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2026 Team & Festival Family
Who's behind this year's festival
The organizing core and institutional partners currently running UAFest 2026 — pulled out from the full, all-years directory below.
Olga IalovenkoFestival Director & Lead Organizer
Anna TkachenkoCo-organizer
Maksym StepanenkoCo-organizer · Marketing & Digital Lead
Olga OstafiichukConcert & Cultural Program Director · festival host
Yuliia BobrovnykSponsorship & Partnerships Coordinator · visual designer
Marta StepanenkoSingerThe Directory
One community, many hands
The organizers, partners, sponsors and local businesses behind the festival — every year since 2023. Filter by role, or by which festival year they were part of.
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Olga IalovenkoFestival Director & Lead OrganizerAnna TkachenkoCo-organizerMaksym StepanenkoCo-organizer · Marketing & Digital LeadOlga OstafiichukConcert & Cultural Program Director · festival hostYuliia BobrovnykSponsorship & Partnerships Coordinator · visual designer
Ukrainian Community of Lanark CountyOrganizer
Alice BoutiqueOrganizing partnerMarta StepanenkoSinger
Shevchenko FoundationFestival supporterRotary District 7040Festival supporter
Backed UA FEST in 2026.Sponsor2026
BCU FinancialBuduchnist Credit Union — Community Sponsor (3rd year)
MEEST Canada50% shipping for the children's-gifts project
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)Festival supporter
Thomas Cavanagh ConstructionFestival supporter
Edward JonesFestival supporter
Solvis LawFestival supporter
Carleton Place NurseryFestival supporter
Peace of Mind Business SolutionsFestival supporter
The Royal Canadian LegionFestival supporter
Misha Lytvynyuk PhotographyFestival photography
Capital Ukrainian FestivalFestival supporter
Giant TigerFestival supporter
Staples CanadaFestival supporter
UA OttawaFestival supporter
Jani-King of Eastern OntarioFestival supporter
Carleton Place TourismFestival supporter
North HouseFestival supporter
The Floral BoutiqueFestival supporter
knyga.caFestival supporter
Artistic Cake DesignFestival supporter
Strawberry Blonde BakeryFestival supporter
Embassy of Ukraine in CanadaFestival supporter
Town of Carleton PlaceHost municipality
Town of Smiths FallsFestival supporter
Олег ГайдукBest Beekeepers · натуральний мед і вироби з воску
Svitanok Ukrainian Dance EnsembleFolk dance ensemble
Dmytro KrupkaEthnographic collector / exhibitor · museum
Tetiana WilliamsSilk-painting & jewelry artist
CookiddooUkrainian culinary studio
Anastasiia StepanenkoCuisine representative (Cookiddoo)
Raisa Hordiychuk (Mama Raisa)Kitchen lead / cuisine expert
Fast CoffeeCoffee vendor
Ulana Handmade Bags (Uliana Sakhno)Handmade-bags vendor & bazaar coordinator
KrokusVendor / partner business
Eurostyle UAVendor / partner business
BNI Art StudioArt studio vendor
DM Auto OttawaVendor / partner
Cafe Ukraine OttawaCafe vendor
Life CapitalEdtech co-creator platform
mmix.caCo-organizer company
Coulas Insurance Ltd.Community sponsor
CP Rentals & Property ManagementParking provider
Tetiana DodonovaFestival photographer
Marina Shum (Maryna Shum Photography)Photographer
Ira AncherbakContent creator / photographer
Iryna KochkinaContent creator
Julia ShummContent creator
Elizabeth LuhovaContent creator
nasolodaContent creator
Taisiia MnishenkoVideographer
Denys SavchenkoVideographer
Mykhaylo PavlovPhotographer / videographer
Ann ChunosovaPhotographer / videographer
Denys RamzhaievVideographer
Darya FedorovaVolunteer Coordinator
Anna PientsovaFestival chef / F&B coordinator
Nataliia MoshBorscht coordinator
Kateryna ShumenkovaVarenyky lead
Marina ZavgorodniayaUzvar lead
Oksana DyshlenkoPyrizhky lead
Olga ShyrinskaSweets / desserts
Vadym KucheriavyiKulish preparation
Maia GeladzeKitchen volunteer
Oksana MosiichukHead accountant / logisticsEllena PolishchukFestival decor & photo zone
made the decor for the 2024 and 2025 festivals and ran the balloon photo zoneVolunteer2024–2025
Nataliya ChabanyukCreative workshops volunteer · project coordinator
Mike RynzakFestival host 2023-2025; cultural program team
Mariia BondarCultural program team
Liudmyla PylypenkoAdministrative / registration
Svitlana HaidaichukBusiness forum coordinator / organizer
Svitlana MarchukSponsor relations; festival host 2023Tommy LeeLocation prep & auction
helped prepare the location and ran the auctionVolunteer2024
Nataliia StepanenkoKitchen team
Mykola KulebaFounder of Save UkraineJessica HansenCommittee guidance
provided guidance to the festival committeePartner2024Steph ScollanFestival support
supported the team through preparation and after the festivalPartner2024
Volodymyr KobezskyiMeest Canada representative
Anna KuprieievaSolvis Law representative
Mariana GrushkovykThomas Cavanagh contact
Nadiya SakhnoCoulas Insurance representative
Anna VynnykFinancial Advisor (Edward Jones vendor)
Kseniia PavlovaBook sponsor (knyga.ca)
Save UkraineBeneficiary foundation
Kids of UkraineCharity beneficiary
Carleton Place Community Enrichment ProgramIn-kind supporterAnastasiya StepanenkoBusiness Development Assistant
supports the festival's business development teamVolunteer2026Your profile
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