Education
Student, Reed College student, University Chicago student, Lewis and Clark College.
Cultural organization executive
Student, Reed College student, University Chicago student, Lewis and Clark College.
Program director, concert and festival producer, Pioneer Courthouse Square
executive director, Regional Arts and Culture Council (formerly Metropolitan Arts Commission), Portland, Oregon, since 1989. Leader YouthArts, member consultant team developing community cultural plan for Charlotte, North Carolina. Member of advisory panel safe and drug free schools program unites states department Education.
Member board and Executive Committee Americans for Arts (merger National Assembly Local Arts Agilysys and American Council for Arts), also session leader at national conference. Former member and chairman program and policy panels National Endowment for Arts. Member board Oregon Advisers for Arts.
Frequent speaker on cultural planning, community arts intersections, regional development, public private partnerships, advocay and cultural policy to conferences.