
Our Commitments
Montavilla Jazz is committed to growing our organization in a way that brings more voices to the table. We have set our intention to make the following commitments an indelible part of Montavilla Jazz systems, practices and policies as we grow and develop as an organization.
IN ALL AREAS OF OUR WORK MONTAVILLA JAZZ WILL:
- Seek to include the people who reflect the community we serve.
- Highlight members of our artist community who are less visible because of their race, gender, or other factors.
- Provide opportunities for underserved members of our community to participate in the planning and operations of events.
- Recruit and hire individuals who come from groups who have been historically marginalized.
We Acknowledge
As a step toward honoring the truth and achieving healing and reconciliation, our organization commits to open all public events and gatherings with a statement acknowledging the traditional Native lands on which we stand.
Credits
Board of Directors
Neil Mattson—Executive Director/Chair
Ryan Meagher—Programming Director
Aaron Hayman—Art Director
Nancy Mitchell—Secretary
Steve Mitchell—Treasurer
Kim Harrison
Marcia Hocker
Katherine Sharp
Resource Council
Hobie Bender—Bipartisan Cafe
Stephen Blackman—Brownstein Rask
Donna Cruz-Moreno—PJCE
Deborah DeMoss Smith—KMHD
Douglas Detrick
Pete Emerson—Bipartisan Cafe
Darrell Grant—PSU
Fritz Hirsch—IRCO
Don Lucoff—DL Music Media
Pancho Savery—Reed College
George Thorn—RACC