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
Dominic Mara
Chair
Senior Director, Talent Management - Global Operations & Corporate Functions, Nike, Inc.
Danny O'Hara
Vice Chair
Vice President, Origination, Savion Energy (Recipient Family Member)
Beth Hoover
Member at Large
Donor Family Member
Julie Marquard
Secretary
Senior HR Business Partner, Retired, Nike, Inc. (Living Kidney Donor)
Kelly Laschkewitsch
Immediate Past Chair
Manager, Transplant & Dialysis Services, Legacy Health
Members
Brian Adams
Professor of Finance, University of Portland
Patrice Ball
Senior Adjunct Instructor, Portland State University (Living Kidney Donor)
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)
Afshan Nanji
Associate Professor, Oregon Health & Science University
Steve Rymer
City Manager, City of Tigard
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
Communications & Strategic Relations Director, Cascade Life Alliance
Jennifer Watson
Managing Broker/Realtor, Living Room Realty (Awaiting Kidney Transplant)
Staff
Jackie Wirz, PhD
Executive Director
Jackie is a scientist by training, an educator at heart, and an innovative leader by profession. Her research career spanned 15 years. After completing her PhD, she transitioned into a career in...
jackie@donatelifenw.org
503.494.2288
Cloie Cohen
Director of Development
Cloie grew up in Oregon, and is grateful for all that the state offers in terms of natural beauty, vibrant community, and interesting people to meet. She has worked for non-profits since 1998 - at...
cloie@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
Sandy Jewell
Education Coordinator
Sandy is a native Oregonian and Portlander. Most recently she worked in STEAM program management at Saturday Academy and OMSI as well as spending many years in local classrooms as a formal and...
sandy@donatelifenw.org
503.494.2257
Jenny Kane
Volunteer Coordinator
Originally from Texas, Jenny has lived in Portland for nearly a decade. A professionally-certified volunteer coordinator, Jenny has a passion for working with volunteers and has an extensive...
jenny@donatelifenw.org
503.494.3525
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
Marissa Markintire
Director of Education and Outreach
Marissa first learned about Donate Life Northwest after her granddad received a kidney transplant and her mom anonymously donated a kidney. After developing award-winning programs as Manager of...