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

Tina Haskell
Bend House Director

Robin Yozzo
Springfield Guest Services Director

Amy Strawser
East House Programs Manager

Lisa Oswalt
House Director – OHSU Rood Family Pavilion

 

Jacque Lee
Family Placement Manager

Christy Burch
Family Support Specialist

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

Nonnie George
Director of Events & Engagement

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

Christine Chang | Chair
Community Volunteer

Tania Gitch | Vice-Chair & Treasurer
Shareholder & Tax Department Chair, Geffen Mesher

Andy Murray | Secretary
Director, Becker Capital Management

Scott Gettel | Chair Emeritus
Senior Vice President, Baird

Cindy Luckman | Governance Committee Chair
Senior Vice President, US Bank

Stacey Squires| Investments Committee Chair
Owner of Admiral Properties, LLC

Sean Ray | Philanthropy Committee Co-Chair
Partner, Barran Liebman

Kelly Starkey | Philanthropy Committee Co-Chair
President, Starkey Consulting

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

Mauricio Agudelo
Senior Vice President, Global Finance, McAfee LLC

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

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

Gordon McDonnell
Senior Director, Global Technology, Nike

Randi Ray
McDonald’s Owner Operator, Greentree Enterprises

Kyle Kendall

Angela Saraceno

Jadie Smith

Kristin Long

Josh Werner

Karen Hoevel

Caitlyn Wright

Courtney Stevens

Sara Armstrong

Tatia Benkovich

Kiley Flieger

Matt Kendall

Andrew Kinder

Karen Lyons

Steve Mims

Dan Morrow

Jill Morrow

Shiloh Powers

Todd Salnas

Join Our Team

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Volunteer

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