Executive Director
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
Board of Directors
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.
