Sharon Gibson, Neahkahnie
Sharon worked 15 years as a healthcare executive, including three as Senior VP for hospital operations, and 12 years with a Fortune 100 company as healthcare operations and technology consultant.
Marc C. Johnson, Neahkahnie
For nearly 40 years Marc lived and worked in Boise, Idaho as a broadcast journalist, press secretary and chief of staff to Idaho’s governor, and as owner of a regional
Mark L. Roberts, Neahkahnie, Treasurer
Mark’s 35-year career with the Bonneville Power Administration included stints in energy demand forecasting, planning and budget, financial analysis and revenue requirement, and strategic planning. In the nonprofit world, Roberts
When Will You Have This Much Time?–Kathie Hightower
Fiction: The scene in front of me looks like Judy Woodruff’s PBS News Hour home office. Bookcase behind her, carefully curated, in my sister’s case arranged by color. I watch
Rumbling Rambles–Jim Stewart
Nonfiction: I can sit on my motorcycle, rumbling down Coast Highway 101, following my front tire to Seaside. As long as there is road, sometimes it isn’t possible to discover
Retirement Blues–Robert “Butch” Freedman
Nonfiction: Retirement is a tricky business. It can even be downright uncomfortable. I’m still trying to figure it out. I know what you’re thinking: What’s to figure out, buddy. All
Mary Roberts, Neahkahnie, President
Mary Roberts joined the Hoffman board in Nov. 2017, after becoming an active volunteer and participant in the Clay Studio and overseeing improvements in the Center’s Gallery. Mary earned a
Starting Over–Cate Gable
Nonfiction: In my seventh decade I’m starting over. I come from four generations (perhaps more—one can see only so far into the dim past) of keepers. There are boxes filling
Terri Desaro, Neahkahnie, Secretary
Terri grew up in Boise, Idaho and started her professional career in banking. She spent 13 years in the financial advisory industry with two regional stock brokerage firms. With experience
What the Cat Knows–Andy Barker
Fiction: I pick up Frankie’s glass and gulp down the remaining Prosecco. I mean, why waste it? There must have been something else besides the shoes that set her off.