Linda Jackson-Shaw, Chair

Presbyterian

Ruling Elder/ Community Presbyterian Church I remember my denominational training with the Multi-cultural network of the Presbyterian church PUCSA, and the joy of being surrounded by the wonderful diversity of the varies faith communities.  I have this great joy being on the board of INCO,  surrounded by the wonderful diversity of the varies faith communities.

Alice Shapiro, Treasurer

Congregation of Shalom Bayit. Jewish Community of Central Oregon

Alice Shapiro has been a member of the Jewish Community of Central Oregon since 1994 and has served on the INCO Board of Directors since 2017.  Alice first experienced the local interfaith community at the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, hosted by the then EMCO, where she fell in love with this community's warmth and their mission.  Alice has a Master's degree in Teaching from Kent State University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from University of Maryland.  Alice has 2 amazing children, 5 wonderful step-children and 5 remarkable grandchildren.  Alice works as the Academic Director of Cascade Crest Transitions and continues to mentor students preparing to become Bar/Bat Mitzvah.  Alice invites anyone who is interested in interfaith work and connection here in Central Oregon to join us at an event or Board Meeting. 

Carol Picknell, Treasurer

Baha'i 

Hossein (Hoss) Talebi, Board Member

Muslim

Emile Combe, Board Member

Sufi

Emile has been a member of the Shadiliyya Sufi Order, a Muslim Sufi Order in the United States and worldwide since 2003, and is a new member of the INCO Board of Directors, having joined the Board in the summer of 2025. He grew up in a multicultural family and community in South Texas helping on his uncle's cattle ranch, He has been involved in multicultural activities his whole life. During the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, Emile worked as a community organizer for the Catholic Youth Organization and the Catholic Welfare Bureau in East Los Angeles. He spent over 40 years working in housing and economic development planning in communities in Washington and Oregon State. He spent over ten years as a consultant to the port industry in South and Central America and the Middle East, and was a volunteer and then co-director of the Latino Network of Portland, and acting Director for Desarrolo Integral de la Familia in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Desarrollo Integral de la Familia provided support and assistance to single women and children in the Portland Metropolitan Area. He is married, has 3 children and 6 grandchildren, and lives in Prineville, Oregon with his beloved wife Bobbie. 

Gigi Seikkinen, Board Member

Pastor Lutheran Church - Madras

Beth Whitaker, Board Member

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Redmond

I'm relatively new to the Redmond area, having relocated here in 2024. I think Redmond is a vibrant community, and am excited to be part of the Interfaith Council. I'm a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and I was recently asked to serve as Communications Director for the eight congregations in and around Redmond, including Prineville, Sisters, and Madras.