We’re just people with realistic expectations for what strong community can provide. It’s not idealistic, because we’ve seen it 1st hand. Our hope is to multiply the concept.
The Fan Fest Society Founders
Jennie Whitaker
Jennie’s background is in agency-based public relations and self-prophesied entrepreneurship across multiple industries. She’s a creative, in the most perceptive ways, that loves getting the ball rolling on projects. Charting the course for potential, and then participating behind the scenes as advocate, defender, promoter and champion is the space she occupies best. Like most worthy passion projects, this all began with a daydream that materialized into something so special she couldn’t let go. The Fan Fest Society came to be with irreversible momentum. With two decades of storytelling and brand building, she’s more than equipped to foster relationships that are real and communities that matter—even if they are based on fictional plots.
Marcus Whitaker
Marcus has spent his career doing things most people dream about; contributing to reversing social injustices, building things with his hands and helping make dreams come true with the insane amount of gumption it takes to see them through. It sounds lofty, but that’s just a peek at why The Whitakers’ grand plans come to fruition. On paper his resume looks incredibly similar to Jennie’s over the past decade, but only because they’ve been lucky enough to work side-by-side on everything they’ve done. It’s an exercise in tenacity and zeal and the beauty of a well-balanced marriage. He brings the yin to Jennie’s yang and makes sure that together they never overlook an opportunity to do something good.
We’d go anywhere for this community, from Washington Depot, to New Milford, New Preston to Kent, Unionville to Lakeville and now in Ogunquit, the beautiful place by the sea…where to next?!