Board of Directors
The Eugene Makerspace holds annual elections to determine it’s Board of Directors for the following year. All members have the opportunity to vote in the election, and any adult member in good standing is eligible to run for the board. Below is our current Board of Directors.
Board President
Sam Foster – Discord: @samfosteriam (samfosteriam)
Sam is an open source software developer and reformed sculptor and fabricator. He likes to make things and help other people bring their ideas into the world.
Secretary
Ben Hallert – Discord: @Ben Hallert (thunderscreech)
Ben has worked in aerospace and IT for 25 years with highlights that include working on the US space shuttle program, founding a job service for people interested in getting into space industry, and building tools used to help folks do things of which they’re passionate. He’s a pilot, is almost as good at making things as he is at breaking them, and once in a while he’s a writer but he’s got a lot of caring folks trying to help him get past that.
Treasurer
Andrew Goulart – Discord: @Andrew Goulart (porgcollector)
Andrew does cool things, warmly.
Events Contact
Troy McFarland – Discord: @Troy (dj_tmc)
Troy worked in Video Game Development for 26 years before moving onto teaching. He is passionate about helping other people realize their creative potential. In his spare time, he paints, fabricates exhibits, produces his own music, embeds puzzles into backsplashes, and designs and builds his own electric guitars.
