Tim Estes – President

A well-known name in the float building industry with over 40 years experience in building floats, Tim has overseen the construction of over 500 Rose Parade floats and countless number of floats in parades throughout the United States and Canada. Tim has assembled an extremely qualified and talented team in all areas of construction, design, engineering, animation, sculpturing and decoration. A hands-on president, Tim designs the structural engineering of Fiesta’s floats and oversees the development and implementation throughout the construction and sophisticated animation stages. He is a current board member of CalFest (California / Nevada Festivals & Events Association) and a Certified Festival & Events Executive (CFEE).

Katie McCormick Furey AIFD, CFD – Floral Director

It all started with her father’s nursery and flower shop in the Midwest. All of the earliest and fondest memories revolve around the nursery and playing in the dirt by the potted plants, climbing the big hill out back, and riding on the tractor. The flower shop no doubt sparked an early love and passion for flowers and plants. What started out as being daddy’s little girl turned into a passion and love for floral design.

With a further desire to learn, Katie achieved a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in Horticulture. She was inducted into the American Institute of Floral Designers in 2009 and has been an active member since then. She owned her own event and floral company for 10+ years doing weddings and events prior to becoming a mom and a teacher.

Katie started doing projects with Fiesta Parade Floats in 2009 and has worked for them every year since. Now with over 12 years of experience with floats and 5 years as assistant floral director, Katie is the Floral Director. Katie resides in Fullerton, CA with her husband Patrick and their 4 kids, Madelyn, Cyrus, Declan and Lincoln. She loves being a mom and teacher as well as working with flowers and floats.

Mike Abboud – Float & Production Designer

Mike Abboud is the current premier designer for Fiesta Parade Floats.  He is also the founder and President of 3RD Star Events Inc. based in Las Vegas Nevada. As a young adult, his passion for creative design in The Special Events Industry helped him transform venues into stunning visuals and grand celebrations. His work catered to an extensive list of clients including a-list celebrities & casinos in the Las Vegas area. It includes The Venetian Resort & Casino, The Mandalay Bay, The Luxor, Caesars Palace, The Monte Carlo, Garth Brooks, Kobe Bryant, Pavarotti, Gwen Stephanie, and many more.

Mike Abboud was the prodigy of the world-renowned float designer, Mr. Raul R. Rodriguez who became his “source of my inspiration”. His designs have earned him numerous awards, including Best Lighting in LA, by the Los Angeles Mayor, James K. Hahn, Appreciation Award, by The Latin Grammy Awards, and in collaboration with Fiesta Parade floats, Wrigley Legacy Award, Queen Award, twice in 2020 and 2022, Americana Award, Golden State Award, Extraordinaire Award, Grand Marshal Award, twice in 2019 & 2020 for Most Outstanding Creative Concept & Float Design.

“You take a design concept, entwine it with love, magic, and laughter, and you have yourself a beautiful float”- Mike Abboud

Stanley A. Meyer – Designer

For over three decades Stanley has made a career out of “Coloring and Playing Pretend” working as a scenic designer, production designer and Illustrator. As the founder and principal designer at New York City-based, Stanley A. Meyer Design LLC, his designs have earned him numerous awards and nominations including an American Theatre Wing Design Award nomination, a New York Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, a National Broadway Theatre Award nomination, a Los Angeles Ovation Award Nomination, THEA Award, and IAPPA Brass Ring Award, and numerous others. His critically acclaimed work includes the smash-hit show Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the world premiere of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Peter Pan’s Neverland at Universal Studios Japan, SeaWorld’s Blue Horizons in Orlando and more. In collaborating with Fiesta Parade Floats, Meyer’s float designs have been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Princesses’ Trophy, the Animation Trophy, the Grand Marshal’s Trophy, the Governor’s Trophy, the Director’s Trophy, the Tournament Special Trophy, the Crown City Innovation Trophy, the Past President’s Trophy, the Queen’s Trophy, the President’s Trophy, the Extraordinaire Trophy and the Tournament of Roses Sweepstakes Trophy for most beautiful float in 2015 and 2017.

Claudia Dial – Art Director

Claudia has been involved with the Rose Parade for over 30 years, including the past 24 as Fiesta’s art director. Her artistic experience and knowledge of flowers provides her the expertise in overseeing all artistic aspects during the float creation process. Claudia’s ability to plan and keep track of each and every facet of the design, artistic application and maintenance of the floats plays a major factor in Fiesta creating numerous prize-winning floats in exacting detail.

Float Supervisors

Each float is assigned one or two seasoned float supervisors and a veteran float-decorating crew. Float supervisors manage the final preparation of each float during Decorating Week and up until the final hours when the floats enter the parade route.