Laura DuBois knows no greater joy than sharing the beauty of music. She earned a BM in Piano Performance from the University of North Texas, a MM in Piano Performance from the University of Miami, and completed all but her dissertation for a DMA in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Miami. While living in Miami, she co-founded and ran UM’s successful piano preparatory department, Keyboard for Kids.

From 2001 until 2015, she was on the faculty at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ, where she taught piano, music appreciation, and music theory, and served as the accompanist for the Music & Theatre Department. During this time, she also became the music director at Unity by the Shore in Neptune, NJ, and treasured her experiences in that role.

Since moving to Oregon in 2015, Laura has been the music director at Unity of the Valley in Eugene, a job she loves beyond measure. And after many years of actively performing and teaching, she has shifted her primary focus to using music as a healing art. She is overjoyed to be working with the team at CFTH!

When she’s not making music, she loves to garden and explore the outdoors with her husband Gary, play Scrabble with her mom, and take cooking lessons from her son, Elliot.

To learn more about Laura, feel free to check out her episode on the Uniquely Eugene podcast.

Cassandra Lee loves helping people, and has dedicated her life to bringing comfort and healing to those in need. She has worked in the health field since she was 15, starting by volunteering in nursing homes. She went on to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), then a Medial Assistant (MA), and finally a Registered Nurse (RN). She first specialized in general medicine, then worked on a cardiac unit, and has most recently moved to hospice care. She adores both teaching and learning, and enthusiastically practices a patient-centered approach. Her goal is for every patient to feel seen, heard and acknowledged.

Cassandra has extensive experience with addiction recovery, participating in the 12-Step program Al-Anon since the age of 8. She has a firsthand awareness of what the disease of addiction brings to family systems, and uses this knowledge to help others.

In addition to being an RN, Cassandra is a mom, wife, crafter, plant collector, music maker, kayaker, exceptional hugger, optimistic encourager, and a grateful lover of life. She lives in Oregon, and enjoys the dynamic beauty of the state, including all its amazing waterways - she loves any chance she gets to dip her toes in the water!

Ryan Zimmer grew up in Los Angeles, listening to a lot of music and playing clarinet in the school orchestra.  From a very early age, Ryan fiddled around with VCR’s and cassette decks, making recordings for fun. 

He moved to Oregon at age 14. By the time he was in high school, he was already doing video production, recording sporting events and creating music demos. He even started his own video production business, called “Hi-Fi Video Productions,” and continued to run that business for almost 20 years. During that time, he recorded at venues such as U of O’s Beall Hall, WOW Hall, Autzen stadium and several local high schools.

In addition to his work with CFTH, Ryan currently does sound and recording for live events in and around Eugene, including local nightclubs, wineries, and the Saturday Market. He is also the treasured audio/video director at Unity of the Valley, where he simultaneously does in-person sound and live-stream production for all of their services.

Ryan is grateful for the opportunity to do work that helps to make the world a better place, by providing uplifting and greatly needed material. When he’s not recording, Ryan loves to hang out with friends, play card games and Scrabble, cook and listen to music.