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The Open Road: a learning community

Afoot and lighthearted, I take to the open road...
Henceforth, I ask not good fortune,
I myself am good fortune.
--Walt Whitman
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Mission & Vision
    • Our Story
    • Our Community
  • Events
  • PROJECTS
    • A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Prison
    • The Salon Project
    • Open Road Press
    • Open Road Prison Education Project
    • Mom Foundation Nepal
  • Contact
  • DONATE
  • THANK YOU!!!

Executive Director & Board Members

Ken Margolis

Ken Margolis

Secretary

Ken Margolis lives in Portland, so far.

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Katie Radditz

Katie Radditz

Board Member

Mindfulness teacher, literature lover, hiker...

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Johnny Stallings

Johnny Stallings

Executive Director

I'm an actor, director and hippie...

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Jill Littlewood

Jill Littlewood

Board Member

Interested in everything.

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Jeffrey Sher

Jeffrey Sher

President

Jeffrey is a retired psychologist now enjoying a return to playing lots of music...

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James Kahn

James Kahn

Board Member

James Kahn is an ER doc, novelist, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, husband, father,…

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Elizabeth Domike

Elizabeth Domike

Board Member

Teaches yoga, writes poetry, and attends salons.

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Faculty & Friends

Zeina Daccache

Zeina Daccache

Drama Therapist, Theatre Director, Filmmaker

Zeina is a drama therapist, theatre director and documentary filmmaker...

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Poet & Playwright

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,

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Will Hornyak

Will Hornyak

Storyteller

From Irish myths and Russian fairytales...

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Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

All truths wait in all things.

Walt is my friend...

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Vassiliki Katrivanou

Vassiliki Katrivanou

Psychotherapist, Dialogue Mediator & Filmmaker

Vassiliki is currently working for the Greek Council for Refugees...

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Stratis Panourios

Stratis Panourios

Actor, Theatre & Film Director

Stratis is a professional theatre and cinema director, actor and writer...

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Prabu Muruganantham

Prabu Muruganantham

Writer, Filmmaker

I grew up in a small village near Madurai in South India

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Patrick Seraya

Patrick Seraya

Musician, Teacher, Producer

I began my musical journey at the age of seven...

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Nancy Yeilding

Nancy Yeilding

Teacher and Writer

Gazing into the hearts of flowers…

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Kim Stafford

Kim Stafford

Oregon Poet Laureate 2018-2020

I write and invite others to write.

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Jude Russell

Jude Russell

Artist

What I Like...

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Jake Scharbach

Jake Scharbach

Artist

I'm a painter from Washington State now living in Brooklyn

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Howard Thoresen

Howard Thoresen

Feldenkrais Practitioner

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Hamilton Cheifetz

Hamilton Cheifetz

Cellist

I began playing cello at the age of 7...

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Deborah Buchanan

Deborah Buchanan

Poet

Friends, teaching, wild exploration...

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Charles Erickson

Charles Erickson

Artist

I'm older than most people I know...

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Carla Grant

Carla Grant

Actor & Director, Executive Director of Open Hearts Open Minds

I dance...

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Brandon Gillespie

Brandon Gillespie

Friend

It’s a brand new road…………

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Bill Faricy

Bill Faricy

Board Member Emeritus

It's been my good fortune...

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Ashley Lucas

Ashley Lucas

Actor, Teacher, Writer

I teach Theatre at the University of Michigan.

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Alokananda Roy

Alokananda Roy

Dancer, Choreographer & Social Reformer

Alokananda Roy, began her journey as an uninhibited and ambition-less dancer...

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