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

Everybody Bikes Coordinator & Bike Mechanic antonio@bikeworkspdx.org

Alec Douglas

Wilderness & Recreation Coordinator alec@pearmentor.org

Kanani Miyamoto

Art Coordinator kanani@pearmentor.org

Violet Aveline

Safe Space Coordinator violet@pearmentor.org

Nick Fix

Development Associate nick@pearmentor.org

Board of directors

Our board works hard for p:ear youth.

Sherry Copeland, Chair
Beacon Health Options

Jennifer Bruml, Co-Vice Chair
Community Volunteer

Donald Friedman JD, Co-Vice Chair
Community Volunteer

Philippe Boutros, Treasurer
ClearPath Strategies

Becky Polley, Secretary
Bev’s Kids Youth

Patrik Antich
Piece of PDX

Dave Boeckel
William Henry and Tanner Goods

Jonathan Donehower
Kaiser Permanente

Franke Duarte
Airbnb

Emily Goetz
Pyramid Communications

Harit Ghelani
MNIN / Court Appointed Special Advocate

Susan Johnson MD
Oregon DHS ̧Office of Disability Determination Services

Jeffrey Keim
Regency BlueCross Blue Shield of Oregon

Justin Oswald
Community Advocate & Entrepreneur

Constantin Severe
State of Oregon

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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