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
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
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)
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
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
Jenny Kane
Volunteer & Administrative 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
Hallie Johnson
Training Coordination Specialist
Hallie recently graduated from Portland State University with a B.S. in Public Health Studies, with a focus in Community Health Promotion. Her service projects in college and high school helped her...
hallie@donatelifenw.org
503.418.4046
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
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
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...