Board of Directors

Our board members help shape the organization and work to make the Timbers supporter experience bigger and better, as well as contribute to initiatives in the Portland soccer community. The 107ist Board can be contacted at board@107ist.org.

Joanne Couchman	Garrett Dittfurth	Bruce Eaton
Abram Goldman-Armstrong	Laurie Jane	Fernando Machicado
Harper Morgan-Werner	Sherrilynn “Sheba” Rawson	Scott Van Swearingen
Matt Talley	Jeremy Wright	Past Members

Joanne Couchman

Email: joanne.couchman@107ist.org
Board member since: Jan 2010
Current Term: Jan 2011 – Dec 2013
Responsibilities: Board Treasurer, Member of the Away Travel Committee, Membership and Website initiatives

A founding board member of 107ist, Joanne has served on four committees during her two years with the 107ist Board and has done much of the dirty work required to make our presence felt on the web as well as Facebook and the Twitterverse.

She’s originally from England, where she held season tickets for League One powerhouse Huddersfield Town. She emigrated to the U.S. 13 years ago, enlisting part-time with the Timbers Army in 2007, then full-time in 2009.

Joanne lives in North Portland and works for a medical a research company, where she assists scientists in their studies of glaucoma.

Garrett Dittfurth

Email: garrett.dittfurth@107ist.org
Board member since: Jan 2011
Current Term: Jan 2011 – Dec 2013
Responsibilities: Chair of Communications Committee

Garrett has been a Timbers fan since 2004. He was part of the founding board of 107ist, and has filled all sorts of roles as a volunteer – serving on both the marketing and communications committees, and working as the primary media contact for press inquiries about the Army and 107ist. His TA resume also includes painting and setting up tifo displays and working the concourse table.

Garrett comes from the pointyball hotbed of Texas, which only partially accounts for the throwback Houston Astros cap he’s often seen in. By day, he works with a global PR agency.

Bruce Eaton

Email: bruce.eaton@107ist.org
Board member since: Sept 2011
Current Term: Sept 2011 – Dec 2013
Responsibilities: Member of Communications Team

Became a Timbers fan when the NASL team debuted in 1975; he was a lad of 6 at the time. Since graduating from California’s Pomona College, he’s worked in advertising and television, and is currently in member services for First Tech Federal Credit Union.

107ist delegate from the Southern Porch.

Abram Goldman-Armstrong

Email: abram.goldman-armstrong@107ist.org
Board member since: Jan 2010
Current Term: Jan 2011 – Dec 2013
Responsibilities: Member of the Away Travel and Communications committees.

A founding board member of 107ist, Abram represents the 107ist on the Independent Supporters Council. He edits The Whipsaw, the Timbers Army’s quarterly fanzine. His non-profit experience includes stints as President of the Oregon Brew Crew, and organizer of the North American Organic Brewers Festival from 2003-2009.

Originally from rural Yamhill County, Abram helped plant the seeds for the Timbers Army in 2001, when he transplanted songs and chants he learned in Cork City’s Shed in Ireland.

Abram is a freelance beer-writer and carpenter. He co-organizes the Timbers Army homebrew contest and arranged for three winning recipes to be brewed at local breweries.

Laurie Jane

Email: laurie.jane@107ist.org
Board member since: Jan 2010
Current Term: Jan 2011 – Dec 2013
Responsibilities: Chair of the Marketing Committee

A founding board member of 107ist, Laurie joined the Timbers Army in 2007. She has overseen the partnership outreach to Portland-area businesses that has produced discounts for 107ist members at more the 50 retailers. As a Board member, she has also has been part of the ticket negotiation team and contributed to development of the 107ist.org website and membership drives.

Big West Ham fan. She works at a software company.

Fernando Machicado

Email: fernando.machicado@107ist.org
Board member since: Jan 2010
Current Term: Jan 2010 – Dec 2011
Responsibilities: Chairs the Game Day Ops and Merchandise Committees and co-chairs the Community Outreach Committee.

A founding board member of 107ist, Nando is the go-to source for smoke and tifo details. He also oversees the design and sale of our merchandise. He is also the president of the Operation Pitch Invasion board.

A native of Bolivia, he came to Portland in 1996 via Washington, D.C. He’s been TA since 2003.

Harper Morgan-Werner

Email: harper.morgan-werner@107ist.org
Board member since: Jan 2012
Current Term: Jan 2012-Dec 2014
Responsibilities: Membership Support

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Sherrilynn “Sheba” Rawson

Email: sherrilynn.rawson@107ist.org
Board member since: Aug 2011
Current Term: Aug 2011 – Dec 2012
Responsibilities: Board Secretary, Co-chairs Community Outreach Committee

107ist delegate from the West Side stands; alternatively, the 107ist delegate from Clackamas County.

Season ticket holder in the west side stands for six years, happy to find and bond with the 116 ultras. She was a bona fide soccer mom long before that.

Sheba is a lifelong bilingual educator, and currently the principal at Nellie Muir Elementary School in Woodburn. Prior to her recent appointment to the 107ist Board, she served on the boards of other non-profits.

Scott Van Swearingen

Email: scott.swearingen@107ist.org
Board member since: Jan 2010
Current Term: Jan 2010 – Dec 2011
Responsibilities: Board President, member of Game-day Ops, Away Tavel and Merchandise Committees

A founding board member of 107ist, and in addition to tracking 107ist revenues and expenses, Scott plays a key role in both Merchandise and Game-Day Ops. He also developed the TAFC program for the TA’s amateur clubs. Works on the Away Travel Committee and Community Outreach Committee as well.

Born in Southern Oregon, Scott attended both Oregon State and the University of Portland. He now works for Energy Trust of Oregon.

Matt Talley

Email: matt.talley@107ist.org
Board member since: Jan 2012
Current Term: Jan 2012-Dec 2014
Responsibilities: Events, Community Outreach

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Jeremy Wright

Email: Jeremy.Wright@107ist.org
Board member since: Jan 2010
Current Term: Jan 2010 – Dec 2012
Responsibilities: Board Vice President, Chair of the Away Travel Committee, member of the Communications Committee

A founding board member of 107ist, Jeremy is originally from Washington D.C. He moved to Portland in 1995 on a whim and fell in love at first sight. Jeremy was one of the TA pioneers when the club returned to pro soccer in 2001. He also led the grass-roots MLS-to-PDX initiative in 2009.

Jeremy now runs his own consulting firm: Wright Communications and Public Affairs. His work has included managing a number of statewide political campaigns and serving as the executive director of several non-profits.