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

Nick Fix

Development Manager nick@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

Constantin Severe

Governor’s Deputy General Counsel, State of Oregon

David Brown

Attorney

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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