OUr team - Board of Directors
Nathan Greene
Luis Valls PhD, MD
Teghan Kisler,
President - Event coordination, event staff communications, HEM storage, HEM equipment transport, set up, take down, master chief during events
Teghan Kisler,
Luis Valls PhD, MD
Teghan Kisler,
Secretary - Volunteer Coordinator
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Luis Valls PhD, MD
Luis Valls PhD, MD
Jess Cannon BSN, RN, CEN, ATCN
Medical Director - Event doc, volunteer interviewer, medical policy
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I am a semi-retired MD of 30 years and really enjoy my volunteer work with HEM. It keeps my medical skills sharp and provides great satisfaction giving free care to guests and staff at festivals without the hassle of a full medical practice. My specialty is Inter
Medical Director - Event doc, volunteer interviewer, medical policy
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I am a semi-retired MD of 30 years and really enjoy my volunteer work with HEM. It keeps my medical skills sharp and provides great satisfaction giving free care to guests and staff at festivals without the hassle of a full medical practice. My specialty is Internal Medicine (adult, non-surgical care of heart disease, diabetes, etc. as well as diagnosis of new illnesses) and also have 25 years of Emergrncy Department experience working at the ED at a Portland area ski resort. Before going into medicine, I obtained a PhD in molecular biology at the U of O, but decided that spending my life in the lab was not for me. My love is interactions and relationships with others, and giving health care to persons one-on-one is where I have found the greatest satisfaction.
Of note, I am a native of Cuba, and my family emigrated to the US shortly after the revolution. I feel incredibly lucky and blessed to have come to this country, where I am now a proud citizen of this democracy. It is responsibility and honor that I do not take lightly.
Jess Cannon BSN, RN, CEN, ATCN
Jess Cannon BSN, RN, CEN, ATCN
Jess Cannon BSN, RN, CEN, ATCN
Secratery
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I started in healthcare Secretaryas a CNA in 1999 while in school to be a homebirth Midwife in Utah. I was a doula and childbirth educator for over a decade while my children were young. My family moved overseas and back and forth across America for many years. I worked as an EMT in Virginia and finally finished nursing
Secratery
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I started in healthcare Secretaryas a CNA in 1999 while in school to be a homebirth Midwife in Utah. I was a doula and childbirth educator for over a decade while my children were young. My family moved overseas and back and forth across America for many years. I worked as an EMT in Virginia and finally finished nursing school in 2019 after moving to PDX. I've worked in the Emergency Department since 2020. I started volunteering with HEM in 2023 and have sat on the board since 2024. As an ED RN, I really appreciate my time with HEM at festivals, offering care to people while they dance, frolic, sing, and connect. It soothes the chaos of my day to day relationship with healthcare and restores my faith in humanity.
Open Position - Treasurer
Jess Cannon BSN, RN, CEN, ATCN
Open Position - Treasurer
We are actively looking to fill this position
Pavel Goldstein
Jess Cannon BSN, RN, CEN, ATCN
Open Position - Treasurer
All Things IT & Web Dev
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I started volunteering with HEM in 2006 after having moved to Philomath in 2005. building computers and websites in the early 1990s and started my career in technical support in the late 90's. After moving from OR back to CO in 2011, I started developing and managing the HEM website.
In March of 2025, I was inv
All Things IT & Web Dev
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I started volunteering with HEM in 2006 after having moved to Philomath in 2005. building computers and websites in the early 1990s and started my career in technical support in the late 90's. After moving from OR back to CO in 2011, I started developing and managing the HEM website.
In March of 2025, I was invited to join the HEM Board of Directors. I am honored to join the team and am excited to offer my 30 years of experience in the IT & web Dev fields to help the mission forward.