Meet the Committee
Amber Christensen- Founder and Chairman
Amber Christensen- Founder and Chairman
Amber Christensen- Founder and Chairman
Amber Christensen is the founder and Chairman of the Casper Celtic Irish Festival. She has a passion for Celtic music and loves traveling to Celtic festivals. Her dream is to bring the magic of Celtic culture to Casper. She is using the leadership and organizational skills she developed during her 27 years as a military spouse to try to
Amber Christensen is the founder and Chairman of the Casper Celtic Irish Festival. She has a passion for Celtic music and loves traveling to Celtic festivals. Her dream is to bring the magic of Celtic culture to Casper. She is using the leadership and organizational skills she developed during her 27 years as a military spouse to try to create an amazing experience. In addition to heading the festival committee, Amber is the Administrative Assistant for Colm Keegan’s online Irish culture school, CKTeaching, and works at the Johnson Restaurant Group Corporate Headquarters.
Tosca
Amber Christensen- Founder and Chairman
Amber Christensen- Founder and Chairman
Tosca is a 5th generation Wyomingite, a graduate of Kelly Walsh and the owner and publisher of The Prairie Peddler. She volunteered for this project because she thought it would be something different Casper has not done in the past. Learning about new cultures should be something everyone should do. Tosca is looking forward to learning
Tosca is a 5th generation Wyomingite, a graduate of Kelly Walsh and the owner and publisher of The Prairie Peddler. She volunteered for this project because she thought it would be something different Casper has not done in the past. Learning about new cultures should be something everyone should do. Tosca is looking forward to learning about the Celtic and Irish cultures right here in her hometown.
Melanie Gootee
Amber Christensen- Founder and Chairman
Melanie Gootee
Melanie Gootee works in HR and Payroll at Johnson Restaurant Group, where she enjoys helping keep things running smoothly behind the scenes. Born at Offutt Air Force Base and a proud Casper, Wyoming resident since 1987, Melanie brings both heart and precision to her work, backed by associate degrees in Physics and Accounting from Casper
Melanie Gootee works in HR and Payroll at Johnson Restaurant Group, where she enjoys helping keep things running smoothly behind the scenes. Born at Offutt Air Force Base and a proud Casper, Wyoming resident since 1987, Melanie brings both heart and precision to her work, backed by associate degrees in Physics and Accounting from Casper College. When she’s not navigating the world of numbers and people, you’ll likely find her deep in a true crime documentary or happily building her latest LEGO set. She’s also a devoted dog mom to a spunky miniature dachshund who keeps life interesting. Melanie is all about the little details that make a big difference—and she’s always up for a good mystery (on screen, not in payroll!).
Regan Hayes
Amber Christensen- Founder and Chairman
Melanie Gootee
Growing up in Savannah, GA, and being of Irish and Scottish descent, Regan has always been slightly interested in all things Celtic. A few years ago, she started taking Irish language lessons from Colm Keegan. When Amber asked for her help with the first-ever Casper Celtic Irish Fest, she was happy to join the board. She loves being able to come to Casper and help get this off the ground.
Courtney Kash
Cameron Gunton-Bell
Cameron Gunton-Bell
Courtney started doing events in 2016, mostly weddings. She moved to Casper 3 years ago and started her own event planning company, Kash Events. She volunteered with Amber for the Special Olympics event, Festival of Trees. Amber then invited her to co-chair the Celtic Irish Festival with her.
Cameron Gunton-Bell
Cameron Gunton-Bell
Cameron Gunton-Bell
Cameron hails from California and is part of the social media team for the Casper Celtic Irish Festival. She is excited to be a part of the very first Casper Celtic Irish Festival. Cameron came on board as a result of working alongside Amber Christensen and Regan Hayes as part of an admin team for Colm Keegan. In addition to taking care
Cameron hails from California and is part of the social media team for the Casper Celtic Irish Festival. She is excited to be a part of the very first Casper Celtic Irish Festival. Cameron came on board as a result of working alongside Amber Christensen and Regan Hayes as part of an admin team for Colm Keegan. In addition to taking care of her family, Cameron runs Creative Kind Studios and Hearts to Hands Massage.
Alie L.B. Edmunds
Cameron Gunton-Bell
Alie L.B. Edmunds
Alie is part of the social media team for the Casper Celtic Irish Festival. She is a full time student at both Casper College and University of Wyoming at Casper. She grew up in Casper and now lives with her husband and two dogs. She started interning for the festival over the Summer but looks forward to continuing work as a volunteer.