Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH

Elections June 2006

Candidate Biographies

Chair

Jeff Borg

I spent the past year as Chair of this chapter during which membership, events and

awareness of Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH have greatly increased. I am currently Chair

of the Multimedia and Gaming department at ITT Technical Institute, also. If elected,

my goals are as follows:

* Continue relevant, monthly events, striving for "higher profile" events which may involve

companies such as Pixar/Disney/Dreamworks/ILM, etc.

* Greater involvement of Colleges/Universities and local, relevant companies

* Find a way to bring SIGGRAPH'S annual conference to Portland in the future.

* Bring back the Creative Conference or something similar to Portland.

If elected, I will strive to further the effect of Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH to the Graphic

Arts/CG community here in Portland.

Vice Chair

Demetra Gilmore Arnett

Demetra's foundational work in fine art began her path as a computer graphic designer, art

director, project leader, print buyer, consultant and instructor. She holds a bachelor's degree

in Mathematics and a master's Degree in Information Management from the University of

Oregon. Her thesis on findability in virtual museum websites addressed wayfinding and she

is passionate about information architecture, usability and instructional design. She is

currently working as a Lean Six Sigma green belt for a non-profit organization, is a multimedia

instructor and serves the computer graphics community as the Vice Chair of Cascade ACM

SIGGRAPH, coordinating events that raise consciousness.

Secretary

Fran Zandonella

Actively involved in SIGGRAPH since 1993, Fran Zandonella has served in a variety of

leadership positions including Secretary, Treasurer, and Chair for local professional

SIGGRAPH chapters. This past year, she has co-produced meetings about local

animation studio Laika, and “How to Get a Job in Computer Graphics.” In addition to

taking minutes at Board meetings, she vigorously updates our web pages, and

manages the membership process.

Her goals for this coming year include bringing Portland speakers on cutting edge

computer graphics topics, streamlining the membership renewal process, and keeping the

Portland area up to date on our vibrant activities.

Treasurer

Andrew Dennis

I have been the treasurer for Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH for three years. I enjoy handling

the financial affairsof the organization and hope do the same for 2006-7. My graphics

background includes a Master of Computer Science and a dozen years working in the

Film/Video, Video Game, and Web Development. My focus for Cascade ACM

SIGGRAPH is to manage the financial matters and help build the Computer Graphics

community in the region.

Board Members At Large (8 positions available)

Michael Smith

I have spent 21 years developing 2D & 3D graphical user interfaces in software. Due to my

enthusiasm for computer graphics, I and a few others helped found the Cascade ACM

SIGGRAPH. I continue to participate in the programming committee and had recently

helped create the "Bring Your Own Art" night for Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH.

If elected, I will promote the following for the chapter:

* Start looking into getting the International SIGGRAPH Traveling Art Show

into Portland

* Get a volunteer coordinator

* Form stronger relationships with other similar organizations

* Make the "Bring Your Own Art" night an annual event

Hercules Silverstein

I am one of the founding members of the Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter. I originally

served as Secretary and later as Vice Chair. Currently I have been serving as a Member

at Large.

My interest in helping form and participating in the chapter grew out of my interest, personal

and professional, in graphics. I've been creating user interfaces and visualization tools for

molecular modeling and drug design for over a decade now.

I feel the chapter serves the important roles of building relationships between others

(individuals, companies) who have an interest in computer graphics, growing and

strengthening this community, and educating the public as well as ourselves. I would like

to be re-elected so I can continue working on this as a Member at Large.