Frank is a native Oregonian and has been creating art since he can remember. His love of travel and interest in business took him to Manhattan where he worked in sales and design, eventually opening a design/marketing consulting firm with clients ranging from Disney to the Museum of Modern Art. In 1989 Frank was in a serious bus accident, closed his consulting firm, and returned to school to paint. In the 90s he worked with AIDS organizations in LA, New York and Berlin and was co-publisher of "100 Legends," the first portfolio of art of AIDS patients, including women in prison, poets and children. Frank is able to teach the healing power of art because he lives it everyday.

Mary has a BS from University of Oregon, followed by classes at Oregon School of Arts and Craft, a year of illustration study at the Art Institute of Boston and workshops at Tuscany Institute for The Arts, Italy and Savannah College of Arts, Georgia. Her teaching experience includes a Crayon D'Ache Workshop for Portland Community College, and years of Color and Joy Workshop. In 2005 Mary was artist in residence at Amity High School.

Maria has a masters degree in Early Intervention Special Education from the University of Oregon and a new found passion for accounting. Born into the Etxaniz tribe, she was destined to become a big part of CHAP and her diverse education has prepared her for this diverse experience. Maria was the devoted bacon-distributing CHAPer for our first annual international Bacon Boy Day at the 2009 Art In The Pearl.

Mary Ann McDowell is a Real Estate Broker with The Hasson Company specializing in urban condos. She majored in Art at Portland State University, working in textiles and metals. Graduate studies included photography classes with Kenda North and Robert Heineken in Colorado. In the 1980's she ran the Artists in Schools Program for the Portland ti-county area. A native Oregonian, she grew up in Salem, Oregon. Volunteering at CHAP is really just an excuse to clean up messes.

Teresa created the official CHAP font by writing with her feet with a Wacom tablet, stylus and computer.