Trevor Tkach, National Cherry Festival
Trevor Tkach is the Executive Director of the National Cherry Festival. He joined the National Cherry Festival in 2007 as the Business Development Manager and was named Interim Executive Director in 2011, permanently appointed to the position in 2012. Trevor was born and raised in Traverse City, MI and attended Traverse City Central High School and Northwestern Michigan College before earning his bachelor’s degree at Eastern Michigan University. After graduating he joined the West Michigan Whitecaps Baseball Team in Grand Rapids, MI as an Account Executive and later Senior Account Executive. In 2011 Trevor received his MBA from the University of Michigan at Flint. Trevor is a board member of the NMC BBQ, The Michigan Festivals and Events Association and the Central Michigan University Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. An active member of Rotary, Trevor is the chair of the Rotary Show ad sales and has been named to “40 Under 40” by the Traverse City Business News five years in a row. Trevor and his wife Trisha love living in Traverse City with three children, Lauren, Camden and Carson.