White Water Festival
June 12 - 15, 2025
Every year, the FIBArk website, like the festival itself, is reimagined, updated, and dynamic until the festival starts.
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our mission
FIBArk Community Paddling Center envisions a community where all community members have access to education, events and programs in whitewater paddlesports. Where all community youth are given opportunities to discover whitewater paddlesports and river safety, and where everyone is supported in learning about the history of FIBArk and this amazing river we call home.
meet the board
Lindsay Sutton-Stephens
President
HALEY ELZINGA
Board Member
Anissa Caiazza
Board Member
KARINA MADDEN
Board Member
Lynne Pottebaum
Vice President/Race Director
KATIE PATTI
Event Manager
DILLON GROSS
Board Member
Lisa GARVEY
Board Member
Miles Cottom
Secretary
Ryan Lynch
Board Member
ERICA ARMSTRONG
Board Member
SARAH mACDONNELL
Board Member
FIBArk Community Paddling Center
IS DEDICATED TO
1) Supporting community members to discover whitewater paddlesports through yearly events and programs.
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2) Providing local youth with the opportunity to safely engage in whitewater paddlesports and learn river safety and etiquette.
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3) Offering a space where community members can learn about whitewater paddlesports, the history of the Arkansas River and the history of the FIBArk organization.
