Board of Directors
Executive Board
Chair
Georell Bracelin is the owner & strategist of the Relativity Agency, a full-service branding, advertising and creative agency that helps clients build authentic, innovative and compelling brand experiences. A Bend resident for over 30 years, Georell is considered a valued and trusted Central Oregon marketing leader who has successfully launched several businesses and partnered with many large and small businesses to create meaningful relationships with their customers. A true connector, she is passionate about connecting brands to people, and also about building relationships that make our community an even better place to live and do business.
Relativity is well known in the region for their innovative brand discovery and development process that results in strategies and design that showcase businesses' charisma. The agency works with a diverse variety of industries, including outdoor, lifestyle, finance, healthcare, recreation, cannabis, consumer packaged goods, non-profit organizations and more.
President
Affton is the CEO and Founder of Broken Top Brands, a Bend based company curating soy candles, lotions, soap, linen sprays and more. If you were to meet her person, she’d tell you the following: She’s a mother of three, has an immense love for tacos, paddle boarding, hitting the gym, and spending as much time with family and friends as humanly possible.
Founded in 2015 in her small kitchen, the company has grown to its current state in a 10,000 sq foot manufacturing facility in Bend, and a tight knit crew of 27 staff members that now make up the growing company. Affton found success in pitching to key wholesale accounts starting locally, and now features her products in Macy’s, Whole Foods, Crate and Barrel, and more, maintaining sustainable packaging and plant-based ingredients along the way!
Treasurer
Cory Allen is a senior vice president and team leader responsible for managing Washington Trust’s Central Oregon commercial banking portfolios and branch leadership. He offers over 17 years of commercial banking experience in the Central Oregon region specializing in underwriting complex, customized credit structures, business development and career development. As a team leader, Cory is committed to building Washington Trust’s Central Oregon presence, developing and managing a team of dedicated banking professionals and ensuring each client is given an exceptional level of service.
Cory earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Oregon State University and a graduate certificate from the Pacific Coast Banking School.
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Strategic Partners
Tye is an attorney at Weinberg Gonser LLP where he represents clients that are diverse in all respects, spanning growth-companies, start-ups, numerous female founded and led enterprises, family offices, active and retired professional athletes, entertainers, and other highly visible creatives. The commonality is that they are all people who want more than the traditional legal counsel experience and value authentic relationships.
As each client is special and unique, Tye strives to provide “bespoke” representation to fit the unique legal and business objectives of each client.
Tye’s Who, What and Why:
Who: quality humans above all else… Tye strives to work for and with people he cares about and with whom he can build a relationship full of mutual trust, inspiration and appreciation.
What: to serve clients, teammates and his community through utilizing a combination of legal and business skills earned over years of practice AND emotional intelligence with a focus on communication, caring and empathy.
Why: Tye finds purpose and contentment in helping others achieve their goals and becoming the best version of themselves.
