Boards, Committees ​& Volunteers

2026 Executive Committee

Chairmen Kate Rawls
Vice Chairman Jamie Weaver

Admissions  Summer Magee & Cathy Richards
Arts & Crafts Mark Buttolph
Beer/Wine Andy Key
Concessions  Randy Carter
Entertainment  Richard & Jennifer Bradshaw 
Events  Mattie Bryant
Commercial Exhibits  Kathy Winslow
Fire Department/EMS  Battalion Chief Blake Jennings & Captain Daniel Everett
Hospitality  Kathy Carraway
Information  Kristen Clements
Information Technology Nobel Reeves
Logistics  Tiny Andrews & Larry Underwood
Motorsports  Scott Wiggins
Operations Jimmy Bryant
Peanut Stage  Carol Cowan
Publicity  Theresa Earles & Madilynne Tanner
Parking  Eric Bryant
Outside Exhibits  Ricky Gregory & Chuck Chapin
Police Department  Sergeant Rowland
Special Events  Tadpole Wilson 
Site - Manpower  Josh Pribble
Site - Electrical  Wayne Boyce & Freddie Gardner
Swamp Roar  Holly Hoffler & Billy Pardue
Parks & Recreation  Jason Pittman 
Volunteer Services  Linda Cooper & Billy Cooper

Board of Directors

President  William D. (Billy) Wyatt
Vice President  Thomas C. Andrews, Jr.
Secretary  W. Randolph Carter, Jr.
Treasurer  Summer Magee

Directors
​Jimmy Bryant
Linda & Billy Cooper
Darden Langston
Theresa Earles
Mark Furlo
​Freddie Gardner
Kevin Hughes
Jesse J. Johnson, Jr.
Summer Magee
Kate Rawls
Jamie Weaver
​SCott Wiggins
​Kathy Winslow

Suffolk Festivals, Inc., A 501(3)(c) Organization
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Suffolk Festivals, Inc.
Lisa Key, Executive Director
Angie Twiford, Assistant Director

The Annual Suffolk Peanut Fest is managed by Suffolk Festivals, Inc., a non-profit organization operating
a 50-acre festival site adjacent to the Suffolk Executive Airport.

Hundreds of volunteers work diligently year-round to produce a traditional, family-friendly
fall festival each year, preserving a time-honored event that provides recreation and entertainment
​for the community and visitors over a four-day celebration.