Applegate Valley Community Newsmagazine

	Board of Directors
	Diana Coogle   —  Chair After growing up in Georgia and studying at Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, Diana moved to an Applegate mountainside, taught part-time at Rogue Community College, and wrote commentaries for Jefferson Public Radio (JPR). Diana has published three books of selected JPR commentaries: Fire from the Dragon's Tongue (an Oregon Book Award finalist), Living with All My Senses: 25 Years of Life on the Mountain, and An Explosion of Stars. She has also published Favorite Hikes of the Applegate: A Trail Guide with Stories and Histories with Janeen Sathre. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Oregon. Board member since 2013
	Laura Duey   —  Secretary Laura was born in southern California, where she worked in the computer industry and raised her family. She and her husband, Al, moved to Vermont in 1998, where they did community organizing for rural broadband projects and served on several nonprofit boards. They moved to Oregon in 2016 to be closer to family and have happily settled in Ruch. Board member since 2023
	Barbara Holiday   —  Vice Chair and Editor in Chief Barbara is a former board member of A Greater Applegate and Old First Concerts (highly regarded performing arts series in San Francisco), a long-time member of International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), marketing communications consultant for more than 20 years, and managing editor of several publications in San Francisco. She holds an MBA from Pepperdine University. An avid runner, Barbara has "competed" in the Bay to Breakers race more than 40 times. A third-generation San Franciscan, Barbara's family deserted her and settled in the Applegate Valley in the early 1970s. Board member since 2013
	Rachel Arappagis Rachel Arappagis, who grew up in Medford and has lived in Williams for the past three years, is our new advertising and social media manager. Rachel works full-time at Rogue Credit Union (RCU), in marketing and communications, and is willing to devote time to the Applegater as well, not only because RCU encourages its employees to volunteer in their communities, but because now that she and her partner, Jared, have finished building their house in Williams, she is ready to devote some time to helping her community. Board member since 2024
	Margaret Patterson Margaret is from Detroit, Michigan, and her husband, Tom, from Dallas, Texas. Margaret has spent her professional life working for nonprofits in education, healthcare, community outreach, and church ministry. She has shared her foremost passion for music, directing choirs, and small ensembles at various churches in the United States and now sings with the Rogue Chorus. In 2018 she and Tom moved to a five-acre farm in Wilderville, Oregon, where they launched Cascadia Vineyards and Winery, with her son, Colin, as sommelier and winemaker. Board member since 2023
	William C. Whitney William C. Whitney (Whit) graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a BFA in painting and a minor in photography/motion picture. In 1978 he moved to New York City to launch a career as a fine artist and found work at Rapp, a large ad agency, as an art director. After 25 years at Rapp, he was promoted and relocated to Los Angeles as their executive creative director. After four years in L.A., Whit retired from advertising. In 2016, he and his wife, Cheryl, moved from their home in the central coast of California to the Applegate Valley. Whit joined Rogue Credit Union as creative director/manager, serving for three years, and retiring for the final time in 2019. The Whitneys volunteer at Mercy’s Gate, a local nonprofit, and have served on a number of boards, including Symphony of the Vines, a California symphony orchestra. Board member since 2024