Andrew Proctor is the Executive Director of Literary Arts, a nonprofit literary center in Portland, Oregon. Previously the Membership and Operations Director at PEN American Center, he was an associate editor at HarperCollins publishers, and he has worked at the Canadian High Commission in London (UK).

Corrine Oishi has served on the Oregon Community Foundation Board of Directors for the past four years and has served on various community board for over fifteen years. Her main focus of interest has been on education and the arts, while teaching, mentoring, and running a residential construction business.

Jim McDonald is a Senior Program Officer for The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. In that position, he manages the Foundation’s Arts and Culture Grantmaking Program. He has over twenty-five years of experience in the arts and culture sector working as a grantmaker, curator, arts administrator, and art consultant.

Bob Speltz is the director of public affairs for Standard Insurance Company (“The Standard”) in Portland, Oregon. He is responsible for all aspects of corporate community involvement including The Standard’s corporate giving program, the Standard Charitable Foundation, and employee volunteerism.