The Nature of Words

The Nature of Words Board of Directors and Advisory Committee


Front row: Sandra Miller, Julia Kennedy Cochran, Margaret Heater, Karen Poulsen
Back row: John Martin, John Kvapil, Kyle Wuepper, Peter Lovering, David Bilyeu
In Thumbnails on Right: (from top) Christine Coffin, Margie Robberson, Susan Humphrey, Neil Browne

Board of Directors
    
       
Executive Committee
        David Bilyeu, President
        Library Director, Central Oregon Community College 
        Bend, Oregon

       Margaret Heater, Vice-President
       Retired corporate insurance executive
       Bend, Oregon

       Karen Poulsen, Secretary
       Owner, Bella Moda women's clothing store
       Bend, Oregon

        Susan Humphrey, Treasurer 
        Accountant, Greer Mahr & Associates LLP 
        Bend, Oregon 

        Peter Lovering, Immediate Past President
        Writer/poet, and residential construction consultant
        Bend, Oregon 


        Directors
        Neil Browne 
        Assistant Professor of English 
        Oregon State University-Cascades Campus 
        Bend, Oregon

       Julia Kennedy Cochran
       Journalist (retired) and non-fiction writer
       Bend, Oregon

       Christine Coffin
       Director, Communications and Outreach
       Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
       Bend, Oregon

       John Kvapil
       Principal architect and partner, DKA Archtecture & Design
       Bend, Oregon

        John Martin
        President, John Martin Landscapes, Inc.
        Bend, Oregon

       Sandra Miller
       Award-winning art gallery owner and private art consultant (retired)
       Bend, Oregon

       Margie Robberson
       International Baccalaureate English Teacher (retired)
       Bend, Oregon
   
       Kyle Wuepper
       Attorney, Bryant Lovlien & Jarvis PC
       Bend, Oregon

Advisory Committee 

        Pamela Andrews, CEO, Cascade Publications, Bend, Oregon 
        Marian Biscay, Communications Consultant, Bend, Oregon 
        Lisa Broadwater, Journalist, Bend, Oregon 
        Leslie Conley, Retired marketing executive, Bend, Oregon
        Jessica Currier, Consultant, Bend, Oregon
        Tina Davis, Owner, Camalli Book Company, Bend, Oregon
        Chris Schroeder Fain, Wealth Management, Financial Advisor, Smith Barney, Bend, Oregon
        Noelle Fredland, Marketing Director, The Old Mill District, Bend, Oregon
        Hilary Garrett, Physical Therapist, former Board member
        Julie L. Gregory, Charitable Gift Planner, Oregon Community Foundation, Bend, Oregon
        Nancy Knoble, Retired human resources executive, community activist & volunteer, Enterprise, Oregon 
        Cristy Lanfri, Founder, Starview Foundation, Bend, Oregon 
        James Middleton, President, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, Oregon
        RenĂ© Mitchell, Vice-president & Director of Client Services, tbd advertising, Bend, Oregon
        Dr. Angelina Montoya, Psychiatrist, Bend, Oregon
        Margaret Nebenzahl, Oregon State Coordinator, Terra Lingua USA, Bend, Oregon
        Mary Heather Noble, environmental writer, Bend, Oregon
        Elizabeth Quinn, Founder & Editor, High Desert Journal literary quarterly, Bend, Oregon
        Aaron Switzer, President, Deschutes Public Library Foundation & Publisher, The Source Weekly, Bend,  Oregon
        Helen Vandervort, President, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Bend, Oregon 

       



    


(the Latest news)The Latest News
Guest authors for the November festival span genres of fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
The Nature of Words is sponsored by
Want to receive updates on The Nature of Words?
(stay in Touch) Stay in Touch
Signup