Our People

Founded by three women seeking to create meaningful opportunities for young people experiencing homelessness, p:ear is at its core a community of compassionate people committed to caring for each other in powerful ways.

Founders & staff

Our people are the heart and soul of p:ear.

Beth Burns

Executive Director & Co-Founder beth@pearmentor.org

Pippa Arend

Retired Co-Founder

Joy Cartier

Retired Co-Founder

M. Antonio Lopez

Community Outreach Coordinator + Shop Mechanic antonio@bikeworkspdx.org

Darren Macpherson

Wilderness Recreation Coordinator darren@pearmentor.org

Kanani Miyamoto

Art Coordinator kanani@pearmentor.org

Violet Aveline

Safe Space Coordinator violet@pearmentor.org

Marianne Copene

flower works Coordinator

Nico Cornelius

Shop Manager nico@bikeworkspdx.org

Crimson Kelleher

Coffee Works Coordinator & Volunteer Coordinator crimson@pearmentor.org

Board of directors

Our board works hard for p:ear youth.

Chair: Becky Polley

Chaplain, Kaiser Permanente

Vice Chair: Sherry Copeland

AVP Account Partnerships, Beacon Health Options

Treasurer: Jeffrey Keim

VP Healthcare Informatics, Regence BlueCross Blue Shield of Oregon

Secretary: David Brown

Attorney

Constantin Severe

Governor’s Deputy General Counsel, State of Oregon

Frankie Duarte

IT Operations Manager, Airbnb

Jonathan Donehower

HR Senior Director, Kaiser Permanente

Jordan Banks

Director, Conduct & Conflict Resolution,

Portland State University Office of the Dean of Student Life

Patrik Antich

Co-owner and Realtor, Piece of PDX

Susan Johnson, MD

Medical Director, UnitedHealth Group

Want to join our Board of Directors? Contact us at board@pearmentor.org to inquire!

Volunteers

Our volunteers help keep p:ear running.

100 Volunteers in 2019

4,000 Average volunteer hours per year

1/3 of volunteers have been with
p:ear for 5 years or more

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