Women leaders raise their voices

Published 2:44 am Thursday, January 11, 2018

ASTORIA — The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Astoria Branch begins the new year with the forum “Voices of Leadership,” to be held at the Astoria Library 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16.

The event features Liane Donovan, Astoria High School assistant principal; Tiffiny Mitchell, co-organizer of Indivisible North Coast Oregon; Joanne Rideout, KMUN news director; and Kathleen Sullivan, a Clatsop County commissioner.

Donovan received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics and mathematical education from Arizona State University. She has taught high school classes for more than a decade.

Mitchell co-organizes Indivisible, an organization whose goal is to defend democracy by opposing authoritarianism, bigotry and corruption.

For seven years, Rideout has been the KMUN station manager and is now the news director. Rideout is the recognizable voice of the “Columbia River Ship Report.”

Sullivan graduated from Michigan State University at Hamline. She served on the Astoria Budget Committee and helped rebuild the Pioneer Shelter at Camp Kiwanilong.

Representing diverse backgrounds and professions, these leaders will discuss their leadership style, the challenges in their role, how those challenges are met and how the public can understand their roles.

The presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Jan Nybakke at 503-325-4592.