Dr. Tom Barreto was born in Lebanon, Oregon and opened his optometry practice at Eyes on Broadway in 1991. He received his undergraduate education in 1983 and doctorate in optometry at Pacific University in 1986. Tom’s professional interests are primary patient care, ocular disease management, contact lenses and pre and post operative lasik surgery. He is also a member of VOSHE which is a group of optometrists who travel around the world providing eye care to third world countries. Tom has been a long time supporter of the arts in Portland and along with theater, enjoys traveling, gardening and tennis. Dr. Barreto also serves on the Board of Directors for The Equity Foundation and Live on Stage.

Julie Bonaduce - bio to come

Kim DeMent has lead past lives working in company development, public education and in the commercial real estate industry. Along with her husband, Steve Smith, she co-created early marketing and community outreach projects for TAZO and advised in the development of programs that are being implemented through Mercy Corp. to address quality of life issues in tea-producing regions. She has also volunteered with numerous non-profits and community service projects both in Seattle and Portland. Most recently, she has contributed to The Portland French School as APP Board Vice-President and Chair of the annual Gala auction. She initiated a community-building program in response to 9-11 called the Neighborhood Kitchen; where neighbors interact and support one another by preparing reciprocal family meals. She has traveled extensively, bringing a broad world view and a talent for problem solving, by connecting people. Kim brings positive synergy to whatever project she’s involved with. She is actively involved in The Unity World Healing Center of Lake Oswego. Kim is one of many inspired by Wade McCollum’s message of ONE and is enthusiastic to see this project brought to the stage. Her other interests include being Jack’s mom, practicing as much yoga as possible and using her passport as much as she can.

Share Gilbert is the Senior Account Manager and Assistant Vice President for Ticor Title Insurance’s National Commercial Division and has worked there for 20 years. She is the president of the Oregon Mortgage Lenders Association. Share is an original founder of Commercial Real Estate Woman (CREW-Portland) and served on the Board of Directors for 11 years, serving two years as its President. She is currently the Charity Chair for CREW. She also spent three years as the chair of an annual charity fundraising event benefiting The Bradley-Angle House and SOLV. Other interest includes teaching yoga and birthing classes, riding her motorcycle, exploring nature, skiing, tennis and all types of creative adventures with her two adorable grandchildren.

Margaret Hinshaw owns and operates Healing Arts Studio where she works as a Reiki Master and Meditation Teacher. She has a B.S. from Lewis and Clark College and her background includes employee benefits, tax and investments, pension consulting and photo stylist. Originally from Bend, Oregon, Margaret is a sixth generation Oregonian who has also lived in Seattle, Hong Kong, Singapore and San Francisco with her husband and their two children. Margaret is the current chair of the Board of Directors for NW Academy. Margaret’s other philanthropic interests have included March of Dimes Star Chef Event, Children’s Charity Ball, Lincoln High School Auction, Pendulum Aerial Dance Theatre, and Tabitha Cambodia. Margaret has a passion for arts based education.

Dr. Norm Kalbfleisch is currently an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at OHSU, and the assistant director of the residency program. Norm received his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. His interests include theatre, dance and raising rare plants.

Dr. Neil Matteucci is a clinical psychologist who practices at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Portland. Neil received his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. His interests include theatre and dance and raising rare plants.

Mary McDonald-Lewis is a theatre director, stage and voice actor. She is a co-founder and is the co-artistic director of Portland's Readers Theatre Repertory. She has been seen on stages up and down the West Coast. As a voice actor, Mary has hundreds of radio and television commercials to her credit. In animation, she has created dozens of characters for GI Joe, Superfriends, Batman, The Mask, Wonder Woman, and more. Currently, she is the voice of OnStar, General Motors' global navigation system, heard in millions of cars. She is also a writer, and has worked as a print journalist. Her experience extends from a field reporter, to a news anchor , to AM News-Talk radio, to FM NPR. She is Oregon's National Board member for the Screen Actors Guild, and holds her MFA in Theatre Arts, from the University of Portland.

Chris Robson  is co-founder and chief scientist at Parametric Marketing LLC, a specialized marketing analysis and research company. His industry career has included executive and senior management roles in both marketing and advanced technology for large and small companies. He has been highly active in the Portland start-up company community, holding advisory positions on both successful and not-so-successful ventures. He likes to think that he understands the difference between the two. His passion is how different disciplines come together to build successful organizations, and he constantly works at the interface of business, marketing, finance and technology. Outside of the business world he teaches meditation and explores the connections between traditional and modern spiritualities.

George Thorn - George Thorn is the Co-Director of Arts Action Research, a national arts-consulting group. As a consultant, he works with arts organizations and makes presentations to conferences and workshops. In parallel with his consulting activities, for eighteen years he directed the graduate program in Arts Administration at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. He was the Associate Director of FEDAPT. Prior to these activities, he was the Executive Vice-President of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. George spent sixteen years in New York where he had a general management firm that managed Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring companies. He began his career as a stage manager of Broadway productions.

In Portland, he is consulting with a number of organizations including The Regional Arts and Cultural Commission’s Cultural Leadership Program. With Nello McDaniel, he has co-authored the following publications: Leading Arts Boards; Growing Audiences
Arts Planning: A Dynamic Balance; Towards a New Arts Order: Process, Power, andChange; Workpapers II: Arts Boards—Myths, Perspectives, and New Approaches; A Special Report/The Quiet Crisis in the Arts; Workpapers I: Rethinking and Restructuring the Arts Organization; Challenge of Change.

Steve Smith - bio to come