Meet Senior Youth Advisory Council

Cassandra Funmaker
- Theatre Arts/ Indigenous Nations Studies student (Portland State University)
- Anti-Genocide Advocate
- Indigenous Artist
- Improvisor

Samuel Osborne-Huerta
- Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts(BFA) in May of 2024 for Acting classically trained in Shakespeare,
- Storyteller: narrative prose, scripts, poetry, and music. Dungeons and Dragons also went hand in hand with that interest from an early age, which fed a passion for fantasy and sci-fi.
- Entertainer-multi-talented with singing original songs with guitar accompaniment

James Schmidt
- Psychology Student at Evergreen University
- Thespian – for many years through school
- Passionate about building community
- Seeking to Understand and overcome barriers in interpersonal communication
🌱 Youth Membership & Advisory Council
Where Your Voice is Heard, Your Gifts Are Honored, and Your Leadership Begins
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