Board of Trustees


as of July 1, 2025

Executive Officers

Melody Rose, Ph.D. | Board Chair
Principal | WittKieffer

Jared Kendal | Vice Chair
Retired Professional Ballet Dancer

Cate Sweeney | Secretary
President | GamePlan

Erin Mboup | Treasurer
Principal | Portland Family Office

Trustees

Adriane Blackman
OBT School Alumni

Adria Cassidy
Finance Professional | Community Leader

Sandra Cost
Marketing Development Manager | PNW

Janna Davydova
Shareholder | Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.

Elizaveta Gustafson
Project Manager | Jones Lang LaSalle

Marc Hill
Managing Director & Board Member | Borgman Capital

Juliet Hillman
Community Leader

Kimberly Mack Ireland
Global Vice President of Men’s Apparel | Nike

Billy Ladd
Manager | Applied Materials, Inc

Catherine Levi
Classical Ballet Professional | Community Leader

Nolan Lienhart
Principal | ZGF Architects

Caleb Schlesinger
CEO & President | Star Park LLC

Sanda Stein
Community Leader

Lauren Thibodeaux
Vice President

Ben Waechter
Principal | Waechter Architecture

Mike Weddle
Education & Community Leader

Leigh Goldberger
Dance Observer

Benjamin Simoens
Dance Observer

Experience Ballet

Video Credits
OBT School students, Katarina Svetlova, Dani Rowe, Kate Robbins | Video by Matthew Tomac