Dan Fishkin
Advisory Board Member
Dan and his family moved to Bend in 2008 and since arriving he has been very active as a volunteer in our community.
Dan is a past Chair of the Bend Park and Recreation District Board of Directors and previously served on the Board of Directors of the Tower Theatre Foundation. Prior to being elected to the Parks and Recreation Board, Dan served on the District Budget Committee for three years. In addition, Dan is a 2010 graduate of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Academy, and also volunteers with the Deschutes County Office of Emergency Management, where he currently serves as a member of the Deschutes County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan Steering.
Dan works with the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office as a trained community facilitator in the Emerging Adult Program, a system of criminal justice which focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large. In addition, Dan is a graduate of Leadership Bend Class of 2016, and was appointed by the City of Bend to serve on the City Charter Review Committee regarding proposed Charter amendments that changed the City’s governance structure.
Dan practiced law as a business, transactional, corporate lawyer for thirty-five years and also holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Graduate Center of City University of New York.
