Donate Life Northwest Staff

Mary Jane Hunt - Executive Director

Mary Jane has 32 years of nonprofit experience with 23 at Donate Life Northwest. Her responsibilities include administration, board development, legislative affairs, media relations, fund development and planning. 

As a native Oregonian, Mary Jane lives in Wilsonville with her husband and has two sons, ages 28 and 25. She enjoys gardening and has a passion for golf.

Rachel Anderson - Program Coordinator: Education Outreach

Rachel Anderson has joined the Donate Life Northwest staff as Program Coordinator: Education Outreach and is responsible for all student and Hispanic outreach programs. Rachel most recently served two years as International Team Leader with the Witness for Peace program in Nicaragua. She holds a master’s degree in education management, leadership and policy from University of Oregon and is fluent in Spanish.

Maureen Cahill - Program Coordinator: Volunteers & Special Projects

Maureen serves as the Program Coordinator of Volunteers and Special Projects.  Her responsibilities include managing the dynamic volunteer team, assigning volunteer shifts, recruiting and training volunteers and assisting with program-related projects.  Maureen enjoys supporting such an important mission and working alongside such dedicated colleagues and volunteers.

Maureen joined the Donate Life Northwest team in September 2008.  She came to us from the San Francisco area with specific non-profit experience in programs, development and volunteer management.  While she is a California native, she graduated from the University of Portland and is excited to be back in the Pacific Northwest.
 

Susan Chrzanowski - Development Coordinator

Susan's responsibilities include grant prospecting and writing and planning and management of fundraising events. She grew up in the Chicagoland area and earned a B.B.A. in Marketing and a minor in Dance from the University of Iowa.

Susan worked at a direct mail fundraising firm and performed writing, copy editing and graphic design services for non-profit clients.  She also worked as a pastry chef for one year after graduating from Western Culinary Institute’s Patisserie and Baking program in 2007. Susan enjoys baking, music, ballet, books and film. Her aunt received a liver transplant in 1999.

Sara Lewis - Finance & Operations Manager

Sara started at Donate Life Northwest as Coordinator of Volunteers in August of 2007.  She returned to her hometown of Portland in June of ’07 after three years in Panama with the Peace Corps where she worked as a Sustainable Agriculture volunteer as well as a Regional Volunteer Coordinator. 

After a year as Coordinator of Volunteers, Sara moved into the position of “Finance and Special Programs Coordinator” and is utilizing her small business bookkeeping skills.  She is excited to expand her scope of financial knowledge to encompass the nonprofit sector.  She also works on our Hispanic Outreach Program as well as our Website and Newsletters.

 

Sara Patinkin - Development Director

As Development Director, Sara is responsible for contributor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship, event planning, and public relations.  Prior to Donate Life Northwest, Sara earned a master’s degree in Public Administration from Portland State University.  Sara has over five years of non-profit development experience and is a board member of the Willamette Valley Development Officers.  She enjoys playing with her son and husband, hiking, wine tasting and reading.

 

Judith Trujillo - Program Director

Program Director Judith Trujillo is responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of all Donate Life Northwest educational programs and the donor registry in Oregon and SW Washington.

Judith has 10 years experience in non-profit volunteer management, fundraising and development and degrees in secondary education, medical technology, and business administration.  She has three college-age daughters, lives in Gresham, and enjoys music, theater, reading, and travel.

Jessica Vasi - Administrative Assistant

Jessica Vasi  is Donate Life Northwest’s Administrative Assistant and brings both corporate and non-profit business experience to the organization, most recently having spent over 6 years working at the Portland Art Museum. Jessica began as a volunteer for Donate Life Northwest because of her personal connection and continues to volunteer for both the Creative Metal Arts Guild and the Museum of Contemporary Craft. She spends her spare time in her own artistic pursuit, that of making jewelry.