Michigan F.A.S.H Fest is a premiere platform featuring a Runway Industry Showcase,
a Beauty|Trend Event: The "Reveal," and an experiential festival presenting
a “show and tell” of the extraordinary talents with a Michigan connection through
F.= fashion, A.= art, S.=sound, and H.= history.

This three-day event has been created by Presence II Productions, a Michigan based, woman-owned company, founded by CEO, Leslie Ann Pilling, whose passion is to outreach to her community, both through her partnership with local charity Forgotten Harvest, and her dedication to boosting an economic redirection in the state of Michigan.

Michigan F.A.S.H. Fest fosters inspiration, promotes the imagination, and presents opportunity from a fresh perspective to collaborate with grassroots pioneers, groundbreaking innovators, and industry leaders. It also provides a resource for mentorship through educational opportunities and on-location experiences. The attendees will be inspired by creative curiosities through prestigious runway industry showcases, installations sponsored by companies as experiential displays, performance enhanced vignettes, educational exhibits with hands-on interaction for all ages, and entertainment through digital media, performance art, public art, puppetry, culinary arts and beyond. A plethora of public interaction will be encouraged through juried competitions, strolling fashion shows, and exclusive photo-OPs!

The anticipation for Michigan F.A.S.H. Fest will grow through a yearlong series of promotional events at high profile locations throughout Michigan.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Leslie Ann Pilling
Michigan F.A.S.H. Fest
Presence II Productions
CEO/Founder
Peter Fezzey
Forgotten Harvest
Director of Major Gifts/Strategic Relationships

HONORARY COMMITTEE

Linda Dresner
Linda Dresner
CEO
Judy Frankel
Antiques Centre of Troy
CEO

PRODUCTION AND
MANAGEMENT TEAM

Leslie Ann Pilling
Presence II Productions,
Executive Director
CEO/Founder,
Michigan F.A.S.H. Fest
Inga Lenz
Presence II Productions,
Assistant Director of Operations
TaMia Harrison
Presence II Productions,
Production Assistant
Tessa LeBeau
Presence II Productions,
Production Assistant
Shelli Adams
Presence II Productions,
Accountant/Office Manager

OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE LEADS

Jon Gerych and Alexis Gerych
Gerych's Graziella,
Owner
Event Rentals Liaison
Bill Givens
Magnetic Cinema
Owner
Video Liaison
Jonathan Krueger
Scenic Design Group,
Owner
Props/Installations Liaison
Jillian Lenko
Buyer Liaison
Anthony Marsalese
Antonino's Salon,
Owner
Beauty Liaison
Kathy Remski
Real Style,
Talent Liaison
Aaron L. Rosenhaus
Uniland Corp.
COO/Builder Developer
Energy Consumption Solutions Liaison
John Rutherford
Brassjar Music,
Owner/President
Music Liaison
Hoda Salameh
StyleLine,
Associate Editor
Designer Liaison
John Sauve
Sauve Art Foundation,
Chairperson,
Public Art Liaison
Rachael Woods
Art Loft,
Owner
Merchant/Retail Liason

HOST COMMITTEE

Lisa Diggs
Buy Michigan Now,
Founder
Monika Essen
Detroit Opera Theatre,
Costume Designer
Bonnie and Patrick Foley
Christiane Larue,
CEO/Designer
Lidija Dorkin Grahovac
MI Division of Project Hope,
Vice President
Stacy Goldberg
What's In Your Cart?
SavorFull
CEO/Founder
Fotoula Lambros
Fotoula Lambros Design,
Owner/Designer
Sarah Lapinski
Motor City Sewing,
Wound Menswear,
Owner/Designer
Erik Morganroth
Foodie & Wine Expert
Eric Moss
Order & Other,
Owner
Christianne Sims
Urbanize(D)
Owner
Linda Solomon
Linda Solomon Photography
Photojournalist
David Altwerger

PROMOTIONAL TEAM

William Malcolm
William Malcolm Luxe Collection,
Owner
Paulina Petkoski
Playground Detroit, NYC
Co-Founder
Tommy Cupples

YOUTH PROMOTIONAL TEAM

Logan Katz
Student/Video Liaison
Tracy Katz
Supportive Parent
Kennedy Werner
Student/Spokesperson
Patty Werner
Supportive parent