Ron Paul, Portland, Chair
Ron Paul is a self-described civic entrepeneur with extensive private and public sector experience in developing socially responsible enterprises with high levels of creativity, visibility and integrity. With a Masters of Arts degree from the University of Oregon, his position as Chief of Staff for former Portland City Commissioner Charlies Hales included a number of special projects related to arts and culture. Upon appointment to the Commission, he stated, "The arts in Oregon are at a crossroads. Public support could never be more important nor harder to achieve than in this climate of scarcity. At the same time, respected economists around the country are beginning to quantify the dividends artists create for our community. I appreciate the governor's nomination to the Arts Commission, and I join as an advocate for this important,creative force in our state." Term Expires: 3/14/2008
email: ron@ronpaul.com
Jean B. Boyer Cowling, Medford, Vice Chair Jean Boyer Cowling, supporter of arts education, taught art for 17 years to junior high and high school students in Medford’s 549-C School District. Following her career in teaching, Boyer Cowling was International Sales Manager, responsible for sales to 27 countries, for Sabroso Company, a manufacturer of fruit purees. She has been a board member and president of the Rogue Valley Art Association, chaired the Craterian Committee which developed plans for the re-use of the Craterian Theatre as a performing arts center, and has been involved in local fundraising efforts for the Schneider Art Museum, the Jackson County Central Library and the Southern Oregon University Foundation. Boyer Cowling received a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University and a M.A.T. in Fine Arts from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Chicago. Term Expires: 5/10/2008 email: jbbcowling@aol.com
Cynthia Addams, Salem
Cynthia Addams joined The Collins Foundation in 1998 as the director of programs, and was appointed executive vice president in April 2007.
She was formerly the Assistant to the President of Willamette University (1996-1998)
and Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations at the university (1993-1996).
Prior to these appointments, Cynthia served as Executive Director of the Salem
Art Association for eight years, as well as as Associate Director of the White
Bird Gallery and Gallery Manager of the Contemporary Crafts Gallery. In addition
to her current work for The Collins Foundation, she has served
on numerous grant review panels for the Oregon Arts Commission, Regional Arts & Culture Council, and Idaho Commission on the Arts. Term Expires: 2/28/2010
e-mail: caddams@collinsfoundation.org
Debi Coleman, Portland Debi Coleman co-founded SmartForest Ventures with technology colleague,
Hugh Mackworth, in late 1999. Prior to that, she had served as Chairman of the
Board and CEO of Merix Corporation after its spin-out from Tektronix, where
she was Vice President Materials/Operations. She is perhaps best known for her
career achievements with Apple Computer, where she held the positions of Vice
President of Operation, Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President of Information
Systems and Technology. She currently serves on the boards of several technology
companies. She also devotes considerable time and energy to numerous civic and
arts organizations. She has a Bachelor of Arts form Brown University in English
Literature and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University. Term Expires: 3/3/2007 email: debi@smartforest.com
Bart Eberwein, Portland Bart Everwein is Vice President for Hoffman Construction Company, a general contractor headquartered in Oregon with annual sales of approximately $1 billion. He is the current president of the board of the Architecture Foundation of Oregon and a current member of the board of Cycle Oregon. He is a past president and 10-year board member of Literary Arts and Portland Arts & Lectures, and served on the boards of the Oregon Symphony and PICA. Eberwein was the first “outside” Allied Board Member of the American Institute of Architects. He received a B.S. in Journalism as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Oregon. Term Expires: 6/19/2010 email: barte@hoffmancorp.com
Boyd Harris, Condon
Boyd Harris is a founder, past chair and current president of the Greater Condon Arts
Association. (Co-Arts), a 37-year young cultural organization dedicated to "Expanding
the Cultural Consciousness of our Communities" and with the new sister
organization "LB Arts" supplementing school art programs and budgets.
Boyd serves on many boards related to the arts and has been the recipient of
a variety of artistic and volunteer awards. He was mayor of Condon for seven
years. Boyd conceived "Art Slate", a juried Northwest art exhibit
now in its eighth successful year. Term expires: 8/31/2010
e-mail: bharris@jncable.com
Andrea Heid, Eugene
Andrea Heid grew up in Hawaii where she attended high school in Honolulu and
received a BA in Fine Art from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She received
an MS in Art Education from the University of Oregon in the early 1970's. She
has a keen interest in the arts, particularly arts education. Term Expires: 9/30/2008
email: aheid@uoregon.edu
Royal Nebeker, Gearhart
Royal Nebeker is an internationally exhibited painter and printmaker. He has been committed to arts education both locally and abroad throughout his career. He was a full time member of the art faculty at Clatsop Community College from 1978 through 2004. In Oregon, Nebeker has been a visiting artist-teacher, and guest lecturer at Pacific NW College of Art, Portland State University and the University of Oregon, among others. As director of the art department at Clatsop Community College, he oversaw the growth and development of the art program and gallery. Through his Sami heritage, he has a keen interest in the art of indigenous and northern people. He received an M.F.A. from Brigham Young University and a Meisters Grad (an M.F.A. equivalent) from the National School of Fine Arts in Oslo, Norway. He is represented by Augen Gallery in Portland. Term Expires: 3/19/2010
Contact:
email: nebeker@seasurf.com
Henry Sayre, Bend
Henry Sayre is a Distinguished Professor of Art History at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus since 2001, and from 1983 through 2001, he taught art history at Oregon State University in Corvallis. Sayre is a prolific writer who has written about almost every aspect of the arts. His textbook, A World of Art, soon to be issued in its 5 th edition, is one of the most widely used art appreciation texts in the country. His children’s book, Cave Paintings to Picasso, won the Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children’s Literature at the 2005 Oregon Book Awards. Sayre received a B.A. with Honors and Distinction in the Humanities from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. Term Expires: 10/31/2010
Contact:
email: henry.sayre@osucascades.edu
