Community & Causes
Arts Commission, City of Normandy Park I serve as Vice Chair on the City of Normandy Park (WA) Arts Commission, appointed by the Mayor and City Council. The Commission represents the City’s interest in and serves as a spokespersons group for art matters in the City. We are responsible for keeping the Mayor and City Council informed on art-related matters as well. The Commission is also responsible for encouraging and aiding programs for cultural enrichment of Normandy Park citizens, and coordinating and strengthening existing organizations in the field of art.
Citizen Budget Advisory Group, City of Normandy Park Volunteer citizen group working with City staff to review and provide input on the City’s proposed bienniel budget.
#iVoted I am a board member of #iVoted, a non-partisan “get out the vote” initiative founded by entrepreneur Emily White, Mike Luba, and Pat Sansone of Wilco / The Autumn Defense.
Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) I am the volunteer managing editor of The Buzz, the podcast of the JJA.
National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) I am the Advisory Board of NIVA, created to assist in preserving and nurturing the ecosystem of independent live venues and promoters throughout the United States.
Normandy Chateau Homeowner’s Association Treasurer, January 2020 – December 2021; January 2023 – Present.
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American Museum of the Moving Image advances the understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media by presenting exhibitions, education programs, significant moving-image works, and interpretive programs, and collecting and preserving moving-image related artifacts.
American Red Cross: In the aftermath of 9/11, I completed the Introduction to Disaster Services course. Every 8 minutes the American Red Cross responds to an emergency.
Backline is committed to providing accessible and affordable mental health care options to music industry professionals and their family members. We invite mental health providers, partner support organizations, wellness organizations, grassroots fundraisers, and others to join us in this mission.
Big River Broadcasting Corporation runs KIYU-FM, a Public Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Galena, Alaska, serving the Alaska Bush. KIYU is one of if not the hardest hit but the Trump cuts to public media.
Bike Works promotes the bicycle as a vehicle for change to empower youth and build resilient communities.
Brooklyn Public Library is an independent library system for the 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn.
Camp Beausite Northwest (CBNW) is a place where everyone has the opportunity to be all they can be in an inclusive and welcoming residential camp environment. Their annual offerings include weeklong camp sessions during the summer and weekend respite programs during the rest of the year.
The Center School’s mission is to empower and inspire all students to positively impact our world. They provide a high-quality arts integrated college prep curriculum and an academic program that prepares all students for continuing educational pursuits or post-secondary employment.
Chebeague Recreation Center provides the Chebeague Island community with recreational and educational opportunities that strengthen overall health and social connection to enhance lives and secure futures.
The Community Association of Big Sur (CABS), formerly the Coast Property Owners Association, was founded in 1962 by a group of visionary Big Sur property owners who led a successful effort to thwart conversion of Big Sur to a National Park . Today, they empower residents to work together to create safer, more wildfire-resilient neighborhoods.
Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle cultivates a vibrant jazz community to ensure the legacy and progression of the art form by engaging audiences, celebrating artists, and supporting arts education.
Food Lifeline provides food to more than 300 food banks, shelters, and meal programs across Western Washington.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation promotes the constitutional principle of separation of state and church, and educates the public on matters relating to nontheism.
#iVoted increases voter turnout by producing data-driven concerts on election nights and during early voting periods that let fans in who show a selfie from outside their polling place or at home with a blank and unmarked ballot.
Jazz Foundation of America: Changes in the music industry have left many behind including underground legends, session players and even the big names themselves. When age, illness, or disaster threatens a long career, many have nowhere to turn. These musicians have been saving us with their music our entire lives. These are dignified people who never think to ask for help. Our lifesaving programs turn despair into hope.
Kubota Garden Foundation is a non-profit corporation established in 1989 to support, enhance, and perpetuate the Kubota Garden within the spirit and vision of Fujitaro Kubota and his son Tom Kubota.
KUOW Puget Sound is the Puget Sound region’s #1 radio station for news. Our independent, nonprofit newsroom produces award-winning stories, podcasts and events.
The National Independent Venue Foundation is committed to sharing resources to help venues, promoters, and festivals address weather-related risks before they occur. See resources below to get yourself ready to face weather challenges.
Northwest Community Bail Fund provides cash bail for marginalized people charged with crimes who are unable to afford bail and find themselves.
OneWorld Now! offers inclusive and accessible international education programming for high school students through accredited language and leadership classes, along with study abroad opportunities.
Owsley Stanley Foundation is dedicated to the preservation of “Bear’s Sonic Journals,” Owsley’s archive of more than 1,300 live concert soundboard recordings from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, including recordings by Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin, and more than 80 other artists across nearly every musical idiom. These analog reel-to-reel recordings are nearing the end of their expected shelf lives and will deteriorate and be lost forever if they are not preserved.
Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of people worldwide.
Rainier Valley Historical Society‘s mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret the history and heritage of Rainier Valley and its people, and to promote public involvement in and appreciation of its history and culture.
Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) offers English classes, help finding job, domestic violence support, naturalization and immigration legal services, counseling in Arabic, Farsi, Amharic, Somali and other languages.
Seattle Children’s Hospital specializes in meeting the unique physical, emotional and developmental needs of children from infancy through young adulthood.
Seattle Children’s Playgarden is designed to be a safe, supportive, accessible, and innovative place for children of all abilities to play.
Seattle Music Partners: I am a former board member of this organization that provides youth with low-cost music instruction and one-on-one mentoring to eliminate racial and economic barriers to quality music education.
Seattle Theatre Group creates enriching experiences in the arts, engages diverse communities, and stewards historic theatres.
Shunpike empowers artists through equitable access to vital expertise, opportunities, and business services. Shunpike envisions a community where independent artists and arts groups thrive creatively and economically, and where their work is widely valued as fundamental to the cultural, social, and economic wellbeing of Washington state.
Skagit Valley College Community Radio, KSVR 91.7 FM Mount Vernon is a full-service radio station committed to providing an outlet for local voices including music, news, and information in both English and Spanish. KSVR is one of if not the hardest hit radio station in Washington State by Trump’s cuts to public media.
South Hudson Music Project develops, promotes and presents innovative musical collaborations crossing boundaries of genre, culture, generation, and neighborhood in order to strengthen and engage our community.
Teentix exists to break down the barriers that prevent teens from accessing art in our community, such as ticket or admission cost, not knowing where to look for events, navigating transportation around the city, and feeling insecure around arts-going if there’s no one in their lives already championing the arts.