Staff & Board
Donate Life Northwest is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of up to 25 directors representing organizational stakeholders, member programs, health care professionals and community leaders committed to the mission and goals of Donate Life Northwest. The board meets 7 times annually. It sets direction and policies; ensures financial strength, stability, and oversight; and acts as agency ambassadors.
Officers
Kelly Laschkewitsch
Chair
Manager, Transplant & Dialysis Services, Legacy Health
Dominic Mara
Vice Chair
Senior Director, Talent Management - Global Operations & Corporate Functions, Nike, Inc.
Mark Williams
Secretary
Regulatory Division Manager, City of Portland (Liver Recipient)
Danny O'Hara
Treasurer
Vice President, Origination, Savion Energy (Recipient Family Member)
Beth Hoover
Member at Large
Donor Family Member
Gustaf Little
Immediate Past Chair
Portfolio Manager, Stageline Value Equity (Kidney Recipient)
Members
Rob Boggs
Director, Community Tissue Services
John Dudrey
Of Counsel, Stoel Rives LLP
Karen Goulding
Assistant Vice President, Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management (Donor Family Member)
Joseph Lockridge
Assistant Professor of Medicine & Medical Director, OHSU/Portland VA Medical Center
Julie Marquard
Senior HR Business Partner, Retired, Nike, Inc. (Living Kidney Donor)
John Ogden
Director of Communications & Research, Kaiser Permanente
Balinda Olive-Beltran
Donor Family Member
Norrine Smokey-Smith
Consultant, Native American Parent Technical Assistance Center (Lung Recipient)
Adam Spangler
Senior Director, Sustainability Marketing, Nike, Inc.
Chris Stoeger
CEO, Lions Visiongift
Barbara Thompson
Hospital & Family Services Manager, Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank
Jennifer Watson
Managing Broker/Realtor, Living Room Realty (Awaiting Kidney Transplant)
Nathan Westerlund
Branch Manager, Advantage Mortgage, INC (Kidney/Liver Recipient)
Justice Williams
Liver Recipient
Staff
Leslie Brock
Executive Director
Leslie has over 25 years experience in the nonprofit sector including work in fund development, management, and communications. She holds an MA from Webster University and a BA from the University of...
leslie@donatelifenw.org
503.494.2288
Aimeé Adelmann
Director of Education & Outreach
Aimee has many years of experience with healthcare-related nonprofits. She is a two-time kidney recipient and was first introduced to Donate Life Northwest, as a volunteer, after her second transplant...
aimee@donatelifenw.org
503.494.7836
Alexis Anderson
Director of Development
From public affairs and corporate philanthropy, Alexis transitioned to nonprofit fundraising with the Red Cross. She has managed database teams; created campaigns that inspired millions of dollars in...
alexis@donatelifenw.org
503.494.2289
Maria Fernanda Filizola
Community Engagement Manager
As a longtime volunteer, whose daughter is dealing with kidney disease, Maria has a very strong connection with Donate Life Northwest. After her daughter's father had two kidney transplants due to the...
maria@donatelifenw.org
503.418.4035
Carolina Hunt
Development Coordinator
Carolina has a breadth of project management skills from her experience in luxury retail management, and is excited to bring those skills to the lifesaving work of Donate Life Northwest. Carolina is a...
carolina@donatelifenw.org
503.494.5388
Sara Lewis
Operations Director
Sara began at Donate Life Northwest as Coordinator of Volunteers in August of 2007 after returning to Portland from 3 years in Panama with the Peace Corps where she worked as a Regional Volunteer...
sara@donatelifenw.org
503.418.4034
Katrina Liukko
Training Specialist
Katrina has nearly a decade of experience working within the nonprofit sector. Her varied roles have included event planning, marketing, curriculum design, and training facilitation. Katrina holds a...
katrina@donatelifenw.org
503.418.4046
Marissa Markintire
Manager of Education Initiatives
Marissa first learned about Donate Life Northwest after her granddad received a kidney transplant and her mom anonymously donated a kidney. Now working for DLNW, Marissa shares her family’s story...
marissa@donatelifenw.org
503.494.2257
Sarah Salter
Communications & Administrative Coordinator
Originally from the Crystal Coast of North Carolina, Sarah has worked in non-profit administration since 1996, with a brief break to get a BA in English from Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC...