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VOLUNTEER
SPOTLIGHTS: DIANE IMEL AND ANDY CARTRIGHT
Barbara Smith
OPB Volunteer Times
Spring, 2004
Diane
Imel
After
her mother passed away in December of 1989, Diane Imel decided
to start volunteering at OPB in honor of her mother's memory;
she's been keeping that promise for the past 14 years. A reader
for Golden Hours, Diane does two shows of children's literature:
NOOKS AND CORNERS, CRANNIES AND CRACKS Saturdays at 10 a.m.
and GOBBLEDYGOOK, which airs in the afternoon. A two-term
member of the Oregon Disability Commission who uses a wheelchair
herself, Diane did a show on the Commission's work during
her service in the 1990s where she interviewed many individuals
and elected officials, including the current and former governors
of Oregon and former Secretary of Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala. Married to husband Lon for 43 years, Diane
is a third-generation active member of her church, which was
founded by her foster grandparents. She is an artist who graduated
from Lewis & Clark College with a degree in art history
and who works in a variety of mediums, including natural fiber
basketry, which she learned during a three-year residency
on the big island of Hawaii. Diane believes that OPB fills
a unique role as a station that both educates and entertains,
as well as gives all sides of the issues.
Andy
Cartright
One
word from Andy Cartright and you know that he must be a volunteer
reader -- his deep, mellifluous voice gives him away. Andy
has been a reader for Golden Hours for seven years, reading
what he calls "good stories" for a program aired
every Saturday at noon. Andy got involved with OPB because
he like doing voice work and figured it would be a good way
to practice. He's since gotten hooked, finding it a "nice
respite from day-to-day life," and goes in after work
one day a week to record that week's story. Andy has also
done some special projects for OPB's employee orientation.
A senior program communications specialist for Washington
County in their addictions program, Andy serves as a public
information officer and does lots of public speaking and public
relations. He's an Oregon State graduate, where he studied
community health education and public relations, and an Oregon
native -- born and raised in Bend as the youngest of seven
children. Andy and his wife Amy have been married for 16 years
and live in Tigard with their two children. He coaches baseball
and basketball, and enjoys fishing and spending vacation time
in central Oregon. Andy believes that his volunteer work with
OPB provides a service both to his listeners and to him, allowing
him to read a lot of books that he otherwise wouldn't have
read.
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