Mary has 20+ years of experience with product merchandising, development, branding, marketing and sourcing for well-known retailers and manufacturers such as the Neiman Marcus Group, Vera Wang, Kenneth Cole, Target, HSN and Joy Mangano. From Portland, she continues to do consulting for omni-channel retailers and product manufacturing companies. She also owns a small business in…
Kim Sordyl first became involved with CHAP as a volunteer after her young sons saw CHAP staff in crazy splattered paint clothes and had to get involved. Kim, a former employment law attorney, assists CHAP in employment-related issues. She also volunteers on the board of Zimmerman Community Center (Isobel’s Clubhouse) and as an advocate in…
Hospital-based teaching artist
Dina is an Oregon native who moved back home after many years building her marketing career in New York. She recently retired from her final position as Vice President of marketing and sales enablement at The Standard. Working with and for children has been an integral part of Dina’s life and has included, amongst other…
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…
Originally from the East Coast, Sumi started out as a studio art major at NYU, but ended with a B.S. in applied psychology. She moved to Los Angeles and attended Pepperdine University where she eventually received her M.A. in clinical psychology. During this time she interned as a group facilitator at a center for grieving children called Our…
Jen has been a friend and fan of CHAP through many connection points, dating back to a chance encounter with Frank Etxaniz in 2008. Jen is a Finance Manager for Nike, managing the budgeting, forecasting and reporting process for Nike’s Global Sourcing & Manufacturing team. Prior to joining Nike, she worked in investment management in…
Carolyn began volunteering at CHAP in 2011 and was hired as a hospital-based teaching artist in 2012. She holds a MA in Counseling with additional coursework in Art Therapy, and worked as an elementary school counselor for 20 years. While living on eight acres in the country and raising her two children, she also made…
Maxine earned a BFA in Photography from Tyler School of Art, followed by a MFA from Florida State University. While in graduate school she continued to study photography, but was also seduced by the excitement of theater, and was inspired to design costumes and props to use in her photographs. After graduating from Florida State…