Sig Unander
Author-Speaker-Filmmaker Sig Unander brings compelling and relevant stories from the past alive with dynamic, illustrated presentations that engage, educate and inspire, creating a memorable event for your audience and organization
A versatile writer, public speaker and professional communicator, Sig finds, researches and tells compelling true stories of courage, hope and purpose for today's audiences.
A native of Portland, Oregon, Sig began a career working in broadcast and print journalism at media outlets in Oregon, New Mexico, Minnesota and Atlanta, Georgia and worked as a freelance newspaper and magazine writer and researcher. Returning to the Rose City, he helped launch the annual Oregon International Airshow, founded a successful fine art marketing and publishing business and edited a magazine for Hispanic professionals. Later he worked as public relations manager for Latin Media Northwest and partnered with a Los Angeles production company as historian and consultant on multicultural documentary films including The Forgotten Eagles, narrated by Edward James Olmos.
Sig owns Presentations That Inspire, a writing, speaking event and consulting business. Known for meticulous research, writing and popular public presentations, he speaks to audiences at businesses, museums, nonprofits, cultural centers, libraries, government agencies and civic organizations..
His features have appeared in 1889 Washington Magazine; Portland Monthly Magazine; Buckhead Atlanta; Aviation History Magazine; Bulletin of the American Historical Collection; Latino Perspective; Pacific Magazine; World War II Quarterly and many other publications. He is a member of the Author’s Guild, Society of Professional Journalists, Willamette Writers and the National Speakers Association.
Sig holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Pacific University and served as president of its Alumni Board. He also earned a post-baccalaureate degree in Latin American Studies from Portland State University, specializing in Mexican history and international relations. He is fluent in Spanish, conversational in Tagalog and culturally competent.
A leader dedicated to public and community service, Sig has served as an elected city councilor, county government advisory board member and an officer on several non-profit boards. He was awarded a fellowship from Social Venture Partners, a worldwide philanthropic network, to work with Habitat for Humanity on affordable housing.
An accomplished public speaker with a menu of nine different acclaimed "living history" presentations, he has given over five hundred paid presentation to audiences in the United States and other countries.
A versatile writer, public speaker and professional communicator, Sig finds, researches and tells compelling true stories of courage, hope and purpose for today's audiences.
A native of Portland, Oregon, Sig began a career working in broadcast and print journalism at media outlets in Oregon, New Mexico, Minnesota and Atlanta, Georgia and worked as a freelance newspaper and magazine writer and researcher. Returning to the Rose City, he helped launch the annual Oregon International Airshow, founded a successful fine art marketing and publishing business and edited a magazine for Hispanic professionals. Later he worked as public relations manager for Latin Media Northwest and partnered with a Los Angeles production company as historian and consultant on multicultural documentary films including The Forgotten Eagles, narrated by Edward James Olmos.
Sig owns Presentations That Inspire, a writing, speaking event and consulting business. Known for meticulous research, writing and popular public presentations, he speaks to audiences at businesses, museums, nonprofits, cultural centers, libraries, government agencies and civic organizations..
His features have appeared in 1889 Washington Magazine; Portland Monthly Magazine; Buckhead Atlanta; Aviation History Magazine; Bulletin of the American Historical Collection; Latino Perspective; Pacific Magazine; World War II Quarterly and many other publications. He is a member of the Author’s Guild, Society of Professional Journalists, Willamette Writers and the National Speakers Association.
Sig holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Pacific University and served as president of its Alumni Board. He also earned a post-baccalaureate degree in Latin American Studies from Portland State University, specializing in Mexican history and international relations. He is fluent in Spanish, conversational in Tagalog and culturally competent.
A leader dedicated to public and community service, Sig has served as an elected city councilor, county government advisory board member and an officer on several non-profit boards. He was awarded a fellowship from Social Venture Partners, a worldwide philanthropic network, to work with Habitat for Humanity on affordable housing.
An accomplished public speaker with a menu of nine different acclaimed "living history" presentations, he has given over five hundred paid presentation to audiences in the United States and other countries.
Claire Phillips: American Spy and Heroine
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Free-spirited stage actress and singer Claire Phillips never...
Theodore Roosevelt: Explorere, Redformer, Conservationist
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Born to wealth and privilege, Roosevelt became an advocate of the working man and populist reformer, taking on big oil,...
Red Tail Angels: Legendary American Aviators
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The first black fighter pilots to fly and fight for their country, the “Red Tail Angels” blazed a trail of glory in the...
Home Front Heroines: The Women Who Built America's Arsenal of Democracy
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When men went off to war, women stepped from homes into factories to make the ships, planes, armament and vehicles that...
West Coast Hurricane: The Great Columbus Day Storm
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The greatest natural disaster ever to hit the region, the storm devastated the Pacific Northwest in the fall of 1962....
Fly Gals: Women Airforce Pilots in World War II
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The first American women military pilots in history, the WASPs flew vital ferry, training and flight test missions,...
San Francisco 1906: Destruction By Earthquake, Trial By Fire
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The destruction of the leading city in the West over four tragic days by a Magnitude 8 earthquake that struck without warning...
Simon Benson: Lumber King, Civic Leader, Visionary
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A poor Norwegian immigrant gifted with immense talent and ambition, Benson overcame daunting odds to become a lumber...
Mexico's Aztec Eagles: Hispanic Heroes of World War II
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As Mexico joined the United States to oppose the Axis powers, an elite unit of Mexican fighter pilots took the fight to...
