Board of Directors

Bruce Abernethy - Chairman of the Board

Mary Thomas - Vice Chairman of the Board

Jim Lanzarotta - Treasurer

Bob Haas - Member at Large

Bonnie Rose LaMont - Member at Large 

Deb Brewer - Member at Large 

Kennady Kerns - Member at Large

Larry Weinberg - Member at Large 

Louisa Lamarre - Member at Large

Mark LaMont - Founder and Member at Large

Nurbu Sherpa - Founder and Member at Large

Pema Sherpa - Founder and Member at Large

Sally Benton - Member at Large

Bruce Abernethy - Chairman of the Ten Friends Board of Directors

Bruce moved to Bend in 1992 and has been active in a wide range of organizations and causes including serving on the Board(s) of the Bend-La Pine School District, the Bend Park and Recreation District and Central Oregon Community College.  Bruce served 12 years on the Bend City Council (2000-2008 and 2016-2020), including a term as Mayor of Bend for two years in 2007-08.  Currently Bruce serves on eight nonprofit boards including Boys and Girls Clubs of Bend, Hearts Unknown Education, Ten Friends, Camp Tamarack, and Bend International School.  In Rotary, Bruce currently serves as the Club Advisor to the Summit High School Interact Club, the Youth Exchange Officer, and Assistant District Governor.  Professionally, Bruce wprks for the Bend-La Pine School District as their Grant Writer, a position he's held for 19 years.

Bruce enjoys travel and has been to Africa five times and spent several weeks in Nepal in the summer of 2023.