The Rose Circle is a Southern Oregon community of men and women who provide a safe and empowering place for our youth in which to explore and understand themselves, each other, and the world.

Meet the Board of Directors


Ellen Craine

Ellen has 25 years of experience teaching, training, mediating and facilitating. A former early childhood educator, she has worked extensively with volunteer development in a number of Rogue Valley non-profit organizations, including Peace House, Crisis Intervention Services, and Mediation Works. For 10 years she worked as a staff member of Mediation Works, directing Community and Workplace Mediation Programs. She presently serves as Program Coordinator for the Rose Circle Mentoring Network.

Leslie Lanes

From The Rose Circle's inception in 2005, Leslie served on the Board of Directors of Masters of Ceremony, Inc. - a mentoring organization which was initially home to The Rose Circle project. Now the Executive Director of The Rose Circle Mentoring Network, Leslie uses her skills developed over the last 30 years in non-profit management as a Mentor, Mediator, Facilitator, and Consultant to assist in the blossoming of this organization. She is also on the Board of the Millionth Circle Initiative – an international movement that teaches the value and skills of circle work in all fields of endeavors.

Mary Ann Perry

Being an active member of her community is a priority for Mary Ann. She has mentored through the Rose Circle for over a year and has participated in Camp Luna for the past two summers. Her passion is to provide opportunities to those who typically wouldn’t have them, especially students with special needs. Mary Ann volunteers with the North Mountain Park education programs and is a Special Needs Program instructor with Coyote Trails School of Nature.

Karsten Peterson

Karsten studied International Peace Studies and spent much of her college days living and volunteering abroad. After graduating she returned overseas to lead youth in international service projects that focused on environmental conservation, permaculture, assisting rural villages, and personal enrichment. Karsten returned to Ashland in 2004 and began mediating. She's worked, volunteers, and coaches for Mediation Works. Karsten is also deeply involved in circle work. She attends women circles, heart circles, and informal circles. Karsten is a consensus facilitator and worked to develop and live in a local Co Housing Community. She has mentored for a Rose Circle and now convenes the Rose Circle Board. Karsten is an active mom of two young boys.

Diana Fairbanks

Diana learned about the Rose Circle when she was working at United Way of Jackson County as an accountant. She brings her knowledge of nonprofit accountability and reporting. She actually looks forward to collaborating with other board members to create a thoughtful budget, then learning from the actual numbers to do a better job the next year.

David Stimple

David has over 5 years experience mentoring teens and individuals with special needs. He has been involved with the Rose Circle since February 2010 and provided support for Camp Luna in 2010. With two 2 years experience working in the non-profit sector, David brings a working knowledge of non-profit affairs. Currently, David is a modeling specialist for a renewable energy consulting firm and volunteers with Neighborhood Harvest, a local fruit gleaning organization.

Ariana Rambach Bio coming

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