Meet Juan Gallardo!

Wasco Rose Festival Foundation President Juan Gallardo has built a life around God, family, athletics and service to Wasco. He is the best go-to-guy there is. No one works harder than Coach Juan.

He is a 2012 Wasco Union High School Athletic Hall of Fame inductee as part of the 2012 Football Team coaching staff and 2023-24 BVarsity All-Area Boys Wrestling team Coach of the Year! Juan has years of accolades for his coaching and those are just the most recent.

A founding member of the Wasco Rose Festival Foundation, Juan is a servant leader who sets an example of humility, selflessness, and compassion. He balances strength and vulnerability in a way that changes lives.

If you don't know him, you have undoubtedly been impacted by his quiet and consistent support throughout Wasco. Raised in Wasco, Juan remembers sitting on the curb and watching the Wasco Rose Festival Parade every year. He is driven to make the Wasco Rose and Christmas Festivals grow and improve year over year.