Lauren moved to Bend in 1992.  She graduated from Bend’s own Mountain View High School and went on to receive a degree in International Business Studies from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. Lauren works for her family’s business, Cascade Insurance Center, as an agent and a member of management. Her passion for children and education grew while working to open a school in rural Ghana, West Africa. After returning to Bend from San Diego with her husband and two children, Lauren became a member of the FAN Foundation Board because she wanted to serve disadvantaged children and families in the community she grew up in. In her spare time, Lauren enjoys reading and discovering new outdoor adventures in Central Oregon with her family. .

Like most small business owners, Tasha McFarland has done a little bit of everything for her family’s enterprises, from scrubbing ovens to asset analysis. With a background in property management, she’s particularly concerned about affordable housing in Central Oregon, and the housing crisis in Oregon as a whole, and feels the services Family Access Network provides help raise happy, healthy learners in Central Oregon schools.

Tasha and her husband Matthew moved to Central Oregon in 2000 to work at Hoodoo Ski Area. All 4 of their children have attended Bend-La Pine Schools, with one since graduating from Mountain View High School and heading off to college. Tasha grew up in the Eugene area and still has deep roots in the community, making Mountain View-Sheldon football games a family feud. A graduate of the University of Oregon and an avid Ducks fan, Tasha’s proud of, and grateful for, her Oregon public school education. She finished her MBA in 2006 with the Concordia University program in Bend.

Aside from raising her children, her experience as a community volunteer has been her most rewarding. She has been a classroom volunteer, served on her elementary school’s site council, attendance area review committee, and the District’s Budget Committee, which she chaired for6 years. Tasha has also volunteered with her schools’ PTSOs and booster club, Scouts BSA, Girl Scouts, Oregon Battle of the Books, The Bethlehem Inn, her church, and is a new Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer. These volunteer experiences have cemented her strong conviction in the importance of the services and support provided by the Family Access Network and FAN advocates. In her free time, she likes to ski with her family.

Travis Browning is the SVP Market President with First Interstate Bank for Central Oregon and Gorge Market, which includes the cities of Redmond, Sisters, Prineville, Madras, The Dalles, Hood River, and Bingen. Travis earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Western Oregon State College and has been serving the Central Oregon region since 1999. He has 29 years of combined banking experience as a Loan Officer, Branch Manager, and District Manager. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Travis served on the board for Redmond Economic Development for over 10 years and currently is on the Redmond School District budget committee. Since 2017, he has been on the FAN Redmond Development Committee. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, hunting, and spending time at sporting events with his family. 

Erin Foote Morgan is the owner and principal of FM Civic, a public affairs firm serving the Pacific Northwest. She is an Alaskan ex-pat who earned degrees at the University of Oregon and the University of Missouri before moving to Bend in 2004 where she and her husband Doug are now raising their four children. In the past 18 years, Erin has built a strong network of relationships in Central Oregon through former roles as a Bulletin reporter, Source Weekly managing editor, Central Oregon Community College instructor and administrator, Bend 2030 executive director and managing director of Hubbell Communications, a public relations firm based in Portland. This professional experience is rooted in policy development, strategic communications, fundraising and civic engagement. A few years back, Erin had the chance to work with regional partners through the TRACEs initiative at United Way of Central Oregon and became an advocate for projects that build resilience in young people. She believes FAN is one of the most important programs in our community for changing long-term outcomes for families and youth. For fun, Erin enjoys volunteering, chauffeuring her children, traveling with her husband, and meeting friends for hikes and happy hours.

A native of Monroe, Louisiana, Mark Griffin moved to Portland, Oregon in 1971 and then to the Seattle area in 2002 where he started his career in the mortgage industry. Mark and his family recently moved to Sisters, Oregon. With 20 years of experience in the banking and mortgage industry, Mark has had the pleasure of helping hundreds of clients purchase or refinance their home, and enjoys seeing the excitement of his first-time homebuyer clients when they receive their keys. Mark values trust, good morals, integrity, and respect for the people. He is passionate about making a difference in the lives of Central Oregon kids.

In his free time, Mark loves to golf, fish and ski (when there is time). He mostly loves to spend that time with his wife Jaimie, and their two daughters, Addison 14, and Taylor 10. Mark and Jaimie recently taught their kids to ski, and Mark is excited to see this new passion for the outdoors in his kids since making the move to Central Oregon.

Valerie is a native Oregonian, a graduate of Oregon State University and has lived in Bend since 1999. She is the Director of Marketing for Brooks Resources, one of the region’s oldest and most respected real estate development companies. Prior to joining FAN, Valerie served on the Advertising Federation Board of Central Oregon and is a past Big Sis with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon. As a mother, she realizes the importance of arming children with all the essentials they need to become confident and compassionate individuals and she’s proud to be part of the FAN family helping to do just that.

Alisa Betz and her family moved to Bend in 2014 and have been loving life here. After graduating from Santa Clara University, Alisa moved to Seattle where she managed International Sales for K2 Sports. She served on a nonprofit board in Seattle for seven years and became very familiar with the issues facing children and families experiencing homelessness. After getting settled in Bend, Alisa searched for an organization with a mission that aligned with her passion for helping children and families. After learning about FAN and witnessing the amazing impact they have in our community, she is honored to be part of the Foundation Board. A busy mom of three children, Alisa and her family enjoy skiing, snowboarding, biking, camping, and cooking together.