Mission Statement
Our Board Members



My other passions include poster collecting from the 1960’s and 1970’s as well getting my hands dirty in my garden. I have a BA in art history from Western Washington university and owned a restaurant while raising my 2 small children in Seattle.



Parke is a retired progressive educator who taught at The Mead School in Stamford, CT, for eighteen years. His passion for music is only surpassed by his desire to help people discover their voice and power to create a personally meaningful life. As a guidance counselor for the final fifteen years of his teaching career, Parke guided hundreds of students on their journey to personal success and emotional stability. Prior to teaching, Parke worked in the investment industry after graduating from Middlebury College in 1989. He currently lives in Darien, CT, with his wife, and his two adult children visit often. His daughter, a Mathematical Sciences major, is a college senior and his son is an accomplished guitarist and drummer currently living in Brooklyn.


Music has always been a big passion and an integral part of Mike’s life. Whether it’s playing, performing, the thrill of discovery, or just the spontaneous magic that happens when musicians get together, Mike has a strong philosophical belief that we, as individuals and as a society, are more functional and enriched through the therapeutic power of music.

For his day job, Ed is a trial attorney in the intellectual property field. He is the co-head of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP’s patent litigation and life sciences practices. He has long taught at Berkeley Law School. Ed graduated from Columbia Law School in 1988 and immediately bee-lined to San Francisco to immerse in the thriving music scene there. He strives to pay that glorious experience forward.


I’m a marketing strategist and author of 13 books including 4 international bestsellers. I co-wrote “Marketing Lessons from The Grateful Dead” (with HubSpot co-founder and owner of Jerry Garcia’s “Wolf” guitar Brian Halligan and NBA legend and drummer extraordinaire Bill Walton). I’m the proud owner of Bob Weir’s “No Fun” guitar that was used in about 100 Grateful Dead shows from 1983-1986. I serve as a digital marketing advisor to the non-profits Grateful Dead Archive at University of California Santa Cruz and HeadCount. I also serve as an advisor to Lively, an app where music creators and fans connect, live and in real time for lessons, meet-and-greets, and virtual shows which was co-founded by Mac Brownstein of the Disco Biscuits.


Lori’s love and appreciation for servant leadership began in college when she became president of UCLA’s undergraduate service organization. Since then, Lori has volunteered for nonprofits ranging from the arts to education to public health. Lori currently works for Giving Back Magazine as their philanthropy editor and has a weekly column “Feel Good Friday” in which she highlights philanthropists and nonprofits that are making a significant, positive difference in our community.
Lori owes so much to UCLA for introducing her to philanthropy and…… to the Grateful Dead! While at UCLA, Lori went to her first Dead Show and from the opening note of “Shakedown Street” she was immediately hooked and knew she had finally found her people. 40 years later, Lori continues to follow the Dead as well as bands who embody their spirit – “I love you more than words can tell.”