Board of Directors

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Akasha Lawrence Spence, Chair
CEO, Fifth Element Community Development + Consulting
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Adam Stein, Treasurer
Director of Community Reinvestment Act Compliance, Umpqua Bank
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Matthew Kirkpatrick, Board Secretary
Trial Lawyer, Oregon Consumer Justice Law, P.C.
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Lynne McConnell
Executive Director, Housing Works
she/her/hers


Sonya Judd
SJS Executive Coaching


Sarah Warren
Associate Professor of Sociology at Lewis & Clark College and Co-founder of Insight Research PDX
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Kaysha Duffy
Director of Social Impact, OnPoint Community Credit Union
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Ty Schwoeffermann
Medicaid Community Engagement Analyst, Oregon Health Authority
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Lydia Slocum
Senior Housing Developer
Northwest Housing Alternatives
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