WHO WE ARE

Learn about our team and Board of Directors.

STAFF

  • Joshua Heim (he/him)

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    (503) 274-4746

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  • Ed Bourgeois (he/him)

    PAD PROGRAM MANAGER

    (503) 925-6774

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  • Makaveli Gresham (they/them)

    MEMBERSHIP & PROGRAMS COORDINATOR

    (503) 274-4729 ext 102

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  • Adrian Eberstein (she/her)

    COMMUNICATION & EVENTS COORDINATOR

    (971) 269-2753

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  • Cristian Gonzalez (he/him)

    ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

    (503) 274-4755 

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2025 CONFERENCE TEAM

  • Carmen E. Himes

    CONFERENCE PRODUCER

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  • Matthew Himes

    CONFERENCE PRODUCER

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Joseph Copley-Venturo Díaz
President (2026)
ODC/Dance

Rob Tocalino
Vice President (2026)
Mondavi Center, UC Davis

Rafael Gonzalez
Secretary/Treasurer (2025)
Grand Performances

Antonio Gómez
Immediate Past President (2026)
Tacoma Arts Live

 

Qacung Stephen Blanchett
Director (2025)
Tlingit & Haida Tribes of Alaska

Anna Cross
Director (2026)
Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, City of Tracy

Nadhi Thekkek
Director (2027)
Nava Dance Theatre

Courtney Ozaki
Director (2026)
Japanese Arts Network

 

Tamica Washington-Miller
Director (2025)
Lula Washington Dance Theatre

Meghan Bush
Director (2027)
UCSB Arts & Lectures

Christopher Nicholas
Director (2027)
Hip Hop Orchestra Experience

Rebecca Carson
Director (2027)
Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts