Board Members

A few years ago my sister talked me into ‘dressing up’ in Renaissance garb and attending a local festival. It was downhill from there! Now I have multiple outfits, including quite a few kilts and attend as many festivals as possible and even going on The Ren Cruise with a bunch of Rennies! Which led to assisting with organizing festivals, which led to our own festival.

Steve has 45-plus years’ of experience in the management of full-service destination Resorts. His vast experience has taken him to several highly recognizable resort areas including French Lick, Indiana, Park City, Utah, and Williamsburg, Virginia. His resort adventures and Scotland heritage have introduced him to indulging in Renaissance festivals (Ah, rubbing shoulders with King’s). Along with his excellent management skills, he possesses a unique expertise in projecting realistic financial numbers for the success of a Resort and Renaissance festival. When he is not glued to watching daily financial results you can find him preparing a castle, wielding a kilt, or driving a tractor with a wagon load of animal lovers through a safari wildlife park.    

From a very young age  Halloween was one of my favorite times of the year. It presented an opportunity to become a character other than myself. After the first time at a Renaissance Faire the possibilities became endless. Every day of Faire becomes another character selection from the many costumes that have been purchased or created on my own! Visiting other Faires is an amazing experience to view endless characters, costumes, and meet great friends. The only thing as much fun as a Faire is doing The Ren Cruise with a hundred or more Renaissance friends and entertainers! See you at The Faire!

I have been a lover of fantasy and history since I was a young child.  I discovered the lands of Middle Earth when I first read the Hobbit at age 8 and my love of fantasy has only continued to grow from there.  In high school I started to read books on history and still do to this day, I also love to watch historical documentaries and
dramatized historical shows.  
I started vending at concerts and music festivals in 1997, mostly vending food. I discovered Renaissance Faires in 2013 and that first faire was all that it really took to capture my heart.  It was everything I loved about festivals, history, and fantasy all rolled into one.  I had already been going to comic and gaming conventions and
occasionally dressing up for those, so I just fell right into going to Renaissance Faires as well, after going to a few different faires in the surrounding areas with my son and friends I decided that it was worth making a bigger part of my life.  
I was introduced to the Southern Indiana Renaissance Faire and as I came to know the
people putting on the faire I decided that this would be a great group to put my time
and energy into.  As a new addition to the board of directors I am looking forward to helping to continue this Faire’s wonderful experiences and help it continue to grow to be a fun and happy place for friends and families to learn about historical times and the myths and legends of our ancestors.  I am excited to move forward with this great group to make a great experience for everyone who comes to the fair. In the mundane world I work in IT at the IU Credit Union and live at our home with my son Keegan, three great Danes, and a couple of cats.