Board of Directors
Mary Gates President Professionally, Mary Gates was an educator, small business owner, elected public official and nonprofit executive director. Presently, she serves as President of the Federal Way Performing Arts Foundation, Secretary of the the Pacific Rim Bonsai Museum Board of Directors and a member of Qualibi, Federal Way Rotary, and Federal Way American Association of University Women. . |
Shari Song VP and SecretarY Shari Song is a Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services and current Chair of the Korean American Coalition. Shari also served in numerous community organizations including the Asian Counseling & Referral Service, Federal Way Diversity Commission, and the Asian Real Estate Association of America. Shari grew up in Chicago and graduated from University of Illinois with a BA in Literature. She moved to the Pacific Northwest 31 years ago when she married her husband John. In her free time, Shari enjoys traveling, yoga and reading. She is excited and very proud to serve on the Performing Arts Foundation board. |
Cindy Piennett TreasureR Cindy Piennett, Treasurer, retired after 30 years at Weyerhaeuser Company working in financial and business management. Along with the Federal Way Performing Arts Foundation, she is active in FUSION, Federal Way Chorale, League of Women Voters and is a former Arts Commissioner. She is a graduate of Oregon State University (go Beav’s!). Cindy enjoys travel, art, music and hiking all over the world. |
Caroline Vadino Caroline grew up in Federal way attending the local schools. After graduating with her degree in Business Administration Finance at Washington State University she returned to Federal Way. She works in accounting at DaVita and volunteers as a 4-H leader for a local cat club. |
Bob Oliver Jeffree Stewart is a NW painter for the last 4 decades that has completed works in oil, charcoal, acrylic and crayons. His style is post NW masters of the 50s and 60s, therefore you will see many natural forms, landscapes, subjects and colors of our beautiful Northwest in his paintings. He has spent many days with painters from the La Connor region of Washington and has learned many techniques and art philosophies from his NW mentors. Jeffree has exhibited throughout the state in private galleries and in public spaces, to include public colleges and convention centers and has extensive experience in curating art work and producing large scale exhibitions of public art. He has also worked for the Washington State Department of Ecology for over 30+ years specializing in sediment, shoreline and flood plain management. He has 2 art studios, and a wonderful high school aged son and lives with his family in Maple Valley and Olympia. He is also a graduate of Evergreen State College |
Jeanne Burbidge Jeanne Burbidge has worked professionally in health, human services and education, as an elected public official for twenty years, and owned a small business for sixteen years. Currently, she is a Board Director of King County 4Culture and the Federal Way Performing Arts Foundation—chairing the PAF Gala Committee. She is an active member of Rotary of Federal Way and the American Association of University Women Federal Way Branch. |
Paul Ishii Professional affiliations have been board member and president appointments with the Historic Hotel Association of America, Washington Hospitality Association, Seattle Hotel Association, Seattle Rotary, Leadership Tomorrow, InvestEd, Evergreen Treatment Services, Downtown Seattle Association, Plymouth Housing Group , 4 Culture, Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board and Seafair. He completed his Business Administration degree at Washington State University and his wife, Jane, is a 1st grade teacher. Paul and Jane, have a daughter, Alison and a son, Owen. |