PLC Board of Directors

julie Foster, president (they/them)
president@plchoir.org

Former Outreach Manager in PNW for a National Eating Disorder Treatment Organization; Founding Member of PLC EBTF, Community Outreach; Former Board Member of West Coast Singers - LGBTQ+ Chorus of Los Angeles (Chorus President, President of the Board of Directors); Former Vice President, Portland Lesbian Choir; Former Membership Chair at Columbia River Eating Disorder Network.

london ballard, vice president (she/her)
vicepresident@plchoir.org

Founder of Ballard Family Law
Multnomah County Pro Tem Judge; OGALLA (Oregon Gay and Lesbian Legal Association), Board Mentorship Committee Co-Chair; St. Andrew Legal Clinic's Race for Justice, Fundraising Board

Tim bartunek, secretary (he/him)
Secretary@plchoir.org

Senior Program Manager, Sodexo USA (Food and Facilities Management)
20 years, many positions including Director of Catering, Resident Dining & General Manager, Portland Gay Men's Chorus Leadership positions include President, Vice President, & Secretary of the Board. 4 years of board service with PGMC

katie quick, treasurer
(SHE/HER)
Treasurer@plchoir.org

Certified Financial Planner, Coldstream Wealth Management, serves on DEI Committee; Author of articles about LBGTQ+ financially related issues; Co-Chair, PSU Advocates, an alumni team advocating for funding from state leaders and legislators; Former Board member of HOA, budgeting and forecasting for funding

jim fotter, board (he/him)

Retired teacher, union leader and union staff (Wyoming, Maine, Washington, Oregon); Oregon Education Assn Executive Director 2017-2022
Former Board member: Northern Lambda Nord (Community
Center in Caribou, ME); Maine Gay Men’s Chorus; Northwest Bears (Seattle); Seattle Unity Church; Portland, Oregon Q Center; The Trevor Project – volunteer counselor supporting LGBTQ+ youth

madeleine tran, board (she/her)

Administrator, Renegade Opera

Assisted in Board development, helped build seasons, plan fundraising events and produce performances.

sparky lindsay, board (any/all)

Asst. Professor Portland State University
Member Faculty Senate, Vice President Grievances and Academic Freedom for Faculty Union; Founding Member, Portland Lesbian
Choir – service as President, Production Coordinator and co-Treasurer; Former Board member: Lesbian Community Education Project
(Vice Chair, Chair); Southeast Uplift Board;
Buckman Community Assn. Board (Chair,
Co-Chair); Central Eastside Urban Renewal
Advisory Board (Chair); City-appointed Task
Forces, LGBTQ+ historical registry group