We’re happy to announce that the 2010 Portland Creative Conference Board of Directors is now in place and ready to roll. Plans for this year’s conference will get underway later this month, so check back for updates. And check out our esteemed Advisory Board at the bottom of this post.
Meanwhile, meet your new board members:
Conference Chair & Nonprofit Fiscal Sponsor Liaison – Steve Gehlen. Long-time Creative Conference Board member, selected by Will Vinton to be his successor as Conference Chair. A corporate Internet executive by trade (eMarketing & eCommerce), Steve has also worked as a non-profit Executive Director and event producer.
President – Ken Greger. Long-time Creative Conference Board Member. Executive Recruiter by trade at Greger Peterson Associates, Ken is a proven business leader of this event.
Vice President – Caryn Ruch. New to Conference leadership (but a past attendee). A communications and creative services professional, Caryn’s work at Oregon Health & Science University spans managing publications, institutional communications, creative services teams and programs, and brand management.
Secretary – Sharon Rockey. Former Creative Conference Board Member and longtime booster of the event. As a freelance writer and ghostwriter, Sharon has also been our Web editor and a blogger for the past two years and will be continuing in that role.
Treasurer – Paula Keady. Treasurer of the Creative Conference Board in the 1990’s. Paula is an accounting executive at Nike.
Intellectual Property Legal Council – Kohel Haver. Long-time Conference attendee and a volunteer for the past two years. As an attorney Kohel focused on copyright and related intellectual property, technology & business law and is a partner at Swider Medeiros Haver LLP.
Community Liaison – Matt Chase. Steady Creative Conference volunteer for the past 2 years. A fundraiser by trade, Matt is the Major Gifts Specialist at the Regional Arts & Culture Council.
Associations Liaison – Johnny Hartman. Steady Creative Conference volunteer for the past 2 years, helping to make a lot of things happen in a positive way. Johnny is a digital strategist/marketer by trade.
Marketing Chair – Scott Huber. New to Conference leadership (but a past attendee and volunteer). Scott is a marketer by trade and works for Stancorp Financial.
Speaker Chair – Jerry Pratt. Longtime Creative Conference volunteer and has been the key person working with our Speakers the past 2 years. Jerry is a video editor by trade.
Logistics Chair – Ron Salvetti. Longtime Creative Conference volunteer. An event producer and designer by trade, Ron works at the GreenSpace Group.
Sponsorship Chair – Tad Lukasik. Sold the majority of sponsorships for last year’s event. Tad is a film & video professional by trade.
Front-of-House Chair – Sarah Foster. Second generation Creative Conference leader and Volunteered for this same role in 2008. Sarah is a digital marketer at Adidas.
Receptions Chair – Susan DeMerit. Longtime Creative Conference Volunteer, a coordinator and driver behind the re-launch of the event.
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Volunteer!
If you’re interested in volunteering for this year’s event, contact us at
info@cre8con. But be forewarned! You’ll be mixing and mingling with a high-voltage bunch of imaginative and mildly-crazed individuals who are obsessive about having a good time while producing one heck of a show! Come on, risk it! Volunteer!
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2010 Advisory Board
Will Vinton, Conference founder and original Chairman (of Claymation fame);
CJ Glazer, Conference’s original Executive Director;
Mike Rich, former Board member, Conference speaker, screenwriter (Finding Forrester, The Rookie, etc);
Jelly Helm, 2008 speaker, Wieden+Kennedy;
Teresa Drilling, 2009 speaker, animator (Coraline, Creature Comforts, etc.)
