Open Meeting Policy

All Classical FM holds open meetings concerning the operations and programming of All Classical in accordance with requirements of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 396, et seq. as amended, and certification requirements promulgated by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Information about All Classical’s open meeting policy is also announced regularly on the air in the Pacific Northwest. Board meetings will be conducted at 515 NE 15th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232 unless otherwise noted. Please call 503-943-5828 to verify if a meeting is being held. To request notice of board meetings in writing, please e-mail executive assistant Andrea Rennie at andrearennie@allclassical.org.

FY13 Board of Directors Meeting Schedule

• September 6, 2012 at 11:00am
• December 13, 2012 at 11:00am
• April 4, 2013 at 11:00am
• June 20, 2013 at 11:00am

Location: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

FY13 Finance Committee Meeting Schedule

• August 8, 2012
• August 29, 2012
• October 24, 2012 
• December 5, 2012
• January 23, 2013
• February 20, 2013 
• March 27, 2013
• April 24, 2013
• May 29, 2013
• June 12, 2013

All meetings begin at 12:30pm and are held at All Classical

FY13 Community Advisory Group (CAG) Meeting Schedule

• August 29th, 2012
• December 4th, 2012
• March 26th, 2013
• June 11th, 2013

All meetings begin at 6:30 and are held at All Classical.

For more information on CAG meetings, please email Andrea Murray at andreamurray@allclassical.org.

The CAG members include:

George Taylor, Playwright and Consultant

Bryan Johanson, Composer and Guitarist, Chair, Department of Music Portland State University

Peter Greenfield, Hypnotherapist, All Classical Volunteer Team

Dale Tolliver, Cellist and Music Teacher

Susan McDaniel, Pianist and Emergency Dispatcher

Barbara Wagner, Community Volunteer

Gary Peterson, Engineer, Longtime Public Radio Supporter

Kathrin Korngold Hubbard, violinist

Joe Cantrell, Photographer, All Classical Volunteer

John Schumann

Board Chair

John is a nationally recognized rail transit authority whose experience of 30+ years includes a variety of transit system technologies and applications in more than 30 cities throughout the United States and other countries. A Senior Transportation Consultant with LTK Engineering Services, he is a member of the light rail transit committees of the Transportation Research Board (past chair), and the American Public Transit Association (secretary), and chaired their joint national conference, held in Portland in 2003. John is a classical music lover, advocate and supporter who serves on the board of Portland’s Choral Arts Ensemble. A broadcaster and radio station manager during his college years, John holds a BA in Business Administration and an MS in Civil Engineering.

Robert Ridgley

Board Vice Chair

Bob Ridgley is good at finding and solving problems in partnership with the people involved. Whether he acquired the skill in 23 years as a partner at Stoel Rives or in the following 13 as President & CEO of NW Natural, he has an uncanny ability for separating the wheat from the chaff and driving to the heart of a problem. He’s a catalyst for partnerships between government and private enterprise and a great person to have on your team.

Bob and his wife, Marilyn split their time between Camas, Washington, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, where they are active in the arts community. Bob is also a history buff with a passion for learning about the places he visits and the people who came to those areas before us. He’s a strong family man and delights in his children and grandchildren.

Bob spent three decades in community service to Oregon prior to his retirement from NW Natural.

Johnathan Mansfield

Secretary

John Mansfield is a shareholder in the Intellectual Property group at the law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt. A native Oregonian, John holds a degree in music theory from the University of Oregon, as well as an MS from Portland State and a JD from Cornell. Though John has "retired" from regular public performances, many Portlanders have seen and heard his work conducting, music directing and playing keyboards for musical theatre in the late 1980s. Among other things, John music directed and appeared in the Portland premiere production of "Pump Boys and Dinettes," and recently played keyboards backing Wade McCollum in the "Rocky Horror Show" at Triangle Productions. John is also active in the Portland City Club and a number of other non-profit and civic organizations.

Ted Ames

Treasurer

A graduate of Yale and Harvard Business School, Ted has been a Portlander since 1977 when he joined Jantzen, Inc. as its CFO. He has been a private business owner in the area, worked with Outward Bound as both board member and CFO and served on the OMSI Board, too.

Faith Ackerman

Director

As a Native Oregonian, I own and operate two small pear orchards here in the Hood River Valley. I have four children and four grandchildren to love and cherish. I am a retired R.N. and recently completed 20 years on the board of directors of The Mid- Columbia Health Foundation in The Dalles. Classical music has been my mainstay since childhood. I have been an organist forever and play second violin in our community orchestra, a passion for the last 30 years. I helped found a nonprofit organization to support it and currently serve as its executive director. I am honored to join the board of directors of All Classical 89.9 and promise to do my best to champion its cause!

Richard B. Dobrow, M.D.

Director

Richard Dobrow is a semi-retired physician (hematology-oncology) and works part time at the Portland VA Hospital. He has chaired the Schools Committee, Harvard Club of Oregon (coordinating interviews of all applicants to Harvard College) for the last ten years, and is the former president of the Harvard Club of Oregon. He has been president of both the Clark County Medical Society and Jewish Family and Child Service (Portland). He currently serves as a director of the Portland Youth Philharmonic. An accomplished pianist, Dobrow has given solo recitals and appeared as soloist with both the Vancouver Symphony and the Jewish Community Center Orchestra.

Gerry Federico

Director

Gerry is a Broker with Keller Williams Realty locally. She is a long-time listener and member of All Classical and is eager to serve on the All Classical Board.

Currently, Gerry is a classroom volunteer for the CRN, Children’s Relief Nursery and sits on PMAR’s, Portland Metropolitan Area of Realtors, Standard and Practices Committee, and RMLS, Realtors Multiple Listing Service, Hearings Committee.

Brian Horay

Director

A Clevelander by birth and Portlander by choice, Brian moved to Oregon to pursue a master’s degree in art therapy. After graduating from Marylhurst University in 2004, he went on to work as a mental health and addictions counselor for half a decade.

He is the proud creator of the Classical Beaver – a completely unauthorized blog devoted to the Oregon Symphony. A relatively recent convert to classical music, Brian’s obsession with our hometown orchestra is rivaled only by his passion for 89.9.

When he’s not at New Seasons Market schlepping produce, Brian is probably painting, cooking, or reading in the beautiful Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood, sharing a solid mid-century home with four chickens, two cats, and one husband.

Jennifer Paauwe-Riffe

Director

With over 17 years experience in human resources, employment relations, strategic hiring and talent development, Jennifer Paauwe-Riffe believes that successful companies encourage their employees to thrive in the workplace.

Known as a visionary who evaluates and overhauls programs, systems, and policies, Jennifer sets high standards for meeting the needs of real people. She brings practical solutions to small businesses and entrepreneurs. She shows corporate leaders how to maximize personal performance and exceed expectations. Skilled strategic planner, energetic organizer, active listener, Jennifer articulates a lead-by-example vision for innovation and professionalism.

Bilingual in Spanish and English, Jennifer also provides cross cultural communication and training, offering cohesive application of a company's values to its Latin American constituencies.

John Evans

Director

Since joining the Oregon Bach Festival as President and Executive Director in 2007, Evans has guided the University of Oregon event to new levels of box office and critical success, expanding its seasonal and geographic reach with broadcasts, year-round programming, concerts in Ashland and Bend, and a summer festival in Portland.

Born and educated in Wales, Evans joined the OBF following a twenty-one-year career with the BBC in London, producing many of its landmark projects, including A Britten Evening, A Bernstein Day (live from New York), and Live from Tanglewood, and rising to head of music policy and production at Radio 3 in 2000. His broadcasting awards include a Sony Gold and a Prix Italia.

A Britten scholar, Evans’s book Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten was published by Faber and Faber in 2009. In addition to All Classical, he also serves on the boards of the Britten Estate Ltd. and Chorus America.

Rick Simpson

Director

Rick represents All Classical FM's internet listening audience from his home office in Athens, GA. Since finding All Classical on the internet several years ago, Rick, a semi-retired engineer for IBM, has traveled with All Classical on three Cultural Tours and answered phones during our Summer 2012 drive while on vacation in Portland.

As All Classical’s online audience continues to grow, Rick's perspective as someone who listens via the Internet from a considerable distance away from Portland is important for our Board of Directors.

Joseph Rakoski

Director

Joseph G. Rakoski is a Certified Public Accountant and a Shareholder with Vierck & Rakoski, CPAs, P.C. Joe was a tax manager at Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. and PricewaterhouseCoopers and has also worked in the corporate tax department of Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York. Joe holds a BS in Business Management and Accounting from the University of Maryland. He also holds a Bachelors degree in Music Performance and Education from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York and a Masters degree in Music Performance from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Joe served in the United States Navy as bass trombonist in the Naval Academy Band from 1986 to 1990. While pursuing his career in music, Joe performed with such ensembles as the Empire Brass, Chicago Civic Orchestra, Millar Brass Ensemble, Colorado Philharmonic and Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. Previous board positions include the Community Music Center, Inc. and the KBPS Public Radio Foundation; he is currently on the Board of Directors of the Portland Youth Philharmonic.

Thomas Bruner

Director

A nationally recognized leader, Thomas Bruner has 25 years of successful experience building, growing and managing health and human service organizations across the country, and effectively mobilizing communities and policy makers around the issues and needs they seek to address.

Before assuming multiple leadership positions with the American National Red Cross, Thomas was Regional Executive in Oregon, with responsibilities for the six Red Cross chapters in the state with 5,000 volunteers, 17 offices, 175 employees and $14 million in annual expenses. As the Executive Director of Cascade AIDS Project in Portland from 1998-2005, Thomas was responsible for turning that organization into one of the leading HIV/AIDS organizations in the Western United States.

Thomas has held multiple civic leadership roles in Oregon, including Governor Ted Kulongoski’s Transition Team, Oregon Government Ethics Commission, Portland Parks and Recreation Board, Junior League of Portland’s Community Advisory Board, Nonprofit Association of Oregon’s Steering Committee, Dharma Rain Zen Center’s Fundraising Committee, and was a graduate of the inaugural class of Leadership Portland.

Returning to Portland to lead the Oregon & SW Washington Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Thomas brings valuable leadership and fundraising expertise to the Board of All Classical Portland.

Bruce Howell

Director

Bruce Howell focuses his legal practice on various aspects of health law, managed care issues, and physician practice issues. He also handles cases involving genetics, clinical research and health care insurance coverage.

Mr. Howell has been recognized by Texas Super Lawyers and as an Outstanding Physician Practice Lawyer. He has also been listed on the Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Howell has served on the Nonprofit Boards of the French American Chamber of Commerce and the Southwest Transplant Alliance, in addition to Board service on several Legal and Educational entities, in the State of Texas and nationwide.

Mr. Howell is excited to join All Classical’s Board to complement his passion for music and the arts. An avid Jazz bassist, Mr. Howell is also a Fifth degree black belt instructor, active in yoga and cycling, and is fluent in French and Spanish.