We currently have a six-member board, who have overall responsibility for the organization. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors.Our board provides a strong foundation of success and stewardship, upholding the importance of civic engagement and its role in policy and political decisions.
Current Board Members:
Travis Stovall, Chair
Mr. Stovall is President of The Stovall Group, a consulting firm he founded to assist start-up businesses and companies looking to grow and reorganize. He was a health care administrator for a Adventist Health. Active in the community, Stovall was named one of Portland’s top forty under 40 in 2009 and he sits on a number of local boards. He holds a degree in Business Administration and Finance at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska and a Masters in Business Administration, from the University Of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Helen Ying
Helen’s professional career encompasses over 30 years of experience as a mathematics teacher, high school counselor, high school vice-principal, and hearings officer. She is currently serving in her second term on the Multnomah Education Service District Board and her first term on the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. In addition to her professional work, Helen has also been very active in the community. She is presently serving on a myriad of boards and in leadership positions involved in education, health care, civil rights, environment, and social justice issues. In addition to her service locally, she is also serving in her second term as the National Executive Vice President of the C.A.C.A. National Board. Her vision is to connect the dots for a better world. She is living that out through her mission to engage and empower people to take action in improving their communities. Helen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a Master’s degree in Education and Counseling from Portland State University.
Laura Raymond
Information about Laura Raymond to be posted soon.
Edna Nyamu
Edna is the Health Care Interpreter Program Manager at Oregon Health Authority (OHA)- Equity and Inclusion Division. Edna earned her Master of Science in Global Health from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, Oregon. Edna is a Community Health Worker (CHW) and also a Qualified Health Care interpreter (HCI) by the state of Oregon. She has a strong background in health equity and advocacy work. Edna speaks three languages, Swahili, Maasai, and English, and does Swahili language interpretation for her community. She has a deep understanding of cross-cultural practice and has years of experience working closely with healthcare providers, immigrants, refugees, and people of color. Edna enjoys hiking, camping, and gardening.
Kimmy Schenter
Community Leadership Council
We rely on our Community Leadership Council (CLC), made up of volunteers from around the state, to provide strategic input to staff and the Board of Directors on organizational policies and actions. Click on this link to see who our current CLC members are.