Opal Home and Grace Sharman
2023-2024 Youth Representatives
President
President Emeritus
“Surrounded by music as a child with musical parents, I started formal piano study at age 4, added violin at 8, guitar at 10. Music is a major unifying theme of my life.”
After Stanford, she received a Master’s in Clinical Psychology at University of Oregon and medical school beckoned…
She moved back to San Francisco and received a Medical Degree at University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Gemmell completed residency in Radiation Oncology in Portland at OHSU. She returned back to work in Eugene, along with her husband and sons, Connor and Dillon and daughter Brooke.
In 2005, Dr. Gemmell together with surgeon, Dr. Charlie Stanton, planted Stanton Vineyard. “We love sharing our pinot wines with everyone! Our kids are now 22, 24, 26, 27 and 29. All 5 of them live in Oregon and visit us often. They are truly a blessing.”
“I loved working in oncology for 25 years, retiring from Willamette Valley Cancer Institute in Dec. 2015. Guiding cancer patients through their many challenges has given me the greatest fulfillment imaginable.”
Today Dr. Gemmell gets to enjoy time with her husband working in their vineyard and serves on the boards of the Oregon Bach Festival, Oregon Cancer Foundation and Food For Lane County. They continue to play music every day.
President Elect
Monica also has a passion for philanthropic causes that positively impact communities.
Secretary
Treasurer
Prior to these roles, I served as Vice President in a CA-based consulting firm, and Sr. Principle for a Texas-based consulting firm (both focused on the banking industry) for nearly 10 years. Preceding these assignments and before beginning post-graduate work, I held the position of Engineering Project Manager for Honda of America, Manufacturing, which included leading the manufacturing development effort for the 1996 Honda Civic.
Regarding educational history, I hold a BS in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA in Finance, and acquired a Certification as a Treasury Professional (CTP). I also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and have been an active member of the CFA Institute for over 15 years.
Past board experience includes serving on the TCEF board (Texas Church Extension Fund) and the Endure to Cure Foundation Board. For the past 4 years, I have had the pleasure of serving on the board of Swope Health Services, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) that provides health services to the underserved in Kansas City and its surrounding communities.
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Board Member
Board Member
Serving on the Board for the Eugene Public Library Foundation for 6 years was meaningful but Kim was attracted to the start up nature of Positive Community Kitchen and the focus on healthy eating, teen education and support to the critically ill; a mission statement that mirrored her personal values.
As chair of the Friends of PCK, she has organized direct donor campaigns, created a fund raising platform called “Stock the Shelves” and served as co-chair for the “Under the Harvest Moon” dinner/auction in fall of 2015 & 2016.
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Treasurer
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She and her family are avid travelers, and she believes that exploring your world, the near and the far, keeps your mind open to new perspectives from new communities and cultures. Each culture she has visited has offered its own insight, but the common theme across most cultures is the sharing of food as a way to communicate, heal, and love.
She finds home in her husband, Dr. Daniel Hutton, and her two young daughters, Sara and Eliana. She is grateful for each day.
2023-2024 Youth Representatives
Each youth serves one school-year term.
We rely on the support of our community in the form of committees. Each of the 3 committees ask for a monthly or bi-monthly commitment to attend meetings as well as helping with events, outreach, etc as needed.
Bringing the community together through the food we secure and prepare
The Friends of PCK provide fundraisings strategy and support through various avenues to help implement its mission
The outreach committee’s primary purpose is to promote PCK throughout our community by increasing client access to our program, cultivating volunteer recruitment, strengthening name recognition and utilizing social media to promote all things PCK.