CAH: Advisory Board

David Boushey

David graduated from Central Washington University in 1969 with a B.A. in Recreation. David is the founder of the Society of American Fight Directors and the United Stuntmen's Association. Instructor/Coordinator for the International Stunt School, and Treasurer to the International Order of the Sword & Pen. David has choreographed over 350 stage productions and 45 feature films in a 30 year career as a "Fight Director" and "Stunt Coordinator". Some of his films include "Hand that Rocks the Cradle", "Blue Velvet", "Drugstore Cowboy", "Northern Exposure" "Twin Peaks", "X-Files" and "Highlander". Winner of the Los Angeles Critics Award in 1981, 1985 and 1991 for Best Fight Choreography, David is a member of the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame. He is the only American to choreograph the entire Shakespeare Canon. Presently, he runs the foremost Stunt School in North America.

Kirk Dietrich

Kirk graduated from Central Washington University in 1975 with a BA in Art and followed with graduate studies with a concentration on graphic design. Kirk is the President and Creative Director of Blind Renaissance Design in Wenatchee. With more than 30 years of experience in both the fine art and marketing fields, Kirk brings a wealth of options to his clients and staff. Kirk instructed Art for K-12 classes for the Eastmont School District in his early career. He also taught painting, photo processes, and printmaking at Wenatchee Valley College, where he helped found the school's Graphic Design program. Kirk has collaborated with and provided creative direction to the Blind Rensaissance design team since the company's birth in 1972.

Mollie Edson

Mollie graduated from Central Washington University in 1976 with a BA in Political Science and received her a Masters degree in Pacific Northwest History in 2000. Mollie was formerly Ellensburg mayor and previously worked in the Continuing Education department at CWU. Mollie is the co-founder and owner of the Warm and Cozy Company (WACCo), an Ellensburg company that employs local seamstresses and makes warm and cozy products for all members of the family. Warm and Cozy Co is located in the historic National Bank of Ellensburg building in the heart of downtown where Mollie is slowing plugging away at restoring it to its original grandeur.

Carol Hassen

Carol graduated from Central Washington University in 1984 with a Master of Fine Arts degree. Carol is the former Director of the Larson Gallery at Yakima Valley Community College and is also a painter, writer, and educator. In 2001, she received the prestigious Governor’s Arts Award for the State of Washington. Her BFA is from Oregon State University. She is involved in the arts on all levels, has received many artistic and professional awards, and has published educational materials and books. In addition to teaching many courses on visual arts topics, she has published a weaving textbook, has written curriculum materials for the ARTSVAN touring program of Allied Arts, and has co-authored a teaching manual for painting, drawing and design. Her own works of art have received many awards and are included in numerous private collections.

Russ Hepler

Russ graduated from Central Washington University in 1968 with a BA in art and in 1969 with his MA in art. Russ is the President and Owner of HG Designs in Wenatchee, Washington. Russ in active in the Wenatchee community and has taught courses at the Wenatchee Valley Community College.

Fred Kohout

Fred graduated from Central Washington University in 1981 with a BA in Broadcast Journalism. Fred is currently working as the Chief Marketing Officer for TAGSYS. Fred is a 2 5 year veteran of media and high-tech marketing and is responsible for all product, program and partner marketing at TAGSYS. Prior to joining TAGSYS, Fred held several executive positions at Sun Microsystems including Vice President of Marketing for SPARC Server products and Vice President Marketing for Europe, Middle East and Africa operations. Fred has extensive experience in bringing new technologies to market, product and company branding and international marketing.

Leslie Donovan Shore

Leslie Shore is a 1982 graduate of Central Washington University, CWU, in Broadcast Communications with a minor in Psychology. While at CWU, Leslie anchored the campus TV news show, managed the radio station, wrote for the newspaper and served on the faculty awards committee as student body drama judge. An award winning journalist, Leslie spent nearly two decades as a TV news anchor, reporter and producer in Washington State. One series that garnered professional honors featured Washoe and her family at the CWU Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute. Later, Leslie published a century-old community newspaper for five years in the Puget Sound. Pursuing her love of story and film, Leslie has written several features, one of which was under consideration by USA Films and Home Box Office, HBO. A passionate advocate for the arts and humanities, Leslie served as Arts Commissioner for Pierce County and founded a writing scholarship in her great-grandmother’s name at her high school alma mater. In 2005, Leslie’s shadowbox essay on birth loss was featured at the annual Arts Walk, Olympia Arts Council. Currently, she is a graduate student in Mythological Studies at the Pacifica Graduate Institute. Married, Leslie is the proud mother of two.

Donald Thulean

Don graduated from the University of Washington in 1950, where he received a Master of Arts degree in 1952. During the summers of 1956-61, he participated in the Aspen Music Festival, first as a student, then as faculty member, chorus master, and assistant dean. From 1957 to 1962 Mr. Thulean was dean of the School of Music at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, and in 1961 he became resident conductor of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra. Don retired in 1999 from the American Symphony Orchestra League, where he was Vice President of Professional and Artistic Services. He joined the League staff in 1983 after a long and active conducting career. From 1962 to 1984, he was Music Director and Conductor of the Spokane Symphony Orchestra and currently holds the title of Conductor Emeritus. From 1966 to 1970 he served as associate conductor of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.

Robert Tovar

Robert graduated from of the University of Washington with a degree in political science and journalism. He also did undergraduate studies at Central Washington University. Robert currently works for the King County Wastewater Treatment Division as an organizational development and effectiveness project manager. Robert is also a representative for Primerica Financial Services and an independent consultant for non-profit and community based organizations.

Nancy Worden

Nancy Worden has been making jewelry for over thirty years and her work is currently represented in the United States by William Traver Gallery, Seattle, Washington. Her jewelry can be found in major public collections including the City of Seattle Portable Works Collection and the Seattle Art Museum, both in Seattle, Washington, the Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washing ton, the Museum of Art and Design, New York, New York, the Museum of Fine Arts-Houston, Houston, Texas, the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston, Boston, Massachusetts and the Stedelijk Museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands as well as many private collections. Her work has been published in Ornament, Metalsmith, American Craft, Sculpture and ARTnews and several books.

Heather Young

Heather graduated from of Central Washington University in 1994 with a BA in History and is also a graduate of the CWU Douglas Honors College. Heather is a stockholder in the firm of Tuell, Couture, Tuell & Young, P.S., a general litigation firm in Tacoma, Washington. Since her graduation in 1997, from Seattle University School of Law, Heather has been in private practice in Pierce County, Washington. Heather’s emphasis is in Family Law matters. She has been and is active in local and state bar associations. Heather is also an active member of the Junior League of Tacoma. When not practicing law, Heather enjoys spending time with her husband and cats, gardening, traveling, and reading with her book club.