Past Programs
2023–2024 Guest Speakers
Sarver Winery, Wines, charcuterie, and a view that goes on forever
Hue Ping Lin, NUNO: Revolutionary fabric designs, White Lotus Gallery
Ana Murphy Babauta, Ophelia’s Place
2022–2023 Guest Speakers
Darcey Howard, Thinking Tree Distillery
Jan Eliot, A Cartoonist Travels the World
Carol Rivendell, Ways to Cope with Women’s Passages
Lisa Pope, Forensic Scientist
Shelley Schuler, Lane County Bounty/Farmer
2021–2022 Guest Speakers
Angela Ferry, Abbelone Vineyards
Chef Tamisha Heacox-Jackson, Mishjacks Catering
Danielle Ryce, A Tour of the Gordon Hotel and The District
Emz Avalos, Transponder, a grassroots nonprofit
Melissa Elliot, J Scott Cellars
2020–2021 (via Zoom)
Rachael Carnes, Playwright/Teacher
Jane Steckbeck, Clinical Sexologist/Certified Sex Coach
Kelly Johnson, Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene
PWNO Junior Advisor Committee Members
Ginger Otteson, Sage Wealth Strategies
2019–2020
Brittany Quick-Warner, Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce
Three PWNO Members, Share their stories and skills!
Anne Rose Kitagawa, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Sarah Grimm, Lane County Public Works
Julia Stiltner, Silvan Ridge Winery
2018–2019
Meredith Holley, Attorney, Author
The Raging Grannies, “Out of the Rocking Chair, Into the Fire”
Debra Whiting Alexander, Author
DeLeesa Meashintubby, Executive Director, Volunteers In Medicine Clinic
Marge Ramey, Director of Housing, UO, 1964-1991
Danuta Pfeiffer, Pfeiffer Vineyards
Kassy Daggett, Facilitator
2017–2018
Charly Swing, ArtCity Eugene
Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Rubenstein, Temple Beth Israel
Paula Free, Power On With Limb Loss
Lisa Bean, EWEB
Evelyn Salinas Castro, Centro Latino Americano
Cheryl Collins, CEO, Ninkasi Brewing
Lucy Vinis, Mayor, City of Eugene