Our People

We believe that excellent people make excellence happen.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & SW Washington is fortunate to rely on a network of outstanding staff and board members who work to deliver our mission every day using the four core values of RMHC. These people and values help us to be mission-focused and guide decision-making while aligning with each other on the crucial work that is done. Our values are:

Extraordinary Hospitality: We demonstrate exceptional care to ensure that our families, employees, volunteers, board members, and donors feel welcome, respected, and valued.

Compassion: We show empathy for our families, and work to anticipate and address their needs. 

Collaboration: Recognizing that we are “better together,” we engage the diverse talents and perspectives within our organization and the larger community.

Excellence: We hold ourselves and our teams accountable to the highest standards in how we serve our families and steward our resources.

Organizational Leaders

Jessica Jarratt Miller
Chief Executive Officer

Lauren Olander
Chief of Development & Regional Programs

Brandy Schenk
Chief Operating Officer

Anna Williams
Chief of Partnerships & Portland Programs

Program Leaders

Amber Hailey
Bend House Director

Robin Yozzo
Springfield Guest Services Director

Lisa Oswalt
Portland Houses Director

 

Jacque Lee
Family Placement Manager

Stephen Garfield
Meals & Partnerships Manager

Lex Ruscoe
Volunteer Manager

 

Development & Communications Leaders

Shannon Gianola
Director of Philanthropy

Jessica Ubel
Development Director, Willamette Valley

Penny Whipps
Development Director, Central Oregon

Kelsey Vaughn
Development & Communications Manager

Grant Crim
Communications Project Manager

Special thanks to our dedicated team of 20+ coordinators, specialists, and support staff who work in all four of our Oregon Ronald McDonald Houses bringing extraordinary hospitality, compassion, collaboration, and excellence to life in service of our guest families, volunteers, staff and community of support.

Board Members

Tania Gitch | Chair
Shareholder & Tax Department Chair, Geffen Mesher

Christine Chang | Chair Emeritus
Community Volunteer

Andy Murray | Vice-Chair
Director, Becker Capital Management

Derek Morrison | Secretary
Brand Senior Vice President, Communications, Davis Elen Advertising

Mauricio Agudelo | Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Global Finance, McAfee LLC

Cindy Luckman | Governance Co-Chair
Senior Vice President, US Bank

Stacey Squires | F/I Co-Chair
Owner of Admiral Properties, LLC

Sean Ray | Philanthropy Co-Chair
Partner, Barran Liebman

Kelly Starkey | Philanthropy Co-Chair
President, Starkey Consulting

Kara Campbell
McDonald’s Owner Operator

John Doel
Principal, KPMG

Mike Hettick
Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships, Portland Timbers and Thorns

Bronwyn Houston
CAO, Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel

Nicole Jin Malozi
Founder and CEO, BSA Jin LLC

Teri Oelrich Sauvain
Consulting Partner, NBBJ

Pauline Orr
Interim Chief Nursing Officer & Vice President, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

Laxman Prakash
Chief Information Security Officer, The Standard

Randi Ray
McDonald’s Owner Operator, Greentree Enterprises

Laura Shipley-Strobbe
Senior Vice President, Bank of America

Jack Snook
President, ESCI

Melissa Spain
Assurance Partner, Moss Adams

Troy VanRiper
VP, Special Assets Management, First Tech Federal Credit Union

Beau Bohanan

Mary Cecchini

Amelia Dixon

Evan Friese

Elizabeth Hessman

Hank Iba

Alissa Kramer

Ed Lussier

Angie Singleton

Dave Soyster

Joy Soyster

Patrick Villanova

Lisa Courtney

Stacy Hinz

Karen Hoevel

Kyle Kendall

Kristin Long

Jadie Smith

Courtney Stevens

Josh Werner

Oleta Yancey

Brad Yoder

Tatia Benkonvich

Kianna Cabuco

Kara Campbell

Matt Kendall

Andrew Kinder

Carissa Kinder

Karen Lyons

Sam Miles

Steve Mims

Shiloh Powers

Tony Rodriguez

Join Our Team

Join us in creating a home away from home for seriously ill or injured children and their families.

Volunteer

Volunteers play a vital role in taking care of our families and supporting our programming.