Leadership

BOARD CHAIR & PRODUCTION MANAGER

Jain Sekuler majored in Theatre Arts at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. After moving to Los Angeles, she shifted from theatre to film and television production. In 2006, she and her husband, Eliot, founded an annual non-profit, multi-disciplinary arts festival in Northeast LA. She produced the festival for 13 years and retired from its board in 2021. In 2020, Jain, her husband, three dogs and a cat sought refuge from L.A.’s heat in Gleneden Beach. A strong believer in community involvement, and seeking to have purpose in her life, she was delighted to find in Siletz Bay Music Festival an opportunity to put her experience and service to good use.

BOARD TREASURER

Andrea Sevetson is a retired librarian and educator with a distinguished career in government documents and library leadership, including serving as the chair of the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association and service on the U.S. Depository Library Council. A Minnesota and Wisconsin native, she holds degrees from Macalester College and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Since moving to Gleneden Beach in 2009, Andrea has been active in her community and enjoys golf, knitting, and playing tenor and bass recorder. A longtime admirer of the Siletz Bay Music Festival, she’s thrilled to support its mission as a board member.

Sue Anderson brings a wealth of professional and community experience to the Siletz Bay Music Festival board. A former realtor and business owner, she worked in relocation services and managed both real estate and construction operations. Since retiring to Lincoln City in 2005, she has been an active volunteer, serving on several local boards including Family Promise, Kiwanis, and B’nai B’rith Camp. Sue is passionate about supporting the arts and community, while her husband, Dick, serves as an Oregon State Senator.

Pete Doll is a retired secondary math teacher. He taught and coached XC and track for 31 years, including five years at Taft 7-12 in Lincoln City. Pete has degrees from Missouri State University and the University of Kansas. He moved to Oregon when his wife Jennifer joined Oregon Health and Science University. She is now the CFO of UC Davis Health in Sacramento.  Their two children are Maya, an accountant in Tuscon and Ethan who has a degree in computer science from Oregon State. Pete continues to run every day and enjoys his job as bartender/cook at Beachcrest Brewery.

Eric Gray brings a career in Media & Entertainment finance, along with a passion for concert music, to the Siletz Bay Music Festival board.  Eric has served in leadership roles for Paramount Global, NBC Universal and FOX Broadcasting and in non-profit management, having co- founded and served on the board of Club Twentyone Learning & Resource Center, which serves families of individuals with Down syndrome. Eric was born and raised in Michigan, lives in Pasadena, CA with his wife and two daughters and he spends as much time as he can in Lincoln City, OR.

Jane Mulholland has been in the field of Deaf Education for almost 50 years. She is the retired superintendent of the Washington School for the Deaf, and founder of an educational consulting firm, Planning for Student Success, specializing in strategic planning, and leadership development. With her husband, Kevin Hohnbaum, Jane has resided in Lincoln City for 9 years. She is active in her church, serves as treasurer for the Lincoln Pops Big Band, plays pickleball, co-leads an annual mission trip to Mexico, sings with the Pacific Coast Singers, and is currently Chair of Lincoln City’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.

Britt Nelson grew up in a musical family in Minnesota and graduated from Macalester College before earning her law degree in Oregon. During her 40-year legal career, she also volunteered in her sons’ classrooms, inspiring her to pursue an M.A.T. in Education and Counseling. Britt spent 20 fulfilling years teaching and practicing law. She helped develop a preschool and special education program at Neighbors For Kids and has served on the boards of Family Promise of Lincoln County and the Lincoln City Pickleball Club. Britt enjoys art and pickleball, and along with her husband, Rick Mark—a Lincoln City Council Member—loves being part of this vibrant community.

Katherine Schultz is a professional cellist based in Portland, Oregon. She enjoys playing different styles and genres of music and can be found performing with Oregon Ballet Theatre, Portland Opera, Orchestra Nova Northwest, Portland Chamber Orchestra, Portland Cello Project, Fever’s Candlelight Concerts, and the WildWood and Stumptown string quartets, as well as various summer music festivals. Katherine has been a featured artist at SBMF since 2009 and feels a deep connection to her festival colleagues, the patrons, the volunteers, the Siletz Bay area itself. She is excited to contribute to SBMF’s future through board membership.

Janet Ward is a Retired Hospitality Entrepreneur, having directed five very successful hospitality operations in Florida and Oregon for over 30 years. Born in Birmingham, Michigan, Janet has lived in Venezuela, Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Florida, McMinnville, and in 2020 retired to Cutler City. Janet’s volunteer work includes being a member of Rotary of Newberg and Lincoln City, Soroptomists of Newberg, and the Lincoln City Audubon Society. Janet’s son Kelsey is a professional musician. Hence when the opportunity came up to host musicians for the 2022 festival she jumped at the chance to help with the festival’s hospitality events, and has been a part of the organization since!!