Executive Director

Kate Post, Executive Director
As one of the original creators of the Stockton Asparagus Festival 21 years ago, now its first Executive Director, Kate Post is by no means a newcomer to the special event business. She was awarded the 2004 Business Award by the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce Business Manager of the Year, recognizing her success, staying power and contribution to her profession and the greater Stockton community.
With an extensive background in public relations, Post has served in high profile positions since the mid-1970's working for The Grupe Company, A.G. Spanos Companies, as Executive Director of the Stockton San Joaquin Convention and Visitors Bureau, and co-founder Vice President of GAMUT Promotions and Advertising., the event planning firm that created and coordinated many festivals in California, including the Dry Bean Festival.


Under the leadership of Executive Director, Kate Post, the Festival Board of Directors, 60 committees, and 5500 volunteers, this huge organization runs efficiently to produce the largest charitable special event in San Joaquin County. This award winning festival has donated over $3.6 million to date to over 100 charities that volunteer each year at the festival. We think you'll find her "spear-it" contagious!

Board of Directors

Left to right Douglass Wilhoit, Past President, John Reusche, John Green, Gerald Smith, Marc Marchini, Gordon Medlin, festival co-founder, Leslie Snyder, Sheriff Steve Moore, President-Elect, C.P. Riddle, Bob Harmon, Jim Hulstrom, Festival President, and Kate Post Executive Director