Staff & Board

As of May 2009, the Neighborhood Partnerships Board includes:

Executive Committee

Daniel Robertson, Chair
Lynn Schoessler, Secretary
Bernie Kronberger, Treasurer

Members

Michael Barr, Vice President Oregon Commercial Banking
US Bank

Bruce Dobbs, Director, Commercial Construction
NW Natural

Bernie Kronberger, Vice President
Wells Fargo Bank

Daniel Robertson, Attorney
Aller, Morrison & Robertson PC
Board member, Umpqua Community Development Corporation

Lynn Schoessler, Deputy Director
Oregon Economic and Community Development Department

Brian Stewart, 1st V.P./Community Development Manager
JP Morgan Chase & Company

Staff List and Contact Information

Janet Byrd, Executive Director

Janet has more than thirty years of experience in the community development arena. Her roots as a neighborhood organizer in Chicago working on housing issues as varied as insurance redlining, neighborhood disinvestment and tenant rights stoked a passion for housing policy and community development that has remained constant over the intervening years. Over her career, Janet has spearheaded a number of collaborative efforts which promise lasting benefit to our communities.

As Director of Neighborhood Partnerships, Janet has been central to the success of the statewide advocacy coalition, the Housing Alliance.  During her tenure NP also launched the highly innovative multi-county collaborative to serve high-need homeless families, Bridges to Housing, and quadrupled the impact of the Oregon IDA Initiative, a unique asset building program.

Janet holds a BA degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Masters in Urban and Environmental Policy from Tufts University. She serves on the State of Oregon Ending Homelessness Advisory Commission, and the Steering Committee of Oregon Thrives.

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Cynthia Winter, Program Director

Cynthia has nearly twenty years of nonprofit experience in Oregon.  She served as the Executive Director of Portland Habitat for Humanity growing the affiliate into one of the Top 40 affiliates in her five years of leadership.  She has also served on numerous nonprofit committees, has been chair of multiple nonprofit boards of directors and continues to volunteer in her community.

Since joining Neighborhood Partnerships in 2000, Cynthia has focused her passion for developing leaders in the nonprofit industry to the creation of NP’s Future Leaders Initiative – a comprehensive, year-long training opportunity designed to produce stronger leadership and measurable results for nonprofit organizations.  Cynthia also coordinates local and national trainings exposing local nonprofit employees and boards to international level trainers and training experiences.

As the lead for the state’s Individual Development Account Initiative Cynthia has supported our IDA partners to expand the program into 32 counties and enroll nearly 2000 participants.  She also markets the IDA Tax Credit and brought in over $11,000,000 in contributions between 2007 and 2008.

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Michael Fuss, Financial Manager

Michael has been a CPA for over 35 years. His experience includes public accounting, private industry for-profit businesses, and non-profit organizations. He has been the Financial Manager for Neighborhood Partnerships since 2000. Michael leads NP’s finance department, and as such oversees a multitude of programs, contracts, grants and other funds.

Neighborhood Partnerships appreciate his watchful eye on the bottom line and is grateful for the comfort that his expertise and diligence affords us all.

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Alison McIntosh, Project Associate

Alison joined Neighborhood Partnerships in late 2006 to provide support for NP programs.  She quickly became essential in her role managing the Bridges to Housing collaboration and overseeing fundraising.  She brings to NP her skillful collaboration management, creativity and a willingness to shoulder new tasks.  Alison began working for non-profit organizations in 2001 as a community organizer in Minnesota.  Since then, she has held various positions providing support to non-profit organizations. After moving to Portland in 2003, Alison also gained experience in local housing issues as a volunteer and Board member for the Portland-based Community Alliance of Tenants. As a CAT board member, Alison participated in the City of Portland’s Quality Rental Housing Workgroup in 2007-2008.  She holds a BA in Political Science from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN.

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Karie Herrlinger, Financial Assistant

Karie joined Neighborhood Partnerships in early 2006.  Prior to joining NP, Karie had managed office and financial records for small businesses for eight years.  Karie provides critical support to the Finance Department at NP and brings to it her amazing attention to detail.  In addition to her work in the accounting department, in 2007 Karie took on duties managing a database of Oregon subsidized properties.  As database administrator, she works with a variety of partners to ensure affordable housing units and their subsidies throughout Oregon are preserved.  Karie’s keen eye for detail and persistent work ethic play a key role in keeping Neighborhood Partnerships running smoothly and efficiently.

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Joy Garlin Hunt, Program Associate

Joy joined the NP team in late 2008.  She holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Virginia and a Masters of Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University.  Joy focuses on the Oregon Individual Development Account (IDA) Initiative, bringing her strengths in program management, evaluation and data analysis to the program.  Prior to joining NP, Joy interned with the Vision into Action program at the Portland Bureau of Planning; and served as a Program Associate for the Washington, D.C. based Advocacy Institute.   After graduating from the University of Virginia, Joy served as a Teach for America teacher and youth worker in Washington D.C. for four years.

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Haley Cloyd, Administrative Assistant

Haley graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2004 with a BA in Psychology and Women’s Studies and a Minor in Philosophy.  She spent the next year leading bike tours in southeast Alaska and nannying for families in the Pacific NW.  Haley’s love of the outdoors took her to the Santa Cruz mountains where she taught Outdoor Science School at Mount Hermon for a year.  Not ready to leave Santa Cruz, Haley worked for Twin Lakes Church as an administrative and program assistant.  During her time there she also directed Twin Lakes’s Summer Intern Program in 2007.  Mid-way through 2008 Haley’s love of the Pacific NW called her home, and in July of 2008 she began working at Neighborhood Partnerships as an administrative assistant.  At NP, Haley ensures the office runs smoothly. Haley is excited and passionate about advocacy, and critically assists NP in its advocacy work through managing communication efforts and events.

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