Thank You Generous Supporters!
We are grateful to our community partners, donors and mentors:
Templeton Foundation, Spirit Mountain Community Fund, The Standard, Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, Autzen Foundation, Fred Meyer Foundation, Umpqua Bank, Oregon Community Foundation, Jacovina Trust, Greg Jacovina, Larry McDonald, Blackfish Gallery, Beam Development, ProPhoto Supply, Portland Metropolitan Photographers Association, American Society of Media Photographers, Portland International Community School, Q Center, McCoy Academy, Portland Youth Builders, New Avenues For Youth, Outside In, Portland Schools Foundation,United Parcel Service Foundation, Asuka Books, Gann Printing, Pearl Bakery, Plumb Creek
Board of Directors:
Mary Sommerset – Development Director, Newberg Cultural Center
Cassie Lay - Universal Associate, Umpqua Bank
Adarsh Sogal – Business Strategist, Server Products Group, Intel Corporation
Andy Murray – Portfolio Manager
Jana Demartini – Artist, Blackfish Gallery
Brian Schaeperkoetter – Communication Consultant
Leo Remington – Photographer, Mentor
Susan Haynes – Finance Manager, Port of Portland
Gary Wilson – AMP Photographer
Tomas Svoboda – Composer, Pianist
Jim Oleachea - Photogapher, Mentor
Robert Dozono – Art Chair PCC Retired, Blackfish Gallery
Chris Poole Jones – Educational Consultant
Larry McDonald - Jacovina Trust
Eric Lester – CPA, Owner Pearl Bakery
Anna Kimmel, designer
Lisa Key – Web Consultant, Kaiser Permanente
Greg Jacovina, Donna Lee and Larry McDonald
Focus on Youth Exhibit at Q Center
Quotes From Our Supporters
“I have had personal experience with the value of learning photography as a young person. It helped me to develop an understanding of my relationship to my environment and an appreciation of the diversity in natural habitats, in my friends and neighbors, and in the cultures in my community. I wholeheartedly endorse the mission of Focus on Youth “to empower at-risk youth through photography by providing creative outlets to experience their world in new ways and make positive change in their lives.”” – Bill Bradbury, Oregon Secretary of State
“American Society of Media Photographers of Oregon became aware of the good efforts of Focus on Youth through its executive Director, Donna Lee Holmes. We were impressed with Focus on Youth’s history of success in playing a vital role in the community by bringing at-risk youth and adult volunteer mentors together in a learning experience that supports creative curiosity and determination while providing these young people with a place where their creativity can flourish.” – American Society of Media Photographers of Oregon
