Karin Mohtadi

Sharon Jaye Perrins
Hospital Program Manager
Carolyn Brecht
Hospital-Based Teaching Artist
Maxine Hartswick
Hospital-Based Teaching Artist
Mary Miller Doyle
Hospital-Based Teaching Artist
Faye Pendergrass
Program Manager
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Honor Hehn
Hospital-Based Teaching Artist
Barb McDowell
Executive Director
Scarlett Aguilar
Outpatient Program Coordinator

Roxie McGovern
CHAP Advisory Board Member
Growing up surrounded by artists Roxie developed a passion for art making very early in life. It wasn’t until she was working on her thesis at the Pacific Northwest College of Art that the healing power of art was realized in her. Her thesis explored her family’s survival of the Armenian Genocide. Learning about what…
Scarlett Aguilar
Outpatient Program Coordinator
Scarlett was born and raised by the beach in San Diego, California. She earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in Anthropology from UCLA in 2014 where she was a manager at UCLA Radio and co-hosted her own radio show. Scarlett discovered her love of spreading the joy of healing art experiences after volunteering at a group…
Jeannie Peterson
CHAP Advisory Board Member
Jeannie is a native Portlander who earned her BA in sociology from the University of Washington. While planning a career in social work, she got sidetracked by an offer to work in the field of human resources and accounting. That career lasted for 35 years! During that time she continued to support and advocate for…
Kathy Bayha
CHAP Advisory Board Member
Kathy is a native Oregonian. She graduated with a BA in interior design from Western Washington University. She worked as a decorator for 28 years and co-owned two small businesses with her husband Chris. She is now retired and fills her time doing stained glass mosaic, traveling, and sharing time with her kids and grandkids.…
Barb McDowell
Executive Director
Bringing people together to make a difference in the lives of others is Barb’s passion. Through her nonprofit experience at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in the San Francisco Bay Area, Store to Door in Portland, and Project ABLE in Salem/McMinnville, Barb has realized this passion for more than 15 years. Now, as CHAP’s Executive…
Honor Hehn
Hospital-Based Teaching Artist
Honor is a Portland native currently earning her BA in Art Practices at Portland State University. Her focus is illustration but she recently started exploring painting and printmaking. She has always loved kids so she was thrilled to learn about CHAP while applying to be a volunteer at OHSU. Honor was immediately impressed by CHAP’s…