Lawrence Pevec – (Chair) I was born in North Eastern Ohio, on a small farm where I enjoyed a rural, natural childhood that involved playing hard in nature; camping, hunting, swimming in the creeks, and working on local farms in the summer. After high school I attended The Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio and spent four years there. I developed a lifelong appreciation for all aspects of art, design and culture that became my career and spanned several design disciplines including graphic design, interpretive and commercial exhibit design, interior design, architecture, and, finally, motion picture production design. I designed sets and props for TV series, movies of the week, and feature films. My fine arts activities included creation of a body of work while living in Portugal and later in Portland. I went back to school in 2003 to acquire a MA in Leadership and Training at Royal Rhodes University in Victoria, BC. I currently live in Boulder, Colorado, have a small business and enjoy working with World Subud Association Archives editing video contributions to the archives collection.

 

Fayra TeetersFayra Teeters (Board Member since August 14, 2022.) I was opened in Subud on April 16, 1969 in Berkeley, CA – Risa Toor, Vivana Brody, & Roukmini House were the attending Helpers. (Was I lucky, or what??) I was 21 at the time & going through a crisis brought on by the San Francisco State University student strike. Risa Toor was an arts-classmate and my best friend. Both the latihan and Risa pulled me through my crisis so I could graduate with a BA in Theatre. I started acting at the age of 9 years and for me it was the same as praying – a potent devotional path to connect with God, whenever I was “in the zone”. I didn’t know it at the time, but this was a latihan experience. I’ve been affiliated with Subud groups in Los Angeles, Berkeley, Carmel Valley, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Seattle, and Albuquerque. I have always sought deeper answers afforded from Testing as to which roles or projects to pursue, fellow-artists to align with, insights as to solving problems that crop up during any project. I devised a series of theatre exercises based on my receivings during my own testing on how to harness the power of an archetype, leading with different parts of the body, how to channel inner images into physical wisdom expressed in performance – and liberally shared these exercises with everyone in my Masque Alfresco company. I founded Masque Alfresco in 2002 as a purveyor of commedia dell’arte theatre technique, with Benedict Herrman as a founding member – playing lead roles. After getting our feet on solid ground, Masque Alfresco set out to become a fund-raiser for all things Subud, raising $1250 (?) for SICA, and $1500 for Subud Portland (over the years). Also, over the years, we’ve applied for and received $500 SICA grants to mount theatre projects that otherwise would NOT have been possible. I am an experienced, knowledgeable grant-writer, with an 85% record of receiving grant awards – and would like to pass this knowledge on to up-and-coming Subud culture groups. I would also like to give workshops on how to start-up a cultural group and allow it to grow in good time – as I’ve done with Masque Alfresco these past 20 years. I would be thrilled to share insights as to how to bring the latihan into cultural expression.

Jim O'HalloranJim O’Halloran (Board member since February 2024) – Jim was opened in Seattle on April Fool’s day 1994, having been introduced to Subud by his sister Joyce.

He studied classical flute with Webb Coffee, and did postgraduate study with Felix Skowronek, as well as attending masterclasses with Julius Baker, Keith Underwood and James Galway.
Jim plays in many Seattle-based jazz and latin groups and also composes music-most of which comes during latihan.  An exciting new recording partially funded by a SICA grant will be out soon on all major platforms!
 

Michal Brownell is a National Helper liaison to SICA. She was opened in 1972 in Bangkok and has been a Regional Helper on the East Coast of the U.S. and in London, UK. Married with 4 kids (2 in Subud) she has lived in Europe and Asia. She’s worked as teacher, waitress, reporter, copy editor, editorial assistant, is retired and living in coastal Rhode Island.

 

 

 

Roberta HoffmanRoberta Hoffman (Board Member since September 2023) grew up in Subud, and was opened at 18 in Palo Alto. Her parents, both artists, heavily influenced her lifelong interest in the arts and creative thinking. She works as a Web Designer/Developer and Graphic Designer.

 

 

 

 


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