Meet Me In Beaverton

Meet Jane Crawford from The Book of Jane  Jane Crawford faced several dark tunnels during her life. When she was a child she tragically lost an older brother. After getting married and starting a family, she found herself in an abusive marriage. Not long after she broke free, her daughter was diagnosed with autism. With a fierce determination to find a better way she’s emerged into the light and h...

Meet Rich Vial, Candidate for Oregon Senate District 18  Rich Vial has always been about growing things right. Whether it's the family farms, one of the largest legal practices specializing in community associations in the western U.S., his own family, and even the entire community, his sole motivation has been to solve problems that benefit everyone. Links Rich Vial, Candidate for Oregon Sen...

Meet Bill Kistler of Active Media. Bill Kistler always felt like he blended into the background, then his Mom handed him the phone and he found his way to the main stage. Links Active Media Murrayhill Taphouse Who should we know about? Nominate someone to appear on Meet Me In Beaverton!  Support the show Support the show Support Meet Me In Beaverton via Venmo or PayPal . 

Meet Phil Mandel of Ascend Realty and Transworld Business Advisors It's no small miracle that Phil Mandel is here at all. His parents scrambled to escape Nazi Germany in 1939, and if not for his father's maid, he wouldn't have made it out. Then Phil, a painfully shy child, struggled with severe depression and suicidal thoughts... until he attended a Gustav Mahler concert. Then thing...

Meet Cindy Womack, International Program Development Director Good Samaritan Ministries is a 501 C-3 nonprofit organization that has been sharing Samaritan love with the world for over 45 years. They provide donation-based mental health and wellness services including one-on-one counseling, family camps, community events, abuse and recovery groups, addiction recovery, widows and orphan programs, a...

Meet Cheryl & Casey Cayton of SignTec Imaging Cheryl & Casey Cayton of SignTec Imaging have been together for over 60 years. They’ve seen it all, and sometimes just felt a presence, in living out the romance of a lifetime and creating signs that lead to success for their clients… Links  SignTec Imaging Local Favorites Outback - Beaverton Casa Lola Kitchen de Mexico Who should we know about...

Meet Chris Ayzoukian, Executive Director The arts were always in the family that Chris Ayzoukian grew up in, so it was almost a given that he’d get hooked early. He pursued an education as a pianist and composer, but a backstage visit to the L.A. Philharmonic tuned him in to a whole new path in the arts. Today, Chris is the Executive Director of The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, and he’s sha...

Meet Carlos Cortes of Casa Lola Kitchen de Mexico & Grill 68 A coin toss settled the life of Carlos Cortes… and we’re all the winners. That toss brought Carlos to the U.S. where he began a long career in the restaurant industry. As the owner of Casa Lola Kitchen de Mexico and Grill 68, Carlos shares his story and lessons learned along the way… Links  Casa Lola Kitchen de Mexico Grill 68 Local...

Raziah Roushan of Tualatin Valley Creates shares details about the upcoming La Strada dei Pastelli Chalk Art Festival. The event takes place on July 16 & 17, 2022 in downtown Hillsboro in the Cultural Arts District. For all the details visit https://tvcreates.org/lastrada/ .  Links  Tualatin Valley Creates You Don’t Say Ep. 53 – Painting a Colorful Future with Raziah Roushan La Strada dei Past...

Alicia Bermes, President/CEO of The Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce  Alicia grew up in a big family, the fourth of five kids. Dogs were and are a big part of her life, and she's got ribbons to prove it. She also excelled in school, finishing high school early and earning Bachelor's and Master's degrees. After college she started a family and home schooled her kids through high sc...

The Servant Heart of Whitney Zeigler of Big Rocks Organizing LLC  Whitney Zeigler always loved helping people. So she wanted a career where she could make a difference. That path took her overseas and ultimately to Bangkok where she was an advocate for victims of domestic abuse... then a tsunami changed her course. That event brought her home were she continued that work for the Washington County...

Meet Karin Calde, Ph. D. ELI-MP of Wildwood Coaching & Consulting Karin Calde was a child of a broken marriage. Her mother left when she was 10 years old, so she had to grow up fast.  As an adult, she landed in South Africa as a social justice warrior, and after she returned and started a family, welcomed an Ethiopian child into her family. Along the way, her marriage broke up, became a rock-n...

Meet Lacey Beaty, Mayor of Beaverton, Oregon As a kid, Lacey Beaty wanted to be a part of something bigger. Her aunt, a newspaper editor, and activist encouraged her to go for it. Just before 9/11, Lacey joined the Army and landed in a bombed-out building in Iraq. She made it home and earned a Bachelor's and Master's Degree. In between, she dove into her community, with a special focus o...

Ernie Claeson - Wedding & Memorial Celebrant Ernie's odyssey led him from the RePo business to collections in banking, to the NBA, and then to Costco. Through all of this his faith – he also gave a shot at Youth Ministry – brought him to a decision point. That’s when he decided to help folks tie knots and say their fond farewells, and it’s where Ernie learned how to celebrate his own life...

Bob Borra of Caerus Insurance has lived a life of service. He's been in uniform twice, once as a firefighter, then later as a police officer. Today he's in the insurance space, protecting folks from a safer distance, and also serving as an Elk, a bingo caller, and as a guy who can help you get a mouse out of your pants. Caerus Insurance   l  (503) 719-7620   Keep the episodes coming! Sup...

Early on Joe Torretta dreamed of being the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball club, then was told to go into fashion. Well, he chases that dream and ends up being sucked in by blue jeans and a burping lady along the way, to ultimately a landing in a Beaverton hot tub joint. Links  Oregon Hot Tub AllSpa Golden Valley Brewery Submit Your Story Idea! Support the show Support Meet Me In Beavert...

Overcoming crippling anxiety, Georgie Funk excelled in academics and softball. Now she’s hitting it out of the park as a young mom, and in the center of the showroom floor in the family business, Koeber’s Interiors, where Georgie’s found her juju. Links  Koeber’s Interiors Casa Lola Kitchen de Mexico Change 4 Beaverton’s 4 beneficiaries: Beaverton Education Foundation Edwards Center Second Home Se...