Current Board Members

The Coalition is currently accepting applications for new board members. Please email info@jacksoncountyculturalcoalition.org if interested.

JULIE BRIMBLE, PRESIDENT
Julie is the Area Manager for SMART® Start Making A Reader Today in the Rogue Valley. She is passionate about children and books, and she enjoys working with the many volunteers who give their time to SMART. In her spare time, Julie raises and exhibits English Setters, is an assistant 4H Leader helping with a dog club. Julie and her husband live on a small farm in Gold Hill where they have cashmere goats and one adorable miniature donkey.

MARY O'KIEF, TREASURER
Mary O’Kief sings with the Women With Wings choir, a 50+ member choir started in the fall of 1995 by women drawn together by their love of singing. She retired (Faculty Emeritus) from Rogue Community College, in 2016, after seventeen years working as the Grants and Strategic Planning Coordinator. Previously, Mary helped start and direct Southern Oregon Women’s Access to Credit; and served as the Program Development Coordinator, The Job Council; Assistant Director, United Way of Jackson County; Family Advocate, Southern Oregon Head Start; and co-Director, Dunn House.

VICTORIA SNOW MOUNTAIN, SECRETARY
Victoria Snow Mountain joined the JCCC board in 2018, after retiring as the Managing Director of Ballet Folklorico Ritmo Alegre, a local Mexican folk dance troupe. She is also a retired high school teacher, having served 19 years as an English Second Language teacher at South Medford High School. She now sings with Women with Wings Choir and is a student and board member of the Ashland Hula School,  Halau Hula Ka Pi’o Anuenue.

RENE ALLEN, BOARD MEMBER
Rene Allen has an MFA in Contemporary Art Practices from Portland State University and a BFA in Sculpture from Southern Oregon University. She splits her time between working as a timber framer and architectural drafter, and as an instructor for Girls Build, Talent Maker City, and the Timber Framer's Guild.

BECA BLAKE, BOARD MEMBER
Trained in a variety of cultural arts, Beca Blake has been a visual artist and arts administrator for over 20 years. Originating her studies at the University of Texas school of Fine Art, Beca holds a degree in Fine Art, along with a second degree in Business Leadership and Innovation and a post baccalaureate Certificate of Nonprofit Management from Southern Oregon University. Beca currently works as a nonprofit consultant, grant proposal writer, artist, and arts administrator based in Phoenix with her two BIPOC children. Active in local art organizations, Beca serves on the City of Ashland Public Arts Advisory Committee. Beca presented at the 2024 Southern Oregon University Creativity Conference on the topic of Placemaking: The Intersection of Creativity, Society, and Conceptual Art. Beca's art is interdisciplinary and community-based. She is the founder and curator of the Phree Gallery 144 at the Phoodery in Phoenix, Oregon. More information at PhreeGallery144.com

KASEY COLANGELO, BOARD MEMBER

CAROLYN KINGSNORTH, BOARD MEMBER
A retired marketing professional, Carolyn Kingsnorth found an opportunity to tap her B.A. in history when she and her husband settled in historic Jacksonville almost 20 years ago. She has immersed herself in local history and currently serves as President of Historic Jacksonville, Inc. She has created numerous tours of the town and of Jacksonville’s Beekman House and Bank museums; writes monthly “Pioneer Profiles” in the Jacksonville Review; and creates daily history posts and blogs for Historic Jacksonville’s Facebook and Instagram pages. She currently serves as Vice President of the Southern Oregon Historical Society Board of Trustees as well as serving on the boards of Craterian Performance Company and the Rogue Valley Manor Foundation. She represents SOHS, JCCC’s fiscal sponsor, as a non-voting JCCC Board member.

ERIKA LEPPMANN, BOARD MEMBER

JONAH LIDEN, BOARD MEMBER
Jonah serves as the Community and Government Relations Coordinator at Rogue Community College. He earned his undergraduate degree from George Fox University’s Honors Program, a rigorous curriculum where he studied classics beginning from the Epic of Gilgamesh to contemporary classics. His education in the great works has fueled his passion for holistic education and community development. Jonah understands the importance of supporting the arts and culture, which are integral to why many choose to call Jackson County home.

MARY BUCKLEY MIKKELSEN, BOARD MEMBER
Mary has been a board member since 2018. She is retired from 35 years in Theatre Arts and Arts Education. Mary is a member of the Gold Hill Historical Society, the vice-president of Gold Hill Can-Do, an advisor to the Cantrell-Buckley Park committee and active in several groups supporting Indigenous Peoples causes. Mary is a descendant of the pioneer Buckley family who homesteaded in the Applegate Valley in 1854.

DEBRA MOON, BOARD MEMBER
Debra Moon is a published author and the proprietor of her writing/consulting business, Page One. She holds a Master of Arts in Psychology and a Bilingual Teaching Credential. Debra has spent much of her life immersed in subcultures in Mexico and the USA. She lived in Mexico as a foreign exchange student. She has traveled to consult with various Western U.S. Native Tribes, has worked for the Urban League with diverse populations in Tucson, Arizona, and has worked as a consultant for National 4-H to assist native youth inner cities. She lived on the Hopi Reservation in Northern Arizona for nine years, where she helped administer programs for youth and economic development. Now she writes regularly for the Talent News and Review and works on grants and training classes for the Talent Business Alliance. Debra loves living in Talent, where she is a board member, outreach coordinator, and grant administrator for the Talent Historical Society.

JENNIFER STATON, BOARD MEMBER
Jennifer serves southern Oregon as the Program Associate with the Gordon Elwood Foundation. She is an Advanced Certified Nonprofit Professional, ACNP, and she holds a Certificate of Nonprofit Board Education from BoardSource. Jennifer has over twenty-three years of nonprofit experience and is dedicated to the important role our nonprofit community plays in supporting a healthy and vibrant southern Oregon community.

KATE VANGELOFF, BOARD MEMBER
Kate Vangeloff joined the JCCC board in the Spring of 2021. She runs LongSword Vineyard and Wanderlust Theatre company in the Applegate Valley, and is a producer, playwright, and performer.

SARA KING COLE, ADMINISTRATOR
Sara is the Administrator for the JCCC.