Alana Syrian is a tax advisor with 9 years of accounting experience. She holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Michigan – Dearborn, and a Masters of Science in Taxation from Wayne State University. She enjoys the outdoors, music and traveling.

Ken Mooney is a writer and photographer. He is completing degrees in environmental photojournalism and indigenous studies at Oregon State University.

He worked several years as a proofreader in the publishing industry. Ken holds a black belt in kenpo. He served in the air force overseas and stateside.

In his leisure time he enjoys traveling through natural and built environments. He feels most at home in the Pacific Northwest.

His partner in mischief and good deeds is his fiancée Suzanne. They love to be in nature on long leisurely walks or in a cafe, sipping delicious teas. Ken and Suzanne are looking to adopt a poodle to add another member to their family.

Lisa Bascom is a professional marketer with more than 20 years of experience in the technology, education, and non-profit sectors. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas and a Masters in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.

Her volunteer service has included hospitality coordinator for the North Texas Irish Festival, troop leader and council trainer roles in Girl Scouts, PTA Reflections, army family support roles, art program school chair, and many roles in Boy Scouts in support of her two Eagle Scout sons. An Army wife, she enjoys reading, music, the outdoors, and spending as much time as possible with family and friends and as little as possible cleaning.

As both a Partner at LSN Law, and as a Partner at LSN Partners, LLC (a Miami-based government consulting firm), Adele brings a wealth of knowledge and invaluable advocacy, legislative, and management experience to our board at CFTH.

Before joining LSN Law, Adele was the Director of Code Compliance for the City of Miami where she led a department dedicated to promoting the life, health, safety, and general well-being of residents, visitors, and businesses in the city.

Adele received her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and her Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from the University of Miami. She is a member of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers, the National Association of Women Lawyers, and the League of Women Voters. Adele is an avid reader, wife, and mother of two incredible girls.

Doris Hicks is retired after many years as a teacher and school librarian in public schools in north Texas, and as a Youth Services librarian in the Albany, Oregon Public Library System.  She is  currently living in Eugene, Oregon where she is an avid gardener growing fruit, vegetables, and ornamental plants, and a puppeteer performing with hand puppets and marionettes.

Doris is also a member of a team from Unity of the Valley in Eugene that meets weekly with incarcerated youth who are transitioning into the next phase of their lives after release from jail.

As a professional jazz singer, Rosemary Conte has performed and recorded with some of the world’s greatest musicians. As a teacher of singing and songwriting, Rosemary has enabled her students to become Broadway performers, signed pop artists, busy jazz singers and winners of competitions. Today, in dual careers - singer/teacher and clinical hypnotherapist, she brings another dimension to the art, by helping students gain freedom from creative inhibitions and make positive changes in their lives.

As a life-long artist advocate, Rosemary created and directed the seminal organization for musicians and singers, All Music Inc. and produced its companion publication and live shows. She is one of a handful of original organizers of the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival.