Our Board of Directors
Isis Initiative, Inc. board members are volunteers who donate their time and talents.
Cheryl Hatch, Founder and President
Cheryl Hatch is a writer, photographer and educator. She received the 2010 Snedden Endowed Chair at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. As a photojournalist, she covered conflict in the Middle East and Africa for nearly a decade. Cheryl has Master of Arts in Communication with an emphasis in photojournalism from Ohio University. She has a Bachelor of Arts in French and a Bachelor of Arts in Technical Journalism with a business minor from Oregon State University. Cheryl is an avid scuba diver and PADI-certified instructor.
You may view her work at www.isisphotos.com.
Melanthia M. Peterman, Secretary
Melanthia is a Seattle writer and mother of two. She was a military reporter with The Associated Press from 2001 until 2008, when she resigned to stay home with her young son. During her free time, she maintains several blogs and writes for Seattle’s Child magazine, focusing on organic gardening and environmental topics. Melanthia holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a minor in Communications from the University of Montana in Missoula. Born in California, she and her family later moved to a small farming town in northeast Montana. She is married to Michael Peterman, a software engineer with Disney Internet Group.
Web site: www.gardeness.com
Samanda Dorger, Treasurer
Samanda worked as a photographer, editor and photo editor for newspapers and magazines around the U.S.. She has a Master of Arts in photography from the School of Visual Communication at Ohio University, and a B.A. in journalism from San Jose State. Her award-winning images have been exhibited and published around the world. She teaches photography and journalism at Solano Community College. Visit her website at www.samandadorger.com
Alice Anderson
Alice Anderson is a senior at College of the Atlantic. During the fall 2010 she was on an exchange program at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. She's attending classes and participating in research on beluga whales. She is a co-editor of Off The Wall, the college newspaper. A PADI-certified scuba diver, she's an ocean enthusiast and an aspiring underwater cinematographer. Alice is a resident of Corvallis, Oregon. Alice's website features her art and field work.
