Know Your City is a nonprofit organization that connects people to place. To fulfill our mission, we organize tours, lectures, publications and youth programs. Our programs engage the public through experiential learning, creative placemaking, policy-making and culture.
Organization Staff
Marc Moscato
Executive Director
marc@knowyourcity.org
Marc Moscato is responsible for directing the organization, managing program committees and guiding the organization’s mission. Previous to KYC, he has worked for Museum of Contemporary Craft, City Club of Portland, Microcosm Publishing, Peripheral Produce and Squeaky Wheel. He received his MS in Arts & Administration from University of Oregon.
Amanda Tillstrom
Programs Coordinator
amanda@knowyourcity.org
Amanda Tillstrom manages Know Your City’s programs, including program development and coordination. She has a Masters Degree in Arts Administration & Policy from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has worked at Gresham Historical Society, Oregon Historical Society, Architectural Heritage Center (Portland) and Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago, IL.
Pollyanne Birge
Development Coordinator
polly@knowyourcity.org
Pollyanne is responsible for membership management and corporate giving, as well as grant research, editing, tracking and reporting. Previously, she worked as the Community Outreach Coordinator for Portland Commissioner Sam Adams, then became the Arts and Culture Policy Coordinator for Mayor Adams 4 years later. An avid supporter of Oregon’s nonprofit creative community, she serves as Board Chair for the Independent Publishing Resource Center, as well as Vice Chair for Stumptown Comics, Incorporated. She received her masters in Nonprofit Administration from Portland State University.
Board of Directors
Pollyanne Birge
Karie Burch
Cary Clarke
Dale Davis
Reiko Hillyer
Marc Moscato
Lucy Rockwell
BJ Thomsen
Amanda Tillstrom
Kyle von Hoetzendorff
Cameron Whitten
Programming Committee
Alan Devenish
Leo Kelly
Rozzell Medina
Kim Nguyen
Sara Walker
Resource Council
Robin Anderson
Will Bennett
Kate Bingaman-Burt
Matt Blair
Carye Bye
David Cress
Laura Giumond
Mary Hansen
Doug Kenck-Crispin
Steve Leathers
Jason Leivian
Karl Lind
Alex Mahan
David Millhoand
Sarah Mirk
Charles Overbeck
Stephanie Parrish
Jason Renaud
Barbara Steinfeld
Cecca Wrobel
Interns
Sam Pirnak
Hilary Amnah
Julianna Johnson
Andrew Meyers
Erin Enos
Zach Holz
