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.