Meet Me In Beaverton
Episodes
42 episodes
To Serve & Protect
Meet Chief Stacy Jepson, Beaverton Police DepartmentStacy Jepson grew up in a blended family way back when that wasn’t a thing… or at least it didn’t have a name. If you’re a person of a certain age, think Brady Bunch… kind of. Stacy’s ...
Birds of a Feather
Meet Chris & Dean Hogan of Chick-fil-A Raleigh HillsWhen you know, you know. Right? That’s what Chris and Dean Hogan both said when asked about how they got together. Now, this wasn’t one of those connections that happened in early ...
Tell Me Your Picture
Meet Pauline Lee, Program for Intellectual Empowerment Pauline Lee, even before she came into the world, was putting others' needs ahead of her own. She’s the youngest of 4 kids, the last two being twins, of which she was the young...
Grandson of the Century
Meet Andy Oldenburg, Marsh McLennan AgencyHis grandfather Don served in World War II, came home, launched a retail empire, and was ultimately named Man of the Century. His dad, John, was an attorney who ultimately rose to become a judge...
Battling the Big C and a Chamber Update
Alicia Bermes, President/CEO, Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce.Cancer. There’s no way to really prepare yourself when the doctor lays that news on you. Whether it’s your own diagnosis, or that of a family member or friend, it’s a gut ...
You Go Where the Road Takes You
Meet Dick Nichols of the Beaverton Oregon History AssociationFor Dick Nichols, growing up on his parents' farm made life pretty simple. During the school year, it was go to school, then chores. Some extra-curriculars like track – he nev...
Hops, Malt, Yeast… It’s That Simple
Meet Josh Johnson of Binary BrewingJosh Johnson’s grandfather, Adolf Leroy, made a simple decision. Instead of getting the milk and bread he went out for back in Nebraska, he hopped on a freight train that landed him in Oregon. If not f...
A Chance Encounter at an Open Grave Leads To Opening Doors
Meet Donna Meeuwsen, Topography Team eXp OK, let’s just address the elephant in the room – the open grave. That’s right. That’s where Donna Meeuwsen’s story begins. It’s where her mom met her dad. No, not at a funeral. Barney Mee...
A Career Crafted by the Family Business
Meet Kelsey Scotch of Madden Industrial CraftsmenKelsey Scotch’s grandfather, Ron Madden, came up in the business side of the trades, so he knew that to build anything that would last, you needed to have the right people on the job. Whe...
No Duffers Allowed - Aiming for an Ace in Life
Meet Steven DaSilva of Timmco InsuranceYou know, some people just come out that way, right? I’d bet anything… well, almost anything, that when Steven DaSilva was born, he came into the world holding a golf club. The oldest of thr...
The Bridge Builder
Meet Nadia Hasan, Beaverton City CouncilorHer parents were immigrants. Her dad, Wasim, was born in India, and her mom, Shagufta, was a native of Pakistan. Wasim was a physicist and Shagufta was an MD. They came together through an arran...
Building a Community of Survivorship
Meet Dianne Danowski-Smith of Publix Northwest and Answer2CancerIf you’ve ever been through or alongside someone in a fight with cancer, you know how brutal that battle is, and how much a support circle can make a difference. So many pe...
Race Walking Toward a Better Community
Meet Ashley Hartmeier-Prigg, Beaverton City Council PresidentAt a young age, Ashley Hartmeier-Prigg learned the lessons of hard work. She and her siblings would help out their parents when it came to keeping up the building owned by her...
These Morticians Ain’t No Stiffs
Meet Ron & Deborah Threadgill of Threadgill Memorial ServicesThreadgill Memorial Services4815 SW Jamieson Road | Beaverton, OR 97005 | ph. 503-526-3952Nobody wants to think about dealing w...
Building an Environment for Progress
Meet John Dugger, Beaverton City CouncilorJohn Dugger has always been a joiner, a leader, and an activist. As a kid he was all in on just about every club his high school offered, stepping into leadership roles on many of them. As an ad...
Breaking the Chains of Domestic Violence Gives Voice to a Community of Survivors
Meet Rachelle Scheele of SCARS of OregonRachelle Scheele had an idyllic childhood in Southern Oregon. Then at the age of 16, her world was rocked and everything changed in a single phone call. A few years later she found herself in a re...
The Blazers’ Loss is Beaverton’s Win - Jana & Paul Decarli, decarli restaurant
Meet Jana & Paul Decarli of decarli restaurantWhen Paul Decarli, a lifer in the restaurant industry, was searching for his next adventure in Hawaii, he never expected it to be back in Oregon. But when the Blazers were in the Western...
Ep. 25 - Growing Up in a Real-world Civics Class
Meet Jenny Haruyama, Beaverton City ManagerThe idea of public service has surrounded Jenny her entire life. Her father was a Fire Chief, among other roles. Her mom was a teacher in the public school system – and if you don’t think that’...
Ep. 24 – Changing Brown Fields to Green, One Cup at a Time
Meet Amy Saberiyan of Ava RoasteriaWhen Amy Saberiyan was raised by a family and community that valued, encouraged, and supported her in whatever dreams she might have. Thing was she was born and raised in Iran back in the 70s, and when...
Ep. 23 - A Blind Date in Chicago Makes for a Phenomenal Cookie
Meet Grayson Hogard of Grove Cookie CompanyGrayson Hogard realized when he was in high school that he needed something more to help him find the way forward. That was military school... his choice. He found a place in that environment w...
Ep. 22 - No Spuds for Dave – Lessons from the Farm, Field, and a High-Tech Career
Meet Dave Chin of Business Coach of OregonDave Chin of Business Coach of Oregon grew up on his family's potato farm. Life on the farm was good, but Dave had other ideas. Today he's taking his experience as a farm boy, athlete and high-t...
Ep. 21 - Life is Light
Meet Stephen Smelley of Goldfinch Consulting and the Survivorscape Project.Stephen Smelley is a guy who lives in the light, and who is all about being resilient. If you didn’t take the time to hear his story and about the things he and ...
Ep. 20 – True Love, a Glass of Wine, and What Those 2 Guys at the End of the Bar Witnessed
Meet David Anderson of Syndicate Wine BarThe son of a minister with deep local roots, you wouldn't expect becoming a wine connoisseur and merchant to be the path David Anderson would take. But he did. Along the way he used his backgroun...
Ep. 19 – The Building Blocks for a Happy Life Begin in Marie Osmond’s Makeup Chair
Meet Lynnette Scott of Bricks & Minifigs at Cedar Hills Crossing Who’d have thunk that when Lynnette Scott, owner of Bricks and Minifigs in Cedar Hills Crossing, was a kid sitting in Marie Osmond’s makeup chair, would have gone all ...
Ep. 18 – The Girl Next Door Brings Life Into Focus
Meet Craig & Sharon Brubaker of Brubaker Photography and Brubaker Fine Art PhotographyCraig and Sharon Brubaker have had each other in focus pretty much their whole lives. Together they built a successful business in Brubaker Photog...
