Dutch Sanger, Executive Director of the Panama City Downtown Improvement Board

Dutch Sanger is currently the Executive Director for the Panama City Downtown Improvement Board in Panama City Florida. Prior to Panama City, Mr. Sanger was the Special Events Coordinator for the City of Hagerstown, Maryland and was one of the original members of the nationally known Western Maryland BluesFest Committee. He is also a graduate of Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelors Degree in Arts. Mr. Sanger has been responsible for the dramatic changes in events in Panama City. Prior to Mr. Sanger’s employment, Panama City in 2003 held (3) signature events a year with a sponsorship budget of $6,500. For 2011, Panama City has (29) events that is either handled by Mr. Sanger or facilitated by him and total sponsorships exceeding $730,000. He is very active with Bay County Non-Profits as a consultant for fundraising and event logistics. Mr. Sanger is best known as the “Father” of Friday Fest in Panama City which attracts 12,000 visitors a month to Downtown Panama City which has won “Best of Bay-Festival” in Bay County for (3) years running and currently has close to 5,000 Facebook friends.