a possibility.

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Charlene Harding

Charlene comes to you from Los Angles via Houston, Texas. She is currently a actor/desktop publisher. At the young age of 12, she was exposed to David Lynch. It changed her life and made her passionate about all aspects of art. She currently assists with advertising, fundraising, and other miscellaneous aspects of the Twin Peaks Festival.

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Mary Hutter

Mary works, plays, and kicks ass in Detroit. In real life, she works in advertising as an AVID editor. At the Festival, she helps with merchandise among other things. Though she has mentally attended the festival every year since it started, she finally made the pilgrimage physically in 2006. She can personally attest that it is the raddest thing since sliced baguette with brie and butter.