India Downes-Le Guin (she/her) joined Hoffman in late 2022. After receiving her degree in Creative Writing at Pitzer College, India returned to her hometown in Portland, Oregon to work for the publishing company Tin House, where she spent 6 years developing her dedication to West Coast arts as the Assistant Director of Workshops.
India located to the coast full-time in 2020, and enjoyed participating in a number of programs at Hoffman, where she witnessed first-hand the magical place and incredible people who run it. When
the opportunity arose to serve, it was an obvious choice. It is with great excitement and gratitude for our community of residents and visitors that India joins the team.
Fun fact: In her free time India practices becoming mediocre at many hobbies, most recently of which include: knitting, running, printing, and natural dyeing.
Photos by Trav Williams, Broken Banjo Photography
The all-volunteer Board of Directors plays a critical role in the day-to-day operation of the Hoffman Center—helping ensure financial stability, good governance, and making certain our volunteers have the tools and processes they need to provide the wide variety of programming we offer. Click on their name to see their entire bio.
Learn about the other volunteers—our Program Leads—who make the Hoffman Center hum.
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Kestrle has been a part of the Hoffman team since December of 2023, and has recently taken on the role of Program Lead for the Visual Arts program. Kestrle is also the office and administrative assistant. Kestrle returned to the Oregon coast in 2022, after receiving a degree in Interaction Design from the Glasgow School of Art, and has since worked to find a home in the coastal creative community. As an attendee of Hoffman workshops, and a lover of all mediums, Kestrle is delighted to be working with The Hoffman Center for the Arts to develop its visual arts programming.
Fun fact: Kestrle is a botany enthusiast and natural dyer, and can often be found tripping over tree roots at Elk Flats Trail or near the top of Neahkahnie mountain excitedly photographing lichen.
Volunteers are a crucial part of everything we do. In fact, they keep the Center running. Their dedication and contribution of time enable us to offer our diverse selection of programming. Learn more about a few of our amazing volunteers below—our Program Leads.
You can get involved by joining our team of volunteers. Sign up to volunteer by filling out our online application. We’ll get back to you promptly.